The Factory

Devlog

• Changing the hubworld
  July 04, 2022 by piccolomago

  The hubworld was originally made to rapidly test all developed stages. Now the core element of the game is for the most part defined, so it has become necessary to make the hubworld not a single small... Continue reading

  
• Unlockable lives
  June 19, 2022 by piccolomago

  I have implemented in my project a system of extra unlockable lives, to offer the player the opportunity to improve their robot ( even if minimally ). Such lives can be purchased from the shop (whose... Continue reading

  
• Store crystals once collected
  June 14, 2022 by piccolomago

  In game, the blue crystal is used as a currency and the green crystal is used to give rewards. It is important that once the level is completed, the collected crystals can not be collected anymore, re... Continue reading

  
• Creating a point system to unlock other playable robots
  June 11, 2022 by piccolomago

  Collecting all three green crystals unlocks a reward. This reward is calculated by an algorithm in a semi-random way and is based on the game data. One of the rewards assigned is points with which to... Continue reading

  
• Adding a score system
  June 07, 2022 by piccolomago

  The score takes the time to complete a level and the number of deaths, then use these values to calculate itself. The UI is a work in progress!... Continue reading

  
• Working on the shopkeeper
  June 05, 2022 by piccolomago

  I'm starting to add the new game mechanics. The shop is the first one I'm adding and there is no shop without a shopkeeper or robot shopkeeper in this case... Continue reading

  
• Adding vent to make the level more believable
  June 03, 2022 by piccolomago

  In the original version, levels did not appear believable. To start fixing this problem, I made a vent template and placed it at various points in the levels. Now levels appear a bit more real... Continue reading

  
• Adding detail to the world
  June 02, 2022 by piccolomago

  Making the game feel more alive with decorations... Continue reading

  
• Improving visual
  May 31, 2022 by piccolomago

  Trying to make the game more visually appealing with vignette and chromatic aberration. original new... Continue reading

  
• Improving laser
  May 29, 2022 by piccolomago

  As a first step I decided to update the game graphics and since that the laser is the most used obstacle in this game, I have decided to replace the old laser mesh with two new meshes: one for the las... Continue reading

  
• The factory devlog 0
  May 28, 2022 by piccolomago

  Hi, I'm Stefano Terranova (yes I'm italian) and I'm currently developing a game called The factory. The factory is a top-down action platformer game. I start this game with a simple idea, collecting c... Continue reading