A few more screenshots of the WiP. Chapter One is readable but still a lot missing. (Backgrounds, for one. It's just... black.😂) Won't have as much to post again, since next is more writing. #indiedev, #interactivefiction,

More early character design work. Good enough for placeholders while I build more of the game and finish writing the story. Many will get tweaks as I polish everything more but getting there! #indiedev, #interactivefiction, #renpy

Slowly going through the first three chapters and adding expression changes to the code as well as filling in missing snippits. Then will probably build the game UI and test out how it's looking before doing more chapters. #solodev, #interactivefiction, #indiedev

Slowly working on Venyr expressions. This part always takes so long but is kinda fun, too.

Still working on the newest story, not much to post. Finishing missing snippets of act 1 and writing act 2. Getting the draft playable for testing. Still tempted to make an rpg, but the story needs to be written regardless and players may prefer the same format as before, anyway. #interactivefiction

Started working on the save/load system for the grid game. Wrote another scene for the newest story idea. And made a character info card for one of the characters to put up on #artfight.

The background now looks more like a "spaceship," the bossy mushroom has been replaced by crewmate Chtia who is also now the one who comments on the growing plant. #indiedev, #solodev, #godot

Did some more writing for a new story, and for the grid game started working on a "spaceship" parallax that will be needed for the tutorial/demo/intro area. #indiedev, #solodev

Spent some time writing today for a new story. For the game I am building: The game scene can now drop "materials". A "crafting station" populates any potion types that the player has enough "materials" for in inventory. The mushroom now specifically asks for *healing* potions. #indiedev, #godot

* Smoothed out some animations * Added an idle "NPC" that interacting with it changes player color and it remembers selection * Edited the backdrop of the game more * added icons that "pop" when discovered and more closely match their effects #godot, #indiegame

One of our boys test playing the game. 🥰 He immediately started hoarding potions to exploit HP increase since I haven't capped it, yet.😂 #indiedev, #solodev

Update on this: multiple enemies now queue, dialogue system more polished, started swapping graphics to check sizes needed, tiles now disappear and some spawn items, more tweaks. #indiedev, #solodev, #godot

Game has a main menu now with some basic instructions, a bossy mushroom you can trade with for a permanent buff, and you teleport back to "main base" when you lose. #indiedev, #solodev, #godot

Progress! Fight tiles now spawn an enemy that attacks you until dead. Item tiles now grant a potion. Next level button only active if no active enemies AND green tile found. #solodev, #godot, #indiedev

Sketching out a mockup of the "room" a bit more, thinking about where UI should go for various pieces.

Progress on a new game. Core gameplay will be randomized tile reveals. For now the tiles only add or subtract hp and flag as "clicked." Game over if 0 hp (grey), win if the "key" is found. (Green) #indiedev, #solodev, #godot

More concept art, trying to get placeholders for characters for now.

Seeing how Venyr looks, testing expression changes. Probably tweak the art a bit later but good enough for now. Now to make placeholders for everyone else and get the story entered to see what else I need.

Tossed some of the intro into the engine. 99% base graphics still. Only changed Sheveio for now (somewhat obviously), to test bust size and emotion changes, see how it looks. #rpgmakermz, #rpgmaker, #indiedev

Some sprite work, sorry I've been so quiet. Decided to poke around in RPG Maker and I'm considering making this next story an rpg, instead.

Progress for more character concept art from sloppy idea-sketch to more formed. Still some planning and thinking to do on him/her but getting there. You can see the original is half mind-changed-scribbles, haha. #digitalart, #conceptart, #sketch

Some concept sketches for new character Venyr. He is, as yet, not in any story. But maybe will be?👀 What do you think he does for a living? #sketch, #digitalart, #conceptart, #digitalartist, #originalcharacter

Multitasking while waiting for trick-or-treaters. 😄

Just some pose/figure practice :) #digitalart, #artist, #speedpainting

Slowly making some tilesets. At least enough for a demo level with everything I need. I'm thinking soft outlines for environment, harder for the characters to make them pop a bit. 🤔 We'll see how it looks once it's up and the character is moving around.

This made my day. This data shows that someone bought the Steam bundle for 4 of my games today but only got *1* game. That means they *already had* the others, and came back for my newest. I see you, beautiful stranger, and thank you for the encouragement and smile. 🥰 #indiedev, #steamdev, #solodev

Concept art for the speaking sprite busts. Trying to keep it close enough in style and proportions to ve easily recognized. Ignore the sloppiness- I was editing with my finger on a phone 🫠 What do you think?

Indecisive on a couple future projects, so spent some time painting instead while I think. #speedpaint, #digitalart, #digitalartist

More artwork and size testing. Different fantasy races have slight height differences- figure "dragon" based on lore should look about to hit their heads on a ceiling. Still just early mockups to see how "tiles" need to be made/sized.🤔