The entire RocketSnail team is back in action. Cale has returned from New Zealand, Screenhog is back from holidays, and I have returned from 2 weeks of meetings in California.
After months of planning, the team finally played the first paper prototype of Mech Mice. We still have lots of bugs to fix, but the game is moving along nicely.
True to their word, the Liwans did have wings. Nightshade looked down from atop his blackbird and watched the scenery racing by below him. It still amazed Nightshade how quickly the birds had come to the Liwans’ aid.
Read MoreWell I tend to suffer from analysis paralysis when making game design decisions. For the past couple months I have been struggling with how to calculate Mech Mice weapon damage. Should every attack deliver a set number of weapon damage? or should every attack have the chance to miss? Both have endless pros and cons. This week Russ has started to code the Mech Mice unit stats for the game. I must decide. My answer came from a fantastic tweet by Markus Persson (Creator of Minecraft)
"If you can't decide something important, flip a coin. Your immediate reaction to the result will tell you what your innermost feelings are."
So, I finally rolled a dice. "Even" Mech Mice would have a set number of damage per unit and weapon. "Odd" Mech Mice would have a random chance to miss.
I rolled a FOUR.
Immediately I shouted. "But, I want tension, I want the player to risk!"
So, I finally decided to make the damage a little more random. This decision has created a couple very unique features for Mech Mice. It is possible to miss, and it is possible for a perfect shot.
I plan to flip more coins, and roll a couple more dice.
The amazing team at RocketSnail Games has just finished porting "Box of Snails" to the iPad. We plan to launch this app in a couple months.
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