I think you can make a function that calls for the handling of enemy AI. At the end of the function it could call itself again on the condition that there are still unresolved enemies waiting.

Ashley oh sorry, I wasn't here since the old days of Construct 2, and didn't notice the private messaging option going missing.

And I don't think the problem is related to my translations, but if you would like to discuss the issue further please contact me.

Hello Ashley. I recently dropped in and performed several translations to the Turkish language. Been a couple days. I am running a translation company in Turkey, actually, and performed translations for several programs before. What I noticed was some terms were not used globally, and some terms do not have direct turkish counterparts and should instead use the original, programming language versions. I took it upon myself to overhaul some of the previous translations to the most current and up-to-date use of programming terminology we use as interpreters. Is the problem you mention related to such changes that I could have made? Please contact me via personal message if you believe it is.

Windwalker That's really nice to hear. Thank you!

Playing with keyboard for this type of game turn things way more difficult. I tried playing Celeste with a keyboard just for the experience and It's really hard. Also, I'm actually extending this tutorial, so I can introduce everything slower. About the deformation, you mean It's too much?

Alright, here's what I came up with after playing some more...

No diagonal dash after double jumping. Straight dash still works.

The deformation thing is also true when moving straight, the frame(s) when jack is really low towards the ground, the deformation on his inner pixels stretch it beyond the “resolution” of the game, losing the pixel perfect atmosphere. You can see the two horizontal dark grey lines in his “chest” become paper thin lines, instead of changing into a new pixel art sprite overall.

Couldn’t get past the second stage of the purple guy. Can’t dash through the boxes. Can’t attack. Can’t jump on top. Failed to deduce. Instructions unclear 

Windwalker That's really nice to hear. Thank you!

Playing with keyboard for this type of game turn things way more difficult. I tried playing Celeste with a keyboard just for the experience and It's really hard. Also, I'm actually extending this tutorial, so I can introduce everything slower. About the deformation, you mean It's too much?

Nah don't worry about the keyb controls being difficult, I'm really not used to platformers that's all. Had a similar time getting used to the controls of meatboy and blasphemous as well.

Regarding the deformation, it currently looks like it's just a simple change in length and width. I understand that with a simple shape like an orb this should be enough, but the elongated form during it's movement needs something to break out the steorotypical mold. The deformation during wall climb, for example, is perfect, and perhaps the same is true for the slide. But the deformation during the dash moves needs something, I'm honestly not really good with describing it using design language, but this was "the only" true negative I could feel the first time around, and was a minor one.

Now I have some time and will play again.

LukeW

Windwalker

Hi guys. Took longer than I wanted but I did some nice improvements to the movement mechanics besides adding support to keyboard. The controls are more intuitive and got inspired by the masterpiece called Celeste. ^^

Play the game

You can access my devlog on my Itch.io page

why these Gifs got resized that much? o/

Well, I played it with keyboard and I must say, this is really, really looking and playing nicely. It's got a jagged difficulty curve that is more about getting used to controls, than the game being actually difficult. But the environments, sprites, everything pulls you into the game. I really want to play more, just can't find time to do so but for the 20 minutes or so I played, I must say this has a lot of potential.

If I had to nitpick, I would say there's something about the player sprite's animations/deformation during different actions, I just can't put my finger on it. Nothing major, though.

Love it, would like to see it grow!

Will write more when I have the time to play more.

I thought of this like a sort of "social experiment" rather than a game (due to it being really short and making really only "one" decision). So it could be interesting to determine at random in the beginning for two different stories, one from woman's perspective and one from man's. And then later you could compare the results to see that, for the player audience, knowing how the woman feels and thinks alters their result in terms of statistics.

Well, there are actually good things to say. First and foremost, this is at least a really complex game. It's physics based, pushin boxes around, rotating some of the walls (which should be different from normal walls, btw, except if they are secret doors), timed lasers, two types of weapons that have limited ammo... All of these represent a good foundation in terms of gameplay variety. BUT, it needs a lot of tweaks first, if you want your playtesters to stick with it.

The worst part is that enemies shoot before you can see them. This might be good for "some" enemies, but not the first enemy you encounter. I "feel" like enemies should die quicker, at least the first ones, and different types of enemies may require more shots or even the bomb to get rid of efficiently.

I also recommend a higher resolultion line of sight mask sprite, or at least, you could make the edges end in a gradient. Lower the brush tool's (or the eraser's) hardness value to make the edges end in a gradient.

Currently the los grows and shrinks over time. But maybe you can make it so that it grows when you stand still, or maybe it shrinks when you are hit (and slowly grows back).

Give it a few new versions and I will keep playtesting.

-I see you have improved the UI greatly. It’s really shaping up nicely, now.

-Minimap improvements as well. Nice!

-Feels much more challenging now, at least for the first level.

*One bug/oversight: I still could find a trap at a distance when I was blinded by another trap. I think I reported this before as well? Can’t remember.

-Definitely more challenging! I finally died in your game! YAY! I had never seen the game over screen before. This is awesome!

-Floating eyes are now ranged, that’s awesome. BUT, they don’t telegraph their attack clearly, so it’s confusing at first when trying to understand why you are losing hp.

*If you could make it that, both melee and ranged enemies, telegraph their attacks. Maybe melee enemies’ sprites just move rapidly and “hit” the player sprite, and the ranged attacks leave behind a trail of particles that disappear slowly?

-Aaah, I hear additional music! AWESOME! Is the music now based on dungeon type?

*The “nothing equipped” icon on the shop looks like a quarterstaff. Could you change it to an “X”?

It's nice to go back to this game and to see its development. Now that it has become more challenging, it's more my taste. The old "start as knight and stack armor" doesn't work, at least not immediately.

AWESOME!

I played it some, and I think its AWESOME!

Felt balanced, had a nice pace, I think graphics of the environments are quite nice, but the cards I'm not so sure. Some are really good, some are questionable. Overall, I think this is a nice package!

Whats your target platform? Mobile?