I'm an Aussie highschool student in year 12. I code, I music, I play hockey, I code, I play TF2. Oh, and I do homework. I'm making CODENAME LITHIUM, a 2D platformer with a personal story to tell.
Short demo of the energy wave and missile mechanics in CODENAME LITHIUM.
Missiles follow the "conventional" mechanic of increasing velocity over time. The energy wave uses a unique mechanic of inheriting the player's velocity. So if you jump and shoot, the energy wave moves upward.