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Schedule / Roadmap

• Fri: Core Mechanics

  • finish dwarf-ifying (quick conversion of wall/door/floor to B&W pixel line art, zoom in more & fix aspect ratio, fix player hit box)
  • time-travel (pressing "t" travels back in time & places you in a room near your past self)
  • giant (boss)
  • dealing damage to giant (by throwing slimes?)
  • taking damage when giant hits you (dying triggers traveling back in time)
  • screen shake

• Sat: Content & Systems

  • line-of-sight detection, take damage if past self sees you (shown w/ red line, but it looks too much like a laser)
  • play-test core mechanics for 10min straight, if it's not fun yet, iterate until it is
  • invite others to play-test the core mechanics
  • when you time-travel, you should be placed in an adjacent room to your past self's start position (if possible)
  • cone-shaped field of vision that is displayed & taken into account for line-of-sight

• Sun morning until 5pm: Polish

  • integrate Flamingo's art
  • make slimes actual enemies that hurt you, that you have to hit
  • different music for giants' lair
  • sound effects for collecting, hit-and-miss, hit-and-not-miss, better hurt sound effect
  • health bar for the giant
  • random death messages
  • past selves should disappear when they run out of history (unless they're dead)

• Probably won't have time for these:

  • main menu
  • lore page
  • knockback
  • win condition?
  • game over condition? (when there are no more "safe" rooms for placement?)
  • particle effects?

• Sun, 5pm: Playtesting

  • Ensure players understand the controls (need hints on screen?)
  • Ensure difficulty curve isn't too hard at the start
  • Ensure core mechanic is prominent & not missed

• Sun, 7pm: Build and Submit

  • Test build on different machines
  • Write itch.io page - screenshots, description, controls list
  • Upload & verify submission works