- Fix power up.
- Add pause button.
- Stop enemy causing damage when hit from above.
- Fix scores coming off some sweets but not all
- Make New Game / Continue buttons (New game = delete all data and start from beginning.Continue - carry on from last save.)
- Level intro screens / score cards when moving over level
- Re-add sideways fans and sticky donut power up / climb up wall ability. (see V2 for code)
- Add how to play screens with info on controls and goal.
- Add level complete jingle
- Add space bots cameo in final EX stage?
- Construction zone level with rubble and cranes
- other powerups -
- blue = always bouncy
- green - slow and heavy
- orange - super speed
- red - giant / no damage / destroy walls
- Bomb to push around and blow up enemies / walls. - Timer for bomb starts when it is touched. - make it lighter than player and bouncy.
- Percentage complete on title screen / high scores screen.
- game centre achievements and high score submitting
- twitter button to send high score or screenshot with #SuperDonuts hashtag
- Demo game with 3 levels on store for free. On title screen or at end of third level give users the option to buy the full game for £1.99. Play trailer at end of third level showing off content from full game. (Upload to YouTube and make the game open the link inside stencyl??)
- Re-Create the original levels from V2
- Rotation for player after reaching a certain speed? Turn?
- Crockajaw attack in both directions?
- New health bar / replace donut sprite with eaten one after getting hit?
- Invisible blocks to track enemy movement?
- Suction pipes
- Ice / slippery floor
- Sugar mc donut – bounce on a candy cane
- Keys for certain doors
- Doors to different parts of the level
- Boss fights
- Zoom out screen for boss fight?
- Physics puzzled. Move blocks onto fans to make bridge?
- Space background with parallax stars
- Bubbles to bounce off which pop after a short time
- Pause menu
Monday, 1 August 2016
010816
ideas 09-02-16
Calculate Score
Collected / time taken x 2
time taken in seconds
2dp
100 for normal
500 for special
1000 for collectable
x2 multiplier for score attack
timer for time attack +10 seconds
Time atack - time begin at 1min
score = time remaining / score x 10
Show on l select -
highscore
best time
star ranking
get *** on all levels - unlock original prototype game.
hide super speed donut inside present box somewhere in level.
video tutorial for how to play / intro?
make trailer for app store using final cut
Collected / time taken x 2
time taken in seconds
2dp
100 for normal
500 for special
1000 for collectable
x2 multiplier for score attack
timer for time attack +10 seconds
Time atack - time begin at 1min
score = time remaining / score x 10
Show on l select -
highscore
best time
star ranking
get *** on all levels - unlock original prototype game.
video tutorial for how to play / intro?
make trailer for app store using final cut
Wednesday, 16 March 2016
17/03/16 updates
Changes:
Polished some features including health and respawn. Now the lives get reset and the donut explodes when you die.
Added colour change and vibration when hit by an enemy.
High scores screen added
New level made using fan switch
Changing multi-colour sweets to secrets which will be in hard to reach locations. Collect them all in a word to unlock a secret level and achievement.
Snow tile set created and snowflakes background test created.
Buttons now change colour when pressed.
Game centre integration - look into separate score screens per level or world?
Score attack levels = copies of normal levels minus the babies. Race to the finish and get as many points as possible! If you die its game over and score gets added to scoreboard.
To do / fix
Change colour when hit by enemy - happens too soon - slows game down. Use bool to stop after first hit?
Sometimes buttons are pressed and nothing happens?
How to stop left and right buttons working immediately when the level has started? bool to say after 1 second create arrows. remove all stick to screen replace with camera stick options.
Make jumping Apple enemy.
Make monkey riding bird enemy
Make mushrooms for forest level - red green and purple - each one bounces different heights.
Make better looking spikes!
Make final world - space levels. Low gravity and a flying stage at the end. - lasers that come down and across the level. have to move past when they are turned off.
Cut scenes between levels.
level checkpoints half way through.
make bool for special sweet per level if sweet collected = true destroy sweet so it doesnt appear again else the score will be wrong.
