Version 16 of Tk_Bugz

Updated 2002-10-07 05:15:04

Sparked by recent discussions of a Tk "game pack", I resurrected a Tk variation of the arcade classic "Galaxian" I wrote about a year ago. It's currently a bit raw, but it is playable and actually kind of fun. Currently, it could stand improvement in (at least) the following areas: better graphics, better AI for the baddies, a high score table, more level variations. Like lots of things I start, I had high hopes for this but got pulled away before it was complete. Anyway, with the "game pack" discussion, I hope to find the energy to work on it some more, but I thought I'd post it for comments anyway. It is currently packaged as a Starkit and can be downloaded from http://mini.net/sdarchive/ .

http://www2.iland.net/~jgodfrey/tk_bugz.jpg

Controls:

  • Left and right arrows to move ship
  • Ctrl to fire

Your Mission:

  • Shoot everything!

Enjoy!

Jeff Godfrey

05oct02 jcw - The starkit link above works, but it delivers that (mostly binary) file as text in the browser window, which is not perfect. What I do on mini.net to make sure .kit files get sent as binary, and hence cause the browser to save the data instead of displaying it, is to add a .htaccess file on the website, containing:

    AddType application/octet-stream tkd kit exe

That's how http://mini.net/sdarchive/ offers its starkits, for example.

Speaking of which - would you prefer to keep your starkit on your site, or on sdarchive, or both (i.e as a mirror)? I know Steve wants to point to as many starkits as possible - ;) - I'm just trying to understand better what people prefer and what the considerations are.

05-Oct-02 JAG - Yeah, I've noticed the problem with starkit's being presented as text to the browser. I've always just done a "right-click / Save As" to get them. I thought I had the problem with the kits on the sdarchive site also, but I just tried it... apparently I was mistaken as the d/l process is much cleaner. Regarding *where* the kits are stored, I have no problem just pointing to the sdarchive area. I've already adjusted the link for Tk_Bugz above...

05-Oct-02 JAG - BTW, is there a recommended place to store image files in a Starkit? I placed the images for Tk_Bugz in the lib directory with the app itself, and then loaded them from there. I noticed that whoever packaged my TkSokoban as a starkit (JCW or Steve Landers?) organized the kit differently. Is there a standard that should be followed?

I was lazy... just slapped together sokoban <blush> ... no standard spot yet for images - jcw

AK Oct 6, 2002: If we follow filesystem and/or GNU conventions a directory 'data', sibling to 'bin' and 'lib' could be used. On the other hand, if the images are part of a package, then they should be either in the package directory or in a subdirectory of same, IMHO.