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Relvean117 days ago(+1)

Yeah, I unfortunately didn't like the movement engine. It felt like you were moving through jell-o rather than time moving base don your speed and getting onto ledges was more than a bit fiddly too. Hitboxes for the pickups could have been larger too or at least the timer a little less aggressive

That's not to say there is nothing there. The individual parts of the movement engine could be cool and you sometimes do see the potential shining through, but overall I don't think it quite comes together.

Sorry to say, but I didn't enjoy it despite wanting to.

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MelloYello117 days ago

can you elaborate on what you mean by "It felt like you were moving through jell-o" and making the timer "a little less aggressive". the time is not and is not intended to be based on your speed at all, rather based on actual in-game time. i do agree with the point that the pickups should've had bigger hitboxes and I made the ledge climb features really late so I didn't have time to properly debug them. 

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Relvean117 days ago (3 edits) (+1)

Moving through jello: The walk speed (without picking up one of the vials) feels way to slow, the gravity is too weak and feels floaty as a result, you lose all you momentum basically instantly if you let go of the controls or press WASD while diving towards the ground, switching directions mid-action/mid-air feels rather hard and you seem to "hang" in the air in a way that doesn't feel good. You should also always be able to slide down a slope.

As for the timer, I think it moves down to quickly while you're using  the grappling hook (is it tied to movement speed? it feels like it.). The times I have died 0.2 secs before hitting the next vial...

The easiest way to explain what I think is missing is to recommend you go play Bloodthief Demo by Blargis or even just Quake. That is what the movement should feel like and sometimes it does but often it simply does not.

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MelloYello116 days ago (3 edits) (+1)

i do agree with the walk speed becoming much, much slower without picking up the bottles and the lack of momentum preservation which is a bit vital for games like these, but I don't feel the floatiness you were talking about. switching directions in mid-air is supposed to feel harder than switching directions on ground. to answer your question about the timer, no, it is not based it on speed at all. the thing that inspired me to make this game and the movement engine was actually bloodthief, though I've never played quake before. thanks for the feedback. also what do you mean by you should always be able to slide down a slope? does that not happen in the game? are you referencing things like the ends of levels 1 and 2?

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Relvean116 days ago(+1)

It does, but only if you sprint first and then go into a slide. I think it should bee that if a slop is detected and you're walking it should be an auto slide, but that's just my preference.

For the floatiness, double the gravity and jump strength you currently have and see if it won't fell more responsive.

I get having switching direction mid air be a bit harder, but I think it's just a little too hard currently. A lot of the game is mid-air navigation, so a little more control would be nice.

Still, I genuinely do think that with some tweaks you movement engine could be incredible.

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MelloYello116 days ago(+1)

thanks for the feedback! personally, i feel that auto sliding wouldn't be a great addition as it doesn't care for what the player wants as they may choose to slide down with more caution or may need more time to analyze the level. though having the player sliding when they crouch on a slope whether or not they are sprinting would be a great addition. a little more control while airborne could be great as you said. ig increasing the gravity and jump force is a possible fix to said floatiness

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