Working on fishy facts offline.

• Copied TODOs from 20260811220342

• Too tired to actually do some work today, I think. Just going to focus the todo list down to things I want to and could accomplish in the near future.

• Still need to write a production plan

• WRITE A PRODUCTION PLAN

• Touchpool

  • Move distance puzzle to optional exhibit and add an easier version of it to the original exhibit.

• Open Sea

  • Tuna dialog
  • Sardine dialog
  • Sea nettle dialog
  • Sunfish puzzles (x5)
  • Sunfish dialog
  • Whale Shark exhibit (1 illustration, 1 dialog)
  • Plankton exhibit (1 illustration, 1 dialog)
  • Diatom exhibit (1 illustration, 1 dialog)

• Map:

  • Show completion state of exhibit
  • Blockout of aquarium map Going to do this way later after all puzzles and dialog are created.
  • Controller support for choosing different aquarium areas

• Level Select:

  • Show completion state of puzzle in list

• Puzzle:

  • Add cursor representing pivot
  • Show icons on leaks
  • Completion sound for any solution, smallest solution, and largest solution
  • Show text when any solution, the smallest solution, and the largest solution are found
    • Alternatively or additionally, show one of the characters thinking in puzzle scene and clicking on her gives you a hint? Or maybe she tells you when to go to the next puzzle.
  • Popup an image of the character when a puzzle is completed temporarily.
  • Move pivot when switching forms to avoid rotating around empty space
  • Click and drag to select multiple
  • Allow switching multiple pieces at the same time
  • Add an outline to white paths
  • Pieces get placed down in invalid locations sometimes

• Additional puzzle mechanics:

  • Update puzzle border to hide light rays that exit bounds
  • Implement wrapped puzzle bounds
  • Implement subtractive color mixing tile
  • Implement tile areas
  • Show dots wherever the light ray intersects with the center of a space I think a preview would work better.
  • Preview where the light ray will be if the tile is placed

• Tutorial

  • Help menu with controls
    • Maybe add popups or background graphics showing controls as necessary
    • Maybe add help button on levels that add more context/hints

• Visual Novel:

  • Add character emotions to each line
  • Show different sprites for each character emotion

• Stamp Rally:

  • Create the stamp rally booklet
  • Unlock the stamp rally booklet after visiting the gift store
  • Let the player open the stamp rally booklet on the map
  • Add stamp rally kiosk icon/popup to use on map
  • When at stamp rally kiosk, show page for current area and three buttons
  • Pressing each of the three buttons add the corresponding CMY layer to the stamp
  • Lock each of the three buttons based on whether or not the player has found all solutions, all small solutions, or all large solutions
  • Add outline to stamp after player applies all CMY stamp layers.

• Editor:

  • 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
  • Automatically determine smallest solution
  • Automatically determine largest solution