Because they just are
I mentioned yesterday that I've been thinking about switching from a square grid to hexagonal, mostly for aesthetic reasons, but also to reduce the sharpness of the track curves - 90 degrees is going to look quite tight. It's only going to get more difficult to change as I progress through the project, so I… Continue reading Day 4 – Hexy
I finished off the Spline basics so that the Spline Follower can turn corners, instead of just run in straight lines. The interface was there already; I just needed to drop in the cubic bezier formulae. I've written a few rail following algorithms in the past, and have always bumped into complexity when it comes… Continue reading Day 3 – Going round the bend
At some point I'll need to dig into some modelling, which could be whiteboxing (for prototypes, or out-source spec), or a full-on production effort. It's been at least 10 years since I did some modelling at uni, so I thought I should spend some time learning/remembering (mostly learning; my memory's rubbish) how to do it.… Continue reading A Banana on the Side
Today I started implementing the tile spin mechanic - clicking (or touching) a tile to rotate it 90 degrees. I then took a little adventure into animation to make it spin nicely - I debated doing code-anim, but decided the small state machine for it would be a lot of code for a short effect,… Continue reading Day 2 – Tile Spin
Those 90 minutes went quickly! A bit of it got swallowed on boring stuff - sorting out Sourcetree's GitHub connection, setting up a new Unity project, etc. After that I did a quick bit of brainstorming - decided on some core mechanics for a simple tile-based puzzler. I usually aim too high with these things,… Continue reading The First Step
Thanks for joining me! Every summer I have a little game jam to expand my skills beyond the hardcore C++ game systems that I do professionally. This year I've got 84 hours until my wife runs out of Love Island; roughly 1.5 hours a day for 8 weeks. Past years I tend to have a… Continue reading The Journey Begins
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