Fine, I'll do one too (Devlog 0)

I've seen 2 scratch projects regarding Deltarune, and now I want to do one.
Here goes.
Stay tuned.

The DTE begins...
HERO_STAR

ah shit, how do I do this

I've done a tad of coding in a Scratch-like program, maybe I could help?

Absolute L bozo, you will never compare to my greatness

(JK if you need help I could help!)

I'll give some info. The name DTE was meant to be ambiguous, either meaning "deltarune test engine" Or "determination test engine". Now, it's just "Deltarune test engine." It was supposed to mimic overworld movement in both UT and DR, but I've decided to instead do the board movement.

I'll tell you when I think I need help.

Currently working on basic motion mechanics, I have a framework down, but I need to make the motion fluid, and allow for diagonal movement.

The engine is meant to be a framework for an actual project.

Getting sidetracked... I added a function where if you press Z, HERO_STAR flashes.

You know what would be really funny...?
Screenshot 2025-10-14 10.35.03

Here is the movement code. It's a bit stuttery, but I'll smooth it out soon.

Current problems with movement:

  • Not smooth
  • If you press & hold a key, then press & hold another key (if allowed, you can't do it with something like <- and ->, as it just reverses you), then you let go of the second key, you freeze. This is very inconvenient.
  • Currently unsure of how fast to make movement. 5 spaces on the grid may not be enough.
  • If you hold a direction, it takes a bit before it continually recognizes the input. I need to make it so that it immediately gets going.

Mark one is complete, take a look at it.
MK1: Basic movement

Just fixed movement issues 1, 2, and 4. Still unsure of speed.

Turns out, I needed to set it up so that once an input is recognized, it is always checking for that input.

The solution was that simple.

I've got to make a proper devlog, good god this is getting LONG

And Gandalf the Gray and Gandalf the White and Monty Python and the Holy Grail’s Black Knight and Benito Mussolini and the Blue Meanie, Cowboy Curtis and Jambie the Genie, Robocop, the terminator, Captain Kurk, Darth Vader, Lo Pan, Superman, Every Single Power Ranger, Bill S. Preston and Theodore Logan, Spock, The Rock, Doc Oc, and Hulk Hogan

In that Scratch-like program I mentioned earlier, I made a walk cycle that looks like this:


Not sure if it's any better that yours tho.

Edit: Ok this is WAY worse than yours actually because this one is clunky, and your is smooth.