{"author_name":"Milo","cat":"LD #34","comments":[],"epoch":1449949500,"likes":1,"metadata":{"p_key":"11098","p_author":"Milo","p_authorkey":"2934","p_urlkey":"46334","p_title":"Physics Engine: Complete","p_cat":"LD #34","p_event":"LD34","p_time":"1449949500","p_likes":"1","p_comments":"0","p_status":"UPD5","us_key":"2934","us_name":"Milo","us_username":"milo","event_start":"1449792000","event_key":"31","event_name":"LD34"},"text":"

As is my custom, I started out by writing a physics engine. Right now, my game looks like this:<\/p>\n

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Now, all that’s left is to add some gameplay, which is the easy part. Oh, and art and stuff. My idea is to make a game where the player is constantly in motion and leaves\u00a0a trail behind them, which they can later use as a platform. Thus, I’ve made a physics engine capable of handling circle-parabola collisions since the player (who will be represented by a circle internally) can leave behind parabolic paths*.\u00a0I’m also planning to use two-button controls – one to jump, and one to slide along\/under things. I’m hoping that\u00a0I can make some interesting puzzles using the mechanic, though I’m not entirely sure yet – I don’t want the game to end up just being “player gets confused and suffocates in their own paths”.<\/p>\n

*Strictly speaking, a player walking on a parabola does not follow a parabolic path, but we’re gonna pretend like they do by fitting it to a parabola. Hopefully that looks okay.<\/p>","time":"December 12th, 2015 2:45 pm","title":"Physics Engine: Complete"}