If all 6 worlds are completed then unlock a bonus world which mixes every level element into one!
Congratulations message for completing the whole game and a tweet button to show your congratulations message!
Add music and SFX when Mike uploads them.
Polished some features including health and respawn. Now the lives get reset and the donut explodes when you die.
Added colour change and vibration when hit by an enemy.
High scores screen added
New level made using fan switch
Changing multi-colour sweets to secrets which will be in hard to reach locations. Collect them all in a word to unlock a secret level and achievement.
Snow tile set created and snowflakes background test created.
Buttons now change colour when pressed.
Game centre integration - look into separate score screens per level or world?
Score attack levels = copies of normal levels minus the babies. Race to the finish and get as many points as possible! If you die its game over and score gets added to scoreboard.
To do / fix
Change colour when hit by enemy - happens too soon - slows game down. Use bool to stop after first hit?
Sometimes buttons are pressed and nothing happens?
How to stop left and right buttons working immediately when the level has started? bool to say after 1 second create arrows. remove all stick to screen replace with camera stick options.
Make jumping Apple enemy.
Make monkey riding bird enemy
Make mushrooms for forest level - red green and purple - each one bounces different heights.
Make better looking spikes!
Make final world - space levels. Low gravity and a flying stage at the end. - lasers that come down and across the level. have to move past when they are turned off.
Cut scenes between levels.
level checkpoints half way through.
make bool for special sweet per level if sweet collected = true destroy sweet so it doesnt appear again else the score will be wrong.
If all 6 worlds are completed then unlock a bonus world which mixes every level element into one!
Congratulations message for completing the whole game and a tweet button to show your congratulations message!
Add music and SFX when Mike uploads them.
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Bad News!
Wondering why I haven't been making updates recently? Well... The engine I am using decided to get a bug and now I am stuck with my game in an unusable state. Every time I try to do anything it just continually tries to save, stopping me from doing anything. I tried exporting the game and even running it on a different PC but it was no use, even people on the official forums didn't know what i could do. So I decided the only thing to do was to start again... I took screen shots of the most complicated stuff i've done so far so that I could re-create it again and I've almost got back tot he state the game was in again. apart from the levels. I still have to either re-create them or start again from scratch... well anyway, it's almost back on track now and going smoothly again. Next step is to figure out how to get the birds to attack properly...
Monday, 8 February 2016
08-02-16 updates
It always makes me so happy when something finally goes right after hours of trial and error! This time I managed to figure out how to make the level select screen scroll when you slide your finder over the screen. hooray! no more awkward switching scenes to show the next set of levels!
The small black dot at the top of the screen is the camera moving (this will be hidden in the final game!)
Next is having a separate score for each level, which gets recorded and displayed on the level stats screen which will appear when you click on the level.
Finally, a first draft of the boss of Sweetserland!
The small black dot at the top of the screen is the camera moving (this will be hidden in the final game!)
Next is having a separate score for each level, which gets recorded and displayed on the level stats screen which will appear when you click on the level.
Finally, a first draft of the boss of Sweetserland!
Sunday, 24 January 2016
24-01-16 Updates
I had a weekend to do some work on the game so heres what I've managed to get done in that time!
- Bridges which can be moved through from underneath and be able to stand on from above.
- New level select screen
- some new Jungle / Forest tiles
- A new bad guy - Crockajaw!
- Adjusted the controls to make super donut a bit slower to move but with a higher top speed.
- New levels including a jungle level and a new cave level with fans
- New test HUD - design not final
- Timer for speed running / recording the time it takes to complete a level
- See some of the new levels below!
Monday, 2 November 2015
02-11-15 Updates!
Loads of updates this time! The game is finally coming together now. I'll start with what I've changed / improved with the gameplay. I've been writing a lot of quick design docs on random paper and sticky notes...
First, the screen orientation is now landscape instead of portrait meaning you can see a lot more of what is going on and just makes it easier to play in general. Some changes need to be made to the background to make them fit the new screen resolution as you can see from the image below.
