S U N S W E E P E R
So a few days ago, I started working on my new project.
I have decided that I want to share more about my ideas and design choices on these devlogs instead of just showing what has been added like my devlogs for Reanimated.
It's a reimagination of the classic game 'Minesweeper' that was shipped with Windows 3.1 - Windows 7!
About the Gameplay:
SunSweeper is a 3D horror game which heavily relies on audio clues. You are stuck in a mine-deactivator truck and you must find your way throughout a mine field. It's impossible to see the outside because all the windows of the truck are blocked with metal rods in order to "stop" any mine debris from entering the cabin.
The only way to find the rotation of your vehicle is via signals which you have to send manually using a button. The response signal doesn't show your rotation but instead, you have to count the duration of it in order to find your rotation in degrees.
Your X and Y position is displayed on two digital monitors.
In Minesweeper if you move on a safe tile, the game hints to the nearby mines by displaying numbers between 1-9. But in SunSweeper when you move on a safe tile, some sounds will play around you. These sounds work just like those numbers but you will use the pitch & pan of these sounds in order to figure out their numbers.
There will also be a shop which sells temporary upgrades.
If all this sounds confusing don't worry, there will be a tutorial in the game which explains things better than me!
(Please keep in mind that gameplay mechanics might change)
About the Story:
"There has been an ongoing war between Auroras and Solars for nearly a 100 years now. You are a soldier from the 'Aurora' army who is forced to participate in this war. The job they gave you is minesweeping. At midnight, they force you to get into a truck named 'MineWiper29' and find a path throughout a minefield before the army sends their tanks. You can clearly tell that this truck is not designed to survive mines because it is a modified version of a famous brand of milk truck!
But you have no other choice. If you don't do whatever they say, you will probably end up six meters under the dirt.
Your only social interactions in the day, are the kind soldiers who wake you up at 2am and kindly throw you into the truck, and your virtual assistant 'Pixelixel' which is as smart as a bread crumb.
Until one day, you meet MineHead. He has a small shop in middle of nowhere. He sells scraps. Most of his trash are useless to you but some of them can be helpful.
Even though he seems friendly, he's a retired mine planter who worked for the 'Solar' army. Even though he's retired, he had to join the army again due to the lack of experienced mine planters. And guess what! He's the one responsible for planting mines on YOUR way..."
The only two characters you meet in the game are Pixelixel and MineHead. I will not explain the rest of the story but trust me, I t ' s g r e a t.
(Please keep in mind that story might be tweaked)
Current progress:
I am currently designing the characters and the truck. The designs of MineHead and MineWiper29 are done and the only design remaining (for now) is pixelixle.
These are their designs. They are just sketches with solid colors to make them easier for me to model in 3D, I swear I'm not this bad at drawing!
-MineWiper29 (Sketch only)
-MineWiper29 (Color guide)
-MineHead (Colored modeling guide)
-The symbol of Aurora army
-The symbol of Solar army
