Devlogs
Postjam Update!
Posted February 13, 2024 by Tzeryushi
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Heyo! Pretty significantly overhauled this little jam game I made about a week back because I was unsatisfied with the state I released it in. Still not perfect, but I'm more content with leaving as it is for a bit. Hope you enjoy, whoever you are!
Changes:
Star Shards!
- When asteroids are destroyed, they leave behind shards that can be collected by one of the new constellations to unlock things!
- They will despawn after around 6 minutes, so be sure to collect them when you can.
Star Chart (Constellation unlocking)
- On the left side of the screen there's a tab that lets you see constellations you've unlocked, alongside some info about what they do.
- Once you have enough shards, you can unlock new constellations here
New Constellations!
- Three Grow variations
- Now your forest can grow faster!
- Summon 2 Druids:
- Can never have enough of these guys.
- Collect
- Collects all shards currently on screen! Fun to watch when there's a lot.
- Summon Bears
- Bears sit on top of your forests and ward off asteroids by roaring really loud, but they cost a druid to create.
- Summon Spirits
- These helpful little guys will collect shards automatically in a radius around them. They don't move after they are summoned, so you'll want to keep making them as your forests grow!
- Summon Ents
- These guys eat shards while they work, but they'll lob piercing spikes upwards that slice through asteroids.
- Create Star Wave
- At the cost of 100 shards, you can make a giant wave to wipe out all the asteroids you can see! Can really help pave the way for some growth
Gameplay Timer!
- If you care to for whatever reason, you can speedrun this game. Wowee!
Rebalanced Gameplay!
- The game takes a bit longer to complete now, but is more satisfying.
- The asteroid spawn rate changes at a more paced rate that should ebb and flow with the upgrades you unlock
Design Changes, Menu Stuff, Bugfixes, etc!
- Made it so the constellations appear in the background as you unlock them
- Volume, fullscreen, and tutorial toggle on main menu
- New fonts and display contexts! Fun!
- Lots of bug squashing.
- Refactored circle design and made it more readable
- Visual and audio feedback on constellation completion
- Lots of new sfx and vfx!
- Other stuff I don't care to mention.
Files
PaintTheStarsHTML.zip 52 MB
PaintTheStarsWindows.zip 68 MB
PaintTheStarsLinux.zip 66 MB
PaintTheStarsMac.zip 92 MB