Rogue-like map generation time. Gotta make sure there aren't any dead-ends or criss-crossing paths.
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Need to present player with contextual and self-descriptive info to guide them, without being cluttered or overwhelming. Roll and End Turn each get keyboard shortcut hints. A "enter" kbd shortcut symbol when usable.
Still clutter to clean, but coming along.
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#indiegamedev Keyboard controls are accessibility features, so I'm baking them in from the start. Everything here's done with number keys, Enter, "R" (for roll) and "E" (for end turn). I plan on making everything fully mappable.
(Also some fun placeholder graphics)
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Rules engine for allowing "special dice" and other modifiers is coming along. The purple die is following two dynamic rules:
- Always roll as a 1
- Doubles the value of group it is collected in
Collect the regular 1, you get 100. Collect the special 1, you get 200.
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Game update. Enemies play by different rules
Another instance "Moveset" node, adds an enemy. To avoid complex logic trees: the enemy rolls the same time. You go, then they play dice against moves from top to bottom. The roll is random, but you can plan ahead.
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Update on @godotengine.org game:
We've got a gameplay loop!
The fundamental particles are in place. Roll the dice. Collect points based on a ruleset. End the turn and keep points, or push your luck on another role.
A simple goal "X points in Y turns".
The game can now be won or lost.
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@godotengine.org game update:
Why expect the player to learn the rules, when we can show them instead?
Hardcoded dice combo + scores are now a game engine. Let's use that engine to dynamically generate the rules as UI.
Add drag-and-drop, and now it's a self-teaching game interface!
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Let's add a game loop!
Get points, stop, they go into permanent record, start a new turn.
Get points, try another roll and get nothing. The points are lost, and this turn is worth 0.
It's official. This is now a game (Pre-pre-pre Alpha 0.0.0.1 lol)
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Got some simple sorting done. Base scoring will be based on rolling of-a-kind, or straights.
So I want the player to easily sort their rolled dice by value, AABBCC, or by straights ABCABC
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Extremely rudimentary scoring system after dice are collected.
That's one tiny step closer to having actual gameplay!

Accomplishment: have code and scenes set up to move/roll around dice, including collecting a group of dice I've clicked on. #devblog