Development Log

Feb 13

• Tested out SourceTree
• Started working on the prototype

Feb 18

• Finished the first prototype with only one room
• Added background sprite

Feb 20

• Added sound effects for:
  • Player dying
  • 4 types of laser
  • Reload
  • Health pickup
  • Key pickup

Feb 23

• Added sprites of the first version of main character

• Created the first map according to the paper prototype

Feb 24

• Created animation clip
• Fixed the bullet destroy mechanic (before it was only destroy on became invisible but not by hitting walls)
• Added player hurt sound effect
• Room transition is almost done

Feb 25

• Mobile control with two joysticks is done
• Room transition is done

Feb 26

• Put prefabs into the rooms

Feb 27

• Added sprites for enemies and the key
• Fixed animation scale
• Added running sound effect

Feb 29

• Created the UI system with placeholders
• Refined room transition
• Fixed the door collider
• Encountered a bug where player slides away in later rooms

Mar 1

• Added door sprite

Mar 2

• Created a second map based on sketch

• Encountered the first merge conflict, switched to a new branch
• Added code detecting which platform the game is on
• Added sound effects for:
  • Button click
  • Door open/close
  • Laser trap
• Adjusted the mobile floating joysticks
• Coded in pitch change when firing bullet

Mar 4

• Coded in sound effect

Mar 5

• Refined sprites

Mar 6

• Map transition is fully functioning

Mar 7

• Added two background music
• Put prefabs into each room in the new map
• Encountered second and third merge conflict
• Enemies have a 10% chance to drop a health pickup upon killed

Mar 8

• Added three other background musics
• Created boss
• Adjusted the difficulty
• Changed the final room to be a large room; boss drops a key when defeated; win game when going through the final door
• Coded background music fade in/out
• Changed the health icon script from disabling when lose health to lower opacity when lose health so that it's easier for player to know that the maximum health point is 3
• Changed UI code
• Changed all colliders that were isTrigger back to isTrigger
• Fixed the weird boss size after the new sprite is added
• Tested on the phone and made some final adjustments