Solar Oasis 0.10.0 (+Future Mockups)


Sometimes when you rewrite your code in order to make a big important change, it makes it easier to add small cool features that aren't really that important, that's what this version is about.

While rewriting the code to allow "previewing" a move before it is made, I noticed that this rewrite is also relevant for a fun feature I wanted to include since the beginning - Gradual Upgrades.

Gradual Upgrades - instead of "popping" all of the upgrades immediately when you place a a trio of tiles, the upgrades would "cascade" and would pop in order. This is especially noticeable when connecting many "free" paths at once to one of the roundabouts.

Additional Changes

  • More sound effects! Now all upgrades make a sound
  • Better sounds - added a mechanism to prevent sounds from sounding weird in some situations
  • Added a suble scale animation when placing tiles - I think it's a nice addition, but I'm not completely sure

Future - Design Mockups

I made some mockups for the important "preview" feature I'll be working on for next version, keep in mind that these designs aren't final.

Houses Preview

Houses Preview

Panels & Path Networks Preview

Panels & Path Networks Preview

Panels & Plants Preview

Panels & Plants Preview

Files

solar-oasis-0_10_0.zip 4.5 MB
Dec 10, 2023

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