Somebody has been communicating with the Moon. Somebody that doesn't understand what ancient forces they're dealing with. Somebody that doesn't realise how seriously they've upset the studies of the very eminent scientist and astronomer, Dr Dog. For Dog this means it's time for some investigation, and probably a bit of a walk.
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The cycle fo the Sun
Solving problems of time and light
Inconsistencies
If you've played any of the Alpha releases of Moon you may have noticed the moon in the sky in the outdoor areas around the Observatory. The more observant of you may also have noticed that the phase of the moon matches the current phase of the moon. This is all great stuff. Except it raises an annoying inconsistency that's been bothering me for a few months now.
The changes of moon phase imply the passage of time, but the lighting of the world never changes. One one hand you experience the passage of days but never the passage of hours, so It's always night.
The Solution
For a long time I've been resisting the temptation to implement a full day/night cycle, aware that if I ever want to actually finish Moon I have to be a ruthless as possible with my ideas. If it not absolutely needed, time shouldn't be spent on developing it.
However, the mixed messages about the passage of time were too much of a problem to leave alone. So now, in the outdoor areas, the daylight light matches the light in the real world and the passage of time is made clear.
Concessions
Things are still not totally perfect. I've kept the moon itself in the sky at all times of day. I could have made sure it was up at times that were appropriate but it's an important indicator in the game. I decided it was too important to be missing for about half the day.
I'll just mark that one as artistic license.
Creating Better Levels
News 1 commentWith Alpha 1.5 out in the wild it's time to move onto development of the world that will actually be in the final release.
Moon - Alpha 1.5
News 2 commentsA little bit of development news to celebrate the release of Moon Alpha 1.5.
Progress Report
News 1 commentJust incase you were starting to think that Moon had stalled. Here's a quick update on progress.
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Moon Alpha 1.3
DemoMoon Alpha 1.3, the mystery update. A few level and puzzle fixes, some more dead bugs, a new faster and simpler installer and some extra bits to make...
Moon Alpha 1.2
Demo 2 commentsAfter what might seem like an age, The first Alpha release of Moon is now available. For best results you should delete the files in your \AppData\Local\Moon...
Moon Pre-Alpha 1.23
Demo 2 commentsAfter many weeks of bug fixing and audio coding I've finally completed a new version of Moon for you all to enjoy. All new audio system, More puzzles...
Pre-Alpha Demo
DemoHere's a little playable demo of the current development state of Moon (Pre-Alpha). It's a little rough around the edges but you can have a little explore...
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this dead? also if not dead can you tell me if you can do ANYTHING after you get the key to the dead end mines.
It's not dead .. I've been busy for the last 3 years getting it to a state where I can take it to steam greenlight.
It's also got it's final name now. The Moonstone Equation.
looks nice and fluid
The game broke when I went back in to one of the first rooms, the one with first floaty stone thing.
I went through the do the lever, then came back and the screen went black.
I reloaded that game and it let me continue though. Love this game so far!
wierd. I've not seen that so I'll be on the lookout for it.
Looking good dude.. get working on an OSX port :D
GREAT game! Just started a runthrough of the current 1.23 version demo on my YouTube Channel here:
I track U.
You have a good game under the fingers. Don't let it down !!
Tweeded your project :) Good luck with this one!
thanks :-)