a different indie Flash game, 2D physics, create & destroy

[ypocat]

hello,

just yesterday i have finished a game, that some of you might like - it is a Box2D based, full-window (optionally full-screen) Flash game, where users can create the content in form of structures (buildings), consisting of tiles. Then these are attacked by other players, with the intention to displace all the tiles in the shortest possible time. The displaced tiles also have to stop moving (slow down to certain threshold).

To support the game, I chose a different path than the classic one through advertising. Basically if the user likes the game, they may (by paying a tiny amount) upgrade to PRO, which gives them extra features. For example you can freely draw your own tiles, you can use textures, etc.

So, would you mind having a look and telling me what you like or dislike about the game?

URL: http://www.physcontestix.com

Thanks!

ps: the latest Google Chrome browser on Mac OS X has a huge problem with full-window Flash apps, so pls use a different browser.

 

[Dexiro]

Well from my first impressions, the interface is terrible and I have no idea how to play this thing;'/]
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Simplify the interface a little rather than cramming all the info onto the screen in one go. And make the important stuff more bold and just generally more noticeable, It took me a while to figure out how to play a level.

And add a little tutorial page or level. If there already is one then make it more noticable!

Edit: Played it a bit more!

I found the instructions page! I have to admit it was kind of hard to read though because of the transparent background, would be easy to fix. A few little diagrams would be nice too, not essential but it'll just make people more likely to read it.

There's some buttons at the top right of the page that could do with some tooltips. I had no idea what they did and had to click them to find out which made me a little uneasy.

Sorry if I'm seeming fussy, I'm just a perfectionist x3 It wasn't too bad overall.

If you want more feedback just ask :3

 

[ypocat]

Thanks Dexiro Well my gf keeps telling me that I should reorganize contents of the Building Info bar because it's a total mess - but I'm resisting so far

The tooltips - that seems to be a pretty valid point!

Text hard to read due to transparency - it depends on the actual Building being displayed - but I can see that too - I should make the Building even more transparent than it is now, so that the text in foreground stands out a bit more.

By the way - keyboard shortcuts do work - usually first letter of the respective button name, e.g. 'A' for attack, 'C' for close (also SPACE for attack, mainly in the full-screen mode where other keys are disabled by Adobe). Also arrows for browsing the buildings.

Strange that you did not see the help dialog window for the first time around - perhaps you have (almost-)subconsciously closed it so that you could get straight to the content.

The diagrams - crossed my mind when I was developing the thing, but skipped it due to overall time pressure - also a very good advice.

Thanks for playing and thanks for the improvement tips!

p.s: Make sure to try out the building editor!

Edit: and yes, any further feedback _is_ welcome!

 

[RocksW]

The link seems a bit dodgy for me, nothings coming up? Probably something my end

EDIT: got it working, it seems pretty fun when you figure out what to do. The instructions are my only problem with it, im not really sure how to make a building with it

 

[ypocat]

The link seems a bit dodgy for me, nothings coming up? Probably something my end

interesting, I host on Google App Engine, which tends to be hiccupy at times... reloading the page doesn't help? I have tested on most browsers, but one never knows.

Edit: OK! The building - click on the House with a star icon (or press 'C' when in View Building mode).

 

[ypocat]

this is an example of a 'building' (should be probably called a 'scene'), done with a PRO account: http://www.physcontestix.com/#!/pcxbld/fruit_tree

 

[ypocat]

I like to look at buildings created by other people, maybe I will later post a thread asking for just that. In the meantime, good night from the GMT+2 timezone.
And thank you for your feedback!

 

[ypocat]

I've implemented the icon tooltips, and also dimmed the background a bit more, when a dialog window is over it. I've also made the font more readable by shrinking the width of the space character, as it was too wide.
Pls let me know if you come up with anything else to improve

I'm thinking - I require people register to be able to write a score, however I'm not sure if requesting them to enter their Email is not too much of a "friction". I collect the email solely for the case when user forgets his password, so that this password can be resent.. Not sure if there is a better way for this - probably a security question...