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Aug 2, 2018, 10:04 PM
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The trouble is, easy as it would be to think these screenshots were all taken at the same stage of development, that's probably not the case. The Diamondus screenshots in question with the blue RFs are probably at a different time, probably earlier than the rest, because they don't feature working HUD code like the others. So comparing the exact blurred pixels doesn't mean much if the sprite was retouched between the days the screenshots were taken.

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Originally Posted by happygreenfrog View Post
...come to think of it, have we ever seen the player firing a plain old standard bullet in any of these old screenshots...? It would appear not, though some of the later ones at least show it equipped.
This isn't a bad thought... If you look at LEVEL3.020, our earliest level file, you notice that the +15 ammo orbs didn't need to be shot in order to give the player ammo, meaning you could get red/green/blue orbs even if you had nothing to shoot with in the first place. However, the HUD in these screenshots includes "Weapon 2," "Weapon 3," and "Weapon 4," which necessitates the existence of a Weapon 1 which doesn't have its ammunition displayed with the other three.
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