Helixftr Deluxe: Character Selection
Added 2025-07-31 18:27:11 +0000 UTCHelixftr Deluxe's character select screen has been redesigned. The new design gives a much larger preview of the characters, as well as a scrolling preview of the character's background.
I'm curious to hear if anyone has any performance issues with this screen. I ended up drawing the background with the GPU because I thought it might be slightly easier (it really wasn't), and set it to a (hopefully) smooth 60 FPS. Displaying the backgrounds also requires much more data downloading, so it's possible for the select screen to display before everything is fully loaded. Further adjustments may be needed to compensate for slower connections.
Be aware that going to character selection now exits the play state instead of displaying it on top.
Playing Helixftr Deluxe
Subscribers to $3-or-higher tiers of mine or Alsnapz's have early access to the game here: https://www.hungrycritters.net/games/helixftr-deluxe/
Helixftr Deluxe is tested in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome on Windows 10. Performance currently appears to be significantly worse in Chrome for some reason, so using Firefox is encouraged.
Error Reporting
If Helixftr Deluxe crashes or does not start for you, please follow the instructions on the following page to help me diagnose the problem: https://www.hungrycritters.net/games/helixftr-deluxe/report/
Comments
Thanks for letting me know. The issue has now been fixed. You may need to refresh your browser's cache for the change to take effect.
LongLevy
2025-08-02 03:58:04 +0000 UTCMaybe a bug?: For Loog stage, I am seeing in both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Edge browsers the animations appear to be "ghosting". Something like each frame of the animation is getting frozen in the background. I have a screenshot if it will help to see.
SpaceCowboy_Bebop
2025-08-02 02:48:55 +0000 UTCThank you. It doesn't currently, and I didn't think anyone ever used it, but it probably wouldn't be difficult to implement. I'll look into it.
LongLevy
2025-08-02 01:16:27 +0000 UTCNice upgrade! Also, does your game have slow down the animation options like classic Helixftr, and if not, will you be able to add it in the future?
SpaceCowboy_Bebop
2025-08-02 01:05:07 +0000 UTC
