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.50 Caliber 3D Platformer Post #2

Moveset:

I've been expanding the player moveset before moving on to anything else, but I unfortunately got p damn sick recently and haven't been able to get as much work done as I would've liked. Anyway, the moveset as it is currently consists of a single, double, and triple jump, a sideflip, a wallslide/walljump, a ledgegrab, and two forms of sniper jump (forwards and upwards). I think it's coming together pretty well, and It's probably a good sign that I keep procrastinating by running around the test level over and over.

Sniper Based Schmovement:

If u look closely and think v hard about it, the sniper is the main gimmick of this game, so I figured I should explain how it is gonna contribute to moving this little freak around town. Basically, the player has limited ammo (I'm thinkin u start off with 1 and end up with 3) that they can expend while in the air in order to propel themselves with recoil. As you can see in the video above, you can propel yourself horizontally by holding a direction and shooting, or you can propel yourself upwards with a neutral shot. The character automatically starts to reload the sniper the instant you touch ground, so in a way it's like a refreshable double jump.

Conclusion: