Feature Spotlight #4 - Reverse Zones

This feature spotlight has officially arrived! And that's not all. I fixed the white flash that was messing things up which means I can show you Reverse Zones in detail. Now, let's get started.

Description & Origin

The idea of the Reverse Zones actually arose when I first created the game. To make the game unique, I thought up this concept. There would be certain levels where all the colors are inverted, and along with those levels, I thought up Vert. However, I ran into a problem. The engine I use does not support shaders (which made it impossible for me to us post-processing effects) and because of that, my only option was to make copies of and invert every single texture in the game. At this point, you're probably laughing your guts out at that, and I'll be honest, it wasn't the most efficient idea ever. Eventually, I figured out that you could mess around with color blending filters and finally, I created an "invertinator". Long story short, I was finally able to use it to make exactly what I needed.

Appearance

Reverse Zones, as you'd expect, look a lot like other levels, except all of the colors are inverted. King Krazy accomplished this as explained in my very first blog post, but there are only a few areas that are plagued with the reverse colors (hence "Zone"). Instead of Monstrosities, Reverse Zones are inhabited by Verts. If you want more information, please read the second Spotlight and check the wiki. For now, here's a video! Remember to max out the quality for best results.

UPDATE: Fixed a problem in the video

Now, that's enough of Reverse Zones. Let's talk about RC1!

RC1 Agenda

Before I release RC1 on October 25th, I've got to complete the following things. I need to...

• Make Level 4 and 5
• Patch up bugs with the other levels
• Improve the save/load system
• Improve the level complete system
• Fix crashes
• Lock up the tiger so he doesn't distract me or murder my computer
• Add at least one more enemy

After that and a few other things, it will be ready! I will post a trailer for RC1 before I release the game. Thanks for stopping by, and please tell me what you think of Reverse Zones and the video in the comments.