Next, The general controls have been simplified, now I'm back to just the left and right buttons and relying on the level design to make the game fun and interesting.
So... how did I make the levels more fun and interesting? By making some stage objects which will help you manoeuvre the stage. First up is a fan, this will blow air out and as you pass over you will move up, then hover at the top of the air stream. Perfect for crossing gaps or getting to higher places without a jump button!
Next is a spring, I already had a prototype in the levels but this one behaves a bit differently, Firstly it's had a new lick of paint thanks to my super talented gf! (she has done all the amazing sprite art and backgrounds!) Now the spring reacts the same no matter what direction or how fast you approached it. It took a lot of tweaking but I think i'm happy with how high it bounces the player now.
The speed up is being replaced with... Choco balls! depending on how many of these are laying on the ground, the faster you'll dash ahead, scattering the balls into the air as you run over them.
Also a new WIP title screen, complete with moving donuts. There will be two more menu options in the finished product, but you'll have to wait and see what those are.
First, the screen orientation is now landscape instead of portrait meaning you can see a lot more of what is going on and just makes it easier to play in general. Some changes need to be made to the background to make them fit the new screen resolution as you can see from the image below.
Next, The general controls have been simplified, now I'm back to just the left and right buttons and relying on the level design to make the game fun and interesting.
So... how did I make the levels more fun and interesting? By making some stage objects which will help you manoeuvre the stage. First up is a fan, this will blow air out and as you pass over you will move up, then hover at the top of the air stream. Perfect for crossing gaps or getting to higher places without a jump button!
Next is a spring, I already had a prototype in the levels but this one behaves a bit differently, Firstly it's had a new lick of paint thanks to my super talented gf! (she has done all the amazing sprite art and backgrounds!) Now the spring reacts the same no matter what direction or how fast you approached it. It took a lot of tweaking but I think i'm happy with how high it bounces the player now.
The speed up is being replaced with... Choco balls! depending on how many of these are laying on the ground, the faster you'll dash ahead, scattering the balls into the air as you run over them.
Theres also a nice new version of the present box, possible to be used in a christmas themed level later on in the game. It looks fantastic so I'll have to find a use for it somewhere.
Also a new WIP title screen, complete with moving donuts. There will be two more menu options in the finished product, but you'll have to wait and see what those are.
I've added all these new changes to a new test level which is fully playable and completable on the iPhone! (Screenshots below taken direct from the phone.)
The black box in the top text won't go until I've bought the developers licence for Stencyl which I don't need until its ready to publish sometime next year. Also ignore the "Level Select" words, they were just there for testing so I could just press them and return to the level select rather than closing the game each time. Also the words Score and Babies to find / Donuts Collected will be moved and changed as it progresses.
Below is a full view of another text level. Still not got any real levels yet.
I've got loads of ideas of what to do next but thats for another post, this one was just to show all the progress. Thanks for reading.
Thursday, 22 October 2015
22-10-15 Updates and New Ideas
I've got the game working well on iPhone now, after struggling through all the apple licence stuff... urghhh why did they have to make it so complicated!?! Anyway...
The best way I found to implement the touch controls was to have each side of the screen correspond to left and right respectively. this means the whole screen is a button. I did experiment with many different control methods, all of which worked OK for movement, but when I tried to add the jump button as well everything quickly fell apart. Turning the game into a nightmare to play!
So, after much consideration, I've decided to completely remove jumping all together. I know what you're thinking, how can a platformer not have a jump button? That's where the different powerups come into play.
I've come up with a few new ideas to make it more fun and less frustrating to play on a touch screen. By less frustrating I do not mean simpler, just easier to control. So don't worry, some of the later levels will still pose a considerable challenge!
The first new power up, and the one that will be replacing the jump is the "Bouncy Donut" This makes the player super bouncy for a short time, meaning that you can jump off a ramp and bounce considerably higher than before, meaning there can still be some platforming sections. It will be hard to refine this style so its still controllable but I'll give it my best shot!
