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Socoder -> Concept/Design -> Sensitive 2 |
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| Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 13:35 | |
spinal
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Sensitive 2!! yeah, you read it !! Anyway, I'm a little stuck on which way to do this, it a basic(?) flow/number-link game, hopefully in the style of sensitive.  I'm stuck on whether I should start with a full level and have the tiles vanish leaving coloured water (bottom half of image) or start the level empty and fill coloured tiles (top half of image)... Any ideas? -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage! 
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| Sat, 05 Aug 2017, 14:05 | |
Jayenkai
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Not sure the gameplay mechanic you're going for.. Is it, like "link the two same coloured T's together" or something? -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 03:31 | |
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spinal
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Yes, exactly that. It's gamepad controlled rather than mouse/touch screen, so you can teleport between the 'T's. So either joint the Ts with a bridge, or destroy the tiles, leaving that colour 'water'. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 03:56 | |
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Jayenkai
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Sound interesting. Suggest you attempt something other than coloured T's though. Colourblind folk would have a hard time with that. Perhaps a small 4x4 grid within the tile, which would give you up to 15 different tiles should you need them.. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 04:04 | |
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GfK |
Yeah don't use colours. Spoils the game for colorblind folk.
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 04:58 | |
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spinal
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Colourblind! Argh... If I change the T's to numbers perhaps? and keep the colours... -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 05:07 | |
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Jayenkai
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Much prefer the top to the bottom. The top is more easy on the eyes. And, yeah, you definitely need to colourblind that up a bit. They'r'e all more or less the same brightness level, too. Even a simple greyscale test reveals how totally similar they all are! Note : If you use numbers, people might assume they only have that many moves between the squares. Numbers tend to be instructions in these sorts of games. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 05:19 | |
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Jayenkai
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 05:47 | |
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GfK |
Was going to suggest patterns.... which I think is what the above image is suggesting? Would also add to the puzzle element I guess? What did the T even stand for, anyway? |
| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 07:37 | |
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spinal
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It's from the previous game, Teleport. I want to match the style of this.. View on YouTube So that it looks like a natural squeal. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 08:20 | |
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GfK |
Perfect example in there of why not to use colours. On the level that starts at 1:08 I couldn't see how it was even possible. Then the tiles at the bottom didn't disappear right away - only then, on closer inspection, did I notice that they weren't the same colour as all the others. But the difference is barely noticeable to me. View on YouTube |
| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 08:40 | |
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spinal
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I think the main issue here, is that I have no vision issues at all, so I struggle to think in terms of people who do. Would a better contrasting colour help? 
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 09:07 | |
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GfK |
Yes. Yes it would! Colours with similar hues, for me at least, are the problem. Bright yellow / grass green - not a problem. Bright yellow / lime green - not a chance! |
| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 09:20 | |
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spinal
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Here a bash at getting around the colour issue and the 'numbers might be misunderstood' issue... I think I'm happy with that. -=-=- Check out my excellent homepage!
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 09:40 | |
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GfK |
Wonder if the letters might be misunderstood too? Up to you but I would personally go for shapes. And/or have an option to turn them off for people who are *not* colorblind.
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| Sun, 06 Aug 2017, 11:15 | |
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Jayenkai
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Nah, I think you're safe with letters. People are used to "Insert Tab A into Hole A". That's one of those standards. If we assume Start, Level x, Game Over, Player n and other such standards, then A to A would work ok. I mentioned the number issue because people might initially think it's like a PiCross number puzzle. But letters tend not to lead to that confusion. -=-=- ''Load, Next List!''
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