Bit Pit

Bit Pit is a 2D puzzle platformer where you, Bit, must get to the top of the massive pit.

I finally decided to sit down and make my first solo game. Finished in a little over 2 weeks, hope you enjoy!

Dev Log:

Day 1 (7/5)

-created project

-added wasd/arrow key movement (snap-to-grid) using new input system

-created single sample head sprite

Day 2 (7/6)

-created 4 sample head sprites

-made head points towards direction moving

-created body of size 3 that follows head upon movement

-made head unable to move to a location inside of body

-added ground grid and sample ground sprite

-made head unable to move to a location inside of ground

-implemented falling (entire snake moves downward when no part has ground directly beneath it after movement)

Day 3 (7/7)

-added checkpoints that, when touched, add a body part to the snake

-made additional body part pieces decrease in brightness (become closer to black in color) the larger their body part number is

-created ground tileset

-added flipping (snake head and last body part switch locations)

-prevented flipping right after adding a body part piece

-made head point in correct direction after flipping and when first created

Day 4 (7/8)

-new name: Bit Pit

-created spike sprite

-made spikes respawn player upon contact

-made checkpoints reset player respawn position

-created checkpoints flag

-made checkpoint switch from white flag to red flag once reached

Day 5 (7/9)

-designed section for 3 long snake

-made camera follow head's vertical movement with fixed horizontal position

-added sprite atlas to prevent screen tearing

-added pixel perfect camera to prevent screen jittering

-designed section for 4 long snake

Day 6 (7/10)

-designed section for 5 long snake

-designed section for 6 long snake

Day 7 (7/11)

-created yellow ground tileset and yellow spike

-designed section for 7 long snake

-designed section for 8 long snake

Day 8 (7/12)

-started designing section for 9 long snake

Day 8.5 (7/13)

-nothing :( (busy 7/12-7/14)

Day 9 (7/14)

-continued designing section for 9 long snake

Day 10 (7/15)

-finished designing section for 9 long snake

-designed section for 10 long snake

-created red ground tileset and red spike

-created opening cutscene and placeholder oscillating menu text

Day 11 (7/16)

-created "space to start" text sprite

-changed checkpoint reached sprite to green instead of red

-made tutorial text fade in and out with triggers

-created tutorial text sprites

-started designing section for 11 long snake

Day 12 (7/17)

-finished designing section for 11 long snake

-designed section for 12 long snake

-designed section for 13 long snake

Day 13 (7/18)

-created pink ground tileset and pink spike

-designed section for 14 long snake

-designed section for 15 long snake

-designed ending section

Day 14 (7/19)

-adjusted camera starting position

-created background tileset

-added background tiles to all sections

-added camera triggers to end section

-created apple sprite and made it oscillate

Day 15 (7/20)

-fixed camera triggers in end section

-created end cutscene, added black bars that move towards center

-created end text sprites

-made end text appear once black bars have reached center

Day 16 (7/21)

-created text sprites for eating animation

-added eating animation

-created title sprite

-fixed camera movements in opening cutscene (added easing)

-final playtesting

Day 17 (7/22)

-final minor edits

-published!