Creating a new Minigame

Minigames are loaded automatically from the Minigames folder:

A function in main.gd called build_minigame_list will look for a .tscn with a name that matches its folder, such is these:

Minigames/
├─BingeEating/
│ └─BingeEating.tscn <-- this is a minigame
└─bnuuy catch/
  └─bnuuy catch.tscn <-- this is a minigame

Set-up steps

• Use Godot 4.6.x
• Create a folder in Minigames for your game.
• Pick a template; either 2d_game.tscn or 3d_game.tscn depending on the type of game you're making.
• Right click the template, and create a "New Inherited Scene".
• Save the new scene, remember to give it the same name is the folder it's in.
• If you've done it right, it should be printed to the console when you launch the game:

Configuring

If you click on the root node of your minigame you'll see the minigame settings in the inspector panel.

Hover over them to see a description of each setting. These settings may change as we update the game.

Music

We haven't really figured this part out yet :P

You can add your own music to your game if you like.

Submitting your Game

Once you're done with your game, you can send us a zip of your minigame folder and we will add it.

If you prefer, you can open a Pull Request in Github. This is a better option if you change something outside your minigame folder, or if you'd like to keep working on it after the initial submission.

You could also send us a patch. You can generate a patch with the command git diff origin/main --patch --binary > my_game.patch. This is especially useful if you want to roleplay as Linus Torvalds.

API Reference

Feel free to peruse the code, the other minigames, or the example minigames. Here is a quick reference:

Minigame

This is the root node of your game.

Minigame.get_game(self) # acquire a reference to the current minigame

Minigame.get_game(self).screenshake() # Screenshake effect. Hopefully more effects to come

# You will need to add either a win condition or a lose condition depending on `should_win_on_timeover`
Minigame.win_game(self)
Minigame.lose_game(self)

Sound Effects

SFX are loaded automatically from the audio/bitcrushed_sfx and audio/plain_sfx folders. You can play SFX like this:

Sfx.play_sfx("bell") # plays res://audio/bitcrushed/general/bell.wav
Sfx.play_sfx("coin") # plays res://audio/bitcrushed/8-bit/coin.wav

Most of the SFX are from the Warioware DIY in-game soundboard. We bitcrush our SFX to make them all sound consistent with the Warioware ones.

If you want to add new SFX you can do one of the following:

1. Put your audio file in audio/plain_sfx
2. Put your audio file in audio/raw folder and run bitcrush.sh (you'll need ffmpeg and a shell script interpreter.

Of course, you always have the option to option to play audio yourself from an AudioStreamPlayer within your own game.