Multi-Player Spelunky! Alpha v0.03, yep we got an update.

[ipwnu1337]

Here's an idea.

Single screen spelunky.

[Kegluneq]

True, a Center of Players / Zoom in-out hybrid system (like in the smash bros series) would work well, but as it shrinks the frozen region, it ends up eating CPU power.
But then again, split screen does the same.

Single screen Spelunky is the worst at the above problem, and makes it a little hard to see the chaos that will ensue with multiple players.

[marsgreekgod]

If single screen spelunky can handle the whole game zooming in and out shouldn't hurt to much.

[Kegluneq]

Depends on your PC. I know some of you may be able to handle it, but others (myself, for instance) experience a bit of a slow-down with the full-screen. And no one likes that.

[marsgreekgod]

Hey you can't make the game for everyone you know.

[Kegluneq]

But I can definitely make it for me! And since I seem to have trouble with it...

Haha, I dunno, I'll give more than one method a shot, and see how I like it.
But if possible, I'd like to encourage staying together. It'd be more fun and hectic that way!

But most importantly, I'd like to know what the community wants!

[marsgreekgod]

Do you have all players running around yet?

[Kegluneq]

Eh, unfortunately no. But this was bugging me so I had to get it out of the way.
I'm definitely making some headway though.

[marsgreekgod]

Ok then. let me know if you need anything.

(oh and get on chat later tonight)

[Kegluneq]

REPORT:
The cloning was a success! We now have a living, breathing copy of the legendary Spelunker!
Unfortunately, the clone is unable to do jack.

After much physical therapy, the clone can now use basic motor skills. Unfortunately the finer hand actions such has NOT letting go of something need some work. Turns out when you break the laws of biology, the specimen can break the laws of physics.

It is important we keep an eye on him. Should he leave our sight, it will be impossible to find him again. We were just lucky the last time.

We plan on teaching him how to hold onto things next, hopefully this will not be a failed experiment like the last 3,526,426 clones...
END OF REPORT

Okay, that number was just a huge exaggeration. BUT!
Movement of other characters is perfect, they can even throw their own bombs and rope! (see throwing something doesn't require holding onto it) Unfortunately, this is a useless bonus as they're not going to have access to those supplies in the end anyway.

Items are REALLY buggy.
Other players will defy the laws of physics and somehow magically teleport whatever item they tried to pick up to player 1. If player 1 doesn't pick it up, the first person can actually TELEKINETICALLY throw the item from wherever he is.

Yea, it made my head hurt too.

If other players run too far into the frozen region, they will teleport to another dimension. Or the future. I dunno. Either way they're gone.

This uber pre-alpha build is just... messed up, ya'll won't want it yet.

Next milestone: Items!

By the way, the way the whip has to work, there needs to be a separate whip for each character. So if ya'll have any specific items you'd like each player to wield instead, speak up!

[Arucard]

Weapons
Shopkeep=shotgun, for melee
TM= was he going to start with the mattock? if not just fists
Damsel=purse style whip, or necklace or something along those lines

[marsgreekgod]

I think we already covered that...

[Arucard]

Well I assumed not since he just asked in the previous post. 

[Kegluneq]

From my last post, which I deleted so that my new one won't count as double posting, but still move the topic to the top of the list:

We might of already covered it, but I think it was in another thread.
And I did ask for requests/ideas.

REPORT:
After hours of lab work, and much help from powerful outside forces (DariusK and Svenski), I have managed to reduce the unforeseen telekinetic abilities of the clone (if you have no idea what I'm talking about, take a look at my last report).

He can now carry his own things most of the time. But should the real Spelunker pick up something first, he goes into a jealous rage, resuming his telekinetic tendencies and gluing his own items to the original's hands. I am not entirely certain what happens when the original attempts to whip while in this state, as everyone loses consciousness every time he tries, and the clone teleports away.

He remains a sneaky little bastard, still vanishing every time I take my eyes off of him.
I will definitely be putting a surveillance system on him as soon as I have the chance.

In other light, he can finally wield his own whip! Perfectly too! If this keeps up, the future may not be so bleak as it seems.
END OF REPORT

Not much to explain this time, except "losing consciousness" is the equivalent to game crash.

I promise to release an alpha build as soon as I get this item thing working.

[Kirby]

There will be just a 2 player /3 player mode right?