Impressions from Gamescom | New Demo Version

Gamescom and Fluff's Adventure

Gamescom - the biggest games fair in the world. Hundreds of exhibitors, games and game enthusiasts in one place. And Fluff's Adventure was right in the middle of it all this year! I never thought I would be there as an exhibitor to present my own game, but that's exactly what happened. You had the opportunity to try out the game at the Jugendforum NRW stand, and I got the space myself via the Indiehub. A big thank you to both of you! I made a video for the Gamescom appearance that gives you a little insight into Fluff's adventure on site:

I also had two appearances where I could talk about my game and the game development itself. In the first appearance at BASF Gaming I was able to show Fluff itself:

The second appearance was more professional: At the NRW Youth Forum, there was a panel discussion on the topic: From Passion to Profession. Here I spoke together with other development teams, all of whom have approached games at a much more professional level than I am currently doing.

How is Fluff's Adventure coming along?

But let's get to the important topics. Gamescom gave me the opportunity (similar to the Indie Game Fest) to let you loose on the game. My personal conclusion: the changes and improvements have paid off 100%, players are much more motivated to solve the puzzles and have also got through the levels much better. There have also been many bug reports and feature suggestions via my Discord or in person. The new version of the demo, which is published with this post, has all the things built in that were important for the single player. Some bugs in the multiplayer have also been fixed. Now the second level really gets underway! So check out my Twitch channel to make sure you don't miss anything. And as always: If you've noticed anything in the demo, let me know in my Discord! Have fun with the new version of the demo (changes below) and best regards Your Kai

Patch Notes

Fixed Bugs:

• Multiplayer - speech/thought bubble not aligned with second player's camera

• Fluff idle animations in main menu broken

• Memory slots 2 and 3 do not save the game correctly

• Castle puzzle - entry possible with two Fluffs at the beginning

• Fluff can still be controlled after interacting with the rotating bar

• Castle puzzle - bar pressure plate reacts too early

• Castle puzzle - bar pressure plate does not react correctly to cubes

• Missing collider on castle

• Not accurate collider on walls

• Fluff on buildings can be trapped between grid and platform puzzles

• Multiplayer - Second player character controllable in cutscene

• Bypassing the first gate around the wall possible

• Patrolling NPC Fluffs no longer move after a while

• Grid puzzle - When entering the puzzle short popup of input hint without reason

• Grid puzzle - With frame-perfect column movement towards each other, the columns can slide into each other

• Grid puzzle - Collider of the right wall is missing

• Level skip possible via starting house

• Path behind the first gate is too high - Green Fluff gets stuck on the path and has to jump

• Change Fluff during the fall -> Fluff does not respawn

• Puzzle-relevant objects can fall off the map and then not respawn

• AddedPlatform puzzleChaos if you spawn a new cube while already holding one

• Texture error on the plateau next to the bell tower

• Simon-Says puzzle: Cage with wooden plank can block a Fluff that is directly underneath it

• Missing collider on the way to the first gate

• Multiplayer - double jump possible by jumping on top of each other

• Treetop colliders block paths

• Multiplayer, grid puzzle: Only one indicator for column movement displayed

• Large Fluff gets stuck on paths and trees

• Infinite “feelers/antennas” when antennas get stuck on objects

• Parts of the castle at the castle puzzle do not reach the ground

• Vegetation floats in the air

• Level skip past final elevator possible via canopies

Implemented features:

• Activated cables - Shader-based “wave movement” of light from the trigger

• Display antennas of following Fluffs in the color of the followed Fluff

• Place cables on pressure plates to gates

• Y-axis inversion for camera control

• Grid puzzles - enable dragging of columns

• Transparency of assets (trees) in the field of view

• Make the rotation speed of the camera customizable