England Flag Soccer: Celebrate Every Goal in Style!

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Alright, so check it, yesterday I was messing around with some simple game stuff and thought, “Hey, why not try to make a soccer game kinda thing with an England flag theme?” Sounds simple, right? Well…

England Flag Soccer: Celebrate Every Goal in Style!

First thing I did was fire up my usual game engine. I’m not gonna name names, but it’s the one everyone uses, you know? Then, I grabbed a basic soccer ball model from the asset store. Didn’t wanna waste time modeling one myself, ain’t nobody got time for that!

Next up, the England flag. I could have just slapped a picture of it onto a plane, but that’s boring. Instead, I decided to try and make it a bit more 3D-ish. I used some cubes and stretched them out to form the red cross on a white background. It looked pretty janky at first, kinda like a toddler built it with blocks, but after some tweaking, it started to resemble something decent. Think low-poly, Minecraft-y England flag.

Then came the fun part: the actual soccer bit. I added some basic physics to the ball so it would bounce and roll around. I tried to get it so if you click the mouse then it would “kick” the ball. Sounds easy, but getting the force right was a pain. Too much power, and the ball flies off into the stratosphere. Too little, and it just kinda sits there looking sad. Spent a good hour just fiddling with the force and direction to make it feel somewhat realistic. Note to self: brush up on physics.

I thought about adding some players but got lazy. So, just imagine there are tiny, invisible England players kicking this ball around. For now, it’s just me, the ball, and a kinda-sorta England flag background. Players can imagine they are scoring when the ball is clicked.

To spice it up a little I added a simple score thing just so there was something actually to keep track of. If the ball clicked in the right spot then the score goes up by one.

England Flag Soccer: Celebrate Every Goal in Style!

Lessons Learned:

  • Making something look simple takes way more time than you think.
  • Physics engines are both awesome and frustrating.
  • I need more coffee.

Overall, it was a fun little project. Definitely not going to win any awards, but it scratched that creative itch for the day. Maybe next time I’ll actually add some players and make a real game. Or maybe I’ll just make a giant, bouncy England flag. Who knows?

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