Against the Tide

Devlog

• New game page layout
  January 24, 2021 by Against the Tide

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  I tweaked the game page's layout and it's looking pretty great, I think. I commissioned an artist on fiver and he did an amazing job... Continue reading
• 0.150.0 Released & Discord
  January 15, 2021 by Against the Tide

  Smaller update that the previous one. Much quicker too. But also less changes. Anyway, enjoy the update. Oh, I have a discord for the game now. Come in and chat! 0.150.0 Changlog (BUG) The health bar... Continue reading
• 0.100.0 released!
  January 14, 2021 by Against the Tide

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  #release

  0.100.0 is ready for download and I'm pretty happy about it. Every part of the game is in place except for story content. Everything else is a matter of polish and improvement though iteration. More s... Continue reading

  
• It's awhile, but I'm still working!
  January 10, 2021 by Against the Tide

  A lot. The last release was build 1465 and now it sits at 2385. I'm working on the important "modification" engine that allows me to easily make a wide range of abilities and adjustments to the game... Continue reading
• Almost done with loadouts
  January 02, 2021 by Against the Tide

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  #loadouts, #progress

  The player side of creating and using loadouts is done. All four places you can start a level now has loadout options. Now it's time to implement the level creator's ability to specify a loadout for t... Continue reading

  
• Working on the loadout screens
  January 02, 2021 by Against the Tide

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  #update

  Got the load screen itself completed early today. As well as the ability to override story levels with your custom loadout. What's left is picking a loadout when playing an online level. And in the tw... Continue reading

  
• Take a screenshot in unity (with transparent background)
  December 31, 2020 by Against the Tide

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  #tutorial, #code

  What do you do when you want to take a screenshot of something in unity? Say a 3D model you want to use as an image in an inventory system. It'd be nice if it had a transparent background, too, right?... Continue reading
• Finally! Play and upload levels online!
  December 30, 2020 by Against the Tide#major release, #changelog

  You can now upload levels for others to play! This represents a nearly complete loop for players. From editing to playing to sharing and back. There are an infinite amount of things to do from this po... Continue reading

  
• How to implement "wait at least this long" in Unity/C#
  December 28, 2020 by Against the Tide#C#, #tutorial, #code

  Sometimes you want a thing to last a certain amount of time. When the user clicks a button, the popup afterwards sometimes shouldn't immediately appear. You want to convey the feeling the game or serv... Continue reading

  
• Level Editor is live!
  December 27, 2020 by Against the Tide#level editor, #roadmap, #release

  The level editor is a-go! The offline version, anyway. The basics are in place and there are certainly more things to add, but you can create and edit your own levels for Against the Tide. That's very... Continue reading

  
• Level Editor is nearly complete!
  December 23, 2020 by Against the Tide#level editor

  A small update. The level editor is nearly complete. The only missing functionality is saving, loading the level. It can do those things, I just haven't connected the two bits. Tomorrow I will do that... Continue reading
• How to get Javascript's console.log in Unity/C#
  December 22, 2020 by Against the Tide#code, #console.log, #unity, #c#, #javascript

  How many times have I done this? Debug.Log(thing, otherThing); Only for Unity slap me upside the head with a mutter of disapproval. I sigh and make two Debug statements or add a + " " + in between. Or... Continue reading
• 0.17.0 Released
  December 21, 2020 by Against the Tide#game server

  This version changes little about the main game and is mainly about connecting to the game server. Now the feedback screen is live. You can send me a message about the game through it. The online scre... Continue reading
• Working on the level editor
  December 21, 2020 by Against the Tide#ui

  Building and almost done with the level management screen of the level editor. This manages both the local (offline) and online versions of a player's constructed levels. Exciting stuff. In other news... Continue reading

  
• Online screen hooked to game server
  December 20, 2020 by Against the Tide#UI, #server

  The main "online" screen where one finds and plays online levels is hooked up to the game server. There were some minor UI improvements around reloading searches and such. Now I turn myself to the lev... Continue reading

  
• Incrementing a build number in Unity automatically
  December 20, 2020 by Against the Tide#Unity, #C#, #build number, #automation

  Before we begin, this doesn't increment the iOS build number. I'm sure that's possible, but this isn't that. This code example deals with a generic build number. Because nothing says "I'm working on... Continue reading
• Game server done, working connecting screens and deploying
  December 20, 2020 by Against the Tide#server

