Working on fishy facts offline again:

• Copied TODOs from 20260630190603 and 20260627020302
• I synced my notes, so I have to merge the TODO lists now.
• I just heard that Godot changed their AI contributions policy to be more restrictive, disallowing vibe coding and large AI-authored PRs as well as requiring human review for PRs. Yippee~ https://godotengine.org/article/contribution-policy-2026/
  • Their reasons for this policy change include:
    • AI-generated code has made it easier to author more PRs, adding to their already large PR backlog, while the amount of work it takes to review them has stayed the same.
    • AI contributions are demoralizing, because reviewers have a hard time justifying spending their free time if the feedback doesn't go towards mentoring a future maintainer.
  • The contributing policy now reads:

    • The use of AI to contribute to Godot is discouraged, and contributions made entirely by AI are prohibited.

      Note: "AI" in this page refers to any LLM/generative AI model like ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, etc., or any other models that fulfill the same role. Using translation software to communicate is fine, and single-line code completion does not have to be disclosed.

      We acknowledge that AI can be useful, but we are convinced that human effort results in better and more relevant contributions.

      If you do use AI, we expect that you put in effort to proofread and improve anything it generates, and that you disclose what you used AI for. As maintainers spend significant time reviewing your code, please make sure that the code you submit is well-tested and functional. Please be respectful of their time and only submit something you have put thought and effort into.

• I finished improving controller support earlier today. I think I might as well get the QoL stuff tonight. I really want to get as much stuff done before the playtest at the MADE this Friday.

Vertical Slice:

• Nice looking title screen
• ⭐ Do some kind of animation including score when a puzzle is completed
• Transition between all scenes
• ⭐ Button to transition to next level instead of having to back out to level select
• ⭐ Show which colors are completed
• ⭐ Show which goals are completed
• Music:
  • Title screen
  • VN
  • Touch Pool
  • Tidal Pool
  • Open Sea
  • Kelp Forest
  • Coral Reef
• Sounds:
  • Pick up tile
  • Color completion
  • Puzzle completion
• Touch Pool Exhibits:
  • Model for stingray exhibit
  • Model for the touch pool space
  • ⭐ Sea Urchin levels
  • ⭐ Add Sea Urchin clear dialog
• Visual Novel:
  • Background
  • Succubus drawing
  • Marine Biologist drawing
  • Fade out other character during internal monologues
  • ⭐ Exiting touchpool dialog
  • ⭐ Show thank you for playing demo text
• Level Select
  • ⭐ Add description for hermit crab exhibit
  • ⭐ Add description for starfish exhibit
  • Show level preview
  • Show more nicely rendered list of goals
• Map Select
  • ⭐ Highlight newly unlocked aquariums I don't know how to combine this with the outline yet, and I think just the unlock animation would be enough
  • Blockout of aquarium map
  • Clicking on different sections of the map zooms in so you can select an exhibit.
  • Lock certain sections of the aquarium off based on progression
  • Show animation when exhibit unlocks
• Collectibles
  • Each exhibit has a stamp that you can receive when the sum of all solutions scores under a certain amount.
  • Remember stamp state of each exhibit
  • Button to open/close stamp passport

TODO:

• Improve credit window input handling
• Tell Godot Resource manager that JSON is updated after edit.
• Popup to confirm exiting game
• Popup to skip dialog during VN
• More efficient import/export string for puzzles (maybe base64 encoding?)
• Change control icons based on mode state
• Return to selection mode when menu is opened
• Change the 3D cursor appearance when placement is invalid
• Fix 3D cursor transparency overdraw
• Implement HFlip and VFlip for Shape mode
• Implement HFlip and VFlip for Tile mode
• Draw shapes we are not currently editing in a different way in shape mode
• Draw shapes we are not currently editing in a different way in tile mode
• Add a way to regroup tiles into a new shape
• Add preview for path that is about to be placed
• Restrict path placement to valid locations
• Show invalid placement icon
• Show icons on leaks
• Show ending scene of main characters and collected plushies
• Add cursor representing pivot
• Fix controls on Steam Deck
• Add animation when loading puzzle scene
• Automatically determine smallest solution
• Automatically determine largest solution