A Showcase of the New Archer and Navigation System

in Shadow Kai by santoki

The archer design was too child-like and flimsy, see the changes made for the new Archer look and feel.

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The problem with the old model was that the archer looked more like a boy than it did of a full grown warrior. The switch of design did take some extra time I was not too fond of, but the end result seems a lot more promising.  With the addition of the new model, I decided to take some considerations made into the navigation system and have found it quite cool to play around with.

The Archer

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Old Archer

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New Archer

The Archer’s shoulder was broadened to give it a little more tougher look and was given a bow for obvious reasons. The Archer was recolored with red because, frankly it was hard to see in the green grass and it seems to really make the archer stand out as a foe to reckon with.

The New Navigation System

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The picture above shows the navigation system and the console system working together. The new navigation system runs off of a drag-and-drop movement. Basically, press on any ground (grass) and drag it to the direction of view you prefer. Upon release, the map will memorize the end point and allow you to go on drag and dropping to further view the map.

The units you select will automatically be centered with a small ease effect. This will allow you to fully see all of their surroundings and optimize your strategy without having to drag all around.

Have fun navigating around the world with 5 characters randomly spawning. Can you find the most powerful unit? :)

[Updated 1.12.10] Download here.

//Note: May not work on Cowon S9

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17 Comments

  1. Ilmadic, on January 12th, 2010 at 6:56 am Said:

    amazing speed of updates! thanks man.

  2. sid adams, on January 12th, 2010 at 7:40 am Said:

    i downloaded it to my s9 but it only brings up your logo and that is it.

  3. santoki, on January 12th, 2010 at 8:06 am Said:

    @Ilmadic
    Thanks, it was a new years resolution – haha.

    @sid adams
    Have you tapped on the main screen? (Forgot to say press anywhere)

  4. sid adams, on January 12th, 2010 at 10:48 am Said:

    I’ve tried and it doesn’t respond.

  5. santoki, on January 12th, 2010 at 10:58 am Said:

    @sid adams
    I’m sorry. it works perfect on my computer, but because I do not have the s9, I’m unable to debug it on the actual device. If anyone can confirm this bug, I could take a further look into this.

  6. Ilmadic, on January 12th, 2010 at 1:47 pm Said:

    i can canfirm this bug. the game starts on the computer but not on the s9

  7. santoki, on January 12th, 2010 at 4:03 pm Said:

    Ok, I uploaded a new sample. Please check the updated link.

  8. sid adams, on January 13th, 2010 at 8:31 am Said:

    I tried again on the S9. No change since last time.

  9. bazzjjj, on January 13th, 2010 at 11:38 am Said:

    we must get him a new s9!

  10. Tizmin556, on January 14th, 2010 at 11:36 am Said:

    I got 7 characters respawning once, instead of five.

  11. santoki, on January 14th, 2010 at 2:42 pm Said:

    @Tizmin556
    Was this through the computer? or S9?

  12. Tizmin556, on January 16th, 2010 at 7:15 am Said:

    Computer

  13. Mr. Bonheur, on January 16th, 2010 at 2:22 pm Said:

    Isn’t this program : http://iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=26640 supposed to play the .swf files as the S9 do ?

    If so it could help you :)

    (nice work btw)

  14. santoki, on January 17th, 2010 at 10:00 pm Said:

    Cool, I’ll take a look into that.

  15. matt, on January 18th, 2010 at 8:23 am Said:

    sorry, didn’t see a general ‘contact’ info..
    someone thought you should check this thread out http://iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=34126

    sounds like a good idea

  16. Evan, on March 11th, 2010 at 8:09 pm Said:

    Any Newsssssssssssss? Pleeze hurry up!

    And by the way, I’m making flash games too, thanks for your inspiring on the G-sensor. Good Luck!

  17. sid adams, on March 18th, 2010 at 12:56 pm Said:

    You can’t rush genius.

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