Maby like a bermuda triangle or somthing

pretty cool, though the first thing I noticed was the laggy reaction time(i.e. trying to bank left ending up loop and going the other direction). To me this first thing I look for and the first thing that ruins a game for me is the control reaction time. although it may be realistic in a way, it just causes frustration for me. so i think focusing on making the aircraft handle more fluidly before moveing on to what the level is about would be the best thing to do. yes I know it's just a concept but I think it's the most important part of the game is how the player interacts with the world and something that needs to be buttoned down from the getgo once you decide on the type of game you are going to make.

Also noticed when you crash your craft into the hanger you flew out of then reset, the particles/trails are still the crashes mode version.

I know this is just a test, and don't take any of this as a negative as it's just my first reaction was frustration on the control side of things, so just see it as constructive.

as for what the level is about, that should branch from what the whole game is about, why are you flying the craft,where is it happenning, when, what, who etc...so without knowing any of that it's not the easiest thing to provide feedback about that.

but in general I would say power up's (weapon,shields,lives etc... they are always good) in these games are paramount in keeping things fresh and adding progression to the player (if your going to go the arcade way). and a big boss at the end of each level is always cool. but like I said it's a bit hard to comment without knowing the direction you want to take it. hope that helps some

yeah that sound like the main issue, I used to hate tomb raider on pc as the controls were just a pain, and the camera was always lagging, but after pluging in a controller it finally(years later of coarse) became a joy. so I think makeing sure both sets of controls work well within the limitations of both control setup is the way to go. I think that's why most games feel like sloppy ports when comming from consoles as they just tag on the mouse keyboard input and don't bother to streamline it for it's limitations or enhance it for it's benefits. anyway good luck!

Just wondering if anyon cares, or if I'm just bugging everyone...

That's actually what I'm working on now.  And comments are always welcome.  Negative comments lead to improvement.  That was the idea of posting it to the forum in the first place.  EDIT: I would like to know how I messed up on the controls, though.  I tested it rather extensively, and though the lack ofctargeting reticule and lock-on feature made it nearly impossible to hit the bus, I found no major issues with the aircraft itself. That came out wring, what I meant is that I'd like to fix it before it gets any worse

I would like to know how I messed up on the controls, though.  I tested it rather extensively, and though the lack ofctargeting reticule and lock-on feature made it nearly impossible to hit the bus, I found no major issues with the aircraft itself.

it wasn't that the controls didn't work but combined with the aircrafts forces it just handled really badly on the keyboard.I've just been burnt too many times when it comes to game controls and to me it's something I really want to get right and If I see that forming in someone else project I'll point it out to help, but it doesn't mean I'm right but that was my experience is all.

oh well good luck with your studies, been along time since I was in school (ah the good old days got to get that time machine build lol), anyway hope it isn't too hectic for you.