Readability improvement


Hello!

I've uploaded a new version 1.3 that improves readability and some other stuffs.

1️⃣First I've added a larger white border on texts having a background. Take a look at the lead paragraph under the title. It's slightly better on the second image! Right?

old border
new border

If you are a Playdate developer or just interested, here is my technique to add a 4px text border on the Playdate.

  • Duplicate the font you use
  • Move 4px to the right the image
  • Add a 4px border
  • Erase borders dripping on other character, you can use a grid for that (look at the g, I have erased the part below the green horizontal line, if I don't do that, there will be a weird border when displaying the w).
  • Draw with the Playdate sdk the "font border" 4px to the left in white before the real font in black

Of course, there is probably a cleaner way to do that, but it's pretty quick.

2️⃣Then I've enlarged the clue panel to have more padding between the border and the text, it should be noticable on longer texts, especially in french.

3️⃣Furthermore I've made the clues punctuation more consistent.

4️⃣And finally, I've added a message to warn you when the last clue is reached in a puzzle so you can stop looping🛑📜 (which allows you to avoid losing points needlessly if you try to make a big score).

As I move forward on an other game, I learn a lot on making Playdate games better. I'd love to have a better framerate. So see you soon!

Files

TheScrollingEnigma.pdx v1.3 15 MB
Mar 20, 2024

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