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some small tweaks and fixes for the minigolf game. also, better water shader!
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experimenting with a water shader for the golf game. it looks a bit awkward in the smaller puddles, but looks great everywhere else! except some magenta edges leftover...
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planet-based level menu is back! got selection with arrows (and controller, hopefully) working, but still feels a bit off. not sure how to handle controller ui inputs in levels
#gamedev #godot #minigolf #ui #space #chocolate #games

a couple wacky new levels and support for more level packs! i will definitely need to rebalance levels later
#gamedev #godot #minigolf #golf #leveldesign #chocolate #games

i had the idea to make the level select menu be on a planet. it looks really cool but sadly i dont think it will work for the final game
#gamedev #space #minigolf #golf #chocolate #games

further ui improvements and a new level feature - slopes! each step you land on a slope, the ball gets pushed in its directon.
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better level ui and a couple new levels. this one is focused on matching regular courses!
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an interesting new level and some ui improvements! also, messing with trails behind the ball
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it's fun spending a while messing with new ui elements. for some reason the text looks very anxious??
#gamedev #animation #ui #minigolf #chocolate #games

i feel like i may need more level ideas. this level was just a rhombus. (also, some level end screen improvements!)
#gamedev #leveldesign #golf #minigolf #chocolate #games

many behind-the-scenes improvements and a start at the score sheet! eventually the "score" row will be per-session, so you can try for your best scores all at once!
#gamedev #minigolf #golf #programming #chocolate #games

menu additions and a new course feature. sand slows the ball and makes shots less powerful!
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new features and a new big course! you can move the camera to get a better view.
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more gameplay loop in the #minigolf game. levels are starting to include water traps, too!
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today in #minigolf, levels can actually be completed! soon, the end menu should include options to continue to the next hole right away.
#gamedev #programming #ui #golf #chocolate #games

level selection improved, better intro animations, and the first design for a couple early levels!
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a little bit of every genre! very cool!

today in the #minigolf game was all about making a base design for the game, switching to true #vector art. also added a simple level select menu for later
#gamedev #golf #chocolate #games

you could trick them into helping you move all your stuff!

added the smaller #hexagon system to the #minigolf game controls, with a yellow dot at the "true" position of the ball, because walls can react differently based on how you got to them. not quite sure how to fix/explain that yet
#gamedev #golf #chocolate #games

the walls for my #minigolf game wouldnt work perfectly, so i started redesigning them around smaller #hexagons. the ball will have a more precise position tracked, similar to sub-pixel positioning in platformers, so walls behave as expected
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added walls! they were surprisingly simple, but you can use some tricks to go through them. maybe a feature for later levels?
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starting a new golf game, with the main idea that its grid-based. hexagons were the best choice since squares have weird corners
#gamedev #hexagons #golf #minigolf #chocolate #games

recursion has several bad traits, including:
- its (generally) bad practice
- it can easily end up crashing
- people get mad at you for using it
- and it has each bad trait of recursion

interesting problem with the Scientists right now: when they cant find a valid stockpile, they dont bother picking up the box, so it stays and stacks with other boxes. (also, added textures and limits to the stockpiles!) #gamedev #science #storage #boxes #chocolate #games

scientists in the Science game now have "thoughts" when they cant do things. surprisingly, this is the first part of them resembling a brain.
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the Science game now checks if station placements are overlapping. it still allows stations that are floating, though, and wont support weirdly-shaped stations. i guess thats the next step!
#gamedev #science #editor #godot #chocolate #games

you can build new stations now! i dont do any checks tho, so they can be placed floating or overlapping. the Scientists also dont check, so theyll be stuck trying to pathfind...
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working on the backend design for building in my Scientist game. the cursor snaps to the grid! i also limited the background area and camera movement to just outside the main area.
#gamedev #science #camera #grid #godot #chocolate #games

not much has changed visually in the Science game today, but its still super pleasing to watch! the main #gamedev focus today was to optimize existing scripts so they dont duplicate code. small changes are still changes!
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