iDrop Dead: Design a background/object competition (3 gets into the game)!

[ttursas]

Ok guys, here's the second iDrop Dead competition, and again you have a chance of getting your creation into the craziest ragdoll game there is!

Here's what you need to do: Draw a background image, or an object (e.g., a cannon) that fits into the given theme. The themes:

* Water World (waterfalls, fountains, ...)
* War (WW2 style, old)
* ... or any of the current themes in the game v1.1.0 (classic Drop Dead, shake, fire, explosion and winter)

Rules:

* You need to own the rights to the competition entry, be its creator, and can give the rights to us to use it in our Drop Dead games, free of charge.
* Post your work here or send it to us via email (ville.helin at gmail.com).
* PNG submissions only.
* Keep the background of the PNG file transparent if you submit an object, black outlines would be nice.
* If you submit an object, also tell us how it works (if it needs animation, please draw the animation frames, too), and describe all special effects it requires to work.
* If you submit a background image, it has to be of size 1024x1024. It doesn't need to be tileable as we just mirror the image using code, upside down and left to right. But keep it abstract if possible so that the mirroring trick will work.
* You can submit as many entries you want, but you can win only one prize.
* We'll (me and Jyri) choose the winners.
* UPDATE (28-Sep-2009): Deadline is Monday, 5th of October 2009, 23:00 Finnish time (GMT+3). Here's the clock: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/finland/time.htm

Prizes (UPGRADED ON 14-Sep-2009):

1st prize: Three Drop Dead t-shirts + 16GB USB memory stick.
2nd prize: Two Drop Dead t-shirts + 8GB USB memory stick.
3rd prize: One Drop Dead t-shirt + 4GB USB memory stick.

EDIT 03-Oct-2009: PS. As we still have lots of t-shirts left from the first contest, we'll be giving them out instead of printing new shirts with a different image. We are still on red with this project, need more time to collect more money for new t-shirts... If you still want t-shirt(s) with different image, then we can send you the shirt(s) later, when we print the next batch, if you can wait that long.

PPS. The memory sticks come loaded with all Drop Dead music there is, released and unreleased, and some work-in-progress material!

We'll also give away 5 iDrop Dead promo codes to random people who participate (with ok entries). Also the three winners will get their names into the credits screen of the game.

NOTE! The promo codes will work only in the US App Store. ;( So if you live outside the USA, well, you are out of luck. Blame Apple. ;(

For more information about iDrop Dead, check out the official iDrop Dead thread here @ TA:

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=23123

... or visit our homepage:

http://www.ttursas.com

Good luck, ladies and gentlemen! ;)

PPPS. We need to get v1.2.0 update out before the competition ends, to get access to those promo codes as we've run out of the old ones. Shouldn't be a problem as v1.2.0 was submitted to Apple earlier this week, but just in case everything goes wrong we might need extra time with them. I'll keep you updated on this as well.

UPDATE 29-Sep-2009: As Apple rejected v1.2.0, and we now need to take away blood, skeletons and hit noises, we need more time with the promo codes.

[zlibd]

the ww2 object that comes to mind is twirling swastika lol probably wouldnt be allowed so i guess back to the drawing board

[ttursas]

the ww2 object that comes to mind is twirling swastika lol probably wouldnt be allowed so i guess back to the drawing board

That would be really brutal, I think. 8P Yeah, cannot have those in the game I'm afraid...

[MidianGTX]

This is gonna take some thinking...

..and a graphics program other than paint.

[oldskooler81]

I wish i had photo shop
so i could make something awesome not something in paint

[ttursas]

Are we allowed to make backgrounds for categories not water or war? I hope so, cuz if not, my first one will never win! BTW, if it's not allowed.... MAKE IT! lol

The primary categories are water and war. That's because those worlds are coming in the updates v1.4.0 and v1.5.0, if everything goes as planned. But you can make a background / game object/item to old worlds as well, but then you'll need to wait until we make the Director's Cut editions of the levels as that "mode" will have different backgrounds. Unless you make a better one that the game currently has, in which case we'll use our own background image in the Director's Cut version. ;)

And yeah, if you can make a new theme/world idea and a background to it, and they are both totally outrageous and amazing, then we'll just have to implement that world. :)

[ttursas]

Oops, I forgot to include my entry! lol I call this one, Sad Clown Land!

:) You'll be a little surprised when you get v1.2.0 update with its new world (the one that I haven't told you about, yet). ;) But that was fast! Hmm sad clowns, I like the contrast!

[ttursas]

This is gonna take some thinking...

..and a graphics program other than paint.

;) One could make some simple (but cheerful?) backgrounds with MS Paint, but yeah, I guess this competition needs tools of higher caliber. But I don't see why one couldn't make a level object/item with Gimp, for example.

[MidianGTX]

I've got a couple of ideas for objects already... and once again I'm trying to add something new to the gameplay rather than inventing different versions of stuff we already have. One idea I have gives a nice tactical element to point scoring ;)

[ttursas]

I've got a couple of ideas for objects already... and once again I'm trying to add something new to the gameplay rather than inventing different versions of stuff we already have. One idea I have gives a nice tactical element to point scoring ;)

Sweet, I can't wait to hear/see it! ;) If your object looks nice and even manages to bring something new into the gameplay, well, we couldn't ask for more. :D

[ttursas]

I have the best idea for a background ever! I don't want to reveal too much too soon, I am posting it probably Wednesday, but I will say that I'm taking the water concept in a whole new direction, in two different ways! I am going to OWN this contest!

Whoa!!! ;) What a cliffhanger! I love these competitions, so exciting. ;)

[ttursas]

Ok guys, I upgraded the main prizes for this contest. Hope you like them. ;)

PS. I just managed to add the three-color blood for Pinata. Only the sweet sprite blood remains to be done, and I'll do it right away. :)

[ttursas]

Whoa!!! ;) What a cliffhanger! I love these competitions, so exciting. ;)

Oh noes, where did apppanther go!? Today is Wednesday...

[MidianGTX]

Oh noes, where did apppanther go!? Today is Wednesday...

I'm on the edge of my seat...

[ttursas]

I'm on the edge of my seat...

It would have been nice to hear about his object idea. He isn't the best artist on the planet, but it's not always the technical skills that count, if the idea itself is good enough. :)

[MidianGTX]

It would have been nice to hear about his object idea. He isn't the best artist on the planet, but it's not always the technical skills that count, if the idea itself is good enough. :)

Is my sarcasm really that obvious? :p

[Weebler]

Well, I'm finally speaking up. My entry's coming soon.

[ttursas]

Well, I'm finally speaking up. My entry's coming soon.

Nice! But where is it!? :D

[Weebler]

It's coming, it's still being worked on. I'm working on the war theme....

[ttursas]

It's coming, it's still being worked on. I'm working on the war theme....

Oh yes. ;) It's 00:39a here in Finland, I've got to hit the bed, but I hope I'll see some cool war stuff here tomorrow morning... :D

[Weebler]

I'm finishing up the final touches for the background...

[ttursas]

I'm finishing up the final touches for the background...

:) Sweet! Now let us see it! :D

[Weebler]

Ok, I'll post it when I get home from school, if I don't have time to do it now.

[xFinch713x]

Here are two objects I threw together pretty quickish... kinda.

A Water Mine (forgot what its called exactly) and a land mine
http://i26.tinypic.com/fvi49d.png http://i26.tinypic.com/rh1zy8.png

Images are big just in case, you can scale down. Well, there are two of my entries.. Hoping for a promo code!! ;D

[ttursas]

Here are two objects I threw together pretty quickish... kinda.

A Water Mine (forgot what its called exactly) and a land mine
http://i26.tinypic.com/fvi49d.png http://i26.tinypic.com/rh1zy8.png

Images are big just in case, you can scale down. Well, there are two of my entries.. Hoping for a promo code!! ;D

Not bad at all! ;) That water mine could be used both in the war and water worlds. Now why didn't I think of that? :D Great work!

[xFinch713x]

Not bad at all! ;) That water mine could be used both in the war and water worlds. Now why didn't I think of that? :D Great work!

Woohoo! Thanks xP I might have some other submisions later, but not too sure.

[Weebler]

Meanwhile, I've decided to add a bit more. You'll be amazed.

[ttursas]

Meanwhile, I've decided to add a bit more. You'll be amazed.

Cool! I really hope your entry lives up to the hype. ;)

[MidianGTX]

Sweet, I like the water mine. The landmine looks cool but it'd pretty much just be a new skin for the bombs already in the game.

[Zombie_dance]

I have 2 ideas they will probably both probably stink but hey who knows why not try also do ipod games program in python?

[ttursas]

I have 2 ideas they will probably both probably stink but hey who knows why not try also do ipod games program in python?

