Rail shooter template: build it step by step
One path, a crosshair, targets, a dodge. You cannot turn around. The AI shooter maker is the crosshair. The path is fixed.
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The sentence you type
"Make a rail shooter. Start with one path, a crosshair and targets that appear."
The brief the AI writes back
First playable: one path, a crosshair and targets that appear. The loop to get right: aim, fire, dodge, keep moving.
Build, play, adjust
Compare with the games that define the genre: Star Fox 64 (Nintendo, 1997), Rez Infinite (Enhance Games, 2016) and The House of the Dead (Sega, 1996).
What makes it finished
You can miss, get hit, finish the path, and not once choose where the camera walks.
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