Platformer WIP: TODO List

Updated: 14/06/2011

Recent changes in green.

An (attempted, and somewhat laggy) updated ToDo list:

• Custom editor gizmos for invisible nodes such as locators, spawnpoints, etc. (done)
• 2D platformer-style character movement (done)
• Smooth follow-camera movement (done)
• Portals that teleport the player to a new location (done)
• Linked portals (done)
• Portals that can be activated via contact, or by the player pushing up/down (done)
• Simple camera effects such as fading to black (done)
• Layered camera transforms for additional movement effects such as screen-shake (done)
• Scripted sequences (done)
• Fix: Air control to smooth direction changes (done)
• Improve air control acceleration (done)
• Fix: Can double jump through the moving platform... not good! (done?)
• Fix: Jumping against a low ceiling causes the player to 'hover' (done)
• Simple pickups (done)
• Complex pickups that cause a temporary effect or event (done)
• Moving platforms (done)
• Portals working between levels (done)
• Fix: Player 'sticking' to the underside of moving platforms (done)
• Player health (done)
• Environmental hazards, such as spikes and lava (done)
• Player 'knockback' effect on taking damage (done)
• Second-chance jump timer for slight jump-while-falling allowance (done)
• Camera blocking (done)
• Camera maximum speed setting (done)
• Improved Camera blocking with zones (done)
• Zoom-to-fit when Zone width/height is less than view plane (done)
• Min/max zoom extents (done)
• Basic GUI (done)
• FIX: Fit-to-zone flickers when the alternate axis is less than the view plane
• Improve zoom options to include smooth zoom in/out at zone boundaries
• Simple enemies
• The ability to attack and kill enemies
• More complex enemy behaviours (some examples)
• Flag objects to spawn only once to prevent respawning on level load.