README.md

GravitaMaze (중력 미로)

Introduction

• Puzzle game
  • Manipulate gravity to escape the ball!
• English is fully available!

Download

v1.4.1 for Android, Windows, and macOS

Click here to expand or collapse the old update logs!

Updates (v1.3.1 -> v1.4.0)

Sound

• Add various sound effects
• Add background music for editor scene

Considerations for First-time Users

• Add a first-time user scene that allows users to start the tutorial immediately after installing the app.
  • Skip is also available.
• Provide a detailed tutorial tooltip.
• Minor changes in tutorial maps

Add New Modes

• Add Custom mode
  • You can play by selecting the map you want.
  • From now, you don't need to enter editor mode to play custom maps.
  • For each map, record the number of attempts until the first time you clear it and keep it stuffed semi-permanently.
• Add Training mode
  • You can practice by type of gimmicks.
  • For each map, record the number of attempts until the first time you clear it and keep it stuffed semi-permanently.
• Add credit scene

Giving a Sense of Accomplishment and Motivation

• Reorganize result UI of Tutorial and Adventure mode with some animations and SFXs.
• Add star system
  • If you clear the Tutorial, you will receive three stars.
  • If you clear one of the four Adventure levels, you will receive stars differently depending on the number of lives left.
  • In the mode selection scene and the adventure level selection scene, you can see the highest number of stars acquired at each level. It remains after restarting or updating the app.
• Add series of map system to Adventure mode
  • You can experience various maps than before.
  • It increases the life of a repeat play.
• Add 'God' difficulty to custom mode
  • Maps that require 20 to 50 tries or more for an expert player.
• Add new maps and adjust map balance

Improving convenience and user experience

• Expand the size of the four types of gravity manipulation buttons.
• All the letters of iron were changed to bright colors overall.
• In the mode selection scene and the adventure level selection scene, maps are reorganized so that there is no need to press the retry button.
• Reorganize menu UI displayed when game is paused in Tutorial, Adventure, Custom and Training mode.
  • Background volume and sound effects volume can be adjusted from the Pause menu.
  • You can skip the map (make remaining time to zero) from the Pause menu.
• Change the folder name so that map folders appear in ascending order for difficulty in Custom mode.
• Change the image and add animation of the portal.

Updates (v1.3.0 -> v1.3.1)

Common

• In any game play mode,
  • Time pauses when the ball dies or the retry button is pressed. Time starts to go by again when you press any gravity manipulation buttons.
  • The timer UI changes color to pink while the time is paused. Its color turns purple while the time goes by.
  • When a ball escapes, it is shown an animation that moves slowly by gravity.
• Add a new BGM for the game play scenes(Tutorial, Adventure and Test phase in Editor).
• In Adventure mode,
  • Huge scale of map balance patch is done.
    • Easy: 5 maps are replaced, and the time limit of a map is changed.
    • Normal: 7 maps are replaced.
    • Hard: 5 maps are replaced.
    • Insane: 7 maps are replaced.
  • Maps with shutters can also appear in adventure mode.
• You can enjoy some new maps (including shutters) in the editor that are not in adventure mode.
  • If you are using Android, please download GravitaMaze.zip and unzip it in root directory(Internal storage) using "My Files" app.
  • If you are using macOS, please download GravitaMaze.zip, unzip it, and move Maps folder to the root directory of GravitaMaze.app.

Android

• The continuous integration(CI) targets Android API level to 28. (Android 9.0 'Pie')
  • This is because there are issues related to storage read/write permission when the target API level is 29 or higher.

Updates (v.1.2.1 -> v1.3.0)

Common

• The Shutter has added!
  • Until the ball passes, the shutter is the same as no wall.
  • Once a ball passes, the shutter is treated as a wall.
• Add a BGM for the main scene.
• In Tutorial mode,
  • Two maps are added, including shutters.
• In Editor mode,
  • You can place shutters in your maps.
  • If the folder is empty, show the text "Empty!"
  • Fixed a bug related to the long file name.
  • Fixed a bug related to the scroll bar in the Open or Save UI.
• You can enjoy some maps (including shutters) in the editor that are not in adventure mode.
  • If you are using Android, please download GravitaMaze.zip and unzip it in root directory(Internal storage) using "My Files" app.
  • If you are using macOS, please download GravitaMaze.zip, unzip it, and move Maps folder to the root directory of GravitaMaze.app.
• More type of screen resolution is supported.
  • 9:22 is now supported. (Portrait)
• The continuous integration(CI) was added to automatically build for Android, Windows and macOS.