The second power will be a flying power which will make the donut follow your finger as you move it around the screen. It will last for a few seconds then he will fall back down to the ground. This will be a great way of letting him move vertically through the levels as long as they are designed well enough to use this method of moving.
After you collect a power up for the first time it will get added to a list at the top of the screen which you can click on once per level to use the power up in any stage.
Some points in the level will also have objects you can interact with by clicking on them such as moving platforms or switches which control something in the level. hopefully having interactive areas of the level wont affect the movement controls...
one possible object could be a magnet of sorts which propels the donut towards it.
A new power up which gives your donut a metal coating which not only makes you invulnerable to enemy attacks but also lets you gravitate towards magnets which could be placed around the level.
I wrote this the other day, and now i'm thinking it might be good to just scrap the game as it is now, and start a fresh, clear out everything that isn't used, fix all the problems with the powerups not working properly, start with some proper menus and levels...
I'm just rambling now... So i'll stop... enjoy some photos of the game running on my phone!
The best way I found to implement the touch controls was to have each side of the screen correspond to left and right respectively. this means the whole screen is a button. I did experiment with many different control methods, all of which worked OK for movement, but when I tried to add the jump button as well everything quickly fell apart. Turning the game into a nightmare to play!
So, after much consideration, I've decided to completely remove jumping all together. I know what you're thinking, how can a platformer not have a jump button? That's where the different powerups come into play.
I've come up with a few new ideas to make it more fun and less frustrating to play on a touch screen. By less frustrating I do not mean simpler, just easier to control. So don't worry, some of the later levels will still pose a considerable challenge!
The first new power up, and the one that will be replacing the jump is the "Bouncy Donut" This makes the player super bouncy for a short time, meaning that you can jump off a ramp and bounce considerably higher than before, meaning there can still be some platforming sections. It will be hard to refine this style so its still controllable but I'll give it my best shot!
The second power will be a flying power which will make the donut follow your finger as you move it around the screen. It will last for a few seconds then he will fall back down to the ground. This will be a great way of letting him move vertically through the levels as long as they are designed well enough to use this method of moving.
After you collect a power up for the first time it will get added to a list at the top of the screen which you can click on once per level to use the power up in any stage.
Some points in the level will also have objects you can interact with by clicking on them such as moving platforms or switches which control something in the level. hopefully having interactive areas of the level wont affect the movement controls...
one possible object could be a magnet of sorts which propels the donut towards it.
A new power up which gives your donut a metal coating which not only makes you invulnerable to enemy attacks but also lets you gravitate towards magnets which could be placed around the level.
I wrote this the other day, and now i'm thinking it might be good to just scrap the game as it is now, and start a fresh, clear out everything that isn't used, fix all the problems with the powerups not working properly, start with some proper menus and levels...
I'm just rambling now... So i'll stop... enjoy some photos of the game running on my phone!
Thursday, 15 October 2015
15-10-15 Updates
So, the biggest news this update is... I got an iMac! Going from a tiny 720p screen to an amazing 5K display has made such an incredible difference and the Fusion drive has made everything so fast and smooth its amazing...
Look at how much screen space I have now!
I've been trying to get it to work on iOS so I can test it on an actual device but i've ran into all sorts of problems, I think i'll need to do a lot more research into how the developer certificates work and how the apple dev program works with Xcode and Stencyl... It's all so confusing! the closest i've got so far is getting it to play in an iOS simulator. Although you can't move or anything as I haven't figured out how to implement a virtual joystick or any kind of touch screen controls yet... I've got the weekend free so hopefully i'll make some progress on that front soon!
Heres a shot of the iOS simulator showing the resolution the game will be on an iPhone 6 (although it's scalable to any screen size)
As for whats changed... not a whole lot, I made some changes to the test area to make it a bit easier to play through and have been experimenting with some new graphic styles for the times used int he levels. Apart from that most of what i've been doing this week is just gathering more ideas on paper and thinking how I can simplify the game as I'm a bit worried i'm over complicating it.
