Week 5

arena.lua

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function Arena:on_enter(from, level, units)
   self.hfx:add('condition2', 1)
   self.level = level or 1
   self.units = units
+  self.logo = true
 
   self.floor = Group()
   self.main = Group():set_as_physics_world(32, 0, 0, {'player', 'enemy', 'projectile', 'enemy_projectile'})
@@ -59,14 +60,21 @@ function Arena:on_enter(from, level, units)
 
   for i, unit in ipairs(units) do
     if i == 1 then
-      self.player = Player{group = self.main, x = gw/2, y = gh/2, leader = true, character = unit.character, level = unit.level}
+      self.player = Player{group = self.main, x = gw/2, y = gh/2 + 16, leader = true, character = unit.character, level = unit.level}
     else
       self.player:add_follower(Player{group = self.main, character = unit.character, level = unit.level})
     end
   end
 
+  if self.level == 1000 then
+    self.level_1000_text = Text2{group = self.ui, x = gw/2, y = gh/2, lines = {{text = '[fg, wavy_mid]SNKRX', font = fat_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
+    -- self.level_1000_text2 = Text2{group = self.ui, x = gw/2, y = gh/2 + 64, lines = {{text = '[fg, wavy_mid]SNKRX', font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
+    -- Wall{group = self.main, vertices = math.to_rectangle_vertices(gw/2 - 0.45*self.level_1000_text.w, gh/2 - 0.3*self.level_1000_text.h, gw/2 + 0.45*self.level_1000_text.w, gh/2 - 3), snkrx = true, color = bg[-1]}
+
+  else
     -- Set win condition and enemy spawns
     self.win_condition = random:table{'time', 'enemy_kill', 'wave'}
+    if self.level == 18 and self.trailer then self.win_condition = 'wave' end
     if self.win_condition == 'wave' then
       self.level_to_max_waves = {
         1, 2, random:int(2, 3),
@@ -169,6 +177,13 @@ function Arena:on_enter(from, level, units)
       self.t:every(function() return #self.main:get_objects_by_classes(self.enemies) <= 0 and self.time_left <= 0 end, function() self.can_quit = true end)
     end
 
+    if self.level == 18 and self.trailer then
+      Text2{group = self.ui, x = gw/2, y = gh/2 - 24, lines = {{text = '[fg, wavy]SNKRX', font = fat_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
+      Text2{group = self.ui, x = gw/2, y = gh/2, sx = 0.5, sy = 0.5, lines = {{text = '[fg, wavy_mid]try the demo & wishlist!', font = fat_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
+      Text2{group = self.ui, x = gw/2, y = gh/2 + 24, sx = 0.5, sy = 0.5, lines = {{text = '[light_bg, wavy_mid]music: kubbi - ember', font = fat_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
+    end
+  end
+
   if self.level == 1 then
     local t1 = Text2{group = self.floor, x = gw/2, y = gh/2 + 2, sx = 0.6, sy = 0.6, lines = {{text = '[light_bg]<- or a         -> or d', font = fat_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
     local t2 = Text2{group = self.floor, x = gw/2, y = gh/2 + 18, lines = {{text = '[light_bg]turn left                                      turn right', font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'}}}
@@ -298,7 +313,7 @@ function Arena:update(dt)
   end
 
   self:update_game_object(dt*slow_amount)
-  cascade_instance.pitch = math.clamp(slow_amount*self.main_slow_amount, 0.05, 1)
+  -- cascade_instance.pitch = math.clamp(slow_amount*self.main_slow_amount, 0.05, 1)
 
   if input.k.pressed then
     local enemies = self.main:get_objects_by_classes(self.enemies)
@@ -383,6 +398,7 @@ function Arena:draw()
   self.main:draw()
   self.post_main:draw()
   self.effects:draw()
+  if self.level == 18 and self.trailer then graphics.rectangle(gw/2, gh/2, 2*gw, 2*gh, nil, nil, modal_transparent) end
   self.ui:draw()
 
   camera:attach()

buy_screen.lua

@@ -170,9 +170,9 @@ function BuyScreen:set_party_and_sets()
   local classes = get_classes(self.units)
   for i, class in ipairs(classes) do
     local x, y
-    if #classes <= 8 then x, y = math.index_to_coordinates(i, 2)
+    if #classes <= 6 then x, y = math.index_to_coordinates(i, 2)
     else x, y = math.index_to_coordinates(i, 3) end
-    table.insert(self.sets, ClassIcon{group = self.main, x = (#classes <= 8 and 319 or 308) + (x-1)*20, y = 45 + (y-1)*56, class = class, units = self.units, parent = self})
+    table.insert(self.sets, ClassIcon{group = self.main, x = (#classes <= 6 and 319 or 308) + (x-1)*20, y = 45 + (y-1)*56, class = class, units = self.units, parent = self})
   end
 end
 
