MGDS was a huge success! There was almost always a line to play the game, and I got a ton of useful feedback. Here are some pictures:
Most of the feedback was related to level design. I came home with a phone full of “todo” items. Here are some screenshots of overhauled or brand new sections that resulted:
I also did some writing. I got sick of exporting dialogue files from my web browser, so I converted Dialogger to a desktop app usingApp.js. It’s not maintained anymore, but it was way easier to set up than node-webkit, which apparently is the current standard.
One thing that really bothered me when watching people play Lemma was the fact that any time they touched a wall, their momentum was instantly killed by friction, even though the player character’s friction is set to zero.
I read an article from Mike Bithell about how he solved this problem in his new game Volume. My solution is very similar, but it jumps straight to the correct movement angle rather than incrementing by 5 degrees and re-testing. Here’s how it used to work:
And here’s the new, smoother version:
Another thing I forgot to show off earlier is that now, Joan’s feet move much more realistically when you’re turning in place. I also added an option to display a reticle at the center of the screen, for the purpose of lessening motion sickness in some players. It’s disabled by default because no one has complained so far, but it’s there if you need it. Here’s a GIF showing off both new features:
That’s it for this week. Thanks for reading!
Looking good!
I noticed that the character's chest is a bit weird: It looks like a relatively tight sweater. In that case, I think there should not be a dent in the middle of the chest. I think such a dent only appears when you actively pull the shirt close to your body.
I hate to ruin this for everyone, but I think the way it's now it looks too much like someone's behind ;)
Anyway, great looking game, keep it up!
You know, that makes a lot of sense! Shouldn't be too hard to fix.