starwick - the runner finally feels like a game

quick update on the flow runner. it went from a gray ribbon in the dark to something that actually reads.

what i built

the constellation gates branch now and the branches actually mean something. safe path glows calm blue, the memory one goes violet, eclipse is angry red, and the bond route literally takes on ur companions color. picking a line feels like picking a mood instead of picking a number.

speaking of, i ripped all the score numbers out. no more x12 combo text floating around. its diegetic now - a thread weaves up the side as u travel, a little star leans toward the next gate to guide u, and the whole screen cools and dims when pressure builds. perfect hits snap the gate ring inward with a tiny punch and a note. feels good fr.

the part that ate my night

the end of run ritual kept rendering pure black. i was so sure the camera was pointed wrong. it wasnt. turned out the hearth was placing its stars in world space and ignoring where i actually dropped it, so they floated 40 units off in the void lol. fixed that and it STILL went black bc that camera just refuses to draw the way i wanted. framed it with a seperate cam and it finally bloomed.

where its at

boot into a run, weave the sky, then a small ceremony hands u back ur starlight and a memory seed u can share. notch safe areas handled too. still rough but it feels like a place now.