Well you never know until you try. ;) iPod game in Python? That would be too much trouble I think. We've got a working C/C++/Objective-C framework here with all the things we need... Changing to something else would be waste of time. ;)

[Zombie_dance]

Kk just wondering because thats what i heard it was programed by a guy and im doimg python and 2 languages and wondering if i should try ipod game developing. å <-- :D

[ttursas]

Kk just wondering because thats what i heard it was programed by a guy and im doimg python and 2 languages and wondering if i should try ipod game developing. å <-- :D

I'm sure you can do simple and even complex games using Python, just don't expect C-class performance from it. ;)

[xFinch713x]

i want there to be more submissions... but i also hope i get a promo code xP so if no one enters, il still be happy xP

[Zombie_dance]

Crap i forgot i didnt put my disk drive in yet so i guess ill have to use paint :/ wont look as close to what i was planning on it looking like :\

[MidianGTX]

They gave us too much time. There are 10 days left and I'm lazy, so I estimate I'll start drawing something in about... 8-9 days.

[xFinch713x]

They gave us too much time. There are 10 days left and I'm lazy, so I estimate I'll start drawing something in about... 8-9 days.

i guess they want everyone to be able to enter?

[MidianGTX]

Of course, but that's the reason I haven't even started yet. I've got a bunch of ideas, I just can't be bothered to draw anything out right now.

[Weebler]

Ok - here's the link to the picture, because it's so big.

http://i34.tinypic.com/25i9dfs.png

[xFinch713x]

Very nice weebler :D im still thinking of things to do...

[zlibd]

Ok - here's the link to the picture, because it's so big.

http://i34.tinypic.com/25i9dfs.png

nice:D reminds me of pictures of britain during the air raids in my history book lol

and i might try a background if that doesnt go to well i may just do an object

[ttursas]

Ok - here's the link to the picture, because it's so big.

http://i34.tinypic.com/25i9dfs.png

Ouch, it's going to be hard to mirror that image upside down... :P But we could always do like we've done in the Winter levels, just mirror it horizontally and don't make levels that scroll much up and down...

But the color scheme is great, and the image stays in the background quite well, I think, if you put game sprites on top of that. War theme could be all (almost) black and white with a film grain effect?

[xFinch713x]

that would be cool! like old war films and such. That would look pretty cool. Maybe even have a "WW3" level later on thats in color and futuristic :P

[ttursas]

that would be cool! like old war films and such. That would look pretty cool. Maybe even have a "WW3" level later on thats in color and futuristic :P

With Terminator bears? ;) Oh yes, and lasers, gotta have those as well.

[xFinch713x]

With Terminator bears? ;) Oh yes, and lasers, gotta have those as well.

See!?! It could work perfect! haha, just edit the default bear to have half of a face :P or have the (im going to call it "hurt face"..) hurt face have half the face with a red eye :P that would be cool :)

[ttursas]

See!?! It could work perfect! haha, just edit the default bear to have half of a face :P or have the (im going to call it "hurt face"..) hurt face have half the face with a red eye :P that would be cool :)

:D I added the future war theme to our TODO-list with a question mark. A good idea, have to admit! :)

[MidianGTX]

Question! I've got quite a few objects in mind now and I was wondering if I actually have to desgin all of the finished versions or if I can just sketch a few blueprints to show you my ideas. I'll draw the main one I'm entering in the competition but I don't want to waste the other ones either.

[ttursas]

Question! I've got quite a few objects in mind now and I was wondering if I actually have to desgin all of the finished versions or if I can just sketch a few blueprints to show you my ideas. I'll draw the main one I'm entering in the competition but I don't want to waste the other ones either.

Blueprints are also ok! But if your blueprint/idea wins a prize you need to draw it complete first before we mail the goodies. ;)

[Zombie_dance]

I have an idea but i dont know if it would work or were it would fit in i just thought how fun it would be to have it in game. Along with something else butare the objects allowed to have effects?

[ttursas]

I have an idea but i dont know if it would work or were it would fit in i just thought how fun it would be to have it in game. Along with something else butare the objects allowed to have effects?

Yes, absolutely! Like if you design a cannon, please make a bullet, too, and tell us how it explodes (if it explodes). Objects with effects, please! ;)

[xFinch713x]

Yes, absolutely! Like if you design a cannon, please make a bullet, too, and tell us how it explodes (if it explodes). Objects with effects, please! ;)
Well, both of my objects could explode, especially the land mine, but the water mine could either explode or be one of the rotating saw-like objects. Use it however you like ttursas :)

[ttursas]

Well, both of my objects could explode, especially the land mine, but the water mine could either explode or be one of the rotating saw-like objects. Use it however you like ttursas :)

I think the audience needs more explosions. ;) But we have a freely moving sawblade-like objects coming pretty soon with the updates...

[MidianGTX]

I think the sea mine woud be better as a mace. Put it on a chain and hang it up, then when we release the switch it can swing down and hit the ragdoll :)

[ttursas]

I think the sea mine woud be better as a mace. Put it on a chain and hang it up, then when we release the switch it can swing down and hit the ragdoll :)

Hmm why not have both? ;) Thanks, I've added that to our TODO-list (with a question mark)... ;)

[hardcoregamer]

Hey, I'm new to tA forums, even though I've had my Touch since April, and I thought that a great way to get know here is to enter a contest! Here's my entry, I hope it wins! BTW, I put some a clown and robber in the background that aren't mine, they just looked cool and the guy who originally made them said I could use them, I hope thats okay. My drawing isn't that good because I had to use paint cuz I use all my money, except for my bills, on the App Store, so I hope I can still win. i also put my object in there, it's a boombox on fire, cuz it got all wet. ;)

[MidianGTX]

We know it's you apppanther :rolleyes:

[xFinch713x]

Yeah, that could work too! I was thinking of making chains for it so it would be more "realistic" as if it were attached to the ground floating, but i didn't think it would really need it since there aren't any "floating" levels, are there?

And yeah, totally apppanther xP

[ttursas]

We know it's you apppanther :rolleyes:

;) The graphics style gives you away, AP! ;) But that looks funny! I'll need to test it with game sprites that it's not too flashy... But AP sure has the spirit, I have to admit. :D

[ttursas]

Yeah, that could work too! I was thinking of making chains for it so it would be more "realistic" as if it were attached to the ground floating, but i didn't think it would really need it since there aren't any "floating" levels, are there?


Actually, when we add water elements (rectangular blocks of water) to the game, all stuff that gets thrown into the water will float (via force vectors directed up). So if you want to dive you need to jump into the water from a high place, or just use pulls to pull you down...

[hardcoregamer]

Yeah its me, but since i spend like 10 hours a day on here i dont think i should have been muted, im a bad boy getting a second account, im not using that other one anymore though, so its actaully like my only account

[ttursas]

Yeah its me, but since i spend like 10 hours a day on here i dont think i should have been muted, im a bad boy getting a second account, im not using that other one anymore though, so its actaully like my only account

Pretty nasty that someone muted you and all your old posts just vanished... :P Have you made an admin here angry or what?

[hardcoregamer]

MidianGTX said my drawings were bad so I mouthed off on a different thread and got muted :( so yeah.

[MidianGTX]

...whoops.

[hardcoregamer]

Yeah....

[ttursas]

Yeah....

Oh well, I hope everything's cool now. :P

[hardcoregamer]

So ttursas, do I have a good chance of winning at this point, oh an d what do you guys think will be better, the soon to be submitted skee-ball or ramp champ?

[MidianGTX]

So ttursas, do I have a good chance of winning at this point, oh an d what do you guys think will be better, the soon to be submitted skee-ball or ramp champ?

Ok let me be honest for a moment... I think the general idea for the background is to have something that can be tiled (repeated) in all directions, and as fascinating as your drawing is, it's gonna look seriously weird having it repeated all over the place. Think stuff like clouds, leaves, balloons etc... stuff that can repeat forever and still make sense.

[ttursas]

So ttursas, do I have a good chance of winning at this point, oh an d what do you guys think will be better, the soon to be submitted skee-ball or ramp champ?

It's impossible to tell as there's almost one week left before the contest ends. So many other people can still submit their work. But your background image is a bit too multicolored and I guess complicated, it'll take quite a lot of attention away from the game: Sometimes it might be difficult to see what happened to the ragdolls in the game as the background might blend with the foreground. The picture is cheerful and really funny, and I like it, but I'm not sure it'll work well as a background image in the game... ;( But don't get depressed, just be sure to read the results when the contest ends, we might have a special prize for guys who try hard! :)

[ttursas]

Ok let me be honest for a moment... I think the general idea for the background is to have something that can be tiled (repeated) in all directions, and as fascinating as your drawing is, it's gonna look seriously weird having it repeated all over the place. Think stuff like clouds, leaves, balloons etc... stuff that can repeat forever and still make sense.

