Factor Master

Devlog

• Final Feature before completion
  August 15, 2022 by hanmin

  With the Research Opportunity Program ending, here is one last update! From last week's feedback, it seemed as though some people were confused about the barrier mechanic and wanted a tutorial level... Continue reading

  
• Sounds, graphics, and logs
  August 10, 2022 by hanmin

  The game is finalized at this state. As much as I would like to add more features, I think what I have up to now is enough, although I may end up adding a few minor changes in the coming week. I've fi... Continue reading
• Last Major Feature, barriers!
  August 02, 2022 by hanmin

  I'm not exactly sure what these should be called, but for now we're calling them barriers. I was inspired by Candy Crush's mechanic where there are immovable blocks you have to clear by clearing candi... Continue reading
• Refactoring, Details, Sound?
  July 26, 2022 by hanmin

  The bulk of this week was spent refactoring the code to make it more organized, using the clean architecture principles I have been learning in my Software Design course I am taking currently during t... Continue reading
• Powerups, tutorial levels, and more!
  July 26, 2022 by hanmin

  Lots of updates this week. Let's start with the most exciting feature! Powerups. By connecting three tiles in a row, you will be left with a blue tile, which will clear an entire row if you use it! It... Continue reading
• First look at the remade game
  July 12, 2022 by hanmin

  For this week I have been working on rewriting the entire game from scratch. I did have the "prototype" game I made for a game jam, but programs hacked together for a jam are almost never maintainable... Continue reading

  
• Level Selector, better animations, and more!
  July 12, 2022 by hanmin

  oh deltaTime, deltaTime, deltaTime... This week I've finished polishing up the animations and added a simple level selector. The animations look really good now, and I hope that it'll be able to provi... Continue reading
• Design Document
  June 10, 2022 by hanmin

  Learning goal: Given a list of numbers, players should be able to identify which numbers are factors of one another. Level design Level 1: Things learnt: Math Education: 2 is a factor of 6. 6 / 2 = 3... Continue reading
• First update - Starting
  June 03, 2022 by hanmin

  Using a game I made for a game jam project as a template, I made the first prototype of Factor Master. It is bare-bones as of right now, but I hope that I can add more features like smoother animation... Continue reading