Maze 4K

[me]

Hello All,

New version is up on java4k.com.

Here you can find some techniques and the source
for those interested in the development of this game.

Worked on getting the graphics a bit better.

This resulted in the decision to work with a smaller
sprite but with a bit more color.
The 12x12 sprite gets blown up to 24x24 in game.
Previous version made it to 32x32.


The byte size is now 4032 and I'm going to attempt
to squeeze in just one more level ..

Edit: Done .. level 16 can be done in 49 steps


Have fun!

@Mike (Mickelukas)
Still have to find your path on 10 and 13


Best regards from

M.E.

[Mickelukas]

Hello All,

New version is up on java4k.com.

Here you can find some techniques and the source
for those interested in the development of this game.

Worked on getting the graphics a bit better.

This resulted in the decision to work with a smaller
sprite but with a bit more color.
The 12x12 sprite gets blown up to 24x24 in game.
Previous version made it to 32x32.


The byte size is now 4032 and I'm going to attempt
to squeeze in just one more level ..

Edit: Done .. level 16 can be done in 49 steps


Have fun!

@Mike (Mickelukas)
Still have to find your path on 10 and 13


Best regards from

M.E.

Looks good, I wish you the best of luck in the competition

I only managed 51 on lvl 16

If you give up on 10 and 13 give me a shout and I'll send you screenshots of the solutions in exchange for lvl 16

[me]

  You must be kidding me 
It is way too much fun to find your secret path.

I found it on level 10. Old paths die hard!
When I moved counter clock wise I managed it

Now I'm on level 13 to get the 103!

Thanks and good luck with level 16.
I bet you will find it!


Kind regards from

M.E.

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[me]

Hi Mike,

Found the path on level 13.

@ALL:
In case someone wants to cheat.
On this page there are links to a
possible solution.

Best regards from

M.E.

[Mickelukas]

Ah, I wouldn't have found the lvl 16 one because after some tests I thought the coins opened the left yellow gate and the button the right one, so my 2 extra steps were clicking on the button instead of collecting the coins.

Maybe make that clearer somehow? There are several levels with both a yellow button and yellow coins.

Mike

[me]

Hi Mike,

It is the last level, so it does not hurt if it is
a bit difficult. The logic of the disappearing gate:

From top to bottom, left to right. Which gate
comes first will disappear when either the coins
are up or the yellow switch is walked on.

There is a fine line between figuring out how things
work yourself and the help that is offered.
I still haven't found the magic ratio.

It appears that my games are too difficult/complex
most of the time. That is why I'm using the 4k
competition to work on prototyping as well as getting
a feel for the fun-side of the game. If it has potential
to become a full-blown game.

The feedback that I've been getting from my friends
and family is that it is very difficult to predict where
the objects are going to end up when you make a line.
I'm planning another (non-4k) version of the game
where you have the arrow-keys move the player
and you see the movement of the objects in real-time.

Thanks a lot for your feedback and your score-improvements!
Much appreciated!

Kind regards from

M.E.

[Mickelukas]

One last thing if it's possible to fit it in

It would be great to be able to continue with/redo a part of an already drawn path if you click on it's last position instead of having to redraw the path from the beginning.

Especially when you're trying to find the best path and end up having to redraw two or three people's paths constantly.

Also, I don't think the game is too difficult. It's most of the time easy to finish the levels, the difficult lies in finding the perfect path, but that isn't for everyone.

Mike