Day 2 Progress(7/10/16):
Before we start, I just wanted to note that the "ghost ships" that are being shown in the gifs are just compression artifacts. There's no specters in this game!
Today we've added a few new things, but only one is really worth a gif: The Xiphos saber.
If the fire button is tapped while an enemy or enemy bullet is near, the Xiphos saber will activate, and sweep in a 180 degree arc in front of the player, destroying all incoming bullets and enemies instantly. This is a powerful tool for most players, but it requires precise timing to use.
The other things we've added include:
- A new player sprite was created by the team's new artist. My pal, Luneria.
- The player can no longer escape the borders of the play area.
- Speaking of which, we added borders to the play area. These mainly serve as decoration and user interface.
That about wraps up today's progress.