DevLog - ~12:30h

Game 4, side 2d arena shooter part of OrangePascal game jam

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Building:

Only on Windows.

• go to root folder
• use command "make"
• either run Game.exe from build folder or use "run.bat" file

Game 4/10 in the 10 games in 10 weeks challenge

//////////////////////////////////// NOTE: Part of OrangePixel game jam: https://itch.io/jam/orangepixels-mockup-game-jam need to use provided sprites

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Goals:

• spend min ~12h per game
• aim for 10 games by week 10
• have a small scope finished game by the end of the week
• even if not finished - still release it

//////////////////////////////////// TODO: ////////////////////////////////////

FINAL:

• permanence (bullet shells on ground?

WIP: Game Feel

• screen shake?
• gun delay (moves slightly slower than player)

TBD

• polish/game feel
• think of ammo powerup
• ammo/reload system?
• connect ammo/reload system to UI?
• telepathic gun
• tweens (ray easings?)

//////////////////////////////////// DONE: ////////////////////////////////////

//03.11.2023 -

• enemy knockup on hit - 0:10h
• fix pickups spawning in the air
• freeze frame/sleep - 0:10h
• add graphics to main menu - 0:15h
• add graphics to game over - 0;05
• game over leads to main menu - 0:05
• • reset spacebar down state when transitioning to game over - 0:05h

//02.11.2023 - ~1:20h

• slight draw_ent_of_type refactor - 0:25h
• bigger muzzle flash - 0:05h
• bigger bullets - 0:05h
• faster bullets - 0:05h
• higher RoF - 0:05h
• less accuracy - 0:10h
• enemy hit animation (white flash) - 0:15h
• enemy knowback on hit - 0:05h
• player knockback on fire - 0;05h
• increase enemy spawn rate with time - 0:10h

//01.11.2023 - ~2:15h

• create muzzle flash sprite and anim
• basic animations
• • enemy anim
• • coin anim
• • UI coin anim
• • player anim
• lower enemy hp -> 3hp
• explosion on enemy hit
• explosion anim
• bullet impact effect on walls
• muzzle flash

// 31.10.2023 - ~2:00h

• implementing basic game loop
• • enemy drop ammo pack on death(chance)
• • collision detection recognises ammo powerups
• slight refactor
• • unity entity hp/dmg to be easier to change/configure
• • PlayerData struct
• flipping enemy and bullet sprites based on direction
• fix flipping issues
• connect HP UI to player HP

// 30.10.2023 - ~2:15h

• implementing basic game loop
• • player shooting both ways
• • enemy choose rand spawn point
• • enemy deal dmg to player
• • player collision w/HP pack
• • player death
• • implement game reset
• • enemy drop hp pack on death(chance)
• • hp pickup refactor to supprot pooling and multiple spawns
• • enemy drop coin on death(chance)
• • score connect to coin

//27.10.2023 - ~3:15h

• debugging random movement code issue

• start implementing basic game loop

• • player collision with walls
• • player shooting
• • player reload
• • player bullets pool
• • player hp
• • enemy spawning
• • enemy pool
• • bullet collide w/ enemy
• • bullet kill enemy
• • player flip
• • gun flip

//26.10.2023 - 3:15h

• mockup
• project skeleton
• start implementing basic game loop
• • player movement
• • enemy move towards player
• start implementing static mockup sprites
• • player
• • player pistol
• • background
• • tiles
• • barrels
• • enemies
• • UI player hp
• • UI player ammo
• • UI player scoer
• • Pickup HP
• • Picktup Power Up