Stay Frosty, Part 8

Entry posted by SpiceWare July 12, 2016

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Thomas Jentzsch and I had a brief discussion about the snowman's movement:

Thomas:

I'd like the snowman's movement a bit more "realistic" (e.g. with a bit acceleration and inertia).

Me:

Hmm, hadn't thought about that. Any sample source you can suggest for me to take a look at?

Revisions to the movement would start a few days later and would undergo a number of iterations to get it just right.

I added some playfield color changes so the ice blocks would match Nathan's mockups (as seen in part 1), and did a number of other changes:

Changes since prior build:

"8" levels (variations for testing, not official levels)
elevator platforms lift/lower Frosty
sliding platforms move Frosty & fireballs
Moon
preliminary sound
ice melting rate dependent upon time of day
colored ice
scoring - 10 points per ice block, less for melted ice block

This update lead to this response from Nathan:

:o :grin:

You just made my day!

Wow! Incredible progress! It's almost surreal seeing something that started out as a mere Photoshop mockup actually running in Stella! I'm psyched!