HyperBowl
Devlog
- November 16, 2018 by technicatStreamlined the flow a bit by removing the front end screens. Which I kind of hate to do, as they're in the original arcade game, but for the webplayer, I think it's better to keep it simple, reduce the build size, and let the player jump into the game faster. Continue reading
- August 31, 2018 by technicatFPS Graphing When I took over for the original lead programmer on the HyperBowl attraction game over fifteen years ago, one of the first things I did was to add an on-screen frame rate display. I wish I had a screenshot — it was an obvious kludge using a copy of the timer display for the FPS. I like to see the frame rate as I’m developing and testing a game, and as soon as you see it dip... Continue reading
- August 27, 2018 by technicatIt’s been bugging me for a long time that I can’t easily annotate GameObjects in Unity, so I waste a lot of time staring at them like a puzzled archaelogist, wondering why it is the way it is and what was I thinking at the time. But it’s easy enough to implement your own version of post-it notes. Just make a little script that only has a public string variable, like this: public class Readme... Continue reading
- August 27, 2018 by technicatI wrote this postmortem a few years ago (so the part about a Wii U release has passed, but on the other hand I did get it running on Steam). Game Data Publisher: Technicat, LLC (Fugu Games) Release Date: July 2009 (App Store) and May 2011 (Google Play) Number of Developers: 1 (not counting all the original HyperBowl developers) Number of Contractors: 0 Length of Project: 6 years (and counting) Dev... Continue reading
- August 27, 2018 by technicatStreamlined the flow a bit. When you finish or quit a lane, you'll be returned to the selection lane instead of the initial menu. Also, there was a bug when quitting a lane during the bonus ball of the final frame (although why anyone would do that...). Anyway, it's fixed. Continue reading
- January 03, 2018 by technicatFirst update of the Linux version in a long time. Continue reading
- December 17, 2017 by technicatThe trophy now displays all player names in Arcade mode. Continue reading
- November 25, 2017 by technicatengine update Continue reading
- August 05, 2017 by technicatAlso with a new splash screen. Continue reading
- June 19, 2017 by technicatThe WebGL player is updated on GameJolt. Continue reading
- May 11, 2017 by technicat1Just testing this devlog thing. Continue reading