Oh yeah, and that too. It's not really easy to do good background images into a game like this, that's also the reason why the contest has two categories as the ingame objects are much easier to do...

[hardcoregamer]

MidianGTX and ttursas, the thing is, I realized that when I was making it, but I was doing so good that I just wanted to keep going and submit it anyway. But I do have an idea for what you CAN do with my background! Shrink it so that it fits the screen, then use it for the background for the menu pages instead of inside the actual game, unless you have a different idea! Let me know! I hope I win! Those t-shirts look cool and I want a USB memory stick! You should also make a level editor in 1.5, that would be cool!

[MidianGTX]

A level editor would be the pinnacle of awesomeness, but probably also the pinnacle of frustration for ttursas ;)

[ttursas]

MidianGTX and ttursas, the thing is, I realized that when I was making it, but I was doing so good that I just wanted to keep going and submit it anyway. But I do have an idea for what you CAN do with my background! Shrink it so that it fits the screen, then use it for the background for the menu pages instead of inside the actual game, unless you have a different idea! Let me know! I hope I win! Those t-shirts look cool and I want a USB memory stick! You should also make a level editor in 1.5, that would be cool!

Ok. ;) I'll test if your pic works as a menu background...

[ttursas]

A level editor would be the pinnacle of awesomeness, but probably also the pinnacle of frustration for ttursas ;)

We already have a level editor written in AS3/Flash9, which we've used to create the levels. It just needs polish and we can release it to you hungry wolves. ;) But that's what the third contest will be all about, so not quite yet there, got to finish contest number two before the third.

[MidianGTX]

We already have a level editor written in AS3/Flash9, which we've used to create the levels. It just needs polish and we can release it to you hungry wolves. ;) But that's what the third contest will be all about, so not quite yet there, got to finish contest number two before the third.

Awesome! I don't wanna jump the gun, but would it be a flash-based online level editor like Moonlights has (link (http://www.bonuslevel.org/games/game_moonlights-iphone_49.html)) or would we be creating levels on the iPhone itself?

Also, have you seen Headhunter (another link (http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=26064))? It came out yesterday and reminds me of iDD quite a lot. It's not really the same kind of game (so don't panic ;)) but it's got a similar vibe to it.

[ttursas]

Awesome! I don't wanna jump the gun, but would it be a flash-based online level editor like Moonlights has (link (http://www.bonuslevel.org/games/game_moonlights-iphone_49.html)) or would we be creating levels on the iPhone itself?

Also, have you seen Headhunter (another link (http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=26064))? It came out yesterday and reminds me of iDD quite a lot. It's not really the same kind of game (so don't panic ;)) but it's got a similar vibe to it.

Well like we did with our Perfect Balance, you can create (and play) levels on your computer, but there is no database in the internet where you can save your levels, it's just offline. But you can save the level as ASCII into a texfile or email it to your friends who could then insert it back to the editor and play it on their computer. Online level sharing would require quite a lot of work. But if iDrop Dead starts selling we can do that, too. ;) So far we've sold 386 copies of iDrop Dead so I'm not very eager to invest time into extra stuff at this point. And currently there is no scoring and some items behave differently in the editor, so you won't get 1:1 experience on it, but for testing & level editing it works really well.

Anyway, in the third contest you get to create levels, and the best ones will make it to the game via updates. That's a start, at least. And later people can send us levels and if they are good, well, we can still add them to the game.

...

Ah, I missed Headhunter completely. Looks really nice, but come on, no blood or guts!? :) Still I think I've got to try it out...

[hardcoregamer]

I personally like the design a character contest better than this contest or the third one, but that's just me. It is YOUR contest after all, I'll still enter your next one, but for the fourth one, CHARACTER CONTEST! lol BTW, will my indoor water park image work for the menu? Thanks. BTW, did you guys hear about that new Pokemon game coming out for iPhone soon? the devs are totally remaking the idea of Pokemon! I can't wait! lol

[xFinch713x]

You mean the "Similar game to pokemon anyone?" thread? Thats been here for a while, and the developer has been working hard :) He said the battle system will be less complex than Pokemon's, but will still be similar. I hope it comes out good, and at a cheap price xP

I'm still thinking of what i can do for this. I might have a background idea, but idk how i would do it :\ Also still cant think of any other objects.

[ttursas]

I personally like the design a character contest better than this contest or the third one, but that's just me. It is YOUR contest after all, I'll still enter your next one, but for the fourth one, CHARACTER CONTEST! lol BTW, will my indoor water park image work for the menu? Thanks. BTW, did you guys hear about that new Pokemon game coming out for iPhone soon? the devs are totally remaking the idea of Pokemon! I can't wait! lol

Well, let's talk more about the fourth contest when the third one is about to end, ok? ;)

And here you see your water park image used as the menu background image in iDrop Dead. It looks funny, but I think people would get a wrong idea about what's going on in the game... ??? XD

A new Pokemon game for iPhone? Cannot be, Nintendo does games only to Nintendo consoles, it has to be a clone. But yeah, I spent countless of hours playing Pokemons on GB, then GBC, then GBA and now on DS... Still love it!

[hardcoregamer]

I love the look of that background in the menu bar! It looks so awesome! Now I want to win more than ever, even if I only get third place (still aiming for first!) And yeah they can do their Pokemon game because they are changing the story, creatures, locations, battle system, etc. so it's going to be awesome, even if it's not an exact clone, and to the guy three above me, there's a more recent thread than this, it's called the mystery of the mystery creatures thread!

[xFinch713x]

Well, let's talk more about the fourth contest when the third one is about to end, ok? ;)

And here you see your water park image used as the menu background image in iDrop Dead. It looks funny, but I think people would get a wrong idea about what's going on in the game... ??? XD

A new Pokemon game for iPhone? Cannot be, Nintendo does games only to Nintendo consoles, it has to be a clone. But yeah, I spent countless of hours playing Pokemons on GB, then GBC, then GBA and now on DS... Still love it!
Well its a remake by a developer, not by nintendo. ttursas: i agree with you, it gives the wrong idea xP

[hardcoregamer]

OMG! You covered his pants up so now it looks like he's not wearing any clothes! But it still looks cool. And HEE-LARIOUS! lol! I hope I win!

[ttursas]

OMG! You covered his pants up so now it looks like he's not wearing any clothes! But it still looks cool. And HEE-LARIOUS! lol! I hope I win!

Rainbow colors and a nude guy sliding down a water slide (?)... I'm not sure I want to be associated with that game... XD

[hardcoregamer]

I saw trhe rainbow, it was kind of an accident, I didn't mean to do that, it's supposed to be water- blue, red- outside of slide, and green- inside of slide! I spent over thirty hours on this background-literally! I just hope this game takes off! GEEZ, MY MOUTH HURTS SO MUCH, I JUST HAD ORAL SURGERY YESTERDAY AND IT HURTS SO BAD! lol Can't wait for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas! This is my favorite time of year! Besides last May when I participated in the Natl. Spelling Bee and made it into the semifinals on ESPN- one of the best 41 out of 293 who competed there! Enough about myself, lol!

[hardcoregamer]

Here's another one of my object ideas, because a boombox on fire goes great with a black hole! The ragdoll could get sucked in, then shot out super fast and banged against the walls really hard! Here it is! It isn't the best drawing so if it wins, you could fix it up a bit, I don't mind my design being changed, just don't change it too much. ;)

[Zombie_dance]

Ok i just lost all acess to making my props :/ i tried paint yesterday that didnt work any body want draw them there really simple and they would be cool to see ingame :D

[ttursas]

Here's another one of my object ideas, because a boombox on fire goes great with a black hole! The ragdoll could get sucked in, then shot out super fast and banged against the walls really hard! Here it is! It isn't the best drawing so if it wins, you could fix it up a bit, I don't mind my design being changed, just don't change it too much. ;)

First naked guys and rainbows, now a _black hole_... Dude! ;) Hey but the idea is great!!! I'll need to think how to do that with the physics engine...

[hardcoregamer]

You know, I drew the guy right, your the one who made his pants disappear! Lol it is pretty funny though. It's a mystery. IS he wearing any pants? The world may never know!

[ttursas]

You know, I drew the guy right, your the one who made his pants disappear! Lol it is pretty funny though. It's a mystery. IS he wearing any pants? The world may never know!

