Don't Zone Out

Hello!

Thank you so much for returning on your word. I'm not sure what happened but it seems I completely missed this reply, sorry about that! Better late than never!

I'm really glad to hear you liked the tutorial, it was made very last minute so it's good that it did its job.

I agree that it gets repetitive quickly, and definitely needs some spice to keep it interesting, as you said stuff could happen as you progress.

I really like your suggestion of the patterns changing over time! Or as the pressure builds, it suddenly chooses for you and you just have to go with it! That's going top of the todo list (although this project has been paused atm).

If you're doing ok on time, that means your memory has been increased! It's working!

Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review despite the odds against us, and I again apologise for not noticing this reply until now!

Occasional feedback on my updates sounds perfect, any feedback you have time for would be perfect! Thanks for the follow.

And ok, if anything comes to mind let me know!

Thanks for the link! I couldn't find this anywhere!

I do have YYC but I don't use GM2 so unfortunately I wouldn't be able to use this. I think I will have to use an alternative service perhaps like gamejolt's one!

Ok great! I definitely agree that it could do with some more content.

The all blue level is a bonus level! It has a 1 in 10 chance of occurring if you have less than 30 seconds remaining.

It's kind of like a switch over from what is being relaxed, your mind can relax for a moment, because there's nothing to remember for this round. However your hand must now work hard to get all the tiles.

I perhaps should have added some more indication that it was a bonus round and not a bug. It says "+20 BONUS" when you get the last tile but evidently this is too subtle. Or perhaps the timing is wrong and it should say it upon the level loading.

Thanks again for playing!

Oh interesting! I actually agree that 30 seconds is too much.

It was originally implemented as a 15 second detriment, but due to the 'refund' mechanic (where you get your seconds back if you successfully complete the board), it became too easy and tempting to just spam the wrong tiles until you found where it was (and then be immediately refunded of your lost time!).

With the -30, it forces you to really think hard about which one it is (or skip), rather than being able to just try all of them at no risk! It was a hard decision to make but I think it worked out ok!

Thanks for your feedback, it really is fascinating to see which parts of the game people would change!

Ah yes, the tutorial! I totally agree, I really am not happy with the tutorial at all, and annoyingly it took way longer than it should have to get it working properly!

Thanks for the feedback!

Wow these ideas are perfect for an 'impossible' mode!

• Larger grid
• RMB/LMB for selecting locations of two different colours
• Tiles can move around before you can play
• The whole board can rotate

That's so evil, you're so evil! I've added them to my list!

I agree leaderboards are a much needed addition, I was actually hoping to implement GMScoreboard but it seems their service is dead, which is a shame. I found out with 45 minutes of time left - not enough time to learn and implement another service!

But yeah, thanks so much for the feedback!

Aha I'm spotting a trend! Funnily enough, I agree!

It was originally implemented as a 15 second detriment, but due to the 'refund' mechanic (where you get your seconds back if you successfully complete the board), it became too easy and tempting to just spam the wrong tiles until you found where it was (and then be immediately refunded of your lost time!).

With the -30, it forces you to really think hard about which one it is (or skip), rather than being able to just try all of them at no risk! It was a hard decision to make but I think it worked out ok!

Thanks for your feedback!

How bizarre! Does it work ok when you're on a computer / using a mouse? I guess I'm just grateful the game allows for double clicks, or it would have been totally unplayable for you!

The collision boxes for the tiles have no gaps in between them so I'm not sure what was happening there.

As for not being able to see where the cursor is, I'm assuming if you're on a tablet you're using touch controls? If you use a mouse, the big white corners snap to whatever the mouse is hovering? Is something like this what you mean?

EDIT: You know what this is? It's this: https://docs2.yoyogames.com/source/_build/3_scripting/4_gml_reference/controls/device%20input/device_mouse_dbclick_enable.html

On touch devices, clicks in rapid succession are considered to be double clicks, which would mean every other click is ignored, explaining your experience! I just need to disable that setting!

EDIT2: Btw your score has been beaten!