📅 Date: February 27, 2025

🔹 Focus: Refactoring & Polishing Vision Quest's Codebase

🔍 Goals for the Session

• Implement a clean file structure for the Vision Quest codebase
• Set up a modular scene system for 10 unique levels
• Create a smooth transition system between game scenes
• Design a polished title screen with intuitive navigation

📌 What We Accomplished ✅ Complete Code Refactoring – Transformed a single monolithic file into a well-organized, modular structure with separate components for scenes, entities, and utilities. ✅ Implemented 10 Unique Levels – Created a scalable level framework with individual scene files and custom platform configurations for each level. ✅ Smoother Character Control – Fixed wolf following behavior and character positioning to provide consistent gameplay across all levels. ✅ Elegant Title Screen – Designed a professional menu with pixel-perfect aesthetics featuring custom fonts, buttons with drop shadows, and level selection. ✅ Scene Transitions – Implemented fade-to-black transitions between all game scenes for a more polished feel.

🛠 Challenges & Solutions ❌ Issue: Characters appearing misaligned when transitioning between levels.

✔ Solution: Standardized character initialization with consistent positioning values and fixed the wolf direction in new scenes.

❌ Issue: Font inconsistency on the title screen causing visual flickering.

✔ Solution: Implemented WebFontLoader to ensure the "Press Start 2P" pixel font loads properly before rendering the interface.

❌ Issue: Debug tools cluttering the production gameplay.

✔ Solution: Created a toggleable debug mode accessible via keyboard shortcuts while keeping the UI clean for normal gameplay.

🎯 Next Steps ➡ Create detailed Instructions screen to explain game controls and objectives. ➡ Complete the About Game screen with credits and background information. ➡ Add sound effects and music to enhance the overall experience. ➡ Integrate any remaining pixel art assets for characters, backgrounds, and UI elements. ➡ Conduct playtesting to fine-tune level difficulty and navigation.

This session was incredibly productive. We completely transformed Vision Quest from a prototype to a structurally sound, expandable game with professional design patterns. The foundation is now rock-solid for future content additions and polish.

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