THANK YOU!!!
where are you stuck? I can help. Chests just include an undetermined type of treasure atm. I contemplated hiding abilities there but 1) apart from climbing didn’t have time to implement much else (a run boost? Invincibility?) and also if you couldn’t get them (for example climbing) you wouldn’t be able to finish the game! So I separated the concepts. I’m the future I’m guessing the chests will have something more meaningful.
What’s your game? I’ll play it
I got to the 3rd checkpoint (I think, it was before at the first chest) before stopping. I got stuck not because of the game at this point, just skill/practice. I got to that area after about probably 30mins to 1hr with 5 lives and the risk reward got me on the first chest haha :P.
An idea for chests is they could possibly contain extra lives. And maybe the invincibility idea is like "you can get hit once and not die" which would be really useful! Chests could also maybe have like "puzzle pieces" sort of like collecting stars. So you the player can speed run through AND collect all the pieces just for bragging rights :P haha.
Another idea I just thought about which would provide flexibility is different difficulties. Say, casual, normal and elite (hardcore or whatever)
Casual you just have to worry about time not lives, if you die you just go back to the check point.
Normal could be as it is now.
Elite would require a lot of play testing but maybe having less lives available? Maybe the time capsules give less time? Perhaps you are given just enough capsules to get through if you do everything right?
My game is: https://audhumbla.itch.io/a-walk-through-time ^.^ (hope you like it)
Honestly, I think you made it a practically a perfect balance of challenging but fun (imo)! People, including myself, will definitely get to experience Lv 4 :D - I've kept it in my collections! I will be victorious! I WILL! :P haha (I also recommended it to a couple of my friends who enjoy jump puzzles/platformers a lot, and typically beat them quicker than I can! haha)
where you alone or with a team for your project?
How do I get out of the first room??! I don't know if it's a bug, but sometimes if I drop the card it vanishes and can't get it again. Also, the way the sound plays abruptly, it scares the **** out of me ha ha. Is this supposed to be a horror game?!
Help me out of the first room...
I had one team mate.
And I'm currently trying to fix that bug, I don't know why it's being unreliable. I'm hoping to have an update before I start work today :P
First room you have to press E on the main system unit, should provide power (turn lights on). Then you wave the card over the green section.
I'm currently trying to improve the text cues too since apparently the "pad" isn't clear for everyone. I'm trying to work out what is the best way to handle it.
It's not a horror game, just a low lighting. The first part is a "power failure".
Ha ha, yeah, I'm now having trouble understanding where the "scanner" is for the second bit. You gotta make it crystal clear for players.
My other advice would be, for stuff like keycards etc, most (if not all) games have it as an inventory item. Using the physics component to hold it suspended in mid air in front of you doesn't quite work and looks and acts a bit clumsy. So I dropped it again, it got wedged under the computer unit in the second room (lol!) and even though it was visible, I pointed at it and clicked but couldn't hold it again!
Hahahaha I'm loving it!! I was thinking of making it an inventory item to be honest. It's easier, I was just debating about the feel of scanning but at the moment it's not worth it. The physics component also has some strange mechanics with frame rate. I was testing it and I could yeet the card out of the map.
The big area is the "scanner" the pc is the system you use to scan. So put it on the disc, then interact with the pc. I'll work on making that clearer. :)