:D It was purely an accident, I realized what I had done only after you mentioned about it. ;) Anyway, hmm, girls love mysteries, and here we have naked guy mystery on display. Perhaps iDrop Dead would start attracting girls if we added such stuff into it? :)

[hardcoregamer]

Hey, I was brainstorming (and this isn't an entry but you can count it as one if you want to, lol) but what if you had pinball mode in the menu page (or you could just make it another world to unlock), and instead of just playing regular pinball, the ball was a ragdoll! That would be a little bit difficult to do, but it would put a unqiue and interesting spin on the idea of pinball. iDrop Dead Pinball! I like it! lol What do you think?

[ttursas]

Hey, I was brainstorming (and this isn't an entry but you can count it as one if you want to, lol) but what if you had pinball mode in the menu page (or you could just make it another world to unlock), and instead of just playing regular pinball, the ball was a ragdoll! That would be a little bit difficult to do, but it would put a unqiue and interesting spin on the idea of pinball. iDrop Dead Pinball! I like it! lol What do you think?

That's a great idea!!! But you are a few weeks late. When you get to play v1.2.0 update you'll see what I mean... XD XD

[hardcoregamer]

Y? did u already put it in 1.2?

[ttursas]

Y? did u already put it in 1.2?

Hahaha, you'll see! ;) There's some stuff in v1.2.0 that we haven't told anybody...

[hardcoregamer]

Now I want to see 1.2 more than anybody! lol Back to the drawing board! Ideas are flowing in already!

[xFinch713x]

Well that's pretty exciting! Some unreleased features are in this next update? Very cool :) excited to see how it comes out and what people think. ttursas: you should end comp. 2 now xP jk. I would still like to come up with some better ideas :x

[hardcoregamer]

Just (barely) unlocked the explosions level! Woot! lol

[ttursas]

Well that's pretty exciting! Some unreleased features are in this next update? Very cool :) excited to see how it comes out and what people think. ttursas: you should end comp. 2 now xP jk. I would still like to come up with some better ideas :x

Yup. ;) With iDrop Dead I want to put surprises into every update, because it's fun. :)

End the 2nd contest now? Oh no, I can't do that, it wouldn't be fair and we don't have the prizes ready yet. :)

[xFinch713x]

Yup. ;) With iDrop Dead I want to put surprises into every update, because it's fun. :)

End the 2nd contest now? Oh no, I can't do that, it wouldn't be fair and we don't have the prizes ready yet. :)

Haha I know, just kidding ttursas. It isn't fair as some people haven't had a chance to submit yet! Do you already have the tshirts ready? Like image/design?

[ttursas]

Haha I know, just kidding ttursas. It isn't fair as some people haven't had a chance to submit yet! Do you already have the tshirts ready? Like image/design?

Yes, I know there are some guys waiting to do last minute submissions. ;) We don't have the new shirts ready yet, but I'll finish the image later today so we can print them at the end of the week, hopefully.

[xFinch713x]

I'm excited to see the shirts this time. Last time they looked pretty cool :D how awesome would it be to have someone recognize the game and be like "omg that's amazing! I want a shirt too! The game is way fun" haha. But yeah, excited to see the final design ;)

[ttursas]

I'm excited to see the shirts this time. Last time they looked pretty cool :D how awesome would it be to have someone recognize the game and be like "omg that's amazing! I want a shirt too! The game is way fun" haha. But yeah, excited to see the final design ;)

We just broke the 400 sold units milestone with iDrop Dead, I guess we have a long way to go before the game has such a status... Millions of people have played the flash Drop Deads, but the iPhone version doesn't seem to interest the buyers. Too little visibility, I reckon.

Anyway, yeah, I'm at the moment working on the next t-shirt. ;)

[xFinch713x]

We just broke the 400 sold units milestone with iDrop Dead, I guess we have a long way to go before the game has such a status... Millions of people have played the flash Drop Deads, but the iPhone version doesn't seem to interest the buyers. Too little visibility, I reckon.

Anyway, yeah, I'm at the moment working on the next t-shirt. ;)
For me this is the first iDrop Dead, as I had never heard of it before this iPhone version :P But i played it online and the Lite version, and I liked it. I'm hoping i can win and get a promo code :P heh.

[Weebler]

Ttursas, do you think mine would work better as a background in the game or as a menu?

[ttursas]

Ttursas, do you think mine would work better as a background in the game or as a menu?

Well, color schemewise it would work better as a game background, but I cannot mirror it upside down. If we used it as a menu background, well, not the whole game is about war and buildings... So I'd still say it would work better as a game background.

[Weebler]

Ok. Anything I should change to make it mirorrable?

[hardcoregamer]

I dont know if youve thought about this or not, but when you say 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, do you mean that three objects and three backgrounds win, or a mix of three objects and backgrounds win? ??? I really hope that my background makes it into the game, even as the menu screen!

[ttursas]

Ok. Anything I should change to make it mirorrable?

That's a hard one, because if you want to make it mirrorable you might need to remove the buildings. And there's not much left after that... Or if the buildings looped vertically so we would never see the ground plane? Dunno, these backgrounds are pretty difficult to do.

[ttursas]

I dont know if youve thought about this or not, but when you say 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, do you mean that three objects and three backgrounds win, or a mix of three objects and backgrounds win? ??? I really hope that my background makes it into the game, even as the menu screen!

Ah, mix of three objects and backgrounds. So no two separate categories, all works submitted to this contest compete with each other. Otherwise we would go bankrupt. :)

[hardcoregamer]

Okay, that makes it 2x more difficult, but you've just gotta be confident in what you do I guess, lol.

[zlibd]

might do some more but here are two so far

theyre basically just plays on existing objects since im not sure if you have plans to reskin them for the new themes

the plane works like the man pig (or pig man) so when you click it flies up and pushes you with it. and the canteen is just a ww2 health pack

[xFinch713x]

wow... very nice zlibd! Those are great! I'm jealous :o

[xFinch713x]

ttursas: I might cave in and buy the game tomorrow ;P or even tonight :o

[MidianGTX]

ttursas: I might cave in and buy the game tomorrow ;P or even tonight :o

It's worth it. One of my favourite iPhone games. It'll probably give you more ideas for objects too.

[Zombie_dance]

I have a site mind if i kind of advertise the game?

[MidianGTX]

I have a site mind if i kind of advertise the game?

I don't see why not... I'm sure ttursas wouldn't say no to free advertisement.

[hardcoregamer]

Good, because if he/she wouldnt want that advertisement, they would have a massive problem with my site, lol!

[xFinch713x]

well... i bought the game :D i figured it would support ttursas more than using a promo code up and not sending him/her (/it!?) my dollar ;P

[ttursas]

might do some more but here are two so far

theyre basically just plays on existing objects since im not sure if you have plans to reskin them for the new themes

the plane works like the man pig (or pig man) so when you click it flies up and pushes you with it. and the canteen is just a ww2 health pack

They look really nice, but hmm the plane has a propeller that should damage the ragdolls by game logic, and those bombs might need to explode, too. ;) Otherwise the player would get confused. I'll need to think how to do that 3D propeller, and if the plane collided hard enough it could explode completely? ;)

About reskinning all the items, I think that's too much trouble and might just confuse the player even more. ;(

[ttursas]

ttursas: I might cave in and buy the game tomorrow ;P or even tonight :o

Hehehe, did you buy it? ;) If yes, I hope you like it!

[ttursas]

It's worth it. One of my favourite iPhone games. It'll probably give you more ideas for objects too.

Thanks! ;) Absolutely, when you play the game you might get the feeling that something is missing -> a new idea is born. Even playing the lite might help, or just watching the YouTube videos.

[ttursas]

I have a site mind if i kind of advertise the game?

Like MidianGTX said, please please please! ;) Do I mind? On the contrary, I'd love that!

[ttursas]

Good, because if he/she wouldnt want that advertisement, they would have a massive problem with my site, lol!

Hehehe, you too, man! ;) Thanks!!!

[ttursas]

well... i bought the game :D i figured it would support ttursas more than using a promo code up and not sending him/her (/it!?) my dollar ;P

Thank you! :) Have fun!

[hardcoregamer]

A lot of games you play a few times, dont play it for two months, then play for one more tme, and then delete. You can't really do that with iDrop Dead because of all of the updates, unlockables, highcores, contests, etc. iDrop Dead, Pocket God, and Mingore (if the frikkin update would ever be approved by Apple!) are the three most updated apps in the app store, and that's why people buy em;/ or will buy iDrop Dead once it starts going higher up in the charts anyway, lol

[ttursas]

A lot of games you play a few times, dont play it for two months, then play for one more tme, and then delete. You can't really do that with iDrop Dead because of all of the updates, unlockables, highcores, contests, etc. iDrop Dead, Pocket God, and Mingore (if the frikkin update would ever be approved by Apple!) are the three most updated apps in the app store, and that's why people buy em;/ or will buy iDrop Dead once it starts going higher up in the charts anyway, lol

Thanks! ;) Yeah, iDrop Dead has some major updates coming that will enhance the game a lot... Also it's a good way to keep alive your application. Otherwise it just might disappear as every day tens or hundreds of new apps hit the App Store. Plus it's fun to add new stuff into a game even later after it's out. Can't do that on Nintendo DS for example. :)

[Zombie_dance]

Kk just checking some people dont lilre free advertisement 4 some reason.

