{"id":254,"date":"2025-04-25T18:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T18:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ohrats\/?p=254"},"modified":"2025-05-15T12:12:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:12:45","slug":"week-5-feedback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wsagames.com\/ohrats\/2025\/04\/25\/week-5-feedback\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5: Feedback"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The playtest would commence in the middle of the week, so Monday-Wednesday was spent tweaking the rat animation and retexturing to give it a cuter, friendlier face.

The feedback from our game was plentiful, as luckily we had no shortage of people who wanted to try it. A few bugs were fixed there and then, but broader concerns were about the lack of things to do in-game, as well as lack of UI that led to less apt gamers becoming confused. They also seemed to get lost a lot in the level. But when told that later we would add NPCs to chase the rat around, they expressed sadness – they liked roaming free. The parkour elements were also slippery and imprecise.

Once the playtest was over, development on the NPC family began – though with considerations as to the player’s wants, we had to discuss how to balance them properly. Refinements were also made to the dialogue system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WEEK 5 TASK BREAKDOWN:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parker:<\/strong>

– Bug fixes after feedback<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hugo:<\/strong>

– Tweak rat animation and retexture its face
– Start on the human NPC 3D models<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Indiana:<\/strong>

– Redesign of level elements based on user feedback
– Continuation of whitebox development<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chen:<\/strong>

– Addition of tutorial NPC dialogue and add button interaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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