#21 Smash Bros Character Select

Still Chugging Along

Josh here! I'm back to posting updates now that many major life changes have settled down. Just wanted to post a quick update before getting too far along. I think it would be better to post devlogs more frequently even if these updates are a little less polished.

Character selection is now reworked to function similar to Smash Bros! The goal of this change is to make it foolproof for people to get a demo game started without assistance.

It addresses the key issue that when multiple players start or join the game at the same time people didn't know which player they were. It should also be more clear what a player is selecting at any given time. Here's the before and after.

Coming Up

The new character select still has lots of polish ahead of it, but it's functional for now. The next focus will be on adding and improving in-game player feedback, such as knowing when players are trying to score, which player scored a point, and an indicator of which player has the most points. Stay tuned!

- Josh

Changes since 0.14.3

• Players now select characters using a cursor on a grid, similar to Smash Bros games
• Players should now always have a color in the menu
  • (Though this color doesn't always match the one in-game. Fix coming soon)
• Many subtle menu bugs have been evicted with the new character select overhaul
  • (but 1 new bug moved in, lol)