Update 2 - Improved Movement Update

UPDATE - The Movement Update

The game now features smooth, continual movement when holding down the keys.

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NOTES:

So, to those who played the original version, or have seen my various posts over the game jam this was made for, you are probably aware that my coding skills are fairly amateurish. The movement in the game, in particular, was very janky and awkward.

The original version required individual button presses, and a version with continuous movement uploaded later had inconsistent movement and processing of input, leading to a sub-optimal gameplay experience.

I took the time recently to make some major changes, and went from that movement to smooth grid based movement that processes consistently and evenly. I also fixed a major bug that I did not even notice until I started this work, which, due to the nature of the gameplay, I don't think anyone else noticed either. It was actually possible to use more energy per movement than should be allowed, causing the player to lose the game when they should not. This was fixed as a bonus consequence of how the movement system was rebuilt.

Additionally, you may notice every level featuring push blocks never have any push blocks near each other, and no way to get them near each other. The reason for that was because of the way I coded the push blocks. If they got near each other, their movement processing would break, resulting in strange behavior. I rebuilt those as well, and now can make levels featuring push blocks moving near each other.

In general there are many little fixes under the hood, so to speak, to make the game more fun to play, and open up development possibilities. I believe this will be the final update of this game. However, what I've learned here has boosted my confidence, and after finishing a couple smaller projects I'm working on, I do plan to make a sequel of sorts, with more levels and features. At this point I really feel ready for it, and am doing a bit of pre-production. I look forward to sharing my future work on this and my other projects.

Thank you for your time and have a wonderful day!