Monday, August 8. 2022

Construction and Consultation

Summary: In which the "Hall of Lost Things" continues to be built; a few changes and one new feature are prompted by that process; a new ship-skin is added; and a consultation helps.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows yet more work on the "Hall of Lost Things" within the Vertical Slice Moon:



The work of the week just past was once again primarily given to the building of said level:

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Monday, August 1. 2022

Aethereal Experiences

Summary: In which aethereal challenges are added to a level; the question of edging and room-covers around aethereal architecture is addressed; some level-edging is worked on; and a start to the adding of a small secret is made.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows further progress on the "Hall of Lost Things" within the Vertical Slice Moon:



The week just past was, for a few reasons I think, perhaps a bit slow. Still, some things did get done:

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in Moons in Crystal at 11:36

Monday, July 25. 2022

Landings and Levels

Summary: In which a weapon is worked on, but shelved; some in-system lighting is tweaked; one level is merged into another (and a third changed as a result); a level is further built; upgrades may be removed; and "landing sites" are implemented.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows two new parts to one of the levels of the Vertical Slice Moon:



The week just past perhaps revolved primarily around the levels of the game in one way or another, with a bit more besides:

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:04

Monday, July 18. 2022

Rune Begone!

Summary: In which a major item is removed; a new combat-spell is spun off from that removal; the liche boss-fight sees further work; textures are more-sharply rendered; and the appearance of room -edging and -covers is adjusted.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows the boss-fight against the liche--and in that, newly-sharpened graphics!



The week just past was perhaps another slow one for me, and one primarily of changes and tweaks:

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:35

Monday, July 11. 2022

Battles and Dilemmas

Summary: In which the Crystal Moon encounter is worked on further; continuous attacks may now produce continuous damage-effects; to that end, the game's particle system now supports continuous emission; the liche boss-fight gains a new attack and other changes; the Stone Guardian enemy has a reworked death; quality-of-life changes are made to the selection of combat-spells; the tutorial sees a minor change; and two questions, one of design and one of art, are pondered.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a new attack in the liche boss-fight:



The week just past was perhaps more full than the one preceding it--and involved work on a variety of things!
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in Moons in Crystal at 15:00

Monday, July 4. 2022

Neon Beams

Summary: In which the encounter in the Crystal Moon is reworked; continuous-beam weapons are implemented; the boss-fight with the liche sees some changes; and the save-icon is replaced.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a somewhat-neon revision to the encounter in the Crystal Moon!



Between scheduled power-outages where I live and a family matter that rather impacted me, the week just past was, I feel, slower than most. Still, some things did get done:

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in Moons in Crystal at 13:22

Monday, June 27. 2022

Fades for Rooms

Summary: In which a trader's appearance is worked on; room-edges fade into the background; room-covers are improved; a level is begun in earnest; and some bugs are found and attended to.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows updates to the "Hall of Artefacts" in the Vertical Slice Moon:



The week just past was perhaps given primarily to a new aesthetic feature, to changes in the room-cover system--and to some significant bug-hunting. And with a few other things done besides!

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in Moons in Crystal at 11:20

Monday, June 20. 2022

New Things

Summary: In which levels gain lighting and tweaks; a new level is added to the Vertical Slice Moon; a tutorial encounter is completed; the ambient lighting of moon-backgrounds is changed; the lighting editor is enhanced; a new Twitter account is made; and a new company logo is designed.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a revision to an extant part of the Vertical Slice Moon: Specifically, that the "Hall of Traps" level now has lighting, as well as a bit of decor!



The week just past was primarily one of content-building, I believe, with a few other things done besides:

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in Moons in Crystal at 11:13

Monday, June 13. 2022

Engaging With NPCs

Summary: In which a logo is revealed; certain collisions are less "physical"; an NPC is worked on; a viewing-angle is changed; a level gains a minor change; and a company is registered.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot is prompted by advice given to me in the week just past, advice that it might actually be better to have my logo out sooner rather than later.

So then, let me at last present the game's main menu in full--the title-logo at last unredacted!



The week just past was somewhat of a miscellany-week: a week of technical tweaking, of gameplay work, of level-editing, and more:

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in Moons in Crystal at 11:21

Monday, June 6. 2022

Lighting and Looks

Summary: In which an editor is made for the purpose of lighting; a shader is updated; another shader gains some variation; the appearances of two levels see work, as does their moon-exterior; the interaction icon is changed in look and placement; an NPC is being modelled; and certain enemies may seek mana.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a few changes in the tutorial level: some decor, some lighting, and some variation in the tiled floor:



The week just past was perhaps one largely given to matters of appearance, with a few other things done besides:

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in Moons in Crystal at 11:58
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