3D Physics Based Marble Platformer


Hey everyone! Thanks for taking a second to check out my little project.

So I uploaded a rough version of the game on December 26th, 2020. It had numerous problems, but I was eager to get something online. This is just a small post to announce that I've made some updates and changes. They are listed below.

Updates/Changes:

- Added 4 new levels, for a total of 9. Updated the Level Selection menu to hold 18 slots for levels.

- Played around with the level geometry to remove the "invisible speed bumps". These are caused by my use of a RigidBody as the player avatar, as opposed to a KinematicBody that would typically be used. Anywhere there was a seam in the tri-mesh collision bodies there was a risk of the player bumping up off the ground, for no apparent reason (to the player). I'm not changing the body type, regardless of the limitations on the geometry I can import from Blender. And yes, I've tried enabling "Smooth tri-mesh collision bodies" or whatever under Project Settings.

- Removed my awful music and replaced it with three pleasant tunes released by some wonderful people on the CC by 4.0 license. Specific credits are listed in game, accessible from the Main menu. Music is selected randomly, so there's a 1/3 chance the song will repeat.

- Controls are now reversed when gravity is swapped. I was debating on leaving the controls "reversed" due to movement being a product of rotation and friction. However, feedback received was overwhelmingly in favor of the switch so I shall oblige.

- Changed the marble texture and added PBR texture maps.

- Replaced the "Mute Music" button with a "Return to Menu" button inside the actual game levels.

- Added a "Mute Music" button to the Main menu and Level Selection menu. This just pauses/unpauses the music. Needs a little more work.

- Doubled the dimensions of the Power-Up indicator (lower-left corner).

- Power ups now spin and bob up and down. This was an attempt to increase their visibility.


If you get a chance, give the game a try and let me know what you think! I appreciate all feedback, especially if something isn't working right for you.

Files

3DMarbleV02.zip Play in browser
Jan 10, 2021

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