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Bottomless Block Barrage
Bottomless Block Barrage
General
Author	TricksterGuy
Type	Puzzle
Version	0.2.0
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2017/09/11
Links
	Download
	Website
	Source

Latest revision as of 05:43, 6 Mayıs 2024

Bottomless Block Barrage (BBB) aims to be a Panel de Pon/Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle League clone for the 3DS.

This game is a work in progress but it is currently playable.

Features

New concept of Chain-link (clink).
Ability to save replies of your game.
Puzzle editor.

User guide

Gameplay

The game features a new concept of Chain link (clink) in which you match groups of 3 or more rapidly before blocks are removed from the board.

As of now the basic engine is complete with one game mode Endless Barrage (play until you lose).

Puzzle editor

You can download the windows version of the level editor here. The aim is to provide an option to create and share puzzles.

For the Tetris Attack example puzzles, see bottomless-block-puzzles.

For linux systems, chcek the instructions on how to compile the program with cmake.

Controls

Up/Down/Left/Right - Moves the cursor

A - Swap the two panels over the selector

R - Quick rises the panels

Start - Instant quit and return to Title Screen

Screenshots

Media

SNES Longplay [161] Tetris Attack (World of Longplays)

Known issues

Somehow chains can be continued out of nowhere.
Don't complete the final puzzle, or the game will crash.
Hints for things aren't intuitive.
Slow in Citra.

Changelog

v0.2.0

Goal Marker in Score mode type lines.
Updated replay file format and made replays better.
Support for more skill chain techniques.
The engine is now more timed like the original games.
In endless mode you level up now with the number of panels removed.
Timeout values are now more based on the original.

v0.1.5

Fixed: Clinks matches were off by 1.
Fixed: No visible panels / markers in replay.
Fixed: Gameover panels were corrupted.
Changed: Recolors of a panel set have been grouped together to access these use left/right when selecting a panel set.

v0.1.4

New: Panel marker graphics (Credit: SRKTiberious).
New: More panel graphics (Credit: The Wolf Bunny).
Fixed: Can now perform "Slip" skill chain.

v0.1.3

Changed: Speed settings for cursor.

v0.1.2

New: New panel set and panel set selection in Endless mode config (Credit: SRKTiberious).
Fixed: You could double swap a panel over a gap.
Fixed: More speed adjustments.
Fixed: Top-out board "jittered" when performing a combo or chain and was still topped out.
Fixed: Same as above but the panels immediately switched to normal when it should have the "up" frame.
Fixed: Gameover's should not occur when there is a pending falling panel or pending swapped panel.
Fixed: If you swapped a panel and it fell and while doing this you got a gameover the fallen panel wouldn't have the gameover frame.

v0.1.1

New: Menu background based off TA.
Fixed: Weird behavior when board was filled.
Fixed: Attempt 2 of speed calibration, it is now a little bit more like TA.
Fixed: "Blink" and removed frames added. When a match is made the panels immediately show their "blink" frame and panels will get removed one by one.
Fixed: Removed the 2px spacing between panels, updated border and selector graphics.
Fixed: Panels now fall a little faster when a match was made below it, before there was some delay that shouldn't have been there.
Changed: Per feedback left Chains as Chains, A new concept of a chain-link (or clink) is when you match panels in rapid succession.

v0.1.0

First release.
Endless mode implementation.

Credits

Title screen/banner and icon by cots.
Panel Graphics by TheWolfBunny.
Panel Graphics by SRKTiberious.
Font is generated from Codehead’s Bitmap Font Generator, and using flarn2006's SF2DBmpFont library to render it.

