Devlog #2

Hello again!
Its’s almost been a week since my last devlog, and I’ve added a few new things since then

Custom Levels

I now have the ability to declare custom levels, which I hope will make prototyping levels later on much easier.
After launch, the game reads a levels.json file which contains the block layout in this format:

{
    "1": {
        "title": "level 1",
            "blockGrid": [
                ["1","1","1"]
                ["1","1","1"]
                ["1","1","1"]
                ]
        }
}

This example would produce a 3 × 3 grid of blocks.
The game just iterates through the arrays in the blockGrid array and instantiates a block when the value is 1 and does nothing when the value is 0.
This is definitely not the best way of defining custom levels, since it’s kind of hard to visualize and can be a pain to modify, so I’ll definitely have to revisit this later
Also, I can’t define more than one level at the moment 🥲

Other New Features

• Made the player able to dash by pressing shift while moving
• Added lives to the player
• Added a header that shows the remaining amount of blocks, the current score and the remaining lives
• Added a trail to the ball
  Like before, here’s a short video showcasing the game. I promise I’ll have a demo ready the next devlog.

Devlog #1

Welcome to my first devlog!
This is Breakout Clone, a project where I try and make a clone of breakout in Godot so that I can practice game development and familiarize myself with the engine

New Features

• For now, all I’ve made is a simple prototype with a movable paddle and a tool to instantiate a bunch of blocks
• In addition, I gave the player the ability to tilt the paddle, which I feel can be a fun way to control the ball
• The blocks turn redder as they take more damage

That’s pretty much it for now!
I know this is pretty short post so I’ll try to write more in-depth ones in the future.
I’ve included a short video showcasing everything that I’ve mentioned as well as things that I forgot to talk about.