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i've been playing around with this today and it's really nice so far. i'm a little nervous about progress saving (on android) since things like pico8 games tend to just randomly forget everything you've done, but other things like sudokupad don't seem to have a problem with that, so hopefully this won't either :)

it took me a second to wrap my brain around movement but it makes sense now. still, part of me wishes there was at least the option to still have a little guy pushing the boxes around :P just feels right

i really really like being able to annotate levels though. as someone who struggles to hold a bunch of stuff in my head at once, being able to offload some of that cognitive load is awesome and makes this genre a lot more accessible. the ability to mark deductions is one of the reasons i've always preferred pencil puzzles to block pushers but this is a game changer, so well done.

is there a recommended place to get more puzzle packs?

Jack Kutilek4 days ago

I haven't had any problem with lost progress during development, though I know games on itch have had trouble with saves in the past when games were updated. I was able to update this a couple times and it kept my saves... but if you are still worried, play on https://sokoban-notebook.com/ (which will be a stable url for localStorage), or 'export data' from the title screen now and then.

Its a bit tricky at first, yeah, but I have a hard time going back to the usual controls now, ha. I did try animating a little guy that follows your movements, but found it distracting - a bit like there was something stuck to your finger you couldn't get off! Maybe there's a way to make it work, I'll keep it in mind for the future :)

I'm so glad to hear the annotations help! I've really appreciated having them too, for the deductive play style, but also its so nice to be able to pick up where I left off without needing to remember how parts of the solution go, especially on bigger levels.

I've been downloading packs from http://www.sokobano.de/en/levels.php. There's a link to it on the import screen, too.

BedWords4 days ago

d'oh! how did i not see that link in the import? awesome, i should be set for a good while :D

Didn't notice the export data button either, that's awesome.

Yeah it definitely makes sense not to have a little guy stuck to your finger haha. i was thinking more like a "classic mode" with arrow buttons. but really, the more i play this the more i feel like that would just be busywork. might be nice for purists, but not necessary.

anyway great work, and thanks for the reply! i'm really glad you've opened this whole world up to me :)

BedWords3 days ago

the one issue i seem to be having is that in larger levels (i.e. with smaller boxes), attempting to slide the boxes often results in me flinging the entire level off in some direction. that is happening kind of a lot, maybe that should be harder to do by grabbing the level interior?

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