Moons In Crystal [Metroidvania; Top-Down; Fantasy-“Space”]

Abstract: Through which I fall sick; a work-in-progress foe is accomplished in prototype; two new enemies are prototyped; and enemy-prototyping could also be near-done!

Greetings and salutations!

This week’s screenshot exhibits one other new enemy prototype:

The week simply previous was a little bit of a brief one for me, I concern, as I used to be hit by two separate illnesses (if, I feel, each minor), and a few concomittant lack of sleep.

Because of this, work was a bit sluggish close to the center of the week, I really feel, and I took Thursday and Friday as sick days.

(Fortunately, I do assume that I am slowly recovering!)

Nonetheless, considerably did get accomplished:

I discussed in final week’s weblog submit, I imagine, an enemy that was part-done: a plant that grows explosive bulbs at random factors throughout its space. Within the week simply previous, then, I accomplished the prototype of that foe!

Subsequent, then, was a foe rooted to the walls–but not as restricted by them as one would possibly assume.

This can be a carnivorous plant that bites at passing prey with a single snapping tendril. The tendril is normally saved near the plant’s base, the place it might be much less conspicuous–but it will probably stretch out to some size within the assault!

(It’s this plant that’s proven in the primary screenshot above.)

And final of the enemies prototyped within the week simply previous is one other plant with tendrils.

This one, nonetheless, suspends them in a greedy curtain, thus to catch and strangle prey that strays amongst them–a little like a (non-venomous) sea anemone.

(As well as, whereas its tendrils might be destroyed, the plant itself is invulnerable, and additional will regrow destroyed tendrils.)

This plant, I’ll confess, proved difficult to implement in some components! I bear in mind, for one, struggling a bit with the procedural “strangling” animation for the tendrils. This in consequence, partly, of my misremembering how I would applied their movement within the first place!

On the conceptual aspect, I additionally gave some thought to potential enemies for the Plant Moon, in addition to potential issues to do in areas of the moon with few opponents.

On one other be aware, with these enemies accomplished I am really, I feel, pretty near finishing the method of prototyping the sport’s currently-intended enemies! (After all, it is attainable that extra will likely be added at a later stage, however that’s–naturally–unknown for now.)

That, then, is all for this week–stay effectively, and thanks for studying! ^_^

Abstract: Through which the ultimate boss could also be absolutely prototyped; a brand new demo is begun; some enemies achieve tweaks and fixes; and a efficiency challenge is addressed.

Greetings and salutations!

This week’s screenshot exhibits a brand new location! Albeit one not meant for the ultimate recreation…

The week simply previous was one among each artistic and technical work:

I discussed in final week’s submit, I imagine, that I had labored on the ultimate boss. That work continued within the week simply past–and certainly, I feel that I could have the prototype of the boss accomplished!

It now awaits the chance for testing by and suggestions from somebody apart from myself, to find out whether or not it is prepared as-is or whether or not extra improvement is named for…

Staying with artistic work, within the week simply previous I made a begin in direction of a brand new demo… o_o

Briefly, it is designed primarily to indicate to potential publishers a number of the content material that has been created for the reason that first demo–in explicit a collection of enemies and executives. Secondarily, it is designed to tease a number of the places meant for the ultimate recreation.

Plus, it ought to have the benefit of letting them play with a model of the sport that features current adjustments, such because the revision of using mana and the rebalancing of weapons.

And furthermore–if all works as meant!–it ought to present an indication of the sport supporting DLC!

That mentioned, this demo is at present not meant to have “correct” property: I really feel that it is not sensible to spend an excessive amount of time and power on these after they will not symbolize the precise meant artwork or art-style of the sport.

As an alternative, I imply to have easy stand-in property, and to be specific that they’re so.

And it’s this new demo that’s proven within the first screenshot above; particularly, the nascent degree that’s seen there may be an entryway to the 2 primary elements of mentioned demo.

Right here beneath, then, let me present a part of one other (very work-in-progress) degree, as seen inside Blender:

In sure instances, the method of including the brand new enemies to the demo–of bringing them into precise production–uncovered points of 1 kind or one other. Thus a little bit of time was spent on tweaks and fixes by which to cope with these points.

In technical issues, within the week simply previous I addressed a efficiency hitch within the Crystal Moon.

Briefly, the initiation of the fight encounter in that moon has reliably brought about a brief-but-noticeable pause within the recreation. Nothing catastrophic, however not one thing good, both.

So I investigated, and the issue appears to have arisen from a confluence of a number of points. Offhand I recall: A font at overly-high decision; the sound-system taking on an excessive amount of time; and the studying of an overly-large texture.

The primary and final of these I feel that I’ve noticeably improved; the second I may need an thought for…

And lastly, there have been just a few issues accomplished within the week simply previous that do not appear price detailing right here!

