Go Dig A Hole

Devlog

• Week 12 - Assets for Whiteboxes & Visual Improvements
  January 12, 2023 by erik.wtn

  Previously we had just basic sprites for things such as keys, bounce pads and health boosts, so we created sprites for those. We decided on a mattress for bounce pads and a leg of chicken for health b... Continue reading
• Week 11 - Polishing and Bug Fixing
  January 12, 2023 by erik.wtn

  We fixed some visual issues, such as the enemy's health bars, as they would get reversed when the enemy sprite was flipped. Further, we set up the code to trigger animations that were previously made... Continue reading
• Week 10 - QOL Improvements
  January 12, 2023 by erik.wtn

  This week, we looked at playtest feedback to address some of the most common complaints about gameplay. The first is the dirt-breaking mechanic, where initially, you had to break one at a time by clic... Continue reading
• Week 9 - Enemy Improvements
  December 03, 2022 by eboot

  This week, we got to work on improving the games' enemies. We decided to make them mining robots that use a laser to attack. Since they are robots, we decided to make their movements stiff and robotic... Continue reading

  
• Week 8: Animation, Assets & UI
  November 17, 2022 by erik.wtn

  During this week, we focused on implementing feedback from playtesters and did an art pass on previously whiteboxed elements of the game. In addition, we implemented more animations for the player, su... Continue reading

  
• Week 7 - Burndown Chart and Game Design Macro
  November 17, 2022 by eboot

  This week, we moved into planning the next phase of our game. To do this, we used a game design macro chart and a burndown chart. On our game design macro, we wrote down every set piece in our game an... Continue reading
• Final Week, Vertical Slice
  November 05, 2022 by erik.wtn

  Much of our last week of development was spent polishing off the main mechanics for the game and reducing our scope in turn with the time we had left. Skipping some QOL additions such as a visual repr... Continue reading
• Week 5 - Character
  November 01, 2022 by eboot

  This week, we designed our character. Since our game mainly takes place within a cave, we decided our character should be a miner. He carries around a shovel and can use it to either dig holes or atta... Continue reading

  
• Week 4 - Basic Mechanics
  October 25, 2022 by eboot

  This week, we finished our game's basic mechanics. Our game, "Go Dig A Hole", is a platformer in which the player must run, jump and dig their way through to the goal. The player takes control of a mi... Continue reading

  
• Week 3 - Nature - Davin A
  October 12, 2022 by dav1n

  For the theme "nature" the first thing that came to mind was a jungle or forest type scenery. I enjoy my games being in first person so I decided to go with that and make a small forest with branches... Continue reading
• Week 3 - Nature - Eoghan
  October 12, 2022 by eboot

  For my third prototype, the theme was nature. I came up with idea for a game in which the player enters a cave. They have a shovel and are able to dig through soft soil and must do this in order to re... Continue reading
• Nature Prototype, Erik W
  October 12, 2022 by erik.wtn

  With the nature prompt being vague it was a little tougher to come up with something for it. I decided on going with an idea I expressed to the group of a kind of garden builder game. The catch is tha... Continue reading
• Corrupted Vision Prototype - Erik W
  October 06, 2022 by erik.wtn

  For corrupted vision, I initially had a goal to have overpowered enemies chasing you while doing a difficult platformer. However, during the creation of the prototype, I accidentally figured out a new... Continue reading

  
• Week 2 - Corrupted Vision - Davin A
  October 05, 2022 by dav1n

  This week we got the theme "Corrupted Vision." The first thought that came to my mind was messing with the players field of view, making it slightly disorientated or pixelated, giving it a 'retro' eff... Continue reading
• Week 2 - Corrupted Vision - Eoghan
  October 04, 2022 by eboot

  For the theme "Corrupted Vision", I came up with the idea for a game that is filled to the brim with ads. Any time the player tries to do anything, the game has a chance to load an ad. The game also f... Continue reading
• Week 1 - Control - Eoghan
  September 27, 2022 by eboot

  The prompt for this project was "Control". After thinking about it with the people in my group, I took the prompt and decided to come up with a game concept that focuses on a lack of control. My idea... Continue reading
• Prototype 1, Control- Davin A
  September 27, 2022 by dav1n

  I've decided to make my game based around a puzzle game. I wanted my game to be set on different planets which each offer a different challenge/puzzle. The game is top-down 3D, and you play as two cha... Continue reading

  
• Prototype 1, Control - Erik W
  September 27, 2022 by erik.wtn

  To begin ideation we each brainstormed ideas and shared them with each other. I decided to narrow in on my idea for a game where there are different player character types such as controlling a humano... Continue reading