Expect a bigger update on Sunday.
Look at how much screen space I have now!
Heres a shot of the iOS simulator showing the resolution the game will be on an iPhone 6 (although it's scalable to any screen size)
As for whats changed... not a whole lot, I made some changes to the test area to make it a bit easier to play through and have been experimenting with some new graphic styles for the times used int he levels. Apart from that most of what i've been doing this week is just gathering more ideas on paper and thinking how I can simplify the game as I'm a bit worried i'm over complicating it.
Expect a bigger update on Sunday.
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
06/10/15 Updates
Two big gameplay changes this time.
Firstly, The sticky donut now has a purpose! I have managed to make it so when you become a sticky donut you can climb walls which are covered in icing. I did this by changing the gravity then changing it back when you stop touching the wall or hit a certain invisible block (used to make sure the gravity changes back just in case it didn't work!
The second gameplay enhancement is a spring! Used in the levels where you wont get the jumping power up, the spring will propel you (and enemies!) upwards into the air. Useful for reaching platforms!
I've probably been getting a bit ahead of myself here and should probably focus on getting the game working first but I've been looking into music trackers to create some midi music for the game (I used to really enjoy making music back in the eJay days!) so I've been messing around a bit with them but nothing too serious yet.
I really need to spend some time getting the basics such as collectibles and level select working properly so that's probably what i'll focus on next... This bit seems like its never ending! >.<
Also finally, as the game is getting to be more playable, I've been looking into getting a Mac so I can actually test it on the iPhone and iPad which is where I want to see the game end up! as well as a version somewhere online too for all you non Apple folks! I won't be porting to android though as I don't have anything to test it on nor do I know anyone that's got android any more! So unless you want to donate me an old android phone or tablet its not happening! :P
Also I'd love to see it one day on a Nintendo platform, which actually doesn't seem like an impossible dream any more thanks to the Nintendo Web Framework, but still its expensive... Apparently.
Firstly, The sticky donut now has a purpose! I have managed to make it so when you become a sticky donut you can climb walls which are covered in icing. I did this by changing the gravity then changing it back when you stop touching the wall or hit a certain invisible block (used to make sure the gravity changes back just in case it didn't work!
The second gameplay enhancement is a spring! Used in the levels where you wont get the jumping power up, the spring will propel you (and enemies!) upwards into the air. Useful for reaching platforms!
I've probably been getting a bit ahead of myself here and should probably focus on getting the game working first but I've been looking into music trackers to create some midi music for the game (I used to really enjoy making music back in the eJay days!) so I've been messing around a bit with them but nothing too serious yet.
I really need to spend some time getting the basics such as collectibles and level select working properly so that's probably what i'll focus on next... This bit seems like its never ending! >.<
Also finally, as the game is getting to be more playable, I've been looking into getting a Mac so I can actually test it on the iPhone and iPad which is where I want to see the game end up! as well as a version somewhere online too for all you non Apple folks! I won't be porting to android though as I don't have anything to test it on nor do I know anyone that's got android any more! So unless you want to donate me an old android phone or tablet its not happening! :P
Also I'd love to see it one day on a Nintendo platform, which actually doesn't seem like an impossible dream any more thanks to the Nintendo Web Framework, but still its expensive... Apparently.
Monday, 5 October 2015
Assets needed
A mind map of all the possible assets I'll need for the game. Still a long way to go! And some things I haven't though of yet...
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
29/09/15 Update
Just a quick update. I haven't been working much on the game for a while but I do have a few updates to share on here.
First is the fact that I finally managed to get it to change power ups within the level when you roll over a certain object. I made a placeholder present box to roll into and this triggers the next power up. So for example, in this level you start out as a standard donut with no powers, but once you roll into the present box you can then jump! yay!
There's also another power up - or power down? that tuns you into a sticky donut for a certain time. I plan to make levels where you have to use the sticky power to climb up walls but I couldn't figure that out yet, so at the moment it just slows you down. at least I figured out how to get it to change the sprite! that's a start!
