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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

high speed level building play.google.com/store/apps/d... #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #RiddleRoll

koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So that the balls don’t block each other, a blockade has to be cleverly closed and reopened here. 🙂 An update is on the way.

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've added some cheat codes to the puzzle now. You just have to scan a QR code with your phone and you'll get 50 extra points. You can then use these to get help in the game. I'll post the codes here on special occasions, like Christmas or during Advent 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Puzzle

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Cool, if half of the cloned balls are sent back into the duplicator, an endless loop is created and you can collect infinite points 😀 I guess I still need to tweak the game rules a bit 🤔 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

The game was just too hard, the difficulty level increased way too quickly. That's why I'm now adding small markers to some track elements to give a hint about what goes together. I also added a decorative element at the bottom center of the playing field 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

☞ Finally, the time has come, my latest creation has been released. The elements of a marble run need to be arranged so that the marbles reach the goal. There are switches, barriers, turnouts, laser beams – have fun 😀 🎉 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I already thought it was finished. But I had forgotten a little fireworks display that shows up when a level is completed. Now it's in, and the 85 lines are also visible in the video 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

The thirty levels are complete, and there are also sound effects (unfortunately not in the video). Just need to tweak the menu a bit and the saving of game progress, then it can be released 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

But how do you actually make the balls look so shiny? With #Inkscape: The ball is just a circle with a gradient from the inside out. Then on top there's an oval shape with a gradient from white to transparent. At the bottom on the right, there's also a shape for the shiny spot. That's all 🙂

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

two new levels and an automatic UI test that plays the game by itself (so I can always check if nothing broke 😀) #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Level seven is finished. The switch has to be placed in the right field, otherwise two balls will remain blocked. The menu has also been improved, and there's now a little guide explaining all the components. 🙂 LOC: 5832 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The fifth level is finished. The balls roll into a kind of projector and are sent to another station by a laser beam. But the intersections in the middle have to be placed correctly to collect all the stars. 😀 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #OpenGL #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The fourth level is done. The green balls get blocked at first, but after the blue ball flips the switch, the barrier opens and all the balls roll to the goal. 😀 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

If the balls have been launched, a small lock now appears at the bottom, and the components can no longer be moved afterwards. Every time a component is moved, the progress is saved and loaded again the next time the app starts. For all levels – you can puzzle with all at the same time. 🙂 LOC:4691

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

If the marble run wasn't put together properly, you can't collect all the points. If it didn't work again, the reset button brings the marbles back to the start and resets all the track elements. But the position stays, so you don't have to rebuild everything every time. 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

The collision detection is already working really well. Balls detect other balls nearby, and even when there's a closed barrier, they stop. The first level is basically finished. Next up is a menu for level selection and a display for the points needed and already achieved. 🤔 #AndroidDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Oh dear, a class (file) is already over 400 lines long. To ensure that the whole project remains manageable at some point, it is now being chopped up into small pieces. Every movement, left to right, up to bottom, down to top, down in an arc to the right... gets its own file (class). 🙂 #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Finally, the laser beam is working. Start point, angle, and end point, I'm not touching that anymore. When rolling over the switch, a beam is sent to each barrier. The top one is a bit closer and therefore opens a little earlier. 😀 LOC: 4149 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

the current situation in slow motion 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The laser beam is still broken and the balls are rolling over the barrier, but otherwise everything is working again 😀 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I've now redesigned the start of the marble run so that the marbles are produced by a kind of spinning wheel. When it spins, marbles come out; when it stops, it's a pause. 😀 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #OpenGL

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Here's a slow-motion of the laser beam. As soon as it hits the other symbol, the gear turns and the barrier opens. 😀 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun #Kotlin #OpenGL

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I'm tinkering a bit with the laser beam in this heat. It's supposed to actually aim from the center of the symbol on the switch to the center of the symbol on the barrier. But it's still not quite working (slowed down a bit in the video) 🤔 everything is 100% without AI 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

There is now a laser beam that is triggered when the switch is rolled over and opens the barrier. #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Hab meine Webseite ein bisschen umgebaut, alles schön bunt, schaut mal vorbei 🙂 www.mazeblog.de

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The marbles now have a goal and there are small visual improvements 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The brush for recoloring marbles is back, and the collision detection is already working quite well 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin #OpenGL #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Bridges work and objects can be collected. Next, a switch is planned that will change the turnout with a laser beam. 😀 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #MarbleRun

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The menu button reacts very sluggishly. A lot does have to be calculated, but it shouldn't be this sluggish nonetheless, not nice. 🤔 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The graphics for the game were all created with #Inkscape. There is a bitmap with 2000*2000 pixels, and the app always picks out the parts that are currently needed and draws them at the current position on the screen, about 50 times per second 😀 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The feature with the worldwide leaderboard will take a little longer, first I need to reorganize the spaghetti pot, maybe even take a new pot 🙄 But when it's finished, it will be good 👍 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I'm still working on the feature with the 'Game of the Day.' For now, I've added a nice countdown timer that counts down here until midnight. What happens next.. Resolution to follow.. 😀 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I'm now at level 116, I slowly need to think of a newer version of game pieces, or another feature 🤔 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

113 levels and now also with Hungarian translation 😀 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Level 107 is finished, also translated into new languages and a nasty bug fixed, update is on the way 😀 🇩🇪 🇸🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 🇫🇷 🇮🇳 🇮🇩 🇺🇦 🇨🇳 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo #HI play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

All game pieces now optionally have symbols for colorblind people. Also, I am already at level 103. 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Level 97 is finished. In addition, the app has been translated into Chinese and French. 🙂 an update is on the way 🚀 LOC: 3608 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

at level 86 it slowly gets a bit trickier 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

There is now a new type of game pieces - color jokers. The piece can take on the color of the neighboring pieces on the sides. This creates completely new puzzle possibilities. 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I've now completed the 82nd level. But so it doesn't get too boring, the next thing is a new type of game piece. A color joker that takes on the color of the adjacent piece on one side. Exactly what it looks like is still unclear.. #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Tidied up the menu a bit and added nice sliders. 🙂 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Diese schlauen Entwicklungsumgebungen liegen manchmal auch daneben 😀 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🚨 Oops, that went faster than expected, the app is already out. A puzzle game where colorful stones have to be sorted. With built-in help function, level editor, and QR code transfer. 🟧🟩🟪 ☛ nice and colorful, free & ad-free ✨ play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

I'm still tinkering a bit with the level editor. But the game is already finished and on its way to the stores. It is still there for review, probably until the beginning of the week 🙂 #Kotlin #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Sokumo

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

The game now has a Japanese-sounding name in a cool (public domain) font. All 35 levels work, just a few little things left, aiming for release in 12 days 😀 #AndroidDev #IndieGameDev #Kotlin

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koje71 @koje71.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The level selection menu is finished, and the level editor is working better and better. Custom levels and those included in the game can be transferred to another phone via QR code. I guess it will come out in two weeks, I should start thinking about a name, maybe something japanese 🤔 #AndroidDev

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