The order of the quads is fixed. You never choose which one you play. What you do choose is which of its rings faces out — the only say you get over the piece itself, as opposed to where it lands. A quad you can't use is usually a quad you haven't turned yet.

Every quad is a stack of coloured rings, and only the outer one can match. Clear it and the quad doesn't leave, it loses a layer and comes back in the colour underneath. A match doesn't empty the board. It repaints it. #indiedev #gamedev

Before you commit a drop, the landing ghost has to answer two things. Would this match? And does it resolve now, or after the sweep line comes back around? My first version put both on transparency. It was invisible. This is what shipped: shape for one question, motion for the other.

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Same board, rotated. The line keeps the same speed, seconds per column, so what changes is the period. Short axis: sweeps often, keeps the board tidy. Long axis: sweeps rarely, lets big groups build while it fills up. Same button, opposite strategies.

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The sweep used to be a bar that filled up. Watching people play, they'd stop and wait for it instead of placing anything. It wasn't mistuned. It was the wrong object. It's a line now. It crosses the board and resolves matches as it passes. Its position is the countdown.

Testing "MatchMerge" After highlighting the "match zone" I try something : merging cell which will merge soon. (I will certainly remove the highlight then). #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #wip

Testing new version with match zone highlight (not convinced yet) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame youtu.be/YYQgJ1fv-rQ

PRJ-CQUADS — Testing new version with match zone highlight

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testing a new sweep line. more like #lumines still wip (old sweep line still there) youtu.be/5uQceeMNpWQ #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

PRJ-CQUADS — Testing new version of the sweep line

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updated build, link in the repost below swapped out wheel colliders for a custom raycast thing as a number of folks recommended. I think I like it, I can see how I can get the control I want. Pretty bouncy right now but fun to drive around also colors and an island and pretty

oldmanofthefire@oldmanofthefire.bsky.social · 2mo ago

wanted something simple, silly to work on to take my mind off things. Making a modular toy car thing. Idea is you can find and swap out various parts want to get in the habit of just posting builds of what I'm making, so here it is. It's not good, not yet oldmanofthefire.itch.io/little-vehic...

here's a new pass to add some juiciness test it here: nikohog.itch.io/prj-cquads #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

new devlog: nikohog.itch.io/prj-cquads/d... perhaps a thread with more info here tomorrow :=)

Devlog #2 - Making actions readable

Not many playtest responses yet, but I've had a chance to talk with a few colleagues and friends who tried the game. Some of their feedback was spot on. The main observation: the game already gives cl...

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Exploring visual directions for PRJ-CQUADS. Same game, different feels. Which one works for you? #indiedev #gamedev

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PRJ-CQUADS didn't start like this. A short thread on how it got here. #indiedev #gamedev

PRJ-CQUADS: first gameplay trailer. Cycle, place, chain. youtu.be/xEKQDHgz7Ok?... #indiedev #indiegame

Started as a match-3. Ended up somewhere else. First devlog on PRJ-CQUADS, a solo puzzle game about color rings, cascades, and a sweep timer. nikohog.itch.io/prj-cquads/d... #indiedev #devlog

Devlog #1 — Where it started, and why it changed

I work in the games industry, engine and systems programming, low-level stuff. Building a game solo is a different kind of challenge. Not technically harder, just... different. Game design, communicat...

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Just published my first solo game demo. PRJ-CQUADS: a puzzle game built around one object: the ColorQuad. Concentric color rings, matched by placement, resolved by a sweep timer. Free to play: nikohog.itch.io/prj-cquads #indiedev #gamedev

PRJ-CQUADS (codename) by nikohog

A puzzle game about color rings, matches, and cascades: cycle, place, chain.

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