GameCheckpoint#2

This is the midway checkpoint in the development of the game. (See GameCheckpoint#1)

Key milestones thus far:

• Created 9 levels to explore more in-depth level design opportunities
• Established team roles and maintained regular updates on progress
• Implemented several components for level design:
  • Interactive and themed ExitGates
  • Color-changing Collectibles
  • Exploding Bumpers
  • Reset Obstacles
  • Color-wipe Gates
  • Path generation and following
• Other notable updates include:
  • More cohesive art design (skybox, environment textures, lighting and particle effects)
  • Improved controls (bug fixes from previous webGL builds)
  • Improved camera tracking for split/merge player states
  • Added tutorial text to relevant levels
  • Set standard scene management structure in Unity
  • Implemented color-resolution rules for merging (last acquired becomes main color)

Known issues to fix:

• When merging, only one PlayerBall is pulled inward (this is a WebGL-exclusive bug)
• ExitGates trigger detection is very sensitive, resulting in rapid color-flashing
• Lacking context menu and other UI elements
• Camera tracks center between split state PlayerBalls, which leads to:
  • Balls can go out of view if far enough apart
  • Camera falls off view if one ball falls off the level platform
• Certain features may be unintuitive (e.g. recency-based color-resolution when merging)