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If you hold down fire, and just spam "A,S,D,A,S,D,A,S,D" then you switch between weapons while firing simotaneously. Each weapon fires at its maximum fire rate if you spam fast enough. This makes the game entirely too easy.
Each weapon is still technically limited by its fire rate, if you fire a rocket then switch to the other two and back, the rocket may not have reloaded yet. Switching quickly and effectively is an important part of the game, but none of the playtesters were been able to use the "spamming" strategy effectively beyond level 12 or so, if you can, good for you for finding a strategy that works!
This weekend, I'm going to try look into some sort of brightness control or screen overlay to lower the contrast a bit, hopefully I find a good solution!
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I really liked it, give it a 4. But it seems like it is missing a bit of polish. In my opinion the sound seemed a bit too dry and lacked energy. And the tutorial could use a bit more work (because honestly I just skip them pop ups at the start of levels lol). But it looks like it has potential.
In all honesty the starting tutorial screen was tacked on at the last minute, the intended form of instruction was the pop ups, they include almost all the information for playing the game, thanks for the heads up about skipping them. Also, I accept full responsibility for the music, I deliberately asked David to make the music very clean, sterile, and unenergetic to emphasize the minimalist style of the game, my apologies if you disliked it. I'm glad you're enjoying it so far, and thanks for the information.
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I love this game.
Only complaint is that when the screen is white, it hurts my eyes.
I'd recommend an option to chose different colors, and how dark they are, so people with more sensitive eyes can enjoy this game better.
Really great suggestion! I had been considering porting this game to Xbox Live Arcade and had already considered that on a big TV the colors would be too harsh, but I hadn't realized it would be an issue on computer monitors, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
I'm really sorry for any discomfort the game caused you, and my recommendation would be to turn your screen brightness down.
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This game is a lot of fun and I enjoy the color switching feature which makes it more challenging and enjoyable. I also appreciate the two sets of keys on the left and right side for those who use the right. Keep up the great work Sharmandra.
Thanks a lot, I made it halfway through the game and then realized how "left-handed unfriendly" it was, so I went back in and put in support for the additional set of keys.