CircaTrain

Post-Jam Updates

• Proper difficulty growth throughout the level
  

Overview

What is a CircaTrain? Phew, I’m glad you asked. I was beginning to think nobody notices the CircaTrain...

You see, CircaTrain is a pinnacle of innovation. It’s a train that’s perfectly circular if you know what I mean. No space between the cars. 999% goodness on a circular track. One coherent machine with 100% efficiency. 10/10 circle. 

The problem is.. it's very unstable. Early tests show the structure is highly volatile until it forms a full circle. Your task is to assemble the train into the glory it was destined to be - a nice and simple circle! But beware, the cars may detach if left unsupervised for too long.. So be vigilant and keep building!

Gameplay / Controls

• Drag the train car from the spawner and drop it at the end of the train to attach it. Be careful - it needs perfect alignment.
• Periodically, cars will break and you'll get warning signs at connection points. Click on the warning sign to fix them. If left unchecked too long, the connection will break and all train cars in the chain will get detached. You will have to rebuild those cars.
• The train is slowly getting faster 
• Game ends when the train forms full circle. Good luck!

Development

I ended up having way, way less time for this jam than I originally planned. Still, I hope this small prototype is enough to communicate an idea. I think it could be a fun little management game.

Planned Features

• Proper difficulty growth throughout the level
• More levels with varied train tracks
• Train cars that need an absolute perfect attachment and which take more time to attach
• Additional train cars that rotate around Z-axis which you also need to match in addition to position (absurd interstellar-esque docking sequence)
• Additional VFX for placing cars
• Menus
• Music
• Sound effects

Credits

• Code,  design by akita_engineer (me)

Assets & Frameworks

• Unity 6 - engine
• CurvySplines - spline tools, excellent tool that makes spline creation and management a breeze
• Flat Kit - toon shaders, etc.
• Low Poly Ultimate Pack - train assets