[ttursas]

Kk just checking some people dont lilre free advertisement 4 some reason.

Whoa!? I wonder why, it should be only good for them... ??? Weird... :confused:

[MidianGTX]

Kk just checking some people dont lilre free advertisement 4 some reason.

So what's the website then?

[hardcoregamer]

Some people are like, why do you have my app on ur site! You don't have permission to do that! Get it off! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily my site hasn't had that problem yet, I just hope it never does, lol :)

[ttursas]

Some people are like, why do you have my app on ur site! You don't have permission to do that! Get it off! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Luckily my site hasn't had that problem yet, I just hope it never does, lol :)

:) But what's the address of your site!?

[ttursas]

Haha, I couldn't wait to hear Jyri's final verdict, I just had to post this preview of the coming contest prize, iDrop Dead Limited Edition t-shirt #2! ;)

Here's something for all you old Atari fans as well... XD

[xFinch713x]

i like it! Midian will be very excited :P

[Weebler]

Oh yeah, looks awesome!

[Zombie_dance]

Its a clan site for games but i changed to a new site hosta and slowly moving people over but if your intrested in it here i think its www.zombiescandance.ucoz.com im on touch so thats a guess:/ also cant wait for update i got physify in the wait and its reall neat check it out but i still like this game more :D

[ttursas]

Its a clan site for games but i changed to a new site hosta and slowly moving people over but if your intrested in it here i think its www.zombiescandance.ucoz.com im on touch so thats a guess:/ also cant wait for update i got physify in the wait and its reall neat check it out but i still like this game more :D

Whoa you like Gothic 3, too!? In my book Gothic 2 Gold is about the best RPG there is! ;) Or Gothic 1, can't make up my mind... ;)

[Zombie_dance]

Lol were not a gothic clan that was just the banner that was there when i got site andim working on a dream weaver site but still working on other stuff like mods for garrys mod

[hardcoregamer]

So......... how many people have entered this contest? This thread isn't very popular. BUT IT SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!! lol Y? BECAUSE ITS IDROP DEAD!

[MidianGTX]

I've been kinda busy recently (although you wouldn't know it looking at my post history...) so I might have to drop out of this one. If I find time to whip something up and pwn the competition then I will ;)

[Zombie_dance]

Ugh i need to fix internet cable 2 my comp :/

[ttursas]

So......... how many people have entered this contest? This thread isn't very popular. BUT IT SHOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!! lol Y? BECAUSE ITS IDROP DEAD!

Only a few... ;( Let's hope we get enough last minute entries. Pretty sad.

[xFinch713x]

Lots of people entered the character one didnt they? Objects are easier than characters i assume too, so its odd that only a few of us entered.

[ttursas]

Lots of people entered the character one didnt they? Objects are easier than characters i assume too, so its odd that only a few of us entered.

Yes the first contest was quite succesfull, and objects should definitely be easier to do than complete characters... Oh well, perhaps we need to extend the deadline and try to advertise the contest more?

[xFinch713x]

Yeah, that might help out :) Idk how easily that could be done, but it we be awesome if there was a way to get more people to participate.

[ttursas]

Yeah, that might help out :) Idk how easily that could be done, but it we be awesome if there was a way to get more people to participate.

We could place ads on our flash games, and send emails to our friends, spam our Facebook group and Twitter even more, hmm, contact some local homebrew gamdev guys...

[xFinch713x]

Ahh, seems like there is a plan forming? heh, i say go for it :) Couldn't hurt, right?

[ttursas]

Ahh, seems like there is a plan forming? heh, i say go for it :) Couldn't hurt, right?

True, I just need to grow two more hands to take care of that as well... ;)

[hardcoregamer]

But would that be fair to people who actually made the initial deadline? You should advertise the contest more, but keep the initial deadline. (Yes if you couldn't already tell, I want my background to win something!) lol

[ttursas]

But would that be fair to people who actually made the initial deadline? You should advertise the contest more, but keep the initial deadline. (Yes if you couldn't already tell, I want my background to win something!) lol

Hahaha, good works will be good even if people submit more. ;) But if we don't get enough entries we might take a long break before announcing the next contest as people just don't seem to be interested.

[hardcoregamer]

If the character contest did so much better, then you should do that contest next, and maybe up the prizes (even though I don't really know how you could) ;)

[ttursas]

If the character contest did so much better, then you should do that contest next, and maybe up the prizes (even though I don't really know how you could) ;)

Yeah well after the second contest, if we calculate sales of the game minus contest expenses, we are pretty far away in the red sector so please try not to remind me of that...

[hardcoregamer]

Just 2 more days of anticipation! Lol

[ttursas]

Just 2 more days of anticipation! Lol

It depends on the number of last minute submission we'll get. If not enough, I'll extend the contest by one week.

[MidianGTX]

Man... I've been super busy (and lazy) recently. Still haven't even started and I'm having second thoughts about a couple... they seem more like they should be specific level designs rather than objects. I'm not sure.

[ttursas]

Man... I've been super busy (and lazy) recently. Still haven't even started and I'm having second thoughts about a couple... they seem more like they should be specific level designs rather than objects. I'm not sure.

Being lazy to the letter might be hard work, even cause stress if someone bothered you all the time, sent you emails or you'd need to read newspaper to see what's on the tv etc. if someone gave you some tasks in a game... It's not easy either, I know. :)

[MidianGTX]

I've decided to save my ideas for when you give us the chance to design a whole level ;) Then I can put everything together and hopefully come up with something awesome.

As for this competition, I could easily do a couple of backgrounds by tomorrow but I'm not sure about objects...

[nodoctors]

i know that it's not in the spirit of the contest to just mention ideas...but unfortunately i lack the artistic skill and a program to do up a decent image for you guys. these ideas are free to use, and if you somehow win, the promo code is of course yours.

water
-propeller blades to replace the saws
-a puffer fish that expands when a character gets near, spiking them, and launching them away
-electric eels that shock the characters
-a stream of bubbles that emit from the floor/walls that push the characters into different areas or into other harmful objects(preferable)

war
-mg bunker whose bullets damage and propel the characters away
-tanks that act similar to the boulders. at first immobile, but with a nudge could easily roll over your character.
-jeep. similar to the pigjets you activate but with horizontal movement. your character can either get hit by one after activating it, or you can ride one. riding one could lead to some awesome jumps and explosive endings. or maybe you'll drive right into...
-barbed wire bush. nuff said

[MidianGTX]

Those are great ideas. I could draw a couple of those but I suck at animation so no chances on the puffer fish and eels... which is sad cause the puffer fish is my favourite of all the stuff you mentioned.

Actually the more I think about the bubbles the more I like it. Gravity is your enemy in iDD, cause as long as you're in the air there's a chance for more damage, as soon as you land (and you're out of pulls) it's over. So having a stream of bubbles that constantly floated upwards and pushed the character along with it would be a great way of getting extra points and making the rounds last longer.

Who's played the original Sonic the Hedgehog? Remember those parts on the Labyrinth Zone with the underwater tunnels that the current pushed you through? That'd works excellently with the bubbles. Quick sketch to show the idea (yes I know it looks like a cup of water):

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p206/DDRMidian/iphone/iddwatertunnel.png

[ttursas]

I've decided to save my ideas for when you give us the chance to design a whole level ;) Then I can put everything together and hopefully come up with something awesome.

As for this competition, I could easily do a couple of backgrounds by tomorrow but I'm not sure about objects...

No problem with that, you already won the first prize in one contest. :D

[ttursas]

i know that it's not in the spirit of the contest to just mention ideas...but unfortunately i lack the artistic skill and a program to do up a decent image for you guys. these ideas are free to use, and if you somehow win, the promo code is of course yours.

water
-propeller blades to replace the saws
-a puffer fish that expands when a character gets near, spiking them, and launching them away
-electric eels that shock the characters
-a stream of bubbles that emit from the floor/walls that push the characters into different areas or into other harmful objects(preferable)

war
-mg bunker whose bullets damage and propel the characters away
-tanks that act similar to the boulders. at first immobile, but with a nudge could easily roll over your character.
-jeep. similar to the pigjets you activate but with horizontal movement. your character can either get hit by one after activating it, or you can ride one. riding one could lead to some awesome jumps and explosive endings. or maybe you'll drive right into...
-barbed wire bush. nuff said

That's generous of you, as the ideas are just great! ;) Thanks!

