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Gravipop
12 years ago

Development Log


Project Created: 3rd November 1:28 AM

Time span: 22 Hours

Work Time: 11 Hours 45 minutes

Captain’s Log

1:36 HTML5 window/view in browser setup created using mHTML5. Moving player created. Moving and bouncing bubble created.

1:42 Fixed weird bug with collisions that cause bubbles to get increasingly higher.

1:51 Some more game planning

1:56 Made laser beam, Bubbles split when hit by laser beam.

2:06 Fixed some view issues. Polished game play.

2:24 Created graphics for game. Includes new player sprites, new bubbles, UI layout.

2:34 Imported graphics into existing game project.

2:41 Got background tile fitting together and moving as well.

2:56 Created INIT object, globals etc. Created HUD

3:07 Edited bubble sprite. Changed collision system.

3:19 Graphical enhancements. Lives, restarting the room. Bubble collisions

3:23 5 minute break (clash of clans)

3:35 Design menu and about page. Created menu graphics. Added shadows to graphics.

3:39 Created menu room and controller object. Off to investigate the best way to make buttons in HTML5. Imported all new graphics in.

3:41 Couldn’t find anything. I’m going to import the button system I made in Hedges. I’m also importing TweenGMS

3:51 Implemented basic menu.

4:04 Button system implemented successfully.

4:06 Made Back to main button. Menu fully functional.

4:24 Few bugs sorted out. Can now test on Win instead of HTML5. Menu is now awesome and shiny. Multiple stages. Very happy with progress so far. Considering bed.

4:33 Re structured bubble objects. Now four different bubble objects for different sizes. It’s just easier!

4:40 Game structure complete. Levels progress, game over stage, end game stage send you back to main.

4:54: Improved some graphics.

5:00: Created different colour backgrounds for different difficulty levels

5:06: Getting tired…

5:15: I’ve decided to add gravity shift into the game. Will make it much more interesting. Currently working on tweening it.

5:26 Added some nice tween effects. Improvements. Space limits for player.

5:41 10 min break

6:01 Working on gravity switching and collisions

6:08 Got gravity switching working. Now going to make the spikey ball thing

6:19 Almost completed saws. They look pretty ballin’

6:27 Made the ‘stage clear’ screen

6:36 Making the ‘Failed’/death stuff

6:48 Completed the death screen

6:52…tired

7:04 Fixed some bugs. Changed laser beam to single laser shots

7:16 Designing some levels and special obstacles

7:30 still designing levels and objects

7:42 Making levels, and vertical walls to split up some levels

7:59 15 levels made now. Have to fix some bugs

8:10 SLEEEEP

12:35 Begin

12:50 Fixed some collision bugs

12:59 break

1:06 back on

1:08 New wall object (fake, trigger to stop bubbles moving within sections)

1:13 Fixed collision bug

1:30 break

1:40 back

1:44 Fixed some bugs

1:55 Play testing

2:22 Made some levels

2:46 Stuff

3:19 this movie is distracting

3:44 Many more levels. Almost complete levels

3:52 All levels complete.

4:02 Collected sounds from Hedges

4:09 Searching for music

4:21 Shield created

4:32 Shield bug fixes. Sounds integrated

4:38 more searching for music

4:52 Play testing with Room mate

5:01 searching for music

5:07 Found music. Edited HUD moving and shield

5:20 Break

5:40 Back

5:59 Timer. Shield spawning

6:08 Timer done. Time left adds to score at end of level.

6:14 left

7:49 returned

7:57 fixed some sounds and small tweaks

8:00 fixed the level time

8:10 graphic enhancements

8:14 Play testing

8:19 beginning work on creating touch buttons

8:37 created all controls

8:46 Created best score saving. Also score for popping bubbles now. Menu displays best score

8:46 stopped

8:58 Began.

9:42 Figured out how to upload HTML5 game to website. Modified screen sizing

10:02 Testing.

10:26 level improvement. Re did game over screen.

10:40 Final testing.

10:55 splash screen

11:12 Set sound volumes

11:31 Icons created. Finished!



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