THRUST//DOLL design spec
An acrobatic 3D bullet hell speed game about disposable transhuman dolls thrown into the depths of a vast AI. Or it will be one day.
Development log for "THUST//DOLL", an acrobatic grappling hook game begun during a Mastered game development "boot camp" course in 2022-2023.
THRUST//DOLL references
Design references for the grappling hook game ‘THRUST//DOLL’
THRUST//DOLL devlog 1: DOTS teething troubles
Design diary on the configurator portion of the game.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 2: DOTS recipe book
In which we learn how to do the main things you’d want to do with Entities.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 3: modelling and Latios Framework
Can I make a rigged character model in a couple of weeks? Sure, somehow! Can I get it working in DOTS? Hmm.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 4: the movement system
My game will live or die on its movement system. Can we make something cool?
THRUST//DOLL devlog 5: tightening up movement
We have the rudiments working. The next battle is rotation. I try putting springs in quaternions, and draw vector some more graphics in the shader graph.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 6: states and collisions
We push further on our quest for thrilling movement with animation, and fix a bug in Latios. Also: generics, Bezièr interpolation, and modelling a high-tech sword.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 7: the illusion of life
Blending animations with Kinemation, and fleshing out our movement system.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 8: colliding with walls
We want soft, organic caves. Should that be chunky colliders, or a signed distance field?
THRUST//DOLL devlog 9: push to prototype
With a two week deadline looming, I set to wiring up animated wall interactions.
THRUST//DOLL devlog 10: dawn of the final week
In seven days I must have a presentable prototype. Can it be done? This week, we learn how to die.