Atomz

[OTrain13]

Oh, and I'll try to remember to capture some video of the game running in the simulator when I get back to Canada. The mechanic makes a bit more sense when you can see it in motion.

O.

[OTrain13]

Originally Posted by aznriceboi13

what's the max charge two atoms colliding can reach before the game is over? 8?

The way the game stands right now, you can't collide two atoms with the same charge. So you can bond a +2 to a -3, but not a +1 to a +2. The idea is that you always need to transfer at least one electron to make a bond, if that makes sense.

Owen

[aznriceboi13]

so is it immediately game over when two atoms with the same polarity touch?
yea i understand what you mean by having at least one electron to make a bond

[OTrain13]

Originally Posted by aznriceboi13

so is it immediately game over when two atoms with the same polarity touch?

Right now, the game ends if you drag an atom into another atom of the same polarity. However, I don't think Mike and I were really happy with the end condition for the game, but we just needed to have some way for the game to end. In the 8 hrs we worked on the game, that was the best we could come up with.

O.

[MindJuice]

Originally Posted by OTrain13

Right now, the game ends if you drag an atom into another atom of the same polarity. However, I don't think Mike and I were really happy with the end condition for the game, but we just needed to have some way for the game to end. In the 8 hrs we worked on the game, that was the best we could come up with.

O.

I don't think the game should end if I see a -1 -1 and +2 and decide to put them all together in that order.

It might be a bit of a game cliche, but you could always do it with a timer.

As you play, the timer counts down. Making successful chains increases your available time based on how awesome the chain is, and making mistakes decreases your timer similarly.

You could also do a Blitz mode like Bejeweled. A fixed period of time to get the best score you can and then do Twitter posts to brag.

[WeHeartGames]

We talked about doing a multi-drag method of building that would allow you to create more complex tree-shaped molecule, but given the time constraints and the added gameplay complexity to something like that, we went with a straight chain.

Thanks for all the compliments on the graphics, everyone! It was a blast to whip together. I had big visions of some subtle (and some not-so-subtle) animation and particle effects to enhance the dragging of atoms, and especially the scoring (disappearing) of the molecules. But as was heard many times throughout that night, "I'm only one man...!"

[ColeDaddy]

Looks mighty fine so far. Good luck with the rest of the development! Would love to get my hands on this when it comes out.