Peering into the Abyss with Zoom and the All-Seeing Minimap

Day 5: Peering into the Abyss with Zoom and the All-Seeing Minimap

Day 5 was all about giving you godlike perspective—because nothing screams “domination” like watching your enemies scramble in microscopic detail.

We started by wiring in camera zoom. Roll your scroll wheel and your view tightens like a magnifying glass over fresh entrails. Need to inspect that one lone turret or gawk at a bloated boss’s weak spot? Zoom in. Want the full-scale panorama of your empire’s ruins? Zoom out. It’s the difference between being a foot soldier and being the puppet master who laughs at every futile rebellion.

Next, we birthed the basic minimap—a bird’s-eye schematic of the entire level. Now you’ve got a condensed wasteland blueprint showing every chokepoint, crater, and creeping death-machine in one tidy corner. Think of it as your strategic tattoo, permanently etched onto the UI so you never lose sight of the bigger picture.

Finally, we slapped on minimap icons and level display. Units, structures, and eerie spawn zones now flicker like neon runes on your map, each with distinctive icons that scream “target me” or “fortress of doom.” We even dropped in the level’s name at the top—because every hellscape deserves a title.

That wraps Day 5, until next time.

– Guts Glory Games