Devlogs
Trails Aded and High Score Board Fixed
While I was happy with the core gameplay of Chalkroids, I've always felt that the balance was a bit off, especially after the last update, and that the high score board could be improved. I've fixed a number of outstanding bugs and polished up a lot of the gameplay. I think the game is now more engaging and better balanced. Here's what I added and corrected.
Bug Fixes:
- The free ship bug has been fixed. Bonus ships are now awarded correctly, although at a different rate.
- The sorting of the high score board has been fixed.
Added Features:
- The player ship and bullets now leave a short trail to enhance the gameplay visuals.
- A level indicator has been added in the upper left. This both balances the UI display and allows the player to keep track on which wave of rocks they're currently on.
- Control inputs for the XBox 360 controller has been added. Most game controllers will also map correctly, but your mileage may vary.
- The Main Menu screen has been cleaned up and a legend for gamepad controls have been added.
- The player is now not asked for their initials until after the game is over and then only if they make the top ten scores.
To-Do List:
- Add customizable control mapping allowing players to assign control buttons and input as they prefer.
- Continue game balancing.
- Add player ship power-ups.
Files
Chalkroids_MAC-BUILD_v1-4-3.app.zip 29 MB
Chalkroids_PC-BUILD_v1-4-3.zip 28 MB
Chalkroids_WEB-BUILD_v1-4-3.zip 14 MB