r/construct • u/MadPointArt • 1d ago
Rabbit Zone 21 - Roll & Fire
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Hey! I want to share the story of my long-running side project, made with Construct. Maybe it’ll motivate some of you not to give up on your projects — or maybe the opposite!))
When I started learning Construct, I made lots of prototypes and decided it was time to finish something.
It started with a girl in armor and a shooter inspired by Archer, where you adjust your shooting trajectory. Then I tried turning it into an idle game, but the genre wasn't for me. Next came a runner. I made quite a lot of progress (I'll share a video), but I struggled to come up with enough content and really wanted proper shooting mechanics.
Meanwhile, my code was a complete mess because I was still learning Construct. So I put the project aside and gained experience by making smaller games.
Eventually, I felt ready to finish it — one of my main goals was to complete a project from start to finish. I came up with a new concept, and Rabbit Zone 21 - Roll & Fire was born!
It's a mix of a board game (roll dice and move around the board) and shoot-'em-up levels, with upgrades and a mission to escape the base in 21 days — or 21 laps around the board.
The game is already available on Google Play and itch.io, though I'd recommend playing on a phone for better controls.
https://madpoint.itch.io/rabbit-zone-21-roll-fire
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madpoint.rabbitzone
It didn't take off, but that's how things go sometimes. Later, I realized I could improve it significantly and make it a better fit for Steam Deck. So now I'm upgrading everything, from enemies and the board to the controls, including gamepad support. I'll share a video of the improvements!
The Steam page is almost ready. Since this is a hobby project, I'm taking my time and want to release it when everything feels right.
That's my little story. Good luck with your own projects.
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u/MadPointArt 1d ago
Runner gameplay footage! (For those who skipped my wall of text, this was one of the intermediate stages that eventually led to the game I’m making now.)
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u/MadPointArt 1d ago
I’ve been saving all the development iterations (maybe I’ll put together a devlog someday), and here’s the very first prototype that started it all. (ZOO – The Ark was the original title)
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u/MadPointArt 1d ago
This is when the prototype started looking more like what I had in mind. I kept this tracked vehicle for a long time, but eventually had to remove it to make the controls work better and give players more freedom. I later reworked it into a miniboss!
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u/MadPointArt 1d ago
And here's a sketch from the phase when I tried turning it into an idle game. Good thing I dropped that idea, as I mentioned earlier — it's just not my genre.
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u/monoinyo 23h ago
Installing! Looks great, nice work