External links

GitHub (Bottomless Block Barrage) - https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage
GitHub (Puzzle Editor) - https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-builder
GitHub (Editor example) - https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-puzzles
GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-game-bottomless-block-barrage-a-tetris-attack-panel-de-pon-pokemon-puzzle-league-clone.431257

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+{{Infobox 3DS Homebrews
-| title = Bottomless Block Barrage
+|title=Bottomless Block Barrage
-| image = https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrew/Bottomless-Block-Barrage.jpeg|250px
+|image=Bottomlessblockbarrage2.png
-| type = Other Games
+|description=Panel de Pon (Tetris Attack) clone for the 3ds.
-| version = v0.2.0
+|author=TricksterGuy
-| licence = Mixed
+|lastupdated=2017/09/11
-| author = TricksterGuy
+|type=Puzzle
-| website = https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/
+|version=0.2.0
-| download = https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrew/Bottomless-Block-Barrage-3DS.rar
+|license=Mixed
-| source = https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrew/Bottomless-Block-Barrage-3DS.rar
+|download=https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrews/bottomlessblockbarrage.7z
+|website=https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage
+|source=https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage
 }}
+Bottomless Block Barrage (BBB) aims to be a Panel de Pon/Tetris Attack/Pokemon Puzzle League clone for the 3DS.
-= bottomless-block-barrage =
+This game is a work in progress but it is currently playable.
-Bottomless Block Barrage (BBB) aims to be a Puzzle League clone for the 3ds with new styles / modes of gameplay. This game is a work in progress!
-== Roadmap ==
-As of now the basic engine is complete, work is now being done implementing the various modes. Basic graphics are used now until better ones are found/made. Game Modes that will be supported
-* Endless Barrage - Play until you lose.
-* Score Barrage - Get the highest score in a certain amount of time/lines.
-* Puzzle Barrage - Solve all puzzles in a certain amount of moves (Normal and Action modes)
-* Mission Barrage - Similar to the same mode in the Puyo Pop games
-* Versus Barrage - 2 player game with AI (and possibly online play) New Gameplay features
-* Introducing C-Links (Chain Links) in which you match groups of 3 or more rapidly before blocks are removed from the board.
-== The demo ==
-=== Screenshots ===
-https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/blob/master/screenshots/title_wip.png?raw=true
-https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/blob/master/screenshots/config_wip.png?raw=true
-https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/blob/master/screenshots/score_wip.png?raw=true
-https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/blob/master/screenshots/endless_wip.png?raw=true
-=== Controls ===
+==Features==
-* Up/Down/Left/Right moves the cursor
+* New concept of Chain-link (clink).
-* A swaps the two panels over the selector
+* Ability to save replies of your game.
-* R quick rises the panels
+* Puzzle editor.
-* Start instant quits and returns to Title Screen
-== Compiling ==
+==User guide==
-=== Prerequisites ===
+===Gameplay===
-* Compiling cia and 3ds targets requires having [https://github.com/profi200/Project_CTR makerom] and [https://github.com/Steveice10/bannertool bannertool] in your $PATH
+The game features a new concept of Chain link (clink) in which you match groups of 3 or more rapidly before blocks are removed from the board.
-* [https://github.com/xerpi/sf2dlib sf2dlib] is required along with [https://github.com/xerpi/sfillib sfillib] with [https://github.com/xerpi/3ds_portlibs portlibs]
-* devkitPro and [https://github.com/smealum/ctrulib ctrulib]
+As of now the basic engine is complete with one game mode Endless Barrage (play until you lose).
-# Once all of the above is in order simply type make and you will get .elf for citra, .3dsx for homebrew launcher, .cia for emunand, and .3ds for gateway/sky3ds.
-# If you care not to build everything then just type make [elf, cia, 3ds, 3dsx] to build the corresponding format, or make citra to run it in citra (requires citra to be installed and in your $PATH)
+===Puzzle editor===
-== Credits ==
+You can download the windows version of the level editor [https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-builder/releases/tag/v0.1.0 here]. The aim is to provide an option to create and share puzzles.