-propeller blades to replace the saws
- Hmm we already have those propeller "rectangles", so we could use them instead, or make blade versions of them, and the blades would cut the ragdolls instead of causing just hit damage.

-a puffer fish that expands when a character gets near, spiking them, and launching them away
- Cool! ;) As a scubadiver I love the idea. :)

-electric eels that shock the characters
- We have electric damage in the incomplete Drop Dead 2, but here we could create a twisting snake from a couple of physics blocks and add the high voltage effect there. Absolutely cool idea, too! :)

-a stream of bubbles that emit from the floor/walls that push the characters into different areas or into other harmful objects(preferable)
- Actually I just realized how to do this the easy way with the physics engine. ;) Another great idea!

-mg bunker whose bullets damage and propel the characters away
- Flying bullets would be cool, all we have now are stationery bombs until you touch / pull them...

-tanks that act similar to the boulders. at first immobile, but with a nudge could easily roll over your character.
- If you touched them they could also fire mortars? ;)

-jeep. similar to the pigjets you activate but with horizontal movement. your character can either get hit by one after activating it, or you can ride one. riding one could lead to some awesome jumps and explosive endings. or maybe you'll drive right into...
- Gotta reveal that I already have a car listed in my TODO-list. ;) Oh yeah, long jumps and explosions!

-barbed wire bush.
- I need to kill you now, because I already had planned that to the next world we'll do (that we haven't mentioned anywhere what it will be). XD

nodoctors, really, thanks for the ideas, I love them! ;)

[ttursas]

Those are great ideas. I could draw a couple of those but I suck at animation so no chances on the puffer fish and eels... which is sad cause the puffer fish is my favourite of all the stuff you mentioned.


Hey, we could just enlarge the puffer fish image with code. If it had two frames (sleepy and angry) I guess that might be just enough!

And eels, let's use the physics engine to that. Three rectangular white blocks joined together with joints, and the last one is covered with head sprite.

[Zombie_dance]

O wish you could impale your character on like a pole. Or giletine meh im bad at spelling that word but to blow your character apart or acid to make your character a skeleton and very weak

[ttursas]

Actually the more I think about the bubbles the more I like it. Gravity is your enemy in iDD, cause as long as you're in the air there's a chance for more damage, as soon as you land (and you're out of pulls) it's over. So having a stream of bubbles that constantly floated upwards and pushed the character along with it would be a great way of getting extra points and making the rounds last longer.

Who's played the original Sonic the Hedgehog? Remember those parts on the Labyrinth Zone with the underwater tunnels that the current pushed you through? That'd works excellently with the bubbles. Quick sketch to show the idea (yes I know it looks like a cup of water):
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I have to say I'm a big fan of Mario, so I can't write here anything nice about Sonic, but I hear you. ;) Those bubbles would make water levels more interesting, that's for sure.

[ttursas]

O wish you could impale your character on like a pole. Or giletine meh im bad at spelling that word but to blow your character apart or acid to make your character a skeleton and very weak

Don't worry, I get you. ;) Blades/spears and guillotines (with switch triggered releases). French Revolution World? ;)

[MidianGTX]

How about this idea for an object, a huge nuclear bomb, about 4x the size of the ones in the game already, BUT... when tapped the top opens up and a boxing glove shoots out and hits you in the face ;)

[ttursas]

How about this idea for an object, a huge nuclear bomb, about 4x the size of the ones in the game already, BUT... when tapped the top opens up and a boxing glove shoots out and hits you in the face ;)

Ah, I don't want to disappoint the players that much. XD First they see the bomb - A-WE-SO-ME, gonna get a huge blast out of that one. Next, the boxing glove appears - ... where is my mushroom cloud?!? ;( ;( ;(

[MidianGTX]

The players need to get a sense of humour then :p

[hardcoregamer]

I'm on here all day every day looking for ideas for my new game. It's going to be awesome! I'm working on it all day. It'll be out next year. Maybe I should start a thread....... ;)

[Zombie_dance]

Yay! But you should add a secret gore world were when you get hurt you get a cut that can get snagged and all your organs can fall out and splat al over leaving a bloody trail to the pits of hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !1!1!111!! Jk that would never pass apple and would be point less and make people gag :D

[Zombie_dance]

Zomg please tell mre its called brats magical journey across downtown la hardcoregamer! Jk but im curios what it is.

[MidianGTX]

I'm on here all day every day looking for ideas for my new game. It's going to be awesome! I'm working on it all day. It'll be out next year. Maybe I should start a thread....... ;)

Look out, here comes Blinks 2.

[hardcoregamer]

Look out, here comes Blinks 2.

FYI, it's an awesome original retro platformer!

[ttursas]

Yay! But you should add a secret gore world were when you get hurt you get a cut that can get snagged and all your organs can fall out and splat al over leaving a bloody trail to the pits of hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !1!1!111!! Jk that would never pass apple and would be point less and make people gag :D

Ouch!!! ;) That would be yeah too much for Apple as torture games are pretty much disallowed. But we have planned something not quite that gory, but meaty instead. I'll tell you more when the time comes. :)

[ttursas]

I'm on here all day every day looking for ideas for my new game. It's going to be awesome! I'm working on it all day. It'll be out next year. Maybe I should start a thread....... ;)

Nice, good luck with that! ;)

[ttursas]

Yeah, well... :P Due to the lack of entries we'll extend the deadline by one week. The new deadline is Monday, 5th of October 2009, 23:00 Finnish time (GMT+3). I hope that Apple approves update v1.2.0 before the new deadline so we can have those promo codes ready for the prize ceremony. ;)

nodoctors posted here a lot of great ideas (thanks again!!!), so if you lack the idea, but have great art skills, check out his post:

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showpost.php?p=525552&postcount=155

[hardcoregamer]

If you don't get any more entries by next Monday, PLEASE tell me that there won't be anymore extensions! Right now I actually have a chance of winning! lol BTW, if there are any programmers or artists or if you just have a great idea for a part of a platformer like a obstacle or enemy or level sketches or would like to help me with my platformer, let me know! You'll be credited in the credits!

[xFinch713x]

lol BTW, if there are any programmers or artists or if you just have a great idea for a part of a platformer like a obstacle or enemy or level sketches or would like to help me with my platformer, let me know!
^ longest run on sentence ever ^

hopefully you get more entries ttursas. People don't realize how fun this game really is. Maybe add another one of the explosion levels to the lite version so people get a feel for how the game is ;)

[ttursas]

If you don't get any more entries by next Monday, PLEASE tell me that there won't be anymore extensions! Right now I actually have a chance of winning! lol BTW, if there are any programmers or artists or if you just have a great idea for a part of a platformer like a obstacle or enemy or level sketches or would like to help me with my platformer, let me know! You'll be credited in the credits!

I think one extra week should be enough. Let's hope so. ;)

Hey, why won't you also hold a contest here? Give away some cool prizes, I'm sure you'll get at least lots of ideas. ;)

[ttursas]

^ longest run on sentence ever ^

hopefully you get more entries ttursas. People don't realize how fun this game really is. Maybe add another one of the explosion levels to the lite version so people get a feel for how the game is ;)

;) Well, let's see. Actually when the iDrop Dead Lite update comes out it'll have five levels, and one of them is "Choose your weapons" level where people get a taste of that neutron bomb. :)

[spidey146]

If you don't get any more entries by next Monday, PLEASE tell me that there won't be anymore extensions! Right now I actually have a chance of winning! lol BTW, if there are any programmers or artists or if you just have a great idea for a part of a platformer like a obstacle or enemy or level sketches or would like to help me with my platformer, let me know! You'll be credited in the credits!

sorry but would you mind posting yours again, i dont really want to look throughy like 17 pages trying to find it, oh and tturas another suggestion, the ability to SAVE and watch your video after,like in ouch, for example i did some crazy things to my little big planet guy (love him by the way) and i wanted to watch it again, would it be possible?

[ttursas]

sorry but would you mind posting yours again, i dont really want to look throughy like 17 pages trying to find it, oh and tturas another suggestion, the ability to SAVE and watch your video after,like in ouch, for example i did some crazy things to my little big planet guy (love him by the way) and i wanted to watch it again, would it be possible?

That's a good idea, too. I've never done it before, but I think it should be doable. I'll add it to our TODO-list, but I won't give it a high priority, because it's a "really nice to have" -feature. First some new levels and worlds. ;)

[spidey146]

That's a good idea, too. I've never done it before, but I think it should be doable. I'll add it to our TODO-list, but I won't give it a high priority, because it's a "really nice to have" -feature. First some new levels and worlds. ;)

all right,thx tturas, keep being awesome :D

[ttursas]

all right,thx tturas, keep being awesome :D

Hahaha, thanks! :D I'll do my best. ;)

[Weebler]

ttursas, I'm gonna start working on the mirrorable version of my background soon... I made it, then my computer went freezy-breaky. :( So I'm starting AGAIN...

