Thanks for the comment Cobolt! There are quite a few bugs so I am not surprised you ran into one. It happening twice is a surprise though... unlucky I guess. Anyways, the physics for the rod was a bit of a struggle to get right. The rod itself uses inverse kinematics.
The rod bends from the tip load generated by line tension. The line is a chain of point with adjustable-length constraints, advanced with Verlet integration. Because tension can point in any direction, forces are computed per segment of the line and summed at the ends to get the tip load. That tip force drives the rod-bending inverse kinematics. I solve in both directions so force also get applied to the lure. I did a few extra cleanup steps to have the line straighten out faster. I wouldn't recommend doing something like this for a jam... It took almost 600 lines of code and I spent days writing the script... In addition to the rod bending I also had a rotation script that uses the tip force to determine the max allowed angle of the rod. Meaning more force = more angle
Unfortunately It is not in a playable state on my machine/distro.
Once I tab out to use another application I am no longer able to interact with the game. In addition I have an issue where I get black borders
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I am super impressed with how much you got done in the jam! Really cute art ! I found the movement a bit slow, which is a bit unfortunate as your game is based around moving around the map. I also managed to get stuck in a wall when pressing I. I could still get back out but had to wait for the cooldown. Hope to see more games from you in the future!
Bit confused at first. Had to go through the tutorial twice :/ Would have loved a bit more polish to make it more clear what to do. Music was lovely and I think you did very well given the time frame! This is one of the best uses of the limitation I have seen, great job!
Stunning art. Gameplay is a bit funky xD. I would have liked more control over the gravity for individual instruments. It felt kinda slow at times due to this.
