Flake Maker - Official Release!

Hey everyone!

I’m happy to announce the official release of Flake Maker! I submitted the game to the Cozy Winter Jam about a week ago. At the time, it was in a pretty… “early state”. I made it in about a day because I spent most of the time researching snowflakes (research is important!). I really liked the idea and decided I needed to get it into a decent state (it’s not much better, but I’m proud of it).

So, here are the changes since the initial version (v0):

Bug Fixes

• Too young to die: Fixed a bug that caused the snowflake to stop growing over time. Restarting the game didn’t fix it before, but now it works as expected!

• Branch Collision Detection: Fixed an issue with branch collision detection. It now works correctly, and you can toggle this feature in the settings.

Improvements and New Features

• Different on the inside: The UI positioning system has been revamped. While everything looks the same visually, the new system allows the game to adapt to some resolutions.

• Nice colors: I changed the colors! I think the contrast was really bad before, making it difficult to see.

• You can hold now: The parameters (humidity and temperature) now change while you hold down the keys. Before, you had to press the keys repeatedly, which was quite tedious.

• Play on browser: Flake Maker is now compatible with pygbag, which means you can play it directly in your browser!

• Look at it go: The update function has undergone major changes. You can check out the updated tips on the game’s page.

• More information: I added two extra pieces of information to the interface: the Elapsed Time and the Number of Branch Events.

• More settings: The settings file has been significantly improved with many new options for customizing colors, fonts, sizes, and more!

• Ages like fine wine: The color of the branches now changes as they grow, indicating their “age”.

• Rendering Optimization: The way the snowflake is drawn has been significantly optimized. Now, there is only one line element, the script calculates each rotation and draws it correctly.

• Delta time:</span> is now properly used, ensuring smoother gameplay.

• Share your snowflake: I added a new command! Now you can press the “S” key to save a screenshot easily.

• GitHub Repository: Flake Maker now has a repository on GitHub! There, you can find information about the game, the source code, and more.

I hope you enjoy the new version! Let me know what you think, and feel free to share your snowflake creations!