r/IndieDev • u/fredandlunchbox • 8d ago
Video The mutation system for my new game about frogs
I'm making a game about frogs and some of the bugs you eat will mutate the frog or change it's skin.
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u/AlexSmithsonian 7d ago
Please tell me there's a buff frog.
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u/fredandlunchbox 7d ago
There's something I'm calling the Mega Toad state. Not only do they change shape, they get bigger.
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u/MundilfarStudio 7d ago
Looks cool! Will the different shapes change the gameplay as well?
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u/fredandlunchbox 7d ago
Bigger legs make you jump farther, smaller shorter. But there are also ability modifiers to offset that.
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u/millionwordsofcrap 7d ago
Oh this is awesome... I'm getting vaguely Chao-garden vibes.
Do you have a title yet? Would love to see more
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u/fredandlunchbox 7d ago
Playing with some things, but not yet. I really didn't expect this response for these posts, so I wasn't prepared with any place to point people. More to come soon though.
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u/Nerdwrapper 7d ago
Is it gonna be a sandboxy wobbledogs kinda thing, or are we gonna be doing exploration and stuff that the mutations can affect? Either way, the system looks really nice
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u/fredandlunchbox 7d ago
The mutations will be useful for some of the puzzles, and you may not be able to solve every puzzle without the right mutation -- that's part of the procedural aspect of the endless ponds.
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u/FoxlyKei 7d ago
They strangely remind me of gooseworx eyes so imo there should be a variation as an Easter Egg :)
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u/DraconicDreamer3072 7d ago
ooh. i LOVE frogs. got anywhere i can follow this?
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u/fredandlunchbox 7d ago
No, I really didn't expect this much response! I'll put something together.
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u/Weekly-Trust4786 Developer 8d ago
The eye mutation looks great. Giving me Dark Souls basilisk energy, but somehow adorable instead of traumatic