Been a busy week! I have some new cool stuff to share with you! I'm stoked by the thought of all of you joining me on this amazing journey of creating this amazing game. I have been hammering away at some Key Art needed to get my demo out! Most of the physical stuff under the hood is good now and the list of stuff I need is shorter. I can't say how long it will be, just that we're closer now. I put a detailed update last time so I won't go too deep here, just touch on some of the stuff that has changed since then.
Syldove the healer! A staple for all early builds he is a quiet reserved elf. Age unknown, and is full of mysteries.
Tanya the Tank! Female warrior, she is a damage sponge. Back story is a secret ;)
Church has been overhauled. While the actual mechanics stay the same, it looks and feels completely different. This is because the old method had several huge holes:
The old method required 2-click purchases: click on the stat, then click the purchase button.
Could not display changes due to size of buttons and how much information would be required; this was why I needed a second panel to show the changes.
Because it could not display changes, I could not show which buttons could purchase a 10x multiplier without already clicking the stat, requiring manual clicks between stats to compare.
No way to show the "breakthrough" mechanic, and many people probably didn't even know it existed.
This new church panel fixes all of these issues! The colored bars show your relation to the other stats without even needing to compare numbers. All stats are displayed with icons, so the only text that is required to read is stats and costs. It also got a facelift with all-new art! :)
While this might not seem like much at first glance, each of those portraits took me 3-4hrs and the backdrop for the Church took me 2-3. Since this is a passion project and I also balance a full-time job and full-time school, I work on this in my slivers of time. The good news is this chops down my list of stuff I "need" before the demo substantially. I hope you guys have had a good week and I'll see you again next week! More updates to come (probably faster than 8 days next time).