  The game server is done. I worked on connecting the main online screen today. Tomorrow or so, I'll deploy the server to AWS and work on getting a working release put out. Since the level editor isn't... Continue reading

  
• A nice Unity "one-liner" for creating a game object and getting the actual component you wanted
  December 20, 2020 by Against the Tide#unity, #C#, #GameObject, #GetComponent, #one-liner

  Often times I created a game object in Unity then GetComponent the bit I actually want that does the business I'm after. So I would end up with a bunch of this mess: GameObject someGameObject = Instan... Continue reading
• Game server nearly complete
  December 19, 2020 by Against the Tide#server

  I have nearly finished the game server. 11 out of 14 things you can do with the game server are already complete. Such as search for levels or download a particular level. The last three are things th... Continue reading
• The most concise method (I know) of loading a JSON file asynchronously in Unity/C#
  December 18, 2020 by Against the Tide#unity, #c#, #json, #asynchronous, #Resources, #code

  Loading code from the Resources folder is bad. Don't do it. But so is eating a dozen chocolate chip cookies. The cookies are delicious and the Resources folder is a quick, dirty way to get dynamic dat... Continue reading
• 0.16.0 Tweakin'
  December 17, 2020 by Against the Tide

  More major internals that represent minor visible changes. Reworked out the towers were added to the game level so they could be easily swapped around. The visible change are tweaked towers without th... Continue reading

  
• 0.15.0 Grabbing for glory
  December 17, 2020 by Against the Tide

  A minor release on the surface, more stuff underneath. v0.15.0 You can drag gems to swap as any match 3 enthusiast would expect. (Such as my wife.) Changed the tower UI at the bottom right. There were... Continue reading

  
• 0.14.0: UI scaling fixed
  December 17, 2020 by Against the Tide

  This version fixes the UI scaling issues with the game level scene. So now all scenes are resolution-friendly, even on ultrawide... Continue reading
• Progress toward web release
  December 17, 2020 by Against the Tide

  I want to put the game on the itch.io page for people to play, but I haven't put much time into it. I got it to run locally, so that's a start. We'll see how that pans out... Continue reading
• 0.12.0 Released
  December 17, 2020 by Against the Tide#under the hood

  0.12.0 is hot off the stove. It featured a lot of changes under the hood. The new active skill uses a highly configurable system and was created in about 30 seconds after the system was in place. This... Continue reading

  
• Automated build process
  December 17, 2020 by Against the Tide#butler, #deploy

  I wrote a script today that automated building the game packages for the three platforms and uploads them to itch.io. It's a node script that uses butler under the hood, itch.io's command line uploade... Continue reading
• 0.10.1 Released
  December 16, 2020 by Against the Tide#bugfix

  Released a bugfix version for the range visual bug. When you place towers on the field, you can see their range once again... Continue reading
• v0.10.0 Demo Released: UI reworked
  December 16, 2020 by Against the Tide#ui

  I reworked how the UI was implemented so it could be resolution-independent. This works well for all scene except the level scene, which becomes oversized above 1980x1080. The level scene's UI was cha... Continue reading

  
• Level Editor: First blush
  December 15, 2020 by Against the Tide

  Working on the level editor today. Both for the player and myself. With a level editor, I can create the story levels much faster. And with the editor built in the game, the player can make their own... Continue reading

  
• Speedrun Personal Best! Winner: Me! Loser: Also me!
  December 15, 2020 by Against the Tide

  The second map wasn't configured correctly and was showing a blank field. Woot. Now fixed... Continue reading
• First demo launched!
  December 15, 2020 by Against the Tide

  Just now I have published the first demo of my game, Against the Tide. The clock is now ticking before I or one of you find a game-breaking bug I should have seen earlier. Russian Roulette, Game Dev E... Continue reading
• Content the game is missing
  December 15, 2020 by Against the Tide

  Level editor Online interface for finding levels other people made Server component for that online interface The ability to change towers and skills before playing (AKA loadout) Story cutscenes Boss... Continue reading
• Working towards the first demo release
  December 15, 2020 by Against the Tide

  I accidentally triggered a full rebuild of my unity project, so I have time to write this while my hard drive and ram converse on the best type of noose knot. I'm in the end stages of releasing the i... Continue reading