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Monday, September 20. 2021

A Powerful Rune

Summary: In which an item splash-screen is cleaned up; a font-issue is resolved; a skeletal enemy is made; obstacles may optionally be avoided; a new boss-encounter is begun; a timer-bar is moved; a weapon-powerup becomes less overpowered; some of the effects of that powerup are revised; and a weapon is reworked.

Greetings and salutations!

This entry's screenshot shows a revised version of the "important thing gained" splash-screen that was shown in last week's entry, having now text that is decently spaced, sized, and positioned:

As you may gather, this entry isn't being posted a fortnight after the last! Indeed, I found with last week's entry, as I recall, that I had quite a lot to write about. And at the end of the work of the week just past, I once again found myself with a fair bit to hand.

So, I've decided that now seems like the time to switch over to weekly blog-posts!

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:42

Monday, September 13. 2021

Splashes

Summary: In which locations and their regions gain titles; item- and upgrade- collection is shown via text; artefacts and upgrades are given a splash-screen; quest-items are listed; a place for a potential note-feature is made; the map-screen's handling of regions is reworked; the "encounter" UI is further tweaked; a worm-enemy gains some effects; a new skeletal foe is made; characters can hold "updating effects"; enemies can lead targets; the player's "damage" particle is reworked; an effect for player-healing is made; and a new moon is begun.

Greetings and salutations!

This entry's screenshot shows location- and region- titles--albeit perhaps with non-final font and word-spacing:

Such UI-related work comprises a significant proportion of the work done in the fortnight just past, I do believe. However, said fortnight also included a variety of other changes, including enemy-work, effect-making, and more besides:

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in Moons in Crystal at 14:08

Monday, August 30. 2021

Effect-ive Changes

Summary: In which trails are made; hit-flashes are implemented; a particle system is developed; a stone guardian is (I think) completed; work on that guardian provides a base-model; a worm is partially done; and the player-avatar acquires damage-effects.

Greetings and salutations!

This entry's screenshot shows some new effects, and an indication of an attack used by an enemy:

Aside from a miscellany of fixes, changes, and suchlike, this past fortnight focussed, broadly, on perhaps two elements: enemies and special effects: Continue reading "Effect-ive Changes" »

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:44

Monday, August 16. 2021

Mana Changes Have Been Made

Summary: In which UI is developed; healing is implemented; inking is altered; weapons require mana; and two "metroidvania abilities" are implemented.

Greetings and salutations!

For this post's screenshot, a look at work that has been done towards the game's UI:

The past two weeks have been busy, I feel! The above-shown UI-work took perhaps the greatest share of the time, but a fair few other elements saw progress, too:

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:43

Monday, August 2. 2021

Encounters and Abilities

Summary: In which a current blog-schedule is decided; development continues; "encounters" are implemented; a design document is made; and "metroidvania abilities" are contemplated and concepted.

Greetings and salutations!

This post's screenshot shows a new bit of (work-in-progress) UI:

As you may have gathered, I've chosen to post these entries fortnightly--at least while the project is in this first, nascent phase of development. As to what's been happening:

Continue reading "Encounters and Abilities" »

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:51

Monday, July 19. 2021

Moons In Crystal

Summary: In which a new project is introduced; and the course and state of said project is discussed in brief.

Greetings and salutations!

And welcome to the first dev-log entry for my new project:

Moons in Crystal

What is Moons in Crystal?

In short, it's a fantasy top-down space-shooter metroidvania.

As this is a dev-log, I won't go into more detail here; for now, the first post in my TIGSource thread should provide more information!

(I haven't yet set up a page on this site for the game. That will hopefully come in the not-too-distant future!)

Rather, this first dev-log entry will cover the game's progress thus far:

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in Moons in Crystal at 15:01

Monday, June 28. 2021

Conclusion

Summary: In which an announcement is made; an e-book is released; small news is given on another project; and a "thank you" is said.

Greetings and salutations!

This week, in place of a screenshot, I will simply post the logo for A Door to the Mists:

Let it be a book-end to the project.

Because, with a heavy heart, I hereby announce that A Door to the Mists... is cancelled.

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in A Door to the Mists at 12:29

Monday, June 7. 2021

A Period of Quiet

Summary: In which mist is touched-up; a sarcophagus is labelled and described; a king is named; changes are made to project-activity; and a hiatus is announced.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a touched-up mist-line on the sarcophagus that's found in level eight:

Only a little was done in the week just past--let me elaborate:

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in A Door to the Mists at 10:53

Monday, May 31. 2021

An Enchanted Sarcophagus

Summary: In which natural cavities and their blockage are depicted; a logogram is made; labels and descriptions are written for logograms; a mist-effect is added; a level is believed near-complete; and a new level's rough draft is begun.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a bit of detail added to one of the tombs in level eight:

Such polish was the main work of the week just past--that and a bit of preparatory writing:

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Monday, May 24. 2021

Entryway Signage

Summary: In which a texturing error is fixed; a line of graffiti is added; broken statuary is made and placed; identifying signs are set above tomb entrances; and goal -logic and -text is added.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a sign above a door--it helps to know whose tomb one is breaking into!