[hardcoregamer]

Well, spidey146 wanted me to post this message again for some reason, so ok I will I guess: If you don't get any more entries by next Monday, PLEASE tell me that there won't be anymore extensions! Right now I actually have a chance of winning! lol BTW, if there are any programmers or artists or if you just have a great idea for a part of a platformer like a obstacle or enemy or level sketches or would like to help me with my platformer, let me know! You'll be credited in the credits!

[spidey146]

Well, spidey146 wanted me to post this message again for some reason, so ok I will I guess: If you don't get any more entries by next Monday, PLEASE tell me that there won't be anymore extensions! Right now I actually have a chance of winning! lol BTW, if there are any programmers or artists or if you just have a great idea for a part of a platformer like a obstacle or enemy or level sketches or would like to help me with my platformer, let me know! You'll be credited in the credits!

*facepalm* i meant to post WHAT IT IS THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING WITH:rolleyes:

[ttursas]

ttursas, I'm gonna start working on the mirrorable version of my background soon... I made it, then my computer went freezy-breaky. :( So I'm starting AGAIN...

Oh man! Make lots of backup saves!

[ttursas]

*facepalm* i meant to post WHAT IT IS THAT YOU HAVE A CHANCE OF WINNING WITH:rolleyes:

LOL! :D

Anyway, if anyone of you hasn't got our Perfect Balance games, here's your chance of getting them:

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=27365

Yes, it's another contest! XD

[hardcoregamer]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! DUH! lol I have a chance of winning with this cool indoor water park background!

[spidey146]

LOL! :D

Anyway, if anyone of you hasn't got our Perfect Balance games, here's your chance of getting them:

http://forums.toucharcade.com/showthread.php?t=27365

Yes, it's another contest! XD

i hate living in canada :(

[spidey146]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! DUH! lol I have a chance of winning with this cool indoor water park background!

awesome, lets hope you do

[hardcoregamer]

MY ENTRY WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE NEW MENU SCREEN, UNLESS TTURSAS CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIT IT INTO THE GAME! I REALLY HOPE IT WINS! Oops, had caps lock on, lol

[MidianGTX]

MY ENTRY WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE NEW MENU SCREEN, UNLESS TTURSAS CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIT IT INTO THE GAME! I REALLY HOPE IT WINS! Oops, had caps lock on, lol

Do you really wanna win by default?

[xFinch713x]

MY ENTRY WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE NEW MENU SCREEN, UNLESS TTURSAS CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIT IT INTO THE GAME! I REALLY HOPE IT WINS! Oops, had caps lock on, lol

i dont think it would be the menu screen.. it has nothing to do with the game in it. Sure, the pigs don't either in the one now, but it fits somehow. Yours is too bright and vibrant to be the menu in my opinion :\

Midian is right. Winning is nice, but by default? Eh...

[hardcoregamer]

I don't wanna win by default, but I do wanna win. ttursas also said that it didn't really fit the theme but that it would still look cool BTW, I STARTED A CONTEST THREAD FOR MY NEW GAME, "ANYTHING FOR A PLATFORMER CONTEST", EVERYONE CHECK IT OUT!!!!! lol

[xFinch713x]

cruise control ftl xP So far only like 3 or 4 people have entered. No fun :/

[ttursas]

cruise control ftl xP So far only like 3 or 4 people have entered. No fun :/

And I thought that designing an object would be much easier than designing a complete character... :confused:

[xFinch713x]

it is, but i think people liked character more becuase they could hopefully see their character in the game :\ I know its the same with objects, but destroying your creation would be funny :P

[hardcoregamer]

Yeah, for some reason, people like seeing what they create bleed. Go figure. ;)

[ttursas]

Yeah, for some reason, people like seeing what they create bleed. Go figure. ;)

Well, the bleeding's going to go away as well. Send all your thank-you emails to Apple.

[hardcoregamer]

What?????????

[ttursas]

What?????????

Apple rejected v1.2.0, and we need to take away blood, skeletons and hit noises from the game. And all those juicy unlockables like the brain...

[Zombie_dance]

Those motha****as give me an email i will spam till sued!!!!!!!!!

[ttursas]

Those motha****as give me an email i will spam till sued!!!!!!!!!

I don't know who's in charge of making these politics at Apple. :P Someone who's below Steve I guess...

[hardcoregamer]

It's sad, but I don't know if I'm going to update iDrop Dead when the update is released. It's a tough choice, brains, blood, and skeletons, or new content. idk, If Apple was better, I wouldn't have to choose! Ugh!

[drelbs]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_BuENOh6AKqA/SdlEiJLDonI/AAAAAAAAEHc/KeaAXuJIUiE/s400/darth_vader_nooo610.jpg

[spidey146]

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i swear im sorry dude but i dont know if im gonna update

[nodoctors]

wait what? you're making some sort of joke, right? you take away all of the stuff you just mentioned and you take away the soul of the game lol. i mean the blood, the skeleton, the sound effects, and even the unlockable brains and heart?

pff...you are joking, right? :)

[hardcoregamer]

I don't think so nodoctors, I wish he was. :(

[MidianGTX]

wait what? you're making some sort of joke, right? you take away all of the stuff you just mentioned and you take away the soul of the game lol. i mean the blood, the skeleton, the sound effects, and even the unlockable brains and heart?

pff...you are joking, right? :)

I sent him a PM suggesting he submits the new update as a totally separate game, that way we can keep what we have now with all the awesome stuff still in. I dunno about you guys but I would gladly pay again for the new version if it means I get to keep this one too.

[hardcoregamer]

I sent him a PM suggesting he submits the new update as a totally separate game, that way we can keep what we have now with all the awesome stuff still in. I dunno about you guys but I would gladly pay again for the new version if it means I get to keep this one too.

OMG! Yes! Y the heck didn't I think of that? lol

[spidey146]

wait what? You're making some sort of joke, right? You take away all of the stuff you just mentioned and you take away the soul of the game lol. I mean the blood, the skeleton, the sound effects, and even the unlockable brains and heart?

Pff...you are joking, right? :)

how do you get the heart?

i sent him a pm suggesting he submits the new update as a totally separate game, that way we can keep what we have now with all the awesome stuff still in. I dunno about you guys but i would gladly pay again for the new version if it means i get to keep this one too.


freaking genius from god himself!!!

[nodoctors]

ah crap i just saw the other thread and yeah it isn't a joke. posting about the heart is also very likely a spoiler to begin with, for which i apologize. but if you want the heart while you still can...you have to, well, highlight the rest of my post to find out.

if i recall correctly you have to get 100 complete dismemberments. ttursas can confirm.

[spidey146]

ah crap i just saw the other thread and yeah it isn't a joke. posting about the heart is also very likely a spoiler to begin with, for which i apologize. but if you want the heart while you still can...you have to, well, highlight the rest of my post to find out.

if i recall correctly you have to get 100 complete dismemberments. ttursas can confirm.

cool, white font :D

and can someone send me or send me to a list with all the achievements

[MidianGTX]

cool, white font :D

and can someone send me or send me to a list with all the achievements

I think there are only two... or was it four? Anyway it's not the whole list, the spaces were saved for the updates.

Out of interest, if you want "real" invisible writing then the colour code is #fafafa since the background isn't actually white.

[spidey146]

I think there are only two... or was it four? Anyway it's not the whole list, the spaces were saved for the updates.

Out of interest, if you want "real" invisible writing then the colour code is #fafafa since the background isn't actually white.

thx, and is there some way to check what ive done, like how many take offs ive done etc?

[nodoctors]

I think there are only two... or was it four? Anyway it's not the whole list, the spaces were saved for the updates.

Out of interest, if you want "real" invisible writing then the colour code is #fafafa since the background isn't actually white.

yeah, i normally use "=transparent" instead of white, which is the same idea i'm sure.

[spidey146]

wheres a good level for complete disembersement?

and tturas i suggest you try midian's idea

[MidianGTX]

Pretty much any level with the 400HP bear... it doesn't take much. The gravity ones always guarantee complete dismemberment but they're not the fastest.

[Zombie_dance]

I bet theres a little shit kid somewere giggling because he reported the game then threatened to sue because it was to "violent"! I hate you apple!!!!!!

[spidey146]

Pretty much any level with the 400HP bear... it doesn't take much. The gravity ones always guarantee complete dismemberment but they're not the fastest.

thx.

