Hello,
Artistic vision: “The Council of Balls”, Leonardo The Ball, 1564.
The game has already reached almost 500 people worldwide. Thank you for playing, reviewing, and spending time with the game — this is what truly drives further development. Full post content: Below I share what I am realistically thinking about and considering as next steps. These are not promises or marketing — this is the current state of planning. If something here makes no sense or something important is missing, I can only see it if someone actually names it. Trailer
Directions I am currently considering and even already testing
Game modes
As unlockable additions later in the game — the core Flappy/arcade mode remains the heart/DNA of the game, each mode would have separate online leaderboards, and some would unlock after completing tasks or spending time in the game — e.g. after 12h, 24h, 48h, etc., so as not to disrupt the game’s core flappy DNA — this is mainly for players who might later feel a lack of content.
Campaign (narrative mode) — a philosophical, reflective story about the “ball” as an idea/form (not just an object), about movement, chaos, and control. No time pressure and no leaderboards.
Sandbox — no pressure and no ending (you play as long as you want). No leaderboard or a single shared one.
Tower Defense mode — static defense of a position against waves of enemies (Plants vs Zombies style).
SHMUP mode — full X/Y movement across the entire playfield (classic bullet-hell / arcade shooter).
Local versus / hot-seat mode — take turns playing on the same screen.
Upgrade system
Randomness control (prototype)
LIKE — I want to see it more often
DON’T LIKE — I want to see it less often
TEMPORARY / PERMANENT BAN — I don’t want to see it in this run or ever
Additionally, in the game settings you could define a list of upgrades that never appear or are always allowed to appear.
Example new upgrades:
Projectile splitting on axes (up / down / sideways)
Spirals and rotating flight paths
Projectiles orbiting around the player (drones / boomerangs)
Linking projectiles into lasers / beams
Leech (stealing HP from enemies)
Projectiles that collect XP
Swarm intelligence (projectiles react to other hits)
Portals (entry/exit like in Pattern Survivors)
Chaos bullets
Power-ups (temporary run effects)
Upgrade Chest — a chest with a random upgrade or reward
Slow Motion — slows time for a few seconds
Freeze — freezes enemies
Nuke — clears the screen of enemies
Shield — temporary invulnerability / shield
Double XP — double experience
Magnet — pulls in all XP crystals
Extra Skip / Roll Token — additional use of SKIP or ROLL
Bullet Storm — sudden increase in projectile count
Overclock — faster shooting and movement at the cost of control
Time Rewind — rewind the last few seconds
Ghost Mode — pass through enemies for a short time
Companion / Support Units (prototype)
Drone — orbits the player and shoots automatically
Wingman — a small SHMUP ship moving independently
Shield Unit — generates a protective field
Collector — collects XP and power-ups from a larger radius
Disruptor — slows or weakens enemies in range
Other
Codex / bestiary / mechanic descriptions
Better build readability
Minimal meta-progression without destroying the arcade character
Save & Exit — save a run and exit at any time, then return to exactly the same spot
“FAL” boss wave system — short, intense waves plus boss fights at later levels.
If any of this is important (or makes no sense)
You don’t need to write long posts. Just:
“this mode makes sense / this doesn’t”
“this is interesting / this doesn’t interest me”
“X is missing”
"bump"
like up / down
It’s possible that some of these things will appear soon because I’m already testing them (checking if they’re fun), and mainly I still want to “mutate the projectile” so the pla*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()*]()