JavaScript RETRO Games: Armored Enemies

What makes enemies interesting? In a 2D game like this it could be their behaviour, properties and visuals. Different combinations of enemy types in our games should create different situations and challenges for the player to deal with.
Today we will design and implement an armored enemy type and we will make it a part of our JavaScript Space Invaders game. Have fun!
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[@Frankslaboratory]

What's next? Comment a number! 1) Boss battles? 2) Super weapons? 3) Third enemy type? Give me your ideas on unique enemy 4) Something else?

[@c__beck]

SUPER WEAPONS NEXT! DEATH STAR LAZER! BZZZZZZT! POW!

[@mitchelllovesart]

2 - Super Weapon :)

[@Frankslaboratory]

@@c__beck Ok thanks, I will do it

[@Frankslaboratory]

@@mitchelllovesart Just refactored code for super weapons twice, it's ready for recording, thank you

[@Sam-cz7ck]

super weaponnsssss

[@thezodpubg]

Most underrated channel I've ever seen

[@Frankslaboratory]

Glad you think so, creative coding and game dev is a bit niche, most people like to code todo list apps in React :D

[@Daenatal]

@Frankslaboratory really enjoying this series, building up a project is a great way to learn and really cement the ideas of OOP. I love how easy and efficient it is to make new classes of enemies. Great work!

[@c__beck]

For some unique enemy types, a few that come to mind: 1) A "reflective" enemy that not only takes damage but also reflects the (basic) laser beam back towards the player (it evolved to reflect a star's heat to keep those around it warmer/safer) 2) An enemy that can "warp" space around it so for a few seconds at a time it pushes (basic) laser beams away from itself. (in-game reason: instead of surviving collisions like the rhinomorph it uses gravity waves to push potential collisions away, like the deflector dish on _Star Trek_ ) 3) A "leader" morph that is always in the front row and, when present, increases the wave's speed. Once destroyed, though, the speed returns to normal

[@Frankslaboratory]

These are all great, thank you for taking the time and writing this out. Reflecting projectiles, great idea. Leader morph, yes, that would also work very well in this game.

[@onuberonly7846]

I implimented Player shields, moving asteroids and Boss Bombs using object pooling

[@ims6330]

Thanks for motivating me to code

[@Frankslaboratory]

Glad you feel motivated, well done, keep going!

[@daneshland4122]

amazing content. thanks lots dear franks. I learn many things from you. I waits for new videos. I recommend your channel to my firends

[@Frankslaboratory]

Hi Danesh, glad you found some value, thank you for letting me know!

[@javifontalva7752]

I implemented a moving background and twinkling starts to make it nicer. between the 3 choises I'll go for Boss battles and if possible create new levels.

[@Frankslaboratory]

Well done Javi, very happy to hear you are making your own improvements! I will do boss battles, will design some more boss creatures tonight

[@webarrays]

appreciated thanks alot

[@Frankslaboratory]

I'm here to help

[@DevBoy-hd4kr]

I love your content man, I just finished the Runner Dog game you made before, and I really felt satisfied; I really appreciate your work; Keep The Good work!!!

[@Frankslaboratory]

Thank you for letting me know. glad you had fun!

Your art sets are close to what I'm looking for my own game. Did you made those? Or are they from some kind of set online?

[@Frankslaboratory]

Hi Bruno, my artist made these assets based on my rough sketches and online references. I have high resolution versions that have separate body parts, so I can animate it however I want. I have more in this set that will release with upcoming videos.

[@webarrays]

you deserve more reviews even in millilons

[@Frankslaboratory]

Thank you :)

[@rumbledore1788]

I'd like to see Boss battles the most also i would suggest something like a scoreboard that can save the best score you have done :). Cant wait for next video :P

[@Frankslaboratory]

Thank you, I will do boss battles will release it this week, just designed some new bosses. Score board is a good idea

[@IrynaAbrosimova]

thank you for update

[@Frankslaboratory]

I'm here to help :D

[@paulthomas1052]

Great update - thanks again ! In terms of adding an extra 'level' - what about a random enemy which from time to time comes in from the top left and travels to the top right dropping bombs like in Space Invaders ?

[@Frankslaboratory]

Hi Paul, yes, I like this idea!

[@AnimeThings_]

Hey frank! You haven't made any platform game. I am really interested in making such a game that have bosses and enemies and levels

[@Frankslaboratory]

Hi, I made a side scroller game with a dog last year, I made a simple and advanced version of that, but it doesn't include platforming. I want to cover platforms next, probably in combination with tilemaps

[@AnimeThings_]

@@Frankslaboratory Yeah! I am waiting

[@AZHARakaGoat]

Wow

[@Frankslaboratory]

Glad you like it

[@evilinarm]

Please 2 - super weapons

[@Frankslaboratory]

Thank you, yes, I will probably do that, if more people ask

[@IonizedSun]

Do we have a highscore list where you can place your name ? Maybe with a nice animation? Frank, thank you so much. I learned so much about classes !

[@Frankslaboratory]

We would need some backend for high score list. I will see what options we have, I want to keep this without libraries same as every other video on this channel. You can post a comment with your high score. Also keep in mind the final version will have bosses that award a lot of points, so we are not there yet.

[@IonizedSun]

@@Frankslaboratory Would it bei possible to store the data into a Cookie File?

[@Frankslaboratory]

@@IonizedSun Yes, it would be easy to do this with localStorage object, but that would be only for people using the same browser on the same computer.

[@huifensophia]

you can use indexedDB as a database and it does not require external libraries. For personal high scores, we can just use window.localStorage property

[@PopLll-lo9ot]

Hello Frank how can i do shoot for enemy

[@Frankslaboratory]

Hi, what do you mean, I implemented shooting in the first part, this is part 2. I don't understand your question, can you rephrase it?

[@yamen_727]

اتمنى اضافة ترجمه باللغة العربية 😢

[@DoyouTV]

second comment

[@Frankslaboratory]

Well done

[@sokhaitrey9211]

First

[@Frankslaboratory]

You win

[@dev1ce-wk3hg]

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