It\u2019s a frantic game in which you can only fly and hit walls to change direction while avoiding deadly traps.<\/p>\n
What went right:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Constraints<\/strong>: Since I knew I would only have around 1 day to make the game, I put some constraints on gameplay and art. I wanted the gameplay to be really, really simple. What could be more simple than pressing any key to fly ? As far as we were going to fly a lot I made the velocity better if we keep on flying. I soon realised that this simple mechanic could be highly enhanced by bumping on the walls.<\/p>\n I was working on a NES-inspired game when the contest started so I kept the same limitations for my entry: 3-4 colors per sprite and use my personal NES palette. I also tried to limit the sprite size to 16\u00d716. These are very relaxed NES constrained but they work for me.<\/p>\n \u2013 CharacterController2D<\/strong>: This is an amazing class to start with animating a character. It saved me a lot of work and allowed me to have pixel precise controls.<\/p>\n \u2013 Looking at the classics<\/strong>: I had no idea about the look I wanted to give to the game so I went to Spriters Resource to search for art style. For the backgrounds and platforms, I\u2019ve been heavily inspired by the Castlevania serie. And for the character I took a mix of several old games styles I liked.<\/p>\n \u2013 Reusing<\/strong>: Both code(less than 1%) and derived my own art from the project \u00a0I was working on. It really helped me to get it on time. I just took the basic character controller of the game I was working on and adapted it to be able to fly. As for the art: I derived a secondary character to create the vampire.<\/p>\n \u2013 Testing<\/strong>: I tested each levels a lot, I mean A LOT. It allowed me to create some pixel precise nightmare. So my advice would be: test, test, \u2026 test and test again.<\/p>\n What went wrong:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Time<\/strong>: As far as I\u2019m dad of 3 wonderful children, I don\u2019t have a lot of time to participate to LD. This time I knew I had less than 24h to work on it. Well, I could have had more time but I prefered to play with the kids I started by looking at the theme when I woke up and then\u2026 \u00a0worked on the art from 8 PM till midnight. On sunday I had something like 9-10 hours to work on the code and levels. Not much time.<\/p>\n \u2013 Diversity<\/strong>: I wanted to have 10 levels. That sounded like a good number. I ended up with only 2 trap types: pikes and saws. I should probably had better targeting less levels but add more traps and enemies diversity. Everything is a matter of time vs feature.<\/p>\n \u2013 Sound<\/strong>: I mostly play games without sound. That\u2019s probably why I didn\u2019t took time to add it to the game. It would have added a lot.<\/p>\n \u2013 Jam or Compo<\/strong>: As far I reused some code and art, I entered the Jam. But to be really honest I used around 20 lines of code and just derived personal art. Does it worth not entering the compo ? I don\u2019t know. I worked alone. I strictly applied the rules but I felt like participating to the compo without being able to join it. What do you think ?<\/p>\n \u2013 The name<\/strong>: I still don\u2019t know if I like it\u2026 I always find it hard to find name for the thing I do. I don\u2019t know if it a good or bad name\u2026 what about Super Fly Drake ?\u2026 Does the name really matters?<\/p>\n![\":)\"](\"http:\/\/ludumdare.com\/compo\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\")
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