Exploration Game

Devlog

• Interactables Part 1
  July 28, 2024 by Mik2121

  For the last month I have been implementing a few environmental interactable elements, so I have decided to slowly introduce some of them. I will continue working on new ones, so I still don't know ho... Continue reading

  
• Screen Movement
  July 28, 2024 by Mik2121

  I have spent Saturday morning figuring out a screen movement when the player goes from one screen to the next. The current setup is an immediate move to the next screen without any fading or moving of... Continue reading

  
• Pass-through Platforms
  June 15, 2024 by Mik2121#gameplay

  Today I'm adding a very common feature in most platformer games -- a type of ground or platform that you can stand on top of, but also jump to from below (some games also let you jump down, through it... Continue reading

  
• Fog of War
  June 07, 2024 by Mik2121

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  A very early on thing that has been bothering me is the lack of fog of war, or non-visible areas, where you should not be able to see past a locked gate or similar stuff. It should not always apply, b... Continue reading

  
• Switches and Gates Part 1
  June 07, 2024 by Mik2121#gameplay

  Another main feature that I have added early on is a locked gate system with switches. For now, it's only 1 switch per gate, but I will also make a 2 switch and 3 switch version of the same mechanic... Continue reading

  
• Floating Tile Ability
  June 07, 2024 by Mik2121#gameplay

  The first ability I have decided to implement for the game is a box (or tile) that the player can spawn at any given time and use it as a platform to stand on top of. Originally I was spawning it unde... Continue reading

  
• Basic Movement Part 1
  June 07, 2024 by Mik2121#gameplay

  To continue the process of learning programming, and to make things easier for myself, I'm temporarily moving away from Lua and VSCode, and working on GameMaker where I have an actual engine editor an... Continue reading