Project Crow

What is Project Crow?

Project Crow is a solo-developed proof of concept 4-key rhythm game intended to support both built-in maps and user-created levels. 

This project was conceived as an experiment in creating a fully-traditional rhythm game to contrast with previous projects rhythm-game adjacent game play. It also serves an exploration of the usage of FMOD in rhythm games and how it can be leveraged to play both music from pre-built banks and user files.

How can I adjust my game?

Project Crow support several quality of life features such as note speed adjustment, offset adjustment, and controller rebinds. These options can be found in the settings menu, which can be opened via the ESC key in the main menu or by pressing the Options button. These settings can be reset via the System Panel.

How does importing work?

Project Crow loads .crow files from the Import Folder of the game.  This folder is located in the AppData\LocalLow folder under WarspitefulGames/ProjectCrow.  Alternatively, while in-game, the system panel in the settings menu contains a button for opening directly to this directory. 

An example file has been provided below the game download to demo. After downloading ClearBlueSkies.crow,  drag the file into the Import folder. You must close the game and re-open for new imports to be processed.

What are the future plans?

The goal of this project was to have a prototype ready for GDC 2025. As such, there are a few items of interest that are planned but were cut for scope at this current iteration. Hold notes are the next immediate interest. Following that, the next step for this project is the creation of a charter, intended to remove dependence on external programs for mapping. Once this is complete, 6K key support will be provided as the limitation for this comes from the mapping side rather than the implementation side.

Additional Notes:

Music has been graciously provided by provided by dante gofar and Eric R Franklin  (Bluesky), re-used from an old Game Jam in 2023.