Cogs! Sandbox & Puzzles

Devlog

• Closing Cog-itations
  January 19, 2022 by Kate Killick

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  I am done with this prototype for now! You can play the final version here on itch in your browser. The proto includes a number of levels which, while they may not be that puzzling, demonstrate each o... Continue reading
• Taking stock
  January 14, 2022 by Kate Killick

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  Here where the prototype is currently: I have to say I became somewhat fixated on trying to get the system for this game working, and now is definitely time to take a step back and figure out what - i... Continue reading

  
• Visualisation
  January 14, 2022 by Kate Killick

  Despite some reservations about the system, I still wanted to try to build a few levels to get someone to have a play with it. I needed to both tidy up the scene and prefabs so I could make some level... Continue reading

  
• From colliders to maths
  January 14, 2022 by Kate Killick

  I had a couple of long write-ups about the details of how I ended up implementing this, but I think it's too much to post here. In summary: I switched the system from just using colliders to see if tw... Continue reading

  
• Partial cogs & player goal
  January 14, 2022 by Kate Killick

  After adding compound cogs the next thing I wanted to do was create partial cogs. This allows a lot of interesting setups where a cog can be driven in turn by multiple different parent cogs, with the... Continue reading

  
• Compound Cogs
  January 05, 2022 by Kate Killick

  Making branching and looping cog systems was fun, but there isn’t any real gameplay mechanic to be had just yet. Though my understanding of gear systems in limited, as far as I could see there would... Continue reading

  
• Attempting physics
  January 05, 2022 by Kate Killick

  My cog logic was working, but I knew I would need to add more complexity to the system soon. I felt it was important to consider whether using entirely kinematic cogs was the right way to go, or wheth... Continue reading
• Cog Logic
  January 05, 2022 by Kate Killick

  I started a prototype to explore mechanical possibilities with cogs and gears. I’m not sure exactly where it’s going, so I wanted to create a little playground where I can drag and drop cogs of di... Continue reading