Took like 3 days to rewrite all this movement/collision code… Implemented one-way (+moving, +dropthrough) platforms, and updated pretty much all the existing code to interact with them reasonably. This felt like the last major hurdle keeping me from starting on level design. (extra video below)
it's not really shown in that video because of the light's placement,
I remembered I had been working on a flashlight, so it was time to make more attacks! Flashlight can now be thrown on the ground and in the air, at 3 vaguely different angles (no direction held, hold up, and hold down). Bounces off enemies… mostly.
Also,
Found motivation today to sprite and code a full jab*2 + kick combo, and Shadow’s mimic of it. The basic punch had felt so empty since I first made it (probably in like… 2016).
Need to do further hitbox placement adjustments later, and continue making Shadow function on walls…
Worked on adding a flashlight recently, and decided to throw in some inventory management since there’s more than one usable item now. (Press S to activate currently, so it’s above the shadow key). You can only put away the lamp when it’s in your hand, hence the icon stays faded out otherwise.
Worked some on the title screen, and the most basic functionality needed for it would have to be new game/load game after all, so I also started working on basic game saving.
Came up with and implemented one of the special abilities you’ll be able to unlock, called Slingshad. Your shadow will extend an arm towards you and slingshot you towards their position. The little HUD icon disappears then fades back in as the cooldown resets.
Right now this ability is input by pressing X (shadow button) and C (attack button) together while in the air,
