Claustrofactory Open Beta

Quick feedback posted on your recent YouTube stream

When re-visiting the tutorials after completing them, all components are unlocked for all levels. But the earlier tutorial levels have only one layer - it's misleading for the elevator to be unlocked for those levels.

Good!

A see-through "slot" on the back of the elevator would be cool, so you can see things moving up/down even from the back.

Feels like the tall thin level should allow the "running mode" cam to go a bit higher.

I was frustrated by the "yellow/blue cubes into green sphere tut" level, because there was no headroom. I had an idea to optimise speed.

Would really appreciate a way of skipping to the next level once I've completed one, instead of having to run the whole thing again.

Requiring the conveyor to be towards the elevator was confusing. I thought it wouldnt matter, as the elevator is plucking it from the conveyor anyway.

In the scene with the big block in the middle, it's quite shadowy in places because of it. Could it be a see-through faraday cage or something, so it doesn't block so much light and vision and looks more interesting?

"blue sphere + yellow sphere + yellow cube = green sphere" is different to what has been established as how a green sphere is made, and don't generally make sense. Maybe change the recipe in this scene?

In some levels, the output object is still shown while running, which can be confusing. Maybe symbols could be used instead of the 3D objects unless it's a real object moving around while it's running? (Matching the UI also)

You could make the chut disappear if the view is "behind" it and leave a simpler UI in its place. Otherwise it can block a lot of the view.

It can be difficult to see what an input provides sometimes, because it's hidden away inside the chute. Maybe put it above the chute?

Seems left/right dpad also gets blocked when hovering over some machines. This can get frustrating.

No way of getting back to the main screen from inside a level I think?

Unclear if the "tutorial" on the main screen is 1 level. If it is, then after you go back there you've completed everything the dream has. If not, there's a lot more to play.

Just a personal taste thing... but it feels like the "real" factory version is very dark. A lot of black, not a lot of variation to tell them apart, etc. Just tends to become a bit blob of shadow on the screen.

Frustrating that up/down dpad works differently if you're over a machine that has options. Could take a while to internalise when that happens and when it doesn't.

Reciped shouldn't show unless that machine can use them.

Deleting has no sound effect.

Could be a good idea to have inputs come from the top and outputs go out downward, or vise versa. Would make it super clear which is which.

Elevator level: the yellow out chute has nothing in it. Does it accept anything?

Audio needs general mixing. I know you turned the music down but now the sound effects are suuuper loud. XD

There's not a lot of "tutorial" to the tutorials. Maybe have a simple dialogue box pop up in the corner that points them in the right direction, than can be dismissed with a button press. Oh... looks like the splitter level as one?

Visuals on the machines themselves indicating what they're doing (eg. recipes) would make it a lot easier to see how things are set up, and reinforce what the player is doing (eg. seeing the output light turn to green or something)

More button prompts! Like, everywhere. XD Make 'em appear only when usable, stuff like that.

The outputs could use shadow-casting so you don't see the pop-in of the cubes.

An option to delete everything and start again would be nice.
Levels could get really frantic if you had to place/move/alter machines or conveyors 'on the fly', while everything is running - but this would probably require a rebuild of the whole game!!!

Great work! The mechanics are really well made and I didn't encounter any bugs! One minor thing that would be great is an in-game marker for the assemblers, showcasing the input/output for better clarity. You may have thought of that already though!

Awesome! Can yo add option to turn off music?

Fun and impressive! I only played Tutorial and Pillars, but here are some ideas:
You need a way to return to Main Menu without finishing the level.
The Assembler mode selection should be confirmed with a button press to avoid accidental changes.

Elevators can insert into assemblers too if you built the elevator first.
(On the conveyers: The transition to left is smoother than to right. Boxes will stall a little when turning right)