Changelog 10/22 - 10/29

First-Playable Changelog 10/22 - 10/29

Narrative Additions

• Added a voiced Radio character to narrate the plot through brief updates

• Added world map to ground the player in the world and provide context for the gameplay

  • Breaks gameplay into “level sets” to help prevent puzzle fatigue, as well as provide opportunities for scenic vignettes and story beats

• Added 3D model “decorations” within levels to further ground the player in the world, and provide further context and connection between gameplay and narrative elements

Visual Clarity

• Selected one constant camera angle that provides visibility of full level

• Added light sources & shadows

• Removed shaders & object particle effects

• Character & Object models now touch the ground they are standing on

• Level “decorations” are shown in both greyscale and full color to play around with methods of visually distinguishing interactable entities from decorative entities

• In-level indicator displaying progress within the current level set

• Selected tile colors based on height within level to help distinguish height

• Controls are displayed with an image rather than through text

  • Pressing Escape or Space in-level brings up the controls

• When placing objects, tiles that you can place on are highlighted

Mechanics & Controls

• Switch from Mouse controls to Keyboard controls

• Added Cat movement options

  • Climb up / Fall down walls of any height

  • Jump over gaps

• Light Objects & The Cat can now move with a crate they are resting on

• Abandoned all of the previous levels

• Added 30 new levels, built to teach all of the existing mechanics