README.md

GravitaMaze

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Introduction

"Escape complex mazes by manipulating gravity!"

• Puzzle game
• Make your own map by using the space-cube builder.
• Korean is available!
  • English is temporarily unavailable. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• This is a pre-release.
  • You can listen the latest news on our blog.
• Check out our latest news below.
  • Youtube: https://youtube.com/@Ravita_Studio/
  • Naver Blog: https://blog.naver.com/ravitastudio (Korean only)

Download

v1.6.4 for Android, Windows, and macOS

Note: this demo version is playable only until December 2023.

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Update Logs

Click here to expand or collapse the old update logs!

Updates (v1.5.0 -> v1.6.4)

Graphics

• Apply completely renewed graphics!

UI

• Redesign main menu to use mouse click instead of manipulating gravity.
  • Adventure -> Challenge
  • Custom -> Explore
  • Map editor -> Create
  • Settings -> (temporarily unavailable)
  • Credit -> (temporarily unavailable)
• Change Name.
  • Map -> Space-cube
  • Ball -> Capsule
  • Map editor -> Space-cube builder
• Add new levels to Challenge mode.
  • Easy < Simple < Normal < Hard < Extreme < Insane
• Display of the current difficulty during Challenge play.
• Remove First scene.
• Add Splash scene.
  • In case of inability to connect to the server via the network, gameplay is unavailable; instead, links to our blog and YouTube are displayed.
  • New BGM in Splash scene.
• Fix bugs related to holes when opening space-cubes in Create.
• Require author name input when saving space-cubes in Create.
• Modify Test phase in Create to always offer 'retry with time' instead of simply 'retry'.
• Game automatically pauses when the application loses focus.
• Only Korean language available now.
  • English is temporarily unavailable.

Game Balance

• Balanced according to the new difficulty classification system in Challenge mode
  • New Easy is easier than the old Easy
  • New Simple is similar to the old Easy
  • New Normal consists of relatively easy space-cubes from the old Normal
  • New Hard includes relatively difficult space-cubes from the old Normal and relatively easy ones from the old Hard
  • New Extreme is slightly harder than the old Hard
  • New Insane is similar to the old Insane
• Add new space-cubes

Updates (v1.4.4 -> v1.5.0)

• Add animated background particles to better convey the sense of manipulating gravity.
• Add a new type of tile: A tile that is a hole.
• Fix UI bugs occurring on macOS.
• Alter mobile vibration.
• Update credit text.
• Tutorial overhaul: Reorder steps and lower difficulty.

Updates (v1.4.3 -> v1.4.4)

• Add vibration on mobile.
• Add a resurrection feature when all lives have been depleted in Adventure mode: Upon resurrection, players can retry the same map. However, retry attempts are ineligible for receiving stars.
• Optimize map tile rendering.
• Add a guide for the time skip button.
• Fix iron sound effect bug.
• Fix UI and resolution bugs on macOS.
• Fix a bug where background music occasionally attenuated when manipulating gravity rapidly.
• Fix a bug in the map editor related to folder creation.
• Remove unnecessary sprites.
• Rearrange maps to adjust difficulty for Easy, Normal, and Hard levels in Adventure mode.

Updates (v1.4.2 -> v1.4.3)

• Add a ninth map with a short time limit to the tutorial: extend the time limit after two timeouts.
• Add animation of objects moving due to gravity when the player dies.
• Change the color of the timer bar according to the remaining time.
• Preserve the volume and language settings of the game even after restarting.
• Change macOS shortcuts to use Option+Space and Option+Enter (on Windows, use Ctrl+Space and Ctrl+Enter, respectively).
• Fix the bug where the map file is not displayed correctly when entering the Custom mode.
• Fix the bug where gravity manipulation and retry were possible via keyboard while the pause window is open.
• Fix tooltip and button-related bugs.
• Change the game title in Korean from "중력 미로" to "중력미로". The English title remains the same as "GravitaMaze".
• Change the display of "Korean" to "한국어" in the language settings.
• Change the dropdown UI in the language settings.
• Make some modifications to the localized text.
• Modify the credit text.
• Upgrade the Unity version.
• Update the license.

Updates (v1.4.1 -> v1.4.2)

• Show tooltips on various buttons when hovering on the PC platform.
• On the PC platform, use Ctrl + Space for "retry with time refill" and Ctrl + Enter to proceed when time runs out
  • Show PC-specific tooltips when hovering over these buttons.
• Modify some guiding texts in the tutorial.
• Resolve critical issue in v1.4.1 where the program occasionally freezes.
• Provide a Korean version of the release document.
• Add links to Fantrie, YouTube, and other latest news on the GitHub release document.

Updates (v1.4.0 -> v1.4.1)

Important: v1.4.1 has a critical bug! Please download v1.4.2 or later.

• Localization (English and Korean)
• Change fonts.
• Add Settings scene.
• Improve Tutorial mode.
• Improve UI/UX.
• Add several Training maps.
• Expand the size of the four types of gravity manipulation buttons again.
• Fix some bugs.

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.

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.
• 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.
• 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

Note: this demo version is playable only until December 2023.

Android

• Click here!
• Download GravitaMaze.v1.6.4.a.zip on your Android phone, unzip it, and execute GravitaMaze.apk to install it.
  • When the Install unknown app message appears, choose Ignore and install
  • If Google Play Protect shows Blocked by Play Protect message, DO NOT CLICK OK MESSAGE. Instead, click Details -> Install anyway (unsafe).
  • Send app for scanning? message might appear. You can choose whatever option you want.
  • If you can't download apk file in a browser, grant Install Unknown Apps permission to that browser in Settings - Apps - ... icon - 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.

Windows

• Click here!
• Download GravitaMaze.v1.6.4.w.zip and unzip it.
• Execute GravitaMaze.exe.

macOS

• Click here!
• Download GravitaMaze.v1.6.4.m.zip and unzip it.
• Execute GravitaMaze.app.

Space-cube builder

• You can enter Create mode to make your own custom space-cubes!

Play Modes

• There are Tutorial, Challenge, Explore and Create modes.
• The gravity can be manipulated by touching the four "arrow" buttons or pressing arrow keys.
• Whenever the capsule has destroyed, you can touch "retry" button or press space key to retry the map.
  • Time stops when the capsule has destroyed.
  • Time passes after you manipulate gravity.
• Make the capsule escape from the space-cube before the time limit is over.
  • If you time out, you lose one life.

For more information, please check out our blog or YouTube.