#Onwords dev blog

Another graphics pass, added some fog, lights and turned the clouds back on.

Also improved the algorithm that gives you new letters. It now tries to balance vowels and consonants so you aren’t stranded in a vowel-less corner.

I almost got all the coins!

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#Onwords dev blog

My game is looking more like… a game? Finished a lot of work on the level editor which allows for these more creative levels and obstacles, then did a quick UI pass.

Footage is sped up because I am bad at my own game lol

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#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Experimenting with "fog of word", where the collectibles aren't revealed to you until you discover them through making words.

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#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Now you have little islands to go to that give you coins, instead of just going straight to the exit. What will the coins give you? 🤔

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Some highlights from some of the wacky and fun controllers at alt.ctrl #gdc

The samurai one was cool, you just partially unsheath to kill enemies along the line. All were really inventive

The cat spanking game definitely got everyone’s attention at last night’s Day of the Devs. #gdc

#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Been working UX and progression. Now you can level up and earn "challenges" which give you a set of letters to make a word with, giving you a score bonus if you do.

Also added more UI to clearly show the word you are making, and a list of your bonuses.

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#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Been working hard on the game design! Here's my current ugly version of level upgrades. You can unlock/upgrade what are regexs based on phonemes (groups of letters that make phonics), which gives you a bonus if they are present in your word.

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#Onwords dev log 🔠🐧

Just playing with cloud colors and trying some new cube art. May go back to my original "Skywords" concept after getting some great feedback last night.

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#onwords dev log 🔠🐧

More UX improvements! Now showing valid locations for letters that is context-aware. I think this will help people understand where they can go next, and the rules around "snaking" your words.

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Moss: Book II dev log #4 🐭 📖
Worked with a great animator to tune these reactions to handing Quill a weapon. This shows a small change as we noticed that her turning the moment you opened the inventory would stop her movement and interrupt the gameplay

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#onwords dev log
UX improvements, now better highlighting which existing letters will be captured as part of your new word upon selection. Also better logic around which way the arrow points.

...the penguin is always watching... 👀

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Good pot-smashing is really satisfying, but in VR it is 👨‍🍳💋. Love that my smashing exuberance occasionally backfires with a "sir, if we do happen to tread on a mine, what do we do?". Maybe if there was a *dis*-comfort mode it would toss me into the air appropriately
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