Your game is surprisingly simple yet original, and I can see the potential of it. But I got some issues that I want to point out too. Firstly, if I understand the game right, you must mix the colour dots based on the formular in the book, if it's dark red, then I must add 4 cyan, 1 magenta, 4 yellow, and 2 black dots, am I right? If so, it seems like the mixed colour doesn't follow the formular in the book, it's very occasional to achieve the correct colour, but if I understand it wrong, feel free to correct me. And lastly, which is more minor, is that the platform can be picked up in between the mixing animation process, which will break the game. Anyways, wish u best luck, both on this game and upcoming games too!
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Thanks for playing the game and for your feedback!
Just to clarify, the ‘Formulae’ in the book aren’t meant to follow CMYK order directly. Instead, they’re a set of ratios—like 3:4:2:2—that represent the relative amounts of each colour (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black) used to create a specific mix. However, the order of the values is randomized. For example, 3:4:2:2 could mean 3 parts Black, 4 parts Cyan, 2 parts Magenta, and 2 parts Yellow—or some other combination.
The idea is to look at the colour and use the given ratio to deduce how much of each CMYK component is likely present. I know it’s a bit abstract, and I admit the in-game info screen might not do the best job explaining it 😅—so thanks again for taking the time to explore it!