SmianSwitch

This project was developed during the ISEP Gamejam 2024 that took place on May 24, 25 and 26, 2024.

SmianSwitch is a 2D platformer with 3 levels and a final boss fight. The game is based on the evolution of the human species and the change of perspective.

Concept

• Evolve through multiple eras while flipping the world to overcome puzzles and enemies.
• Progression builds toward a final boss encounter after clearing three platforming stages.
• On hit, the boss forces a player swap (handled by PlayerManager), reinforcing the evolution theme.

Core Features

• Responsive movement set: run, jump, wall slide/jump, dash, and gravity/perspective flip.
• Melee combat with hit pause/knockback, enemy AI that pursues and attacks at range.
• Rope segments you can grab/release mid-air for traversal.
• Scene-aware audio system with music per level plus jump, dash, hit, sword, and UI click SFX.
• Pause menu, restart handling, and persistent settings (volume, music, SFX toggles) saved to disk.
• Level unlock tracking for later stages and boss access.

Controls

• Move: A/D or Left/Right Arrow
• Jump: Space (hold for higher jump)
• Dash: Left Shift
• Attack: Left Mouse Button
• Flip gravity/perspective: T
• Grab rope: E / Release rope: Q
• Restart checkpoint/scene: R
• Pause menu: Esc

Scene Flow

• Start from Assets/Scenes/MainMenu.unity to access Play and Settings.
• Level order: Primeiro → Main → Terceiro 1 → PVP → BOSS.
• Hitting a Final trigger loads the next scene; falling out of bounds restarts the current scene.
• Dialogues and pause states temporarily disable combat inputs.

Project Setup

• Engine: Unity 2022.3.30f1 (LTS). Open the project with this editor version for best compatibility.
• Clone or download this repository, then add the folder to Unity Hub.
• Open Assets/Scenes/MainMenu.unity and press Play, or open a specific level scene to jump in.
• Builds: File > Build Settings..., add the desired scenes in order above, pick target platform (PC/Mac/Linux Standalone), then Build.

Saving and Settings

• Audio and toggle preferences are stored in Application.persistentDataPath (Settings.json).
• Level unlocks are stored in Niveis.json in the same location.