Dominion Ex v1.11

by extar

Cart #dominion_ex-4 | 2021-10-05 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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Dominion Ex is a vertical-scrolling shoot'em up. Fight 14 different enemies with 4 weapons over 3 levels of space action. (That's 168 pieces of fun!)

It features two difficulties and a ship upgrade system to allow for different play-styles and strategies.

Tips

Some enemies are immune to certain weapons. Look out for blue forcefields!

Collect coins to pay for ship upgrades.

If things are getting too intense you can use the FTL drive to escape to the hangar and make some upgrades to your ship.

This was a lot of fun to code and a big learning experience. So let me know how you find the game!

Version history

v1.11 - Fixed an issue where game would hang in the hangar (haha.) Particles now clear properly when visiting the hangar. Added a hint for how to get to the hangar for people who don't read the description on Newgrounds.
1.1 - Added many particle effects. Overhauled and simplified title screen menu. Added more feedback and info on the HUD. Added level names. Brightened up blue enemy projectiles. Adjust orange enemy projectile spread. Added overheat sound. Added some simple tutorial text. Added a highlight effect to life and coin power-ups.
1.01 (unreleased) - Fixed a bug where high scores were not recorded properly. Fixed a music bug after fighting a boss.
1.0 - Initial version

Old versions

Dominion Ex v1.1

by extar

Cart #dominion_ex-2 | 2021-09-22 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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Dominion Ex v1.0

by extar

Cart #dominion_ex-0 | 2020-02-19 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

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Love this!! Great job :-)

I like it.

Familiar yet unfamiliar. I like the feel of there being unknowns I have to learn via trial and error.

Good shooter. Definite learning curve here. Interesting - including the SHOP where you can purchase power-ups.

All in all a good game. Gold star for you.

Fun. I wish that one enemy's bullet didn't look like my pickup, but other than that, pretty sweet!

This is nice! I don’t like bullet hells so the easy mode here was great to play. I wish movement was a little faster, so I’ll have to try the other modes.

@merwok Glad you enjoyed it. You can upgrade the speed of the ship in the hangar if you're finding it a little slow but there's definitely a sweet spot after which your ship is too fast. I'm not keen on bullet hells either, the ones where you're just threading your ship through some crazy geometric pattern of bullets. I have neither the programming know-how nor the inclination to do anything like that so I was definitely modelling the game after less hardcore oldschool titles like the top-down bits in the Thunderforce series.

This is a lot of fun to play, nice work! (and I like the 'frantic' tone of the music when it gets busy)

great game! had lots of fun with it.

Thanks!