There is a lot to fix, and the frame rate seems to be going quite slowly at times. Maybe there's too much colliding? also the collision messes up when you pick up a sweet after you collect a power up, as you can see in the video below, you begin to float up after you touch it... hmmm...
I've also made the enemies a bit more dangerous as they now throw things at you!
I've also started on the layouts of a few more levels but really that should wait until all the basic gameplay elements have been created and the physics have been finalized. its the worst thing ever to make a level then make a change to how the player controls, only to find that the entire level is now unplayable thanks to a jump that is slightly too big now! >.<
Now for a video showing all those new features in action!
Ok that was actually quite a big update in the end!
Thanks for reading, hope to post more soon :)
First is the fact that I finally managed to get it to change power ups within the level when you roll over a certain object. I made a placeholder present box to roll into and this triggers the next power up. So for example, in this level you start out as a standard donut with no powers, but once you roll into the present box you can then jump! yay!
There's also another power up - or power down? that tuns you into a sticky donut for a certain time. I plan to make levels where you have to use the sticky power to climb up walls but I couldn't figure that out yet, so at the moment it just slows you down. at least I figured out how to get it to change the sprite! that's a start!
There is a lot to fix, and the frame rate seems to be going quite slowly at times. Maybe there's too much colliding? also the collision messes up when you pick up a sweet after you collect a power up, as you can see in the video below, you begin to float up after you touch it... hmmm...
I've also made the enemies a bit more dangerous as they now throw things at you!
I've also started on the layouts of a few more levels but really that should wait until all the basic gameplay elements have been created and the physics have been finalized. its the worst thing ever to make a level then make a change to how the player controls, only to find that the entire level is now unplayable thanks to a jump that is slightly too big now! >.<
Now for a video showing all those new features in action!
Ok that was actually quite a big update in the end!
Thanks for reading, hope to post more soon :)
Monday, 7 September 2015
07/09/15 Updates
It's been a while since my last update... That doesn't mean I haven't been working on the game, just not had time to write about it...
Firstly, the background has now been separated into layers which let me use each layer separately to create some awesome looking parallax scrolling. It was tough to set up but hopefully now I've done it once I can copy it onto each scene without too much trouble!
Next, some new tiles including some underground sections which will let me have a bit more creativity in the levels.
Here's a full view of the first true level. It will no doubt change during the course of development, but this is how it looks at the moment.
Another thing I managed to get working is moving platforms, luckily I found some behaviors on the Stencyl Forge which helped a lot and saved some programming time! The platforms can move both left - right and up - down.
The next things for me to focus on are
The player has been slowed down a bit as I thought maybe he moved too fast before, but don't worry, if he's going down hill or hits a speed boost, he can still go quite fast and make some big jumps!
And if you want to have a go at a VERY early demo (Even earlier than this update) then go to this link: Super Donuts Demo
Thanks for reading
Firstly, the background has now been separated into layers which let me use each layer separately to create some awesome looking parallax scrolling. It was tough to set up but hopefully now I've done it once I can copy it onto each scene without too much trouble!
Next, some new tiles including some underground sections which will let me have a bit more creativity in the levels.
Here's a full view of the first true level. It will no doubt change during the course of development, but this is how it looks at the moment.
Another thing I managed to get working is moving platforms, luckily I found some behaviors on the Stencyl Forge which helped a lot and saved some programming time! The platforms can move both left - right and up - down.
The next things for me to focus on are
- A way of keeping track of collectibles throughout the levels.
- How to restrict some abilities until an item has been picked up (Thinking maybe swap out one player actor for another when the power-up is touched. If this creates a bit of an awkward transition then I might disguise it behind a transformation animation or some sparkles...)
- A proper level select screen or a map
The player has been slowed down a bit as I thought maybe he moved too fast before, but don't worry, if he's going down hill or hits a speed boost, he can still go quite fast and make some big jumps!
And if you want to have a go at a VERY early demo (Even earlier than this update) then go to this link: Super Donuts Demo
Thanks for reading
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
31/08/15 Updates!
