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Voxatron (zomg 3D pixels!)

Discussion in 'Other games' started by dnmr, Oct 25, 2011.

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  1. dnmr

    dnmr Ministry of ban Global Moderator Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    dnmr, Oct 25, 2011
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  2. iflamberg

    iflamberg Shipwright

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    not 3d pixels. voxels!
     
    iflamberg, Oct 26, 2011
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  3. Neat

    Neat King of the Dead Donator Tester

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    God... I am going to fail my degree this year.
     
    Neat, Oct 26, 2011
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  4. Geti

    Geti Please avoid PMing me (poke a mod instead) THD Team Administrator Global Moderator

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    Hell yeah lexaloffle. That guy's a winner.
     
    Geti, Oct 26, 2011
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  5. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Yeah, been watching Voxatron for a while now. Fantastic!
    Big fan of Lexaloffle. :D
     
    Wonkyth, Oct 26, 2011
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  6. Bandwagonman

    Bandwagonman Shopkeep Stealer

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    Did Lex' ever say what happened to Conflux?
     
    Bandwagonman, Oct 27, 2011
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  7. dnmr

    dnmr Ministry of ban Global Moderator Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    dnmr, Nov 1, 2011
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  8. trelawney

    trelawney KAG Guard Tester

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    You're in for a treat if you're running a low-spec machine.
    Voxatron's voxel engine is essentially CPU-based, so I can run it (windowed, ok..) on a 2006 mac mini with integrated crapcard!
    Cpu-usage @ ~60% and 60fps, in a screen filled with emenies :D

    Praise is due to lexaloffle's coding skills I suppose.
     
    trelawney, Nov 1, 2011
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  9. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Lexaloffle's pretty leet, but even aside from that, there isn't actually much information that needs processing. Due to the incredibly simple lighting, low number of vertices and and neatly limited field of view, it runs AMAZINGLY!
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 1, 2011
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  10. LonZealot

    LonZealot Shipwright

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    The game's fun, but the controls suck imo.
     
    LonZealot, Nov 1, 2011
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  11. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Nah, good controls in my opinion, simplified directional shooting to force the player to find a balance between aggressive and defensive maneuvering.
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 2, 2011
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  12. unwoundpath

    unwoundpath Arsonist

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    I use mouse, It takes some getting used to, but its worth the shooting backwards/any direction from moving any direction.
     
    unwoundpath, Nov 2, 2011
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  13. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    Microtouches on the keyboard make it so much more engaging. :p
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 2, 2011
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  14. BlueLuigi

    BlueLuigi :^) Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    Great game, enjoyed a few hours of it yesterday.
    The keyboard controls take some... getting used to though.
     
    BlueLuigi, Nov 2, 2011
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  15. LonZealot

    LonZealot Shipwright

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    Oh, I didn't notice that you can shoot with the mouse. Well, I already got to the last boss in adventure mode with keyboard controls. :D
     
    LonZealot, Nov 2, 2011
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  16. Wonkyth

    Wonkyth More precious than carbuncles! Donator Tester

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    I played and finished it during Recess.
    Cant wait for more content! :D
     
    Wonkyth, Nov 2, 2011
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  17. Chiplink

    Chiplink Shipwright

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    I use the keys on the NUMpad for this. Works the best for me!
     
    Chiplink, Nov 2, 2011
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  18. Noburu

    Noburu Dirty, DRUNK, Hillbilly Forum Moderator Donator Tester

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    I agree. The added mouse support at least makes it playable on my laptop, but aiming is still wonky.
     
    Noburu, Nov 7, 2011
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  19. TerryDactyl

    TerryDactyl KAG Guard Tester

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    Abuse-style aiming would be madhax voxeltron.
     
    TerryDactyl, Nov 17, 2011
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  20. Zegovia

    Zegovia Shark Slayer

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    Oh man... this game looks frikkin awesome, will try it out one day.
     
    Zegovia, Nov 17, 2011
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