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Chocolate Bar Games
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Making games designed to be treated like chocolate bars
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it's fun spending a while messing with new ui elements. for some reason the text looks very anxious??
#gamedev #animation #ui #minigolf #chocolate #games
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
i feel like i may need more level ideas. this level was just a rhombus. (also, some level end screen improvements!)
#gamedev #leveldesign #golf #minigolf #chocolate #games
January 20, 2026 at 8:12 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
many behind-the-scenes improvements and a start at the score sheet! eventually the "score" row will be per-session, so you can try for your best scores all at once!
#gamedev #minigolf #golf #programming #chocolate #games
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
menu additions and a new course feature. sand slows the ball and makes shots less powerful!
#gamedev #minigolf #golf #sand #chocolate #games
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
new features and a new big course! you can move the camera to get a better view.
#gamedev #minigolf #golf #zoom #chocolate #games
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
more gameplay loop in the #minigolf game. levels are starting to include water traps, too!
#gamedev #golf #gameplay #chocolate #games
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
today in #minigolf, levels can actually be completed! soon, the end menu should include options to continue to the next hole right away.
#gamedev #programming #ui #golf #chocolate #games
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
level selection improved, better intro animations, and the first design for a couple early levels!
#gamedev #minigolf #golf #chocolate #games
January 12, 2026 at 8:03 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
today in the #minigolf game was all about making a base design for the game, switching to true #vector art. also added a simple level select menu for later
#gamedev #golf #chocolate #games
January 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
added the smaller #hexagon system to the #minigolf game controls, with a yellow dot at the "true" position of the ball, because walls can react differently based on how you got to them. not quite sure how to fix/explain that yet
#gamedev #golf #chocolate #games
January 11, 2026 at 12:32 AM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
the walls for my #minigolf game wouldnt work perfectly, so i started redesigning them around smaller #hexagons. the ball will have a more precise position tracked, similar to sub-pixel positioning in platformers, so walls behave as expected
#gamedev #golf #chocolate #games
January 9, 2026 at 7:27 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
added walls! they were surprisingly simple, but you can use some tricks to go through them. maybe a feature for later levels?
#gamedev #minigolf #golf #reflection #chocolate #games
January 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
starting a new golf game, with the main idea that its grid-based. hexagons were the best choice since squares have weird corners
#gamedev #hexagons #golf #minigolf #chocolate #games
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
interesting problem with the Scientists right now: when they cant find a valid stockpile, they dont bother picking up the box, so it stays and stacks with other boxes. (also, added textures and limits to the stockpiles!) #gamedev #science #storage #boxes #chocolate #games
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
scientists in the Science game now have "thoughts" when they cant do things. surprisingly, this is the first part of them resembling a brain.
#gamedev #science #brain #programming #chocolate #games
December 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
the Science game now checks if station placements are overlapping. it still allows stations that are floating, though, and wont support weirdly-shaped stations. i guess thats the next step!
#gamedev #science #editor #godot #chocolate #games
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
you can build new stations now! i dont do any checks tho, so they can be placed floating or overlapping. the Scientists also dont check, so theyll be stuck trying to pathfind...
#gamedev #leveleditor #building #science #chocolate #games
November 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
working on the backend design for building in my Scientist game. the cursor snaps to the grid! i also limited the background area and camera movement to just outside the main area.
#gamedev #science #camera #grid #godot #chocolate #games
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
not much has changed visually in the Science game today, but its still super pleasing to watch! the main #gamedev focus today was to optimize existing scripts so they dont duplicate code. small changes are still changes!
#programming #godot #science #update #chocolate #games
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
today the Science game is getting some UI! mainly focusing on getting the most important elements in place first, like gameplay controls and (eventually) station building.
#gamedev #science #ui #controls #godot #chocolate #games
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
i delayed fixing saving for my Scientist game because i thought itd be difficult. it took me half an hour. welcome to #gamedev
#halflife3 #programming #procrastination #science #chocolate #games
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
not sure ive shown this off yet. my Scientist game has a speed slider for debugging, and it looks epic. the Scientists can be so speedy and good at working!
#gamedev #debugging #science #programming #chocolate #games
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
working on getting saving/loading to fully work now. the Box generator doesn't save properly, and it looks like they get stuck sometimes while finishing machines. this will be painful to debug...
#gamedev #godot #debugging #programming #science #chocolate #games
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
i spent today refactoring the Station system in my Scientist game to use ticks instead of timers, so hopefully saving and loading will be much easier. now to find how to save object references...
#gamedev #godot #programming #science #chocolate #games
November 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
chocolatebargames.bsky.social
i finished the sequence editor to include the ability to add new ones, so you can have one for painting and one for painting and painting (yes, its still only painting)
#gamedev #science #painting #ui #design #chocolate #games
November 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM