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Here is the current state of my platformer yet to really be named, I want to make something in between hollow knight and portal.
Starting #
I made one once in make code arcace on a pybadge. It was quick and dirty, but fun to work on. It had the basic of blocks that I could move, blocks i could put a portal onto, and a goal for each level. Some levels you can just walk through and some levels required you to really think about where to place the portal.
History #
So this version of the game is a least 2 years in the making, I open it every few months give it a day or two and move on. Its mostly something that I work on with my son. He really likes to jump around on projects so its hard to make real progress on something, but we are hitting an age where he is able to come back to projects a little better.
All of this is built in python, and mostly before vibe coding was a thing, its mostly me trying to get out ideas as quick as my son is spitting out the the next idea.
Coyote #
It includes a few frames of coyote so it feels a bit more like most games.
!! Note If you are unfamiliar with the term coyote in platformers it allows you to jump for a few frames after falling off a platform, like wiley coyoyte in Luney Toons.
Wall slide/jump #
Wall slide and jump work, but so is wall climb as an unintended side effect. When you are touching a wall, your fall speed is halved.
Levels and loader #
There is a crude level loader that loads json levels with pydantic. No editor yet, just hand editing levels with json.
Checkpoints #
It makes checkpoints, when you die, you go back to your last checkpoint. Checkpoints can be invisible, and have a link that turns them into a door to another level.
no art #
There is no art yet, just the skin of a platformer, levels, checkpoints, and coyote. No portals, but there is a pointer with a janky box that covers my lighting.