Evasive

• by: PsiGoo (Michael Holt)
• Url: psigoo.8k.com
• Email: psigoo@hotmail.com
• AIM: psigoo or kewlgoo36
• curent version = 0.75
• Forum: PsiGoo forum : Post opinions, suggestions, bug reports!!, comments...whatever you want.

Screenshots

title screen and menu

during the game

included level editor

Information

This game is based on the 1994 dos game: Evasive Maneuvers. Many features of the original have been implemented but several features have not due to me not being able to write a fast enough routine for (background) and time. Anyone who wants the source can email me; however, its comments are not really up to date. When its fully commented I will consider releasing it with the binary form. The level editor has some keyboard problems I'm trying to find out how to resolve (i need to redirect interrupt 1 but when i do, it freezes--it worked when the level editor was a separate executable, can anyone help?) There's a black line on the 2000th x pixel of the level in the level editor, this is the point where the game loads the next level--this will be alterable in the future. Bouncing mines cannot be in the first 160 pixels of the game. Pausing causing some errors with bouncing mines.

Downloads

English & French 89:

• evasive.zip (prohosting)
• evasive.zip (freeservers)

Levels: Currently the only official level is the level included in the zip file. Anyone who wants to make some, go for it, just email me them so i can put them in the game. I'll be working on them while i can.

Other: If someone wants to convert the translate.h file to German? or Spanish? and email it to me I would be glad to...I would translate using babelfish but its translations are not very good.

Keys

Game

• Arrows - move ship
• [ 2nd ] - fire laser
• [ <> ] - bomb
• [ ESC ] - exit
• [ F1 ] - save
• [ ^ ] (shift) - pause

Level Editor

• Arrows - move cursor fast
• [ 2nd ] - next sprite
• [ <> ] - last sprite
• [ ESC ] - exit
• [ F1 ] - load level
• [ F2 ] - save level
• [ F3 ] - next level
• [ F4 ] - previous level
• [ ^ ] (shift) - move cursor slow
• [alpha] - move cursor 8 pixels
• clear - clear entire level (needs an "are you sure" dialog)
• backspace - erase last placed sprite

Future features (will be added based on interest)

• more, larger levels
• More graphics...complete sets maybe (anyone who wants to help, email me)
• multiple graphics sets(?)
• improved editor (manipulation of any peice of a level...not just the previous)
• background: attempted..however, the routine I developed was far too slow, anyone had any luck with this in C?

Version history

• 0.75: 5/20/01: a speed increase(about double), increase difficulty because of the speed increase, and many bug fixes.
  
• 0.7: 5/11/01: Bug fixes(bombs finally fixed!!! yea!), bouncing mines, ~300% speed increase to 60-75 frames/sec, French version, new mine sprite,long level, possibility of multiple levels, and an alpha 92+ version.
• 0.61: 5/6/01: A bug fix, 3 new sprites, and 7 changed sprites
• 0.6: 5/5/01: First public release

Thanks goes to Thomas Nussbaumer (for the wonderful screen shift function, and for so many excellent programs) and to the people on my forum for translating to French.