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2025-08-20T15:33:31Z

Other Good Tips

Xx-Henry-xX: /* 1CC List */

2025-04-18T10:51:56Z

1CC List

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2025-03-06T16:11:55Z

1CC List

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2025-03-06T15:36:10Z

1CC List

Xx-Henry-xX at 09:27, 10 February 2025

2025-02-10T09:27:20Z

Xx-Henry-xX: /* The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as) */

2024-08-05T11:21:17Z

The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as)

Xx-Henry-xX: /* The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as) */

2024-03-02T13:53:02Z

The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as)

Xx-Henry-xX: /* About Me */

2024-01-27T10:56:25Z

About Me

Xx-Henry-xX: /* The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as) */ kudos to mknight for some of the words for the new 3rd rule

2023-09-22T23:53:34Z

The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as): kudos to mknight for some of the words for the new 3rd rule

Xx-Henry-xX: /* The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as) */

2023-03-04T16:32:49Z

The Holy Trinity of Shmup Design (or what I like to call these 3 as)

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:33, 20 August 2025
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	** All of them should be useful. (No OP or downright useless)		** All of them should be useful. (No OP or downright useless)
	** Each shottype should be unique enough to have low role overlaps with other types.		** Each shottype should be unique enough to have low role overlaps with other types.
		+	* Don't use world space movement for player. Always make movement speed consistant for all directions.
		+	** If normalizing diagonals isn't doable, at least make orthogonal & diagonal speeds consistant for each set.

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 ** Original (Wait On / Guard On)
 *** Eve (53,144,910)
 * Battle Traverse
 ** Easy (T.Neider)

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 == 1CC List ==
 '''Disclaimer''': Scores may not be the true personal best
-* Vimana 1-ALL (2,042,200 / 169%)
+* Vimana 1-ALL (2,042,200 / 169% / Autofire On)
-* Change Air Blade (Alpha Blade, 7,527,850)
+* Change Air Blade (Alpha Blade / 7,527,850)
-* Guxt Normal Game
+* Guxt
 * Cloudphobia
 ** PLG-90 Easy (43,598,250 / 11:16.94)
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 ** 5 Minute (1,631,100)
 * Assault Shell
-** Light (A-2, 798,195,750)
+** Light (A-2 / 798,195,750)
 * Final Soldier 5 Minute (2,059,600)
 * Bullet Hell Monday (Challenge)
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 * Vastynex (15,147,380)
 * Eden's Edge
-** Heaven (Wait On, Guard On, Formation, 39,225,090)
+** Heaven (Wait On / Guard On / Formation / 39,225,090)
 * Eden's Aegis
-** Heaven (Wait On, Guard On)
+** Heaven (Wait On / Guard On)
 *** Nanathy (37,643,260)
 *** Maple (34,917,180)
 *** Eve (46,257,840)
 *** Ridmie (41,265,970)
-** Original (Wait On, Guard On)
+** Original (Wait On / Guard On)
 *** Eve (53,144,910)
 * Battle Traverse
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 * Omega Blast (909,700)
 * Gunvein
-** Mild (Type B, 5,560,802)
+** Mild (Type B / 5,560,802)
 * Kuroobi (Playdate)
-** Katsuo (3,071,788, WR as of 7 Mar 2025)
+** Katsuo (3,071,788 / WR as of 7 Mar 2025)
-** Saki (3,213,400, WR as of 7 Mar 2025)
+** Saki (3,213,400 / WR as of 7 Mar 2025)
 == Shmup Dev Tips for Aspiring Devs Out There ==

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 * Gunvein
 ** Mild (Type B, 5,560,802)
 == Shmup Dev Tips for Aspiring Devs Out There ==

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 * Lazy Bones
 * [https://xx-henry-xx.itch.io/ My itch.io page]
 == 1CC List ==

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 * '''No Forced Damage'''
 ** There must be at least one way out of a given situation that does not require using limited resources such as bombs.
 ** Some complex games may feature special abilities to assist surviving and/or scoring; only add them after gaining some experience, and if you do, think about what will count as limited resource and what will be unlimited "secondary shot".
 * '''Keep the player busy'''

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 ** For a game that requires reflex-based dodging, inertia equals input lag. And that's bad.
 ** '''Q''': but i want realism in my game<br>'''A''': Realism rarely equals fun.
-** '''Q''': what about smooth movement<br>'''A''': Smooth movement comes from evasion of enemy patterns, option movement lag, etc.
+** '''Q''': what about smooth movement<br>'''A''': Smooth movement comes from evasion of enemy patterns, player afterimage, option movement lag, etc.
 * '''No Forced Damage'''
 ** There must be at least one way out of a given situation that does not require using limited resources such as bombs.

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 ** There must be at least one way out of a given situation that does not require using limited resources such as bombs.
 ** Some complex games may feature special abilities to assist surviving and/or scoring; only add them after gaining some experience, and if you do, think about what will count as limited resource and what will be unlimited "secondary shot".
-* '''100% Kill should always be possible'''
+* '''Keep the player busy'''
-** Being forced to pass enemy waves isn't exactly fun.
+** Never make passiveness be the norm; forced or not.
-*** Bloated Enemy HP is never good. Players should be able to actually kill the enemy; otherwise it will be a big nasty wall that shoots bullets at you.
+*** Examples of forced passiveness:
-*** Be careful with enemy counts & placements too.
+**** Bloated enemy HP
-*** Unless your game is about strategic player placement (which isn't something you wanna go for when you are starting out), lack of player shot coverage also isn't good.
+**** Lack of firepower to deal with the incoming wave
-** Those are fine:
+**** Any other cases when you just can't seem to deal with a given situation other than ignoring it
-*** Hi-Speed Enemies (Makes player pay attention & memorize their locations to maximize their kills)
+**** Dead air
-**** Even if the player misses them, it's not forced. They're just missing the reward for paying attention.
+*** Examples of non-forced passiveness:
-**** Do still be careful with its HP; it should be killable in the first place to act as an "attention bonus".
+**** Enemy giving too low threat (such as having limited threat zone) to be aggresively dealt with
-*** Giving Strategic Choices (Examples include but are not limited to a set of enemies that spawn revenge bullets which you can just pass)
+**** Any other cases where being passive is the optimal strategy
-**** Player wasn't forced; it was their choice to pass enemies.
+** Don't know how? Here are some of the tons of methods to do that:
-**** Just be careful not to throw players into impossible situations. (For the specific example above, revenge bullets should be avoidable without resource use.)
+*** Enemy aggression
-*** "Destructible rockets that may shoot bullets" kind of enemies that keep coming endlessly (Example: Crimzon Clover Stage 5's Small Tanks right after the first shutter)
+**** Really fast enemies for attention bonus
-**** Only allowed excuse where the player isn't expected to do a 100% kill: While somewhat contrary to enemy count statement above, but overpowering a mass attack of popcorns feels fun.
+**** Strategic choices from (but not limited to) when to kill enemies w/ revenge bullets & shottype changing
-**** Strictly speaking, this rule is largely intended to prevent tanky popcorns or certain enemies lasting too long.
+*** Pattern dodging
-** Following this rule too much may cause boring segments caused mainly by, but not limited to, dead air. If this happens try buffing player firepower/coverage first then balance the enemies by increasing their count or HP.
+*** Item collection
 === Other Good Tips ===