[xFinch713x]

Apple has pissed me off yet again. I like Apple less and less with each rejection. Ugh. ttursas: maybe disable it but have some secret switches hidden in a level to turn it on? xP Without those effects, the game will be way different.. thing is apple accepted it in the first place.... ugh.

ttursas, maybe make the blood flowers like on the t-shirts and such, and just have multi-colored flowers (to pick from of course, not all at once. Gah, so stupid apple..

[ttursas]

I sent him a PM suggesting he submits the new update as a totally separate game, that way we can keep what we have now with all the awesome stuff still in. I dunno about you guys but I would gladly pay again for the new version if it means I get to keep this one too.

I've been talking with Jyri about this, and currently what MidianGTX here is suggesting is what we are going to do. We'll leave iDrop Dead as it is in the App Store, and release the current v1.3.0 with those modifications under a different name. This way you can get all the updates, and still keep the blood and guts in the early version.

But this doesn't guarantee that Apple doesn't remove the bloody version. They could do anything they want with the stuff in their App Store. Fortunately there are still other platforms that Apple's people cannot touch.

[ttursas]

ah crap i just saw the other thread and yeah it isn't a joke. posting about the heart is also very likely a spoiler to begin with, for which i apologize. but if you want the heart while you still can...you have to, well, highlight the rest of my post to find out.

if i recall correctly you have to get 100 complete dismemberments. ttursas can confirm.

Yes, that's the way to do it.

[ttursas]

I think there are only two... or was it four? Anyway it's not the whole list, the spaces were saved for the updates.


Yup, only two. v1.3.0 would have brought four more...

[ttursas]

wheres a good level for complete disembersement?

and tturas i suggest you try midian's idea

I'd use level 1-4 "Just a random cellar". ;)

And yes, we'll do that!

[ttursas]

Apple has pissed me off yet again. I like Apple less and less with each rejection. Ugh. ttursas: maybe disable it but have some secret switches hidden in a level to turn it on? xP Without those effects, the game will be way different.. thing is apple accepted it in the first place.... ugh.

ttursas, maybe make the blood flowers like on the t-shirts and such, and just have multi-colored flowers (to pick from of course, not all at once. Gah, so stupid apple..

I guess that same shit kid would still report those switches to Apple and that would be the end of the story.

Yes, we are going to take the "flowers and candy" road. No more fluids and blood, but something much nicer like flowers and candy! Even girls like them.

[MidianGTX]

I hope having sprites for blood won't affect performance too much :(

[nodoctors]

Yes, we are going to take the "flowers and candy" road. No more fluids and blood, but something much nicer like flowers and candy! Even girls like them.

exactly. this time they'll be "leaking" cherry flavored pixie stick sugar crystals. it's not blood. just put it in the description damnit. ;)

[xFinch713x]

ok, I'm glad there is a plan here. I will be very sad if development of this game ends, as it is a great game :) Maybe the next contest could be "Create candy/flowers for iDrop Dead!!" haha ;)

maybe nodoctors is on to something :P just label everything "blood" as "candy" now :P Maybe make the heart and brain, and even other organs, different types of candy. Like the brain could be a gummy bear and the heard could be a skittle :P idk, just some random idea.

[ttursas]

I hope having sprites for blood won't affect performance too much :(

The sprites are larger than those old square blood particles so I can generate them less, and as I'm not rotating the sprites CPU's almost just copying data. At least I cannot see any effect on the fps when I switch to these sprites. ;)

[ttursas]

exactly. this time they'll be "leaking" cherry flavored pixie stick sugar crystals. it's not blood. just put it in the description damnit. ;)

Oh, nobody's leaking anything! In the colorful fairy kingdom flowers just appear when things collide. They are the signal of love!

[ttursas]

ok, I'm glad there is a plan here. I will be very sad if development of this game ends, as it is a great game :) Maybe the next contest could be "Create candy/flowers for iDrop Dead!!" haha ;)

maybe nodoctors is on to something :P just label everything "blood" as "candy" now :P Maybe make the heart and brain, and even other organs, different types of candy. Like the brain could be a gummy bear and the heard could be a skittle :P idk, just some random idea.

:D Yes! Actually I've already renamed "blood" to "flower" in the game, so now you are choosing flower type in the configuration screen. Hmm I think we'll have to put a rotten apple inside the creatures heads... ;)

[nodoctors]

will we be able to impale our characters with rusted spikes of love in an upcoming update? or have them ride a magic carpet into a lava pit?

[MidianGTX]

Another vote for the rotten apple. Has anyone seen that Aqua Teens episode with the rainbow coming out of the nun's head? iDD should do something similar to that. Battle Bears has already done it but... screw them, they didn't come up with it.

[drelbs]

:D Yes! Actually I've already renamed "blood" to "flower" in the game, so now you are choosing flower type in the configuration screen. Hmm I think we'll have to put a rotten apple inside the creatures heads... ;)

Could be sacks of flour... Choose your powdery substance of choice!

Not my fault if you want your pinata filled with saffron! ;)

[nodoctors]

Another vote for the rotten apple. Has anyone seen that Aqua Teens episode with the rainbow coming out of the nun's head? iDD should do something similar to that. Battle Bears has already done it but... screw them, they didn't come up with it.

i love how you found out the second you made that post

[MidianGTX]

I already knew, I just thought it was worth mentioning.

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p206/DDRMidian/iphone/noo.png

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p206/DDRMidian/iphone/yes.png

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p206/DDRMidian/iphone/yesyes.png

[nodoctors]

in light of recent events, i have decided to enter my custom background for the upcoming update! :)





http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/rocketsoverhollywood/iDDhappybg.png

[Zombie_dance]

This is ftw

[Real Racing Fan]

in light of recent events, i have decided to enter my custom background for the upcoming update! :)





http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e1/rocketsoverhollywood/iddhappybg.png

niiice...

[xFinch713x]

so depressing though that apple had to reject it. i hope the game is still awesome with the new features. But ttursas, are you going to submit it as a new app? I'll pay again for it if you do ;)

[ttursas]

will we be able to impale our characters with rusted spikes of love in an upcoming update? or have them ride a magic carpet into a lava pit?

;) Would a spike/spear of love have a heart shaped blade? ;) I do have those spears/blades on my TODO-list, we just need to get this "new" version done before we can move onto doing anything new...

[ttursas]

Another vote for the rotten apple. Has anyone seen that Aqua Teens episode with the rainbow coming out of the nun's head? iDD should do something similar to that. Battle Bears has already done it but... screw them, they didn't come up with it.

This is... interesting... ;) But I think I like candy and flowers better, now that I've seen them in action.

[ttursas]

in light of recent events, i have decided to enter my custom background for the upcoming update! :)


I'm getting cold shivers here, thank you! :D That's ultra cheerful! Hmm something like that would be quite proper in the current situation. :)

[ttursas]

so depressing though that apple had to reject it. i hope the game is still awesome with the new features. But ttursas, are you going to submit it as a new app? I'll pay again for it if you do ;)

Yeah, with all the gore removed the game's going to be more symbolic than before. :)

And yes, it's going to be a new app. We just need to come up with a new name for it. "Drop Dead: Flower Edition"?

[Weebler]

Oh darn, more money I have to give you guys. JK, I'd be more than happy to.

Gotta finish my background.... and destroy Apple....

[spidey146]

Yeah, with all the gore removed the game's going to be more symbolic than before. :)

And yes, it's going to be a new app. We just need to come up with a new name for it. "Drop Dead: Flower Edition"?

how about iDrop candy, or iDrop love, or iDrop flowers?

[ttursas]

how about iDrop candy, or iDrop love, or iDrop flowers?

;) Good suggestions, I'll forward them to Jyri...

[xFinch713x]

How about just "iDrop Dead Flowers" xP dead flowers... yea xP looks good so far though ;)

[ttursas]

How about just "iDrop Dead Flowers" xP dead flowers... yea xP looks good so far though ;)

We have three versions (iterations, more like it) of Drop Dead on flash, and they are called "Drop Dead", "Drop Dead: Extended Edition" and "Drop Dead: Final Cut". "Drop Dead: Flower Edition" would continue that naming scheme, but "iDrop Flowers" and "iDrop Dead Flowers" are also cool names.

... I drop dead flowers, that's really clever! ;)

[spidey146]

We have three versions (iterations, more like it) of Drop Dead on flash, and they are called "Drop Dead", "Drop Dead: Extended Edition" and "Drop Dead: Final Cut". "Drop Dead: Flower Edition" would continue that naming scheme, but "iDrop Flowers" and "iDrop Dead Flowers" are also cool names.

... I drop dead flowers, that's really clever! ;)

ive played normal and final cut but whats the difference between all of them

oh and in one of the levels in final cut it shows a pig and says see u in drop dead 2, does that refer to the arab pig thing in idrop dead