Star-Catcher - Last Devlog

“Catch the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

It’s been a looong time since the last devlog. Honestly, I’ve been thinking about this project for awhile now, but I’ve decided to ship this project.

What’s new

• Made the meteor icon for 4th minigame
• Animations!!!!
  • Meteor animation
  • New sprite walking animation!
• Minor bug fixes

Extra info

Thanks for everyone who enjoyed my devlogs and this project, It was really nice seeing you guys enjoy it! I wish I could’ve added more to this game, but I’m happy with how it ended up. Maybe one day I’ll return to this game.

Thank you for reading. Until next time!

Star-Catcher

“Catch the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

Sooooo yea it’s been a while lmao. Genuinely I’ve been working on the 4th mini game for the longest cause I could figure out how to connect signals properly😭. But, we’re past that now! (thankfully)

What’s new

SO most of my effort has been put into making the 4th level so not much has been added

• Created and finished the 4th minigame
  • Collect 8 stars in under 20 seconds, dodge the meteors (meteor icon hasn’t been drawn yet 💔)
• Minor bug fixes

Appreciation section

As I was making this minigame I saw that @lantyrn created a minigame similar to this! Their project really helped me fix my signal connecting issues cause I genuinely had no idea what I was doing.

So, thank you latyrn for your amazing project (Starry Scramble) – Go check it out it’s really cool and well made!

To-do

• Draw icons for meteor and new star icons
  • Also finish making sprite animation while I’m at it
• Figure out how to fade out music using tweens
• Draw some more backgrounds
• Make the game more enjoyable to play!

If you have any suggestions, let me know. That’s it for now. Until next time!

Star-Catcher

“Catch the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

It’s back!!! When I saw the continuation to the WarioWare mission, I decided to do it! I haven’t been able to add a lot cause I’ve been busy these days.

What’s new

• Sound effects!
  • I added a lot of sound effects to make the gameplay feel more interactive/immersive
  • Button clicks, star shines, etc.
• Added music
  • So far only the settings and level scene have music
  • I’ve been trying to find music for the levels and start screen but have been unsuccessful so far😞 I might create some custom music for it
• Updated settings
  • added volume sliders
• Created a base for the 4th minigames
  • The idea is that you catch the stars that fall from the sky while avoiding meteors. You lose the minigame if you touch the meteor

To-do

• Finish 4th minigame
• Update character sprite
• Add music to minigames

That’s it for now. Until next time!

Star-Catcher — It’s finally here!!

“Catch the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Last Devlog

Star-Catcher is done! It feels a bit bittersweet, but I’m glad that I’m finished with this project. Thank you for everyone who supported thus far!!

What’s new

• Finally drew the win screen background
• Updated the readme
• Set up the itch.io page

Extra info

Once again, I just want to thank everyone who liked or commented on my posts!

If you see this, go ahead and check it out on my ship post. Until next time!

Star-Catcher

“Catch the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

It’s almost done!!! My motivation has been wavering a bit which prevented me from working on this project for a while, but we pushed through😎.

New minigame!

The third and last minigame. It was originally going to be a whack-a-mole type game but I realized that was above my skill level and I decided to make a clicking/reaction game instead.

• You have to click on the star 15 times to progress
• A black hole will appear. If you click on it, you lose a life
• Text indicating when to click or stop with custom animation! (Inspired by @Gabl ’s Goose Games- Go check it out!)

What else is new

• Created lose screen with retry button
  • Lives and minigames done resets when button is clicked
• Created win screen with play again+menu buttons
  • Background hasn’t been drawn yet
• The sprite now changes directions when you move left/right
• Bug fixes

Extra info

I decided to keep the title screen image, but I might change the title design. I did have some ideas because I was way too overambitious, but I’m happy with how the game turned out! I hope you do too.

I’ll make one last devlog before shipping after I write my Readme and draw the winner’s screen

Thank you for all the support so far. Until next time!

Star-Catcher

“Catch the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

I haven’t been working on this game as much as I should lately, but I swear imma lock in 😭. I made some drawings for the background and made a new banner! I was going to use the banner image for the title screen of the game, but the dimensions didn’t match up so when I resized it, the image looked off.

What’s New

Mainly focused on visual aspects of the game

• Added floating animations to the stars
• Changed the background of the level/time scene and settings page
• Replaced the old font with a new pixel font

To do

• Draw title screen background
• Create win/lose screens
• Add character walking animations
• Make 3rd minigame

Until next time!

Star-Catcher

“Collect the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

I said I’d finish making the first minigame yesterday, but I severely underestimated how hard it would be. Building the game was easy but coding it was horrible. The timer wouldn’t work and would automatically close the player.

I ended up moving on to the second minigame (image on the right). Making it went smoothly which gave me enough motivation to finish making the first minigame.

I still don’t know what was wrong with my code, I just ended up deleting the whole script and rewriting it.

What’s New

• 2 mini games created!!
  • A platformer where you collect 3 stars in under 10 seconds
  • A clicked where you click on 5 stars in under 7 seconds

To do

Next time I work on this, I want to focus on how the game looks visually cause doing the coding this session was exhausting.

• Make/draw new background
• Make a custom title on the home page
• Change how the platforms look on the platformer minigame
• Add character walking animation

That’s all for now. Until next time!!

Star-Catcher

“Collect the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background Info

This session, I mostly worked on the coding. When I saw the code I needed to write I lowkey got scared but it all worked out in the end 😎

What’s new

Nothing has been added visually besides the “lives left” image being replaced. It’s a net now! (To catch the stars ofc)

• Timer on level scene now works
• Added level count
• Created in game timer

To do

• Create first level (platformer minigame)
• Create settings page
• Draw a background and banner

Extra

I drew the character sprite! She’s a little girl who carries an oversized net and LOVES stars. I drew a front-facing version that I’m probably not going to use but I wanted to show it off still.

It’s not perfect cause I still don’t know how to make pixel art, but I hope yall like it!!

The next devlog will be later today after I make the first minigame. Until then!

Star-Catcher

“Collect the Stars!” - Game made for the WarioWare Mission

Background info

New project!!!! When I saw this mission I was so excited because I finally have a reason to learn how to make a game.

I wanted this to be a space-themed game with a pixel art style. The idea is you play as a little girl with a net who runs around catching stars.

What I have so far

So far, I only have the menu screen and the “loading” screen. It’s very much a work in progress, and I plan to change the background and the “lives” later on.

Whats next

I plan to make an the first actual level scene next (I can finally use my star drawings I made the other day :D). This is my first time using Godot/making a game in general, so I hope I can make a good game!

To do

• Make first level scene
• Change background
• Make/draw character sprite
• Make “lives” drawing (I’ll probably make it a net)