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PlayMaker News => Work In Progress... => Topic started by: MattyWS on February 28, 2018, 10:43:01 AM
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Hi all, so long story short, I made a game 3 years ago, abandoned it because of a huge bug I couldn't solve at the time and now started from scratch a couple weeks ago because I no longer have the old project on my PC.
While the remake is not yet released, here is some early footage of a test level showcasing portals!
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Nice looking puzzle game
I bet you skill as game developer and playmaker have improved over the three.
looking forward to more.
Henry
New to playmaker but have used construct 2
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It looks really good, i like puzzles and glowy stuff, hope you'll keep us updated!
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Thanks, if you want to give it a whirl you can try out the first 15 levels! Please note that I made sure to keep the first 15 levels simple enough for anyone to grasp the concept, since my previous attempt at this game everyone really struggled.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bkmgwoksiwl3lv/RicochetBounce.zip?dl=0
the 15th level introduces portals!
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Hi just to update ya'll, I've made up to level 25 so far but the reason I slowed down was that I had a few months of trying to find a new job after leaving Rare ltd. I'm happily working at Firesprite now and I'll get more free time soon again for this!
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I'm finish up on level 21, where I have added an extra layer of difficulty with an new feature; Automatically turning bars! (orange bars)
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Just a quick update to say this is still ongoing. Here's a video of level 25! Orange bars switch automatically, making timing extremely important
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Hi.
Looks nice. i would play this :D
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Thanks! I've just gone through recently and redesigned a lot of earlier levels after now having a bit more know how about what works and what doesn't. I've also polished some menus and sorted out a few compatibility issues with people who've tried testing on frankly really old computers (who still uses 32bit OS anymore?!). I've got 28 levels I'm happy with and two more that I'm still shuffling around so a total of 30 so far. I'm hoping to get it to 50 levels before I even consider releasing it but I have a steam developer account with 1 game slot open waiting for me to publish. :)
I've learned a lot about Unity by making this game, namely not to rely on physics or moving objects for set amounts of time because both methods simply aren't precise. So instead I've managed by making the ball tween a single unit in a specific direction, check whats there and either continue or change directions respectively. Playmaker has been extremely handy for this... It seems complex at first for a simple ball movement but it's extremely reliable at any speed. :D
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Plodding along still, the first level with 'connected' bars. The blue ish green bars all turn when you click on one of them. Makes things real hard to keep track tbh. Very hard to 3 star this level...
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/387675660396527627/617853852896591872/Capture.PNG)
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lvl32
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/285927579104575489/618938974878040105/Capture.PNG)
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Working away still, now on Level 35 with an introduction to 2 new connected portals! Purple and green portals act like orange and blue portals. :)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/387675660396527627/701491926645342228/unknown.png)
Other changes include animated icons now for collectables and such in the level as well as darker 'void' areas outsider of the playable areas on each level, should help people focus.
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Cool, but before opening the thread, I thought this was about this game ;D ;D ;D
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Heh, yea I changed the name to Ricochet: Bounce for the Steam Store because of this.
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I know it's been a while but I'm back on track with this, here is level 41! Thats right, two balls and new features like coloured walls that you have to remove by pressing the associated coloured buttons.:)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/387675660396527627/774389100438224896/unknown.png)
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42!
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/656871227096301595/775129504669892628/unknown.png)
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I love the shiny graphics!! I def would play this too :)
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I like the shiny details. I`m not sure yet, if they are a litte bit too small for me. In the first scene the background is so huge and emtpy und the game itself very tiny.
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level 45 done!
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/387675660396527627/810607380277493770/unknown.png?width=947&height=584)
The black bars are just solid bars that never change/cant be changed so that your ball just has to follow the direction they take it.
The black blobs... are a bit of a dick move on my part. if your ball collects a blank blob, ink will splat onto the screen blocking your view for 1.5 to 2.5 seconds around the area it was collected. As you can imagine with the outside ball in this level going round splatting ink along the edges makes it harder for the inside ball to find it's way :P
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and to anyone who wants to try this game here it is, with 45 levels so far;
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k7yon1ff338rg4j/Richochet45.zip?dl=0
I will be releasing it on steam but I want people to try it before hand. :) Feedback welcome
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Quick update, I've got level 46 done and only 4 more levels to finish but I've spent some time working on QoL and polish for the game. I've made a trailer and am working on the Steam storefront images. :D Should be able to submit this game by next weekend!
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129252763566080/SteamStoreRenderRaw.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129070164803635/Screenshot__0000_Layer-7.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129071653388328/Screenshot__0001_Layer-6.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129072559489044/Screenshot__0002_Layer-5.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129074224234556/Screenshot__0003_Layer-4.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129075768000532/Screenshot__0004_Layer-3.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129077257502730/Screenshot__0005_Layer-2.png)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/585506718264328202/846129080101503006/Screenshot__0006_Layer-1.png)
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Steam have approved, release date 14th June!!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1299960/Ricochet_Bounce/
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Hi.
Congratz!!
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Thanks!, it has been a journey for sure. I was procrastinating my way through this project for 3-4 years but it's nice to finally get the game out. And whats more, it's nice to say that I made this game alone and without any coding... It's literally all playmaker. :D
Apparently if people add the game to their wishlist it gets pushed more on Steam :o so if you guys like the idea then by all means add it to the wishlist :D