Working on fishy facts offline today.

• Copied TODOs from 20260606181828
• The basic puzzle mechanics and in-game editor are here. I want to polish them, but I also want to make a production schedule. So, I think I should implement the basic version of all the other systems first and tie them together to create the full game loop that I want for the full game, so I can have a good idea of if all the pieces work together and how much time I might need to polish everything.
  • The new features I want to include:
    • Puzzle solution scoring system, to give puzzles more replayability.
    • Game save, to remember player progression.
    • Level select screen.
    • Visual Novel mode (no choices) for when the main characters talk to each other.
    • Stamp book and plushie collection system.
    • Ending screen
• That said, I should try to address the most common player pain points.
• I would like I get all much of this done before the next MADE playtest, on the first Friday of next month.

TODO:

• Common pain points:
  • Change 3D cursor to show the entire placement area for the current shape instead of only the current cell
  • Add back the ability to swap
  • Add some way to remember a chain of swaps
  • Don't treat a puzzle as solved if a piece is being held
  • Do some kind of animation when a puzzle is completed
• Savestate
  • Create a new savestate whenever a new game is started
  • Remember which puzzles have been completed
  • Score solutions based on size and remember that score in the savestate
• Stage Select
  • Blockout of aquarium
  • Clicking on different sections of the aquarium take you to different level select screens
  • Lock certain areas of the aquarium off based on progression
• Level Select
  • Show whether or not the level is completed
  • Show if the solution met the goal area for the puzzle
  • Show the player's area compared to the goal area
• Visual novel mode
  • Add dialog segments to level select screen
  • Show character placeholders
  • Show text placeholders
  • Remember seen state of each dialog segment
• Collectibles
  • Add stamp status to level select screen
  • Each group of levels has a stamp that you can receive when the sum of all solutions scores under a certain amount.
  • Remember stamp state of each level group
  • Each stage has a plushie that is collected when all levels are completed regardless of score
  • Remember plushie state of each stage.
• Ending screen
  • Show blockout scene of main characters and collected plushies
  • Show ending text (thank you for playing, credits, etc)

For later:

• Add a way to "pin" tiles so they cannot be moved and/or rotated by the player
• More efficient import/export string for puzzles (maybe base64 encoding?)
• Change control icons based on mode state
• Return to selection mode when menu is opened
• Create UI theme to use throughout editor
• Change the 3D cursor appearance when placement is invalid
• Render held shape transparent so we can see under it
• Implement HFlip and VFlip for Shape mode
• Implement HFlip and VFlip for Tile mode
• Draw shapes we are not currently editing in a different way in shape mode
• Draw shapes we are not currently editing in a different way in tile mode
• Add a way to regroup tiles into a new shape
• Add preview for path that is about to be placed
• Restrict path placement to valid locations
• Show invalid placement icon
• Show icons on leaks
• Use different shapes for each color
• Show which colors are completed