Flinging Frosty

Devlog

• Fixed the save data issue and submitting to the jam
  January 16, 2023 by gnener

  I have fixed the issue with saving data and have decided to submit the game to the Jam and make it show up in searching and browsing for people to find on itch.io I am fairly happy with the game as is... Continue reading
• Updated physics and store UI
  January 15, 2023 by gnener

  I have updated the physics in the game, along with the upgrade system, I am fairly happy with where these are at for the moment. I have also updated the shop UI with some colors and graphics. I implem... Continue reading
• Added Juice!
  January 14, 2023 by gnener

  After coming across the excellent presentation Juice it or lose it , I was inspired to add some extra Juice to my game. The explosions are now bigger with little piece of explosion flying off. I have... Continue reading

  
• Added Meteor Stomp special move
  January 13, 2023 by gnener

  I have added a special move to the game, if the player manages to bounce high enough the Yeti will smash down into the ground as an icy meteor, destroying any nearby enemies. It is fairly satisfying t... Continue reading

  
• Easier early game and persistent data
  January 12, 2023 by gnener

  I have made the game mechanics less challenging to start with, the enemy rng can still cause some bad runs, but the first few runs shouldn't end as quickly, which I think is more fun. I have added a s... Continue reading
• Upgrade shop beta implemented
  January 11, 2023 by gnener

  I have uploaded an update to the project with a working prototype of the in-game upgrade store, points earned during a run can be used to purchase upgrades for subsequent runs. The upgrade store is fu... Continue reading
• Made some progress on the upgrade shop
  January 11, 2023 by gnener

  I have started working on the in-game store for upgrades, most of the work so far has been on the internal structures to make the upgrades work, but I do have a prototype of the UI for the shop. I am... Continue reading

  
• Better game mechanics and high score tracking
  January 10, 2023 by gnener

  I have changed the way the stomping and bouncing works, it was previously based on player height and momentum, which did not really work gameplay-wise, I have changed this up so that it is more fun an... Continue reading
• Added flying enemies and player animations
  January 10, 2023 by gnener

  I have added a number of different enemy types, including some flying enemies, I think this will likely be most of the enemy types that are in the final product. I have also added some animations to t... Continue reading

  
• Improvements for mobile
  January 10, 2023 by gnener

  I have updated the snowman graphic to include a more visible arrow indicator, scaled down a lot of the backgrounds and props, and removed the bilinear filtering on these items. The performance on my p... Continue reading

  
• Updated graphics and added mobile support
  January 09, 2023 by gnener

  Had a fairly productive evening working on my game, I have added some background graphics and a start sequence where you launch the Yeti at an angle determined by a snowman's stick arms waving about... Continue reading

  
• Added another enemy type
  January 09, 2023 by gnener

  I have added another robot to the game, this is a gold sprite so it suits the theme to have this be the reward enemy, I am also thinking of having a particular type of enemy that the player wants to a... Continue reading

  
• No more placeholders!
  January 08, 2023 by gnener

  I have added the ground sprite and made the enemies explode when hit, the enemy robots also trundle around randomly or stand still looking angry. I would now like to add an in-game UI to show score an... Continue reading

  
• Added enemy sprite and other gfx improvements
  January 08, 2023 by gnener

  Today I added the enemy sprite to my game, and tweaked some graphics elements, such as the colour of the player and the UI fonts. I am happy with the progress so far, and I am enjoying working on the... Continue reading

  
• Pivoted on my player character design
  January 07, 2023 by gnener

  I had originally hoped to have a snowman as the player character, it became apparent that this would be difficult due to the need for animations, and my lack of artistic ability. I tried chopping the... Continue reading

  
• Title screen and background
  January 07, 2023 by gnener

  I spent some time today working on the title screen for the game. I really wanted the game to have a parallax scrolling background, so I added that to the title screen as well. I also added a credits... Continue reading

  
• Minimal game loop prototype
  January 07, 2023 by gnener

  I put together this quick prototype of the main game loop to experiment with the Unity 2D physics engine, to have a basis from which to work on the rest of the game, and to get an early feel for how i... Continue reading