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ROOM RUSH
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Type: Room
Play time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Medium
Language: English
Themes: Other
Miscellaneous: Reading required, In-Game Walkthrough, Versus
Tags: 2+ players
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ROOM RUSH

Description
Welcome to the ROOM RUSH!

Race through the three areas, unlocking doors and solving puzzles, in order to reach the trophy as fast as you can! Find coins scattered throughout each area, which you can use for shortcuts to build your lead, or catch up to other competitors.

This was my submission for the Build-A-Room #4: Versus Challenge, and it was in the Top 10! Thank you PINE and all who played through my room!

I have two mechanics designed for the versus game mode:
- Shortcuts ~ Small boxes that help move around the areas, which use coins that are found throughout the level;
- In-Game Hints ~ Puzzle-shaped buttons that activate for competitors after someone has completed its respective puzzle. They give hints without needing to use the menu, to keep games competitive.

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Despite cutting out a lot due to time constraints, I'm happy with how the room was at release. I like the mechanics I implemented and I added more than I thought I could given the time I had left.
The room may contain bugs as there was very little testing time, and Versus mechanics are awkward to test in the editor, so please inform me of any bugs!

Now that the competition is over, I will add more to the room, and improve the puzzles so that I am fully satisfied with how the room plays.

As always, feedback is welcome and appreciated.
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Chikara 24 Aug, 2024 @ 12:48pm 
This room was a lot of fun! Clever puzzles and so much to do! I played it solo and it was very enjoyable :) but I must ask, is there a key for the chest in the toy bedroom? I did not find one.
A Really Short Hobbit  [author] 1 Sep, 2023 @ 11:04am 
I've updated the room to address issues with the basketball area and fix bugs. The logic for the barrier and completing the minigame are now separate, which (I hope) reduces issues in Versus.
The barrier checks for 5 points scored (any order, competitors get +2 points so the barrier lowers at 3), separate from the minigame lock that uses in-place logic.
-P 30 Aug, 2023 @ 9:05am 
Have an issue where in vs the basketball room, the barrier does not drop for the first person at all after completing 5 baskets. Second person no issue.
A Really Short Hobbit  [author] 30 Aug, 2023 @ 2:47am 
That's not a bug! For competitors, a puzzle piece should spawn & explains that the barrier drops earlier (with 3 points) once someone has completed it so that they can catch up.
Does the puzzle piece not spawn?
lychee ♥ 30 Aug, 2023 @ 1:19am 
bug! in vs the basketball room had the first person complete all 5 but the barrier wouldn't drop, then the next person only needed 3 before it dropped. Tested 3 times both of us got it when we went first to complete the baskets.
k8sparrot 27 Aug, 2023 @ 5:13pm 
Really enjoyed that - thanks! Good puzzles, not too hard or easy...
A Really Short Hobbit  [author] 24 Aug, 2023 @ 3:08pm 
Thank you! Thought I managed to avoid getting stuck in doors, but didn't consider getting between the door/wall. It should be fixed in the next update.
CinnaMon 24 Aug, 2023 @ 12:05pm 
Great room, only problem was that I had to exit the game because I somehow got stuck between the wall and the door that enters the badge room by opening the door and getting sandwiched in between
A Really Short Hobbit  [author] 24 Aug, 2023 @ 8:06am 
Thanks for the feedback! I want to add more tokens so you don't need all of them to open all shortcuts, but I'm not sure if that's within the Build-A-Room rules, as it's not a bug fix.
The baskets have colliders that try to stop the ball bouncing out if it's a close shot, but they still find a way to fly off... I'll look for a less bouncy ball, or add extra colliders for the harder nets.

What bugs were encountered in versus mode? I've seen two bugs when testing:
- One of the doors blocks the doorway despite being open (happened only once);
- A chest opening just by picking up the key in a different room(also once).

For versus, the in-game hints (rotating puzzle piece) should spawn for other players when someone solves a puzzle. Did the in-game hints not appear/function?
Robin 23 Aug, 2023 @ 7:00pm 
I really liked this room a lot! It was such an original concept (the tokens). I just wish I wasn't so stingy in spending them! lol I think by the end I had stubbornly still only used two for the Victorian doors, and still was running back and forth all the way with no shortcuts. In addition to being overly frugal with tokens, I'm also simply terrible at basketball :P But these are really my own shortcomings lol. Thanks for making the room, and good luck in the competition!