Markus Posted August 13, 2008 After launching our site some months ago and spending far too much time on contract work, Philipp and I finally finished our next little Flash game: coign of vantage http://www.bobblebrook.com/games/coign-of-vantage Adjust your camera pointing at a 3D pixel cloud to form the icon shown in the upper right. The goal is to build as many icons as possible before time runs out. Please let us know what you think, and spread the word if you like it Markus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanJW Posted August 13, 2008 That's a really cool idea. I'll check it out when my PC is fixed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 13, 2008 That is a bizarrely addictive (and relaxing) game! I really like it My best score was 303500... I've no idea how people manage to get a highscore - You'd have to be lightning fast! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nachimir Posted August 13, 2008 Quite lovely and a nice idea. I find I generally don't actually have to look at the target image, since the scaling on the pixels almost immediately reveals an axis that makes it apparent which ones need to be closest to the camera and which furthest away. A raspberry icon confused the fuck out of me though, since it was almost round and very much the same colours all over. I think I got about 168,000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrobbs Posted August 13, 2008 Lovely and original. Keep it up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noyb Posted August 13, 2008 Neat idea. I like the atmosphere. You still have the negative "more to beat your high score" bug from your previous games if it's your first time playing or if you beat your high score that round, though. Does your cloud generator work for every sprite you feed it? High was 320,840, not like that's anywhere near the leaderboard scores. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 14, 2008 394,020 How on earth can you possibly earn the 940,000+ required for a highscore?! As you get further into the game, the "time bonus" you get from each picture becomes nominal (it's so small it seems like it's subtracting time!). Good game though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markus Posted August 14, 2008 Thank you for the kind comments! I'm happy the game is getting so much positive Feedback Noyb said: Neat idea. I like the atmosphere. You still have the negative "more to beat your high score" bug from your previous games if it's your first time playing or if you beat your high score that round, though. Oh, damnit. Gotta fix that. Thanks for pointing it out. Noyb said: Does your cloud generator work for every sprite you feed it? Yes. We used only 16x16 Icons for this game, because it turned out to be a pretty ideal size for this kind of game, and because they were a lot of fun to make Technically the cloud generator works for sprites in any resolution though. ThunderPeel2001 said: 394,020 How on earth can you possibly earn the 940,000+ required for a highscore?! As you get further into the game, the "time bonus" you get from each picture becomes nominal (it's so small it seems like it's subtracting time!). Practice But seriously, the current highscores are even beyond every record we reached during development and testing. A slow computer also helps a bit, as does concentrating on the early icons, because they get you a lot more time bonus. My personal record is somewhere around 1.000.000, which might not get me into the highscorelist anymore either Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miffy495 Posted August 15, 2008 Congratulations! Prepare for the high score boards to flood with ridiculous new numbers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Posted August 15, 2008 I like it But there's a trick. The front of each icon forms a small point of pixels. You move your mouse towards that point and the image is always in the correct position, with a little rotation needed occasionally. If you could somehow prevent the icons from being broken up to always have this small cone at the front, it would be harder and more awesome Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 15, 2008 Nick said: But there's a trick. The front of each icon forms a small point of pixels. You move your mouse towards that point and the image is always in the correct position, with a little rotation needed occasionally. Well sure, it feels like a "trick", but I think everyone uses that technique and I still don't know how anyone could have got those scores! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted August 15, 2008 Cool game! I think I agree with Nick's comment about the small pixels, though I'm not sure if it would actually improve the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 17, 2008 451810 The highscores are even higher now... Lol. Still no idea how you can possibly get 1,000,000. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderPeel2001 Posted August 17, 2008 654110! Woohoo! I'm getting better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Markus Posted August 17, 2008 We had an amazingly high amount of traffick the last few days, after a lot of blogs mentioned the game. Yay! The highscores have finally ventured into impenetrable regions though. I tried playing a few rounds with the tablet yesterday. Does indeed 'feel' good to play, but didn't help me score higher than 1.100.000 either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
