Perfectionist has been in the works since 2016 and has seen many iterations and versions. By 2019 I believe I have arrived at a workable variant, which I am now actively developing. However, as I have a day job and many other projects, I have to carefully prioritize features and make sure that each item adds significant value to the game.
Find below the current plan for Perfectionst. If you have ideas or feedback about Perfectionist, please contact me.
Current Roadmap
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Make sure that not only can players watch the solution for yesterday's board, but also play it. - Friday Boards: each Friday instead of a randomly generated board deliver a board designed by a human. The level editor is already finished. I still need to inject Friday Boards into the current architecture.
- Access to already rated boards, meaning the one that someone has already completed, with a score filter. Say, access all boards with scores 10-15. Boards with scores 15-20, etc. It might also be a filter to indirectly hint at difficulty of boards. Boards with higher scores will tend to be either badly solved or very difficult to optimize.
- Proper authentication. I have already chosen Firebase Auth for this. Player profiles, badges, more detailed statistics will follow.
- Have your personal weekly stats. You get a congrats if each day you managed to get if not the best score, then at least to get within 10 points of the best score (when the game shows you the orange "Very Good" sign).
- Additional interesting stats: the amount of attempts for the board, what scores did other players get, etc. There are some challenges there, like how to ensure the statistical endpoints are not abused.