Working on fishy facts offline:

• Copied TODOs from 20260620190345
• Had another playtest, I think it's important to put in more elements that help tell the story and some small QoL.

Vertical Slice:

• Nice looking title screen
• ⭐ Do some kind of animation including score when a puzzle is completed
• ⭐ Change scoring to count full spaces instead of half spaces
• Transition between all scenes
• ⭐ Button to transition to next level instead of having to back out to level select
• ⭐ Show which colors are completed
• ⭐ Show which goals are completed
• Music:
  • Title screen
  • VN
  • Touch Pool
  • Tidal Pool
  • Open Sea
  • Kelp Forest
  • Coral Reef
• Sounds:
  • Pick up tile
  • Color completion
  • Puzzle completion
• Touch Pool Exhibits:
  • Model for stingray exhibit
  • Model for the touch pool space
• Visual Novel:
  • Background
  • Succubus drawing
  • Marine Biologist drawing
  • Fade out other character during internal monologues
  • Exiting touchpool dialog
  • Show thank you for playing demo text
• Level Select
  • ⭐ Show picture and info about creature as first item
  • ⭐ Change items to be a horizontal list of icons
  • ⭐ Show path between items
  • ⭐ Add description for stingray exhibit
  • ⭐ Add description for hermit crab exhibit
  • ⭐ Add description for starfish exhibit
• Map Select
  • ⭐ Highlight newly unlocked aquariums
  • Blockout of aquarium map
  • Clicking on different sections of the map zooms in so you can select an exhibit.
  • Lock certain sections of the aquarium off based on progression
  • Show animation when exhibit unlocks
  • Hovering over an exhibit focuses it (with an outline? glow?)
  • ⭐ Controller navigation
• Collectibles
  • Each exhibit has a stamp that you can receive when the sum of all solutions scores under a certain amount.
  • Remember stamp state of each exhibit
  • Button to open/close stamp passport

TODO:

• Tell Godot Resource manager that JSON is updated after edit.
• Level select doesn't focus on open
• Level select doesn't focus when returning
• Popup to confirm exiting game
• Popup to skip dialog during VN
• 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
• Change the 3D cursor appearance when placement is invalid
• Fix 3D cursor transparency overdraw
• 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
• Show ending scene of main characters and collected plushies
• Add cursor representing pivot
• Fix controls on Steam Deck
• Add animation when loading puzzle scene
• Automatically determine smallest solution
• Automatically determine largest solution