Rail Shot - Prototype Devlog - itch.iohttps://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-protoA precision physics arcade experience about finding the perfect line.https://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511832/exploring-the-art-directionExploring the Art Directionhttps://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511832/exploring-the-art-directionMon, 04 May 2026 19:15:48 GMTdevlogRight now Rail Shot is still very much a gameplay-first prototype. That’s intentional. Before committing to final art, I wanted to answer the only question that really matters: Is the core loop actu...

]]>https://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511807/why-i-built-a-browser-based-level-editor-before-finishing-the-gameWhy I Built a Browser-Based Level Editor Before Finishing the Gamehttps://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511807/why-i-built-a-browser-based-level-editor-before-finishing-the-gameMon, 04 May 2026 19:15:36 GMTdevlogThis may be backwards… But before Rail Shot even had an art style, I became obsessed with one question: How do I make more levels without hand-building every single one? My first idea was to build a...

]]>https://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511795/treating-a-tiny-prototype-like-a-full-commercial-gameTreating a Tiny Prototype Like a Full Commercial Gamehttps://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511795/treating-a-tiny-prototype-like-a-full-commercial-gameMon, 04 May 2026 19:15:08 GMTdevlogOne of the goals of this project wasn’t just to make a game... it was to learn all the systems of a complete game. It was playable after just days but then i spent weeks and months on the systems th...

]]>https://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511789/the-first-time-the-prototype-actually-felt-funThe First Time the Prototype Actually Felt Funhttps://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511789/the-first-time-the-prototype-actually-felt-funMon, 04 May 2026 19:14:38 GMTdevlogLike most prototypes, Rail Shot started ugly. No art. No particles. No sound design. Just black lines, circles, colliders, and a coin falling through a bunch of test geometry. The original collision t...

]]>https://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511783/why-i-built-a-game-based-on-a-1956-mechanical-arcade-machineWhy I Built a Game Based on a 1956 Mechanical Arcade Machinehttps://solidstatekc.itch.io/railshot-proto/devlog/1511783/why-i-built-a-game-based-on-a-1956-mechanical-arcade-machineMon, 04 May 2026 19:13:45 GMTdevlogI run a real-world pinball arcade, so I spend a lot of time around machines that were designed to do one thing really well: make you say “just one more try.” A while back I became obsessed with Ba...

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