Pool Division

Devlog

• Change the color of the cars
  July 10, 2019 by thepooldivision#menu, #color

  We implemented a menu that allows the user choose a color for his own car. Menu to change the color of the cars This happens right before you start the game, to continue to the game itself, after you'... Continue reading

  
• In Balls Left Texts and Count Down
  July 06, 2019 by thepooldivision#UI, #Text

  We updated the texts with the a custom font, with an image texture for a more appealing look. When the game is starting, there is a 5 second countdown so the players can read wich ball type they are... Continue reading

  
• Fullscreen feature
  July 06, 2019 by thepooldivision#fullscreen

  Recently we decided to implement a feature that would allow the user to change the game from "fullscreen" to "window mode". First we created a toggle button and a label for it. Fullscreen feature Then... Continue reading

  
• Volume of the Game
  July 06, 2019 by thepooldivision#volume

  To be able to change the volume of the game, a script was created that receives the value of the slider and changes the value of the global volume accordingly... Continue reading
• Change the Resolution of the Game
  July 06, 2019 by thepooldivision#resolution

  We created a script that automatically gets all the possible resolutions that can be run with the user's hardware and fills the Dropdown, previously created, with them and then when clicked, it sets t... Continue reading
• Navegation through the Menus
  July 06, 2019 by thepooldivision#menu

  To navigate through the Menus, we created a script that changes scenes between the scenes of the Main Menu, the Options Menu and the game itself and also to simply quit the game... Continue reading
• Main Menu and Options Menu
  July 06, 2019 by thepooldivision#main, #menu, #options

  After a discussion between the group, we've come to an agreement regarding all the buttons/options and the visuals of the Main Menu and the Options Menu. Main Menu Options Menu We chose to use some ob... Continue reading

  
• Physics Fix
  July 05, 2019 by thepooldivision

  After a discussion with our teacher, we concluded that the physics of the game were not satisfying. The balls were jumping all over the place and were annoying to crash into, because they would just j... Continue reading

  
• Extra Barriers
  July 05, 2019 by thepooldivision#Barriers

  Due to the balls getting stuck to the table's edges, because of it nor being completely "flat", but having an angulate side surface, we decided to add extra barriers arround the table. This allowed t... Continue reading

  
• Winning with Back Ball
  June 28, 2019 by thepooldivision#Points

  The point system was replaced , and instead of scoring for each ball (one point per ball), a unit is taken of the total number of balls each player has left. Each player has 7 balls left to score in t... Continue reading

  
• Point System and Ball Type
  June 24, 2019 by thepooldivision#Points, #Balls, #Score

  We decided to use billiard balls, due to the rules applied being a better fit for the type of chaos game that is Pool Division. The point system was implemented, along with the random attribution of w... Continue reading
• Creating the Snooker Balls to be Used
  June 05, 2019 by thepooldivision

  Today we tested a couple of materials to create the snooker balls, needed in the game, so we can replace the test assets and start coding the rules. We came up with this set of balls: This is the offi... Continue reading

  
• Hole Collisions and Triggers
  June 04, 2019 by thepooldivision#Collider

  A collider was placed in each hole, along with the trigger placed previously (explained in the previous devlog ). A collision layer was created for the cars, wholes and balls. In the collisio... Continue reading

  
• New Pool Table Asset Tests
  June 03, 2019 by thepooldivision#Assets

  Today we tried out a new free asset. A pool table. Tests were done to know if the asset fits our needs in terms of game design and preferences. It turned out to fit to our goals, which means we will... Continue reading

  
• Testing Second Player
  May 31, 2019 by thepooldivision

  -We added a second car and tested out the movements. -Started thinking of a way to implement a second player, either splitscreen, or two players in two different computers. -Realised that the dimensio... Continue reading

  
• Split Screen and Control for 2 Players
  May 31, 2019 by thepooldivision

  Today the split screen was added , along with the ability to control each player (cars), with WASD , for player 1, and with the arrows for player 2. The latter change, was achieved by creating a n... Continue reading

  
• First Step
  May 25, 2019 by thepooldivision#Development

  Today the development of the project has officially started. After some hours spent searching for free assets that we could use, we identified the ones that would fulfill our needs for early developme... Continue reading