@@ -319,6 +319,19 @@ function RerollButton:update(dt)
   self:update_game_object(dt)
 
   if self.selected and input.m1.pressed then
+    if gold < 2 then
+      self.spring:pull(0.2, 200, 10)
+      self.selected = true
+      error1:play{pitch = random:float(0.95, 1.05), volume = 0.5}
+      if not self.info_text then
+        self.info_text = InfoText{group = main.current.ui}
+        self.info_text:activate({
+          {text = '[fg]not enough gold', font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'},
+        }, nil, nil, nil, nil, 16, 4, nil, 2)
+        self.info_text.x, self.info_text.y = gw/2, gh/2 + 10
+      end
+      self.t:after(2, function() self.info_text:deactivate(); self.info_text.dead = true; self.info_text = nil end, 'info_text')
+    else
       ui_switch2:play{pitch = random:float(0.95, 1.05), volume = 0.5}
       self.parent:set_cards(random:int(1, 25), true)
       self.selected = true
@@ -326,6 +339,7 @@ function RerollButton:update(dt)
       gold = gold - 2
       self.parent.shop_text:set_text{{text = '[wavy_mid, fg]shop [fg]- [fg, nudge_down]gold: [yellow, nudge_down]' .. gold, font = pixul_font, alignment = 'center'}}
     end
+  end
 end
 
 

devlog.md

@@ -413,3 +413,24 @@ Mostly done with balance tuning. Now all that's left are some final details:
 The demo is finally 100% complete. Now tomorrow I'll spend some time recording gameplay and hopefully finishing the trailer. After that I can start working on the steam page.
 If I have it done by tomorrow and Valve takes 5 business days to approve the store page I should have everything ready by the 25th. And then I can release the game 14 days after that, which would be the 8th of April.
 I definitely want to release it around that time, before the 15th because then I will have completed the game in less than 60 days which is my limit, although I should probably aim for 40 days going forward.
+
+# Week 5 - 17/03/21 to 24/03/21
+
+This latest week I did everything necessary to get the game into a playable state as well as all the work needed for a Steam page. Most of it was spent making the trailer, but I feel like the more trailers I make
+the faster I get at making them. This time it took like 3-4 days out of laziness, but I can easily see it being a 1 day job in the future.
+
+I also tested the demo out with a few people and the results were underwhelming. No one seemed to play it for too much time, which I suspected would happen given that the longer term loop of the game isn't in yet.
+More interestingly though, all of the feedback I was given about things that needed to be changed were things that I knew needed to be changed/added for the game's release, which means that I have a pretty good idea of where
+the game is from other people's perspective.
+
+The web build has a few bugs that I can't fix like sound effects not playing randomly, and since my strategy was doing a web demo coupled with the page's release, I've decided to change it. Both because of these bugs and the
+underwhelming response I feel like releasing a demo at this point will damage the game more than help it. I have ~3 weeks until release date (13th of April) from now, and that should be enough to add enough things into the game
+to make it significantly better.
+
+Going forward I think the Steam page reveal demo strategy probably isn't a good idea for these 1 month games. They're small enough already as they are and releasing them in an ever more crude state is probably a waste of time.
+The only thing I need to schedule better for next releases is my trailer making timing. If I want to release a game in 1 month I need to have a trailer by day 15 at the latest, which means I need to work on the game for 2 weeks
+and then take 1 day to make a trailer.
+
+As for feedback given from the demo:
+
+

enemies.lua

@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ function Seeker:on_collision_enter(other, contact)
 
   elseif table.any(main.current.enemies, function(v) return other:is(v) end) then
     if self.being_pushed and math.length(self:get_velocity()) > 60 then
-      other:hit(math.floor(self.dmg/2))
-      self:hit(self.dmg)
+      other:hit(math.floor(self.dmg/4))
+      self:hit(math.floor(self.dmg/2))
       other:push(random:float(10, 15), other:angle_to_object(self))
       HitCircle{group = main.current.effects, x = x, y = y, rs = 6, color = fg[0], duration = 0.1}
       for i = 1, 2 do HitParticle{group = main.current.effects, x = x, y = y, color = self.color} end

engine/love/build_web.bat

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 call "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe" a -r %1.zip -w ..\..\ -xr!engine/love -xr!builds -xr!.git -xr!*.moon
 rename %1.zip %1.love
-call love-js -c -m 268435456 -t %1 %2\engine\love\%1.love ..\..\builds\web
+call love-js -c -m 1073741824 -t %1 %2\engine\love\%1.love ..\..\builds\web
 del %1.love

