Devlog 3

Nodes now work!

I mean, you can now create them. Peep the screenshot below! I had to create a new .js file because script.js was getting a little crowded. It was getting a little hard to find stuff I’m pretty proud of how it works, but I’m planning on improving it later.

Types of nodes

I’ve added 5 node types.

Groups

Groups are used to group other nodes together. Groups can hold other groups or objects directly under them, but no scripts, audios, or sprites.

Objects

Objects are like the main nodes you will use. They are you use audio, sprites, and scripts. They can stand alone or go under a group. As you can see, in the inspector, you can edit the x values, y values, width, height, etc.

Audio, Scripts, and Sprites

These 3 nodes require a parent object. They cannot hold anything. This is how you attach images, sounds, and code to your object!

What’s next

This devlog is a little short compared to my other ones, but I’m still proud of what I have made! This is probably gonna just end up as a prototype for the final node system. I’m planning on adding the option to lock width and height, letting users drag nodes around and locking them, and reordering nodes. Right now, you can just drag them around from group to group, but you can’t change their order.

After finishing the hierarchy, I’m going to move on to getting the coding part of the game engine working. I’m planning on using Javascript or a modified version of Javascript as matu’s language. Maybe I’ll call it matuscript heh

Next, the obvious choice is to work on simulating the game in the viewport. (I’m scared of this)

Finally, I want to work on save files and exporting. I still don’t know how I’m going to accomplish this (I’m even more scared of this)

Maybe I’ll distract myself by working on the looks of matu first.