That then is all for this week–stay effectively, and thanks for studying! ^_^

Abstract: Through which an apology is given; rationalization is made for a missed blog-post; enemies proceed to be ready for the demo; a foe turns into seen within the aethereal; and a matter of injury sees change.

Greetings and salutations!

This week’s screenshot exhibits some additional prototype-art:

Phew! My apologies for having not posted an entry final week! To elucidate:

On the Sunday earlier than last–that is, not the day previous to my penning this, however one week earlier than that; the day previous to once I would normally have posted–I fell horribly sick. What’s extra, the week that adopted proved to be a irritating one for me.

Because of this, I concern that I wasn’t in a lot of a place to jot down on Monday of final week. :/

Certainly, given the best way that issues have been going, I elected to only take final week off of labor, as sick depart.

In any case, I am feeling largely higher now I imagine, and may report on the week earlier than final, at the least! And it was per week wherein some issues acquired accomplished, I daresay:

As earlier than, progress continued within the matter of making prototype depictions of enemies, and of incorporating them into my new demo-level. And, after all, in implementing tweaks and fixes as I did so!

And certainly, I attended to a good few enemies throughout that week, I imagine!

I do not assume that I am fairly accomplished, however I do assume that I am shut! ^_^

(After all, a collection of bosses awaits to be handled…)

Right here then is one other collage displaying just a few of the prototype representations made throughout the week:

I additionally went again to 1 explicit enemy–the ghostly Shroud–and applied an meant function:

You see, this foe tends to fade out and in of visibility–it is a ghost, in any case.

However conversely, the participant has entry to a capability that permits them to see into the ghostly aethereal–and which ought to thus permit them to see an otherwise-invisible Shroud.

So I applied this! It known as for some adjustments to the code of the enemy, and for some remodeling in my “Aethereal Object” lessons, however I imagine that it’s now accomplished!

However not all work of that week was utilized to enemies: I additionally attended to a matter of gameplay, of implementing a change that I’ve had in thoughts for some time.

Particularly, I eliminated “steady” injury from the sport.

You see, as I had it, sure assaults have been dealt over time: the longer the goal was affected, the extra injury was dealt.

And that is pretty pure!

However can be has some drawbacks: For one, it calls for extra complexity in each dealing with the injury and producing a visible response to it, and for one more, it implies that such assaults might change into negligible if handed by in a short time.

So, I’ve now changed such injury with “pulsed” damage–damage that’s dealt a lot as regular injury, however with speedy repetition.

The impact could be very similar–but accomplished thusly it really works with the bottom damage-mechanics and effects–and moreover at the least offers a dependable minimal of injury.

That, then, is all for this week–stay effectively, and thanks for studying! ^_^

Abstract: Through which death- and damage- results proceed to be added; two extra enemy-attacks achieve results; explosive seeds could also be shot; bosses achieve prototype artwork; and executives additionally achieve results for assaults, damage-taking, and demise.

Greetings and salutations!

This week’s screenshot exhibits one of many prototype bosses, now with prototype artwork!

The week simply previous was maybe to a big diploma one other effects-week–but with different issues accomplished in addition to:

To start out with, work continued on the addition of death- and damage- results to varied commonplace enemies.

And certainly, I feel that I now have this job just about accomplished! (Barring at the least one minor revision that I take note of.)

Right here beneath, for instance, it is best to see a centipede taking injury after which dying:

Moreover, I added results to some enemy-attacks that had been overlooked–those coming from two plant-enemies, one which produces exploding pods, and one which produces exploding “helicopter seeds”. (The latter, to make clear, being these one-winged seeds, produced by sure crops, that spiral slowly to the bottom.)

And if I recall appropriately, it was in doing the above that the thought got here to me to make these “helicopter seeds” shootable.

This enables the participant to probably clear their path by the hazard. However conversely, the seeds explode instantly on being shot, that means that some care is likely to be known as for wherein seeds to destroy…

(And concomitantly, I elevated the speed at which these seeds are launched.)

Nevertheless it was not solely the usual enemies that noticed work within the week simply past–indeed, I moved on to work on the bosses that I intend for the demo!

Particularly, I’ve begun including prototype artwork for them, in addition to results for his or her assaults, their taking injury, and their deaths.

Up to now two have seen work: One is the dragon proven within the first screenshot above. (Though it must be famous that a lot of the work on its mannequin had been accomplished beforehand.) The opposite, then, is a thorny guardian that must be proven beneath:

And at last, there have been just a few issues accomplished that do not appear price detailing right here: tweaks to prototype artwork and to shaders, and a bit of bit of labor on the extent wherein the brand new demo carries its commonplace enemies (together with some partial and tentative lighting).

That then is all for this week–stay effectively, and thanks for studying! ^_^