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[michaelplzno]

Thanks so much for all this feedback. I posted on your video @jbarrios and @jostvise2d.

I'm SURE I will do another iteration of this based on this response, my normal grump heart is growing 3 sizes!

I'm about to post about the project I'm working on first, which is a minimal puzzle game for iOS and Android, please get in touch if you want to be in the beta for that because I'm trying to figure out how far to go in terms of explaining everything and your feedback is great so far.

<3 <3 <3

[jostvise2d]

I found strange glitch: https://ibb.co/HNRWGWJ

[jostvise2d]

Also a game that was launched on the phone from the site it will not only lag behind and no matter how hard I click on the screen the eggs will not interact in any way.

[JobLeonard]

You can't upload images to this forum jostvise2d, it's too old-school for that. I mean this forum is from back when most USB sticks were like 100 megabytes in size

You have to host it somewhere like on https://imgur.com/ and then link the URL

[michaelplzno]

I just improved the code for egg game because my privacy plugin was wrecking the game.

Check it out here: https://michaelplzno.com/egg

Thinking about adding a new level soon. Thanks again for the response.

[JobLeonard]

[turns on the knobs of all the privacy extentions to the extreme]

Hey, it finally runs smoothly on my Firefox installation! Good job Mike!

Also, I like how the game respects my time and just introduces a few concepts quickly and then ends . It's fun while it lasts and I think it has quite a bit of puzzle potential

Also also, and you probably already thought of this, but if you're gonna build on this concept then the mama/papa/cannibal eggs need differen more than just colors to distinguish them from each other (think of the colorblind!)

[michaelplzno]

Thanks Job, I just updated the game to have music but its not exactly working on iOS? Not sure what the android situation is. https://michaelplzno.com/egg/

Found this thread https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31776548/why-cant-javascript-play-audio-files-on-iphone-safari but I'm trying what they say and still getting bugs. Works fine on desktop though.

Music is from https://twitter.com/Jayenkai?s=20 he's a great guy who makes games and music and art and puzzles all the time, really prolific.

In terms of differentiating the eggs, I do know that the traditional rule is to have a different shape for each character but since the game is about eggs its sort of against that trend. I do like that some people seem to not know which egg is the cannibal since the game is sort of teaching people to look for differences and details in the eggs. Also all the eggs are different sizes which does help the color blind. I'll have to think about it.

[michaelplzno]

Ok still working on audio issues, and I added a voice track of myself narrating the game. I think it works on mobile just with really bad performance. It works fine on desktop.

https://michaelplzno.com/egg/

I'm thinking of adding the system "Howler" https://howlerjs.com/ to use "audio sprites" which is just a logistical system to cut up one audio file into multiple sfx. This means each voice segment will be all contained in one file and make everything much simpler and I hope perform better. I think the fact that I have so many audio elements is tripping up mobile, in the new one I'll only have 5, one for each bgm and one for the audio track.

I'll post again when I have the new version.

[michaelplzno]

Just uploaded v0.05 which has correct audio working for mobile. I'm thinking of releasing egg engine open source so I'm playing with the audio just to make sure it works. I used howeler.js to solve the problems I've been having and it works great.

Here's the link: https://michaelplzno.com/egg

Let me know if it doesn't run for you!

[JobLeonard]

Howler.js is great! I've had a similar experience with the sound part of P5.js just not working, and eventually ditching it and replacing it with Howler.js

[TheJorthMagician]

Fun little game man! Worked great on Chrome for me. Music volume was a little overwhelming, had to turn down my master volume, but I had a lot of fun. Cannibal eggs were a blast. Keep up the good work.

[michaelplzno]

I'll have to mess with the volume levels! Was the voice track too loud too?

[Squidathan]

I thought the game was cute, funny and fun overall. It felt like good tutorial-type levels which would develop into  more interesting, challenging ways of using the same mechanics.

I played it on an I5 surface pro on edge and it ran very smoothly.

Loved the egg-style text transition.

One point I would change is that I wasn't sure which one was the egg cannibal at the start of that level so I would make it look a bit more visually distinctive and obvious as to which one it is.

[TwoSaint]

very fun, very polished, there is a great potential for some deep puzzle solving. GREAT JOB

[Piaworthy]

Hi Michael,

 The game is looking good, I reckon there's potential here. The visuals are clear and the egg designs are good. As previous commenters have suggested, there could be clearer instructions for how the game operates. For example, as someone else also mentioned, I couldn't tell which egg was the cannibal. Also, there could be more of a fanfare at the end of each level to make it more rewarding, perhaps some cute sound effects and some visual flourishes to signify that the level was successfully beaten. I really liked what I played. It ran smoothly for me.

[rmgr]

I enjoyed it! I agree with previous commenters that it could use some sort of visual fanfare on level completion. I guessed which egg is the cannibal based on the other adult egg appearing in the previous level but I agree that it could be better distinguished (maybe with fangs or something).

[michaelplzno]

hmm, I'll have to think about a more sinister cannibal egg! Also juicing the level win.

Thanks for playing!

[michaelplzno]

v0.06 is up with a new "Win Confetti" and a sinister "Coach Bert" Cannibal Egg inspired by an SNL sketch:

[JobLeonard]

 

[KlanehZ]

my god, last level got me thinking