Lots more updates this week. Firstly, With the help from +Risu chuu we made some new sprites for the game, including, for the first time, a real enemy!
This bird will patrol the skies above the stage, swooping down to grab you if it sees you.
There is also a red version which is faster, so watch out for him!
It took me forever to figure out how to change the animations from left to right as it flew through the sky, so I will share this code block here for people to use... Bear in mind that all the animations should be under the same actor, not as separate actors.
As well as the enemies, she also created some new objects and items too! First up is the claw, which lifts you up when you roll into the claw it will lift you up. There are so far three different versions of it at different heights.
As of yet I haven't figured out how to get it to recognize you have walked into the right part of it yet. Maybe in next weeks update I will have!
As well as this there are also now baby donuts to find throughout the stages. Two have been made so far. I plan to have five different ones hidden around the levels. (Think Jinjo's from Banjo Kazooie!)
Now for some technical changes I've made to the gameplay. First of all, the Jump has been added back in, maybe as a permanent addition, maybe not... I'll see how the game plays once I've created some actual levels, rather than small test areas.
The speed of the player has been slowed down, and I instead added a Dash button to make it go at the speed it went before, this will help with some of the platforming elements in the levels, as well as let people who want to run through the level as fast as they can!
Finally, the background has now been implemented making the levels look so much better than before! I'll see if I can make some parallax scrolling next but that might be a bit tricky!
This bird will patrol the skies above the stage, swooping down to grab you if it sees you.
There is also a red version which is faster, so watch out for him!
It took me forever to figure out how to change the animations from left to right as it flew through the sky, so I will share this code block here for people to use... Bear in mind that all the animations should be under the same actor, not as separate actors.
As well as the enemies, she also created some new objects and items too! First up is the claw, which lifts you up when you roll into the claw it will lift you up. There are so far three different versions of it at different heights.
As of yet I haven't figured out how to get it to recognize you have walked into the right part of it yet. Maybe in next weeks update I will have!
As well as this there are also now baby donuts to find throughout the stages. Two have been made so far. I plan to have five different ones hidden around the levels. (Think Jinjo's from Banjo Kazooie!)
Now for some technical changes I've made to the gameplay. First of all, the Jump has been added back in, maybe as a permanent addition, maybe not... I'll see how the game plays once I've created some actual levels, rather than small test areas.
The speed of the player has been slowed down, and I instead added a Dash button to make it go at the speed it went before, this will help with some of the platforming elements in the levels, as well as let people who want to run through the level as fast as they can!
Finally, the background has now been implemented making the levels look so much better than before! I'll see if I can make some parallax scrolling next but that might be a bit tricky!
Finally, a gameplay video showing all this new stuff in action!
Tuesday, 25 August 2015
25-08-15 Update!
Lots more updates today! Progress is going good, My amazing GF made some sprites for me, so I've added those to the game and they look fantastic! Here's some of the animation sets
In terms of gameplay, I added a placeholder object which kills the player and restarts the level. I tried making an object you can use to attack the enemy but this isn't fully working yet.
In terms of gameplay, I added a placeholder object which kills the player and restarts the level. I tried making an object you can use to attack the enemy but this isn't fully working yet.
A first draft of the title screen as well!
Monday, 24 August 2015
24/08/15 Updates!
Mainly tried to get the score working today. I did so yay! Although it doesn't actually do anything yet... At least it adds up how many points you have and carries over to the next level.
I've also managed to figure out how to make the speed boost item work in both directions by using the players X speed and adding to it instead of setting the x-direction which is what I was doing before. It works much better now!
Also added some test background music to the level select screen and to a few of the test levels. I'm using Anamanaguchi music for now but of course that can't stay because of some silly copyright law or something.....
Yeah its still pretty buggy and the levels are just randomly thrown together for the purposes of testing but at least its playable!
Thursday, 20 August 2015
First screens!
First screenshots of Super Donuts - Its early days but its already pretty fun to play!
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