main.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+web = true
 require 'engine'
 require 'shared'
 require 'arena'
@@ -423,7 +424,6 @@ function update(dt)
   end
 
   if input.m.pressed then
-    print(music.volume)
     if music.volume == 0.5 then
       music.volume = 0
     elseif music.volume == 0 then
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ end
 function love.run()
   return engine_run({
     game_name = 'SNAKRX',
-    window_width = 480*3,
-    window_height = 270*3,
+    window_width = 480*2,
+    window_height = 270*2,
   })
 end

player.lua

@@ -469,6 +469,9 @@ function Player:on_collision_enter(other, contact)
 
   if other:is(Wall) then
     if self.leader then
+      if other.snkrx then
+        main.current.level_1000_text:pull(0.2, 200, 10)
+      end
       self.hfx:use('hit', 0.5, 200, 10, 0.1)
       camera:spring_shake(2, math.pi - self.r)
       self:bounce(contact:getNormal())

run.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-cd E:/a327ex/SNAKRX # change to the directory of the current project
+cd E:/a327ex/SNKRX # change to the directory of the current project
 engine/love/love.exe --console .

shared.lua

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function shared_init()
     purple = ColorRamp(Color'#8e559e', 0.025),
   }
   for name, color in pairs(colors) do _G[name] = color end
-  modal_transparent = Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.5)
+  modal_transparent = Color(0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 0.6)
   fg_transparent = Color(fg[0].r, fg[0].g, fg[0].b, 0.5)
 
   graphics.set_background_color(bg[0])
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ global_text_tags = {
   light_bg = TextTag{draw = function(c, i, text) graphics.set_color(bg[5]) end},
   fg = TextTag{draw = function(c, i, text) graphics.set_color(fg[0]) end},
   fgm5 = TextTag{draw = function(c, i, text) graphics.set_color(fg[-5]) end},
+  fgm10 = TextTag{draw = function(c, i, text) graphics.set_color(fg[-10]) end},
   wavy = TextTag{update = function(c, dt, i, text) c.oy = 2*math.sin(4*time + i) end},
   wavy_mid = TextTag{update = function(c, dt, i, text) c.oy = 0.75*math.sin(3*time + i) end},
   wavy_mid2 = TextTag{update = function(c, dt, i, text) c.oy = 0.5*math.sin(3*time + i) end},
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ Text2:implement(GameObject)
 function Text2:init(args)
   self:init_game_object(args)
   self.text = Text(args.lines, global_text_tags)
+  self.w, self.h = self.text.w, self.text.h
 end
 
 
@@ -484,7 +486,14 @@ end
 
 
 function Text2:draw()
-  self.text:draw(self.x, self.y, self.r, self.sx, self.sy)
+  self.text:draw(self.x, self.y, self.r, self.spring.x*self.sx, self.spring.x*self.sy)
+end
+
+
+function Text2:pull(...)
+  self.spring:pull(...)
+  self.r = random:table{-math.pi/24, math.pi/24}
+  self.t:tween(0.2, self, {r = 0}, math.linear)
 end
 
 

todo

@@ -1,3 +1,40 @@
+Trailer:
+1
+  01:31
+  03:37
+  05:45
+  06:44
+  07:50
+  14:07
+2
+  01:01
+  05:21
+  08:02
+  10:40
+  11:55
+  27:00 wall bump
+  27:17
+3
+  00:23
+  12:12
+4
+  02:30
+5
+  01:00
+  03:36
+  07:07
+6
+  00:14
+  03:45
+  04:29
+  06:19
+  09:40
+  10:27
+  12:51
+  13:51
+  15:12 fast buy
+
+
 Mini Boss every 3rd level
 Show a unit DPS list like Underlord's to the right side of the screen
 About 20-30 passive items that can be collected every 3 levels
@@ -42,3 +79,10 @@ Bugs
   Sage's pull force doesn't increase with unit level
   Cleric's healing amount doesn't increase with unit level
   Squire and Chronomancer's buffs don't increase with unit level
+
+Engine improvements for after SNKRX release
+  on_hit:
+    on_collision_enter/exit are automatically called and automatically call on_hit/on_leave for each object
+    This enables the definition of on_hit on each object and the question of where the logic should stay is solved/dodged
+    Spurred by Wall needing to have its own on_hit function to do something when the player hits it, without having to change player code for all Walls,
+    Defining on_hit on the Wall creation call for that specific Wall, and thus that specific Wall will have this behavior while other walls won't