-Title screen/banner and icon by cots [http://thewolfbunny.deviantart.com/art/Pokemon-Puzzle-Challenge-Panels-TA-Style-510289235 Panel Graphics] by TheWolfBunny [https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/blob/master/graphics/panels2_gfx.png Panel Graphics] by SRKTiberious Font is generated from [http://www.codehead.co.uk/cbfg/ http://www.codehead.co.uk/cbfg/], and using flarn2006's SF2DBmpFont library to render it.
+For the Tetris Attack example puzzles, see [https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-puzzles bottomless-block-puzzles].
+For linux systems, chcek the instructions on how to compile the program with cmake.
+==Controls==
+Up/Down/Left/Right - Moves the cursor
+A - Swap the two panels over the selector
+R - Quick rises the panels
+Start - Instant quit and return to Title Screen
+==Screenshots==
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrews/bottomlessblockbarrage2.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrews/bottomlessblockbarrage3.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrews/bottomlessblockbarrage4.png
+https://dlhb.gamebrew.org/3dshomebrews/bottomlessblockbarrage5.png
+==Media==
+'''SNES Longplay [161] Tetris Attack''' ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-kXJa_5R4Y&t=38s World of Longplays]) <br>
+<youtube>W-kXJa_5R4Y&t=38s</youtube>
+==Known issues==
+* Somehow chains can be continued out of nowhere.
+* Don't complete the final puzzle, or the game will crash.
+* Hints for things aren't intuitive.
+* Slow in Citra.
+==Changelog==
+'''v0.2.0'''
+* Goal Marker in Score mode type lines.
+* Updated replay file format and made replays better.
+* Support for more skill chain techniques.
+* The engine is now more timed like the original games.
+* In endless mode you level up now with the number of panels removed.
+* Timeout values are now more based on the original.
+'''v0.1.5'''
+* Fixed: Clinks matches were off by 1.
+* Fixed: No visible panels / markers in replay.
+* Fixed: Gameover panels were corrupted.
+* Changed: Recolors of a panel set have been grouped together to access these use left/right when selecting a panel set.
+'''v0.1.4'''
+* New: Panel marker graphics (Credit: SRKTiberious).
+* New: More panel graphics (Credit: The Wolf Bunny).
+* Fixed: Can now perform "Slip" skill chain.
+'''v0.1.3'''
+* Changed: Speed settings for cursor.
+'''v0.1.2'''
+* New: New panel set and panel set selection in Endless mode config (Credit: SRKTiberious).
+* Fixed: You could double swap a panel over a gap.
+* Fixed: More speed adjustments.
+* Fixed: Top-out board "jittered" when performing a combo or chain and was still topped out.
+* Fixed: Same as above but the panels immediately switched to normal when it should have the "up" frame.
+* Fixed: Gameover's should not occur when there is a pending falling panel or pending swapped panel.
+* Fixed: If you swapped a panel and it fell and while doing this you got a gameover the fallen panel wouldn't have the gameover frame.
+'''v0.1.1'''
+* New: Menu background based off TA.
+* Fixed: Weird behavior when board was filled.
+* Fixed: Attempt 2 of speed calibration, it is now a little bit more like TA.
+* Fixed: "Blink" and removed frames added. When a match is made the panels immediately show their "blink" frame and panels will get removed one by one.
+* Fixed: Removed the 2px spacing between panels, updated border and selector graphics.
+* Fixed: Panels now fall a little faster when a match was made below it, before there was some delay that shouldn't have been there.
+* Changed: Per feedback left Chains as Chains, A new concept of a chain-link (or clink) is when you match panels in rapid succession.
+'''v0.1.0'''
+* First release.
+* Endless mode implementation.
+==Credits==
+* Title screen/banner and icon by cots.
+* [http://thewolfbunny.deviantart.com/art/Pokemon-Puzzle-Challenge-Panels-TA-Style-510289235 Panel Graphics] by TheWolfBunny.
+* [https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage/blob/master/graphics/panels2_gfx.png Panel Graphics] by SRKTiberious.
+* Font is generated from [http://www.codehead.co.uk/cbfg/ Codehead’s Bitmap Font Generator], and using flarn2006's SF2DBmpFont library to render it.
+==External links==
+* GitHub (Bottomless Block Barrage) - https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-barrage
+* GitHub (Puzzle Editor) - https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-builder
+* GitHub (Editor example) - https://github.com/TricksterGuy/bottomless-block-puzzles
+* GBAtemp - https://gbatemp.net/threads/wip-game-bottomless-block-barrage-a-tetris-attack-panel-de-pon-pokemon-puzzle-league-clone.431257