Android

• The target API level is set to 28. (Android 9.0 'Pie')
  • This is because there are issues related to storage read/write permission when the target API level is 29 or higher.

Updates (v.1.1.0 -> v.1.2.1)

Common

• In Tutorial mode,
  • The progress is displayed.
  • You can pause and resume the game.
  • When you leave or complete the game, the results window is displayed.
• In Adventure mode,
  • Huge scale of map balance patch is done.
    • Easy: 5 lives, 10 maps to escape, more easier than before!
    • Normal: 5 lives, 10 maps to escape, a little easier than before.
    • Hard: 7 lives, 10 maps to escape
    • Insane: 10 lives, 10 maps to escape, more harder than before!
  • The remaining life and progress are displayed.
  • You can pause and resume the game.
  • When you leave or complete the game, the results window is displayed.
• You can enjoy some maps in the editor that are not in adventure mode.
  • If you are using Android, please download GravitaMaze.zip and unzip it in root directory(Internal storage) using "My Files" app.
• Many types of screen resolution are supported.
  • 9:16, 9:18, 9:18.5, 9:19, 9:19.5, 9:20, 9:20.5, 9:21 are supported. (Portrait)
  • 3:4 is not supported.

Android

• You can press the Back key to press the Pause button in Tutorial and Adventure mode.

Windows

• You can press the Enter key to press the Next button in Tutorial and Adventure mode.
• You can press the Esc key to press the Pause button in Tutorial and Adventure mode.

macOS

• You can press the Enter key to press the Next button in Tutorial and Adventure mode.
• You can press the Esc key to press the Pause button in Tutorial and Adventure mode.

Updates (v.1.0.2 -> v.1.1.0)

Common

• Adventure mode is now playable!
  • There are Easy, Normal, Hard, and Insane levels.
  • In adventure mode, the map is randomly rotated or flipped.
  • There are five lives given, but they are not displayed in the UI yet.
• Even if you modify the map file(.txt) directly to increase the time limit to more than 30 seconds, the maximum time limit is set to 30 seconds.

Updates (v.1.0.1 -> v.1.0.2)

Common

• The default value for the time limit has increased from 10 seconds to 30 seconds.
• Several maps have been added.

Android

• Maps can now be saved on internal storage rather than on the app's internal data.
  • You can share your own map or download other's map!
  • The map files are saved in GravitaMaze/Maps.

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How to Play

Android

• Click here!
• Download GravitaMaze.v1.4.1.a.zip on your Android cell phone, unzip it, and execute GravitaMaze.apk to install it.
  • You may need to allow "Install unknown apps" (in "Settings" - "Apps" - "..." - "Special access" - "Install unknown apps")
  • When you run the app for the first time, you need to allow permission to write to external/internal storage.
    • If you deny permission, the app will not be able to create or load maps.
    • If you checked the “Do not ask me again” option, you must go into the application permission settings and manually turn on the permission for GravitaMaze.
• You can download GravitaMaze.zip and unzip it in root directory(Internal storage) using "My Files" app to enjoy the custom maps.
  • These maps are playable in the editor, not in Adventure mode.
• The gravity can be manipulated by touching the four "arrow" buttons.
• Whenever the ball dies, you can touch "retry" button to retry the map.
  • Time stops while the ball is dead.
  • Time passes after you manipulate gravity.
• Escape the ball before the time limit is over.
  • If you time out, you lose one life.

Windows

• Click here!
• Download GravitaMaze.v1.4.1.w.zip and unzip it.
• Execute GravitaMaze.exe.
• You can download GravitaMaze.zip and unzip, and move the Maps folder to the root directory of GravitaMaze.exe to enjoy the custom maps.
• The gravity can be manipulated by pressing the four "arrow" buttons.
• Whenever the ball dies, you can press "retry"(space) button to retry the map.
  • Time stops while the ball is dead.
  • Time passes after you manipulate gravity.
• Escape the ball before the time limit is over.
  • If you time out, you lose one life.

macOS

• Click here!
• Download GravitaMaze.v1.4.1.m.zip and unzip it.
• Execute GravitaMaze.app.
• You can download GravitaMaze.zip, unzip it, and move the Maps folder to the root directory of GravitaMaze.app to enjoy the custom maps.
• The gravity can be manipulated by pressing the four "arrow" buttons.
• Whenever the ball dies, you can press "retry"(space) button to retry the map.
  • Time stops while the ball is dead.
  • Time passes after you manipulate gravity.
• Escape the ball before the time limit is over.
  • If you time out, you lose one life.

Map Editor

• You can use the map editor to make your own custom maps!

Play Modes

• There are a Tutorial mode, four Adventure modes, Custom modes and Training mode.