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Monday, May 23. 2022

Shedding Some Light

Summary: In which level-building continues; tutorial-messages are added; "blockages" are made; room-hiding is reworked; a door is thickened; lighting is implemented; and performance optimisations are sought and enacted.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows another addition to the aesthetics of the game: lighting! (As well as some tutorial-text.)

The work of the week just past was perhaps given primarily to issues raised by level-building, with some actual level-building and other matters done besides:

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in Moons in Crystal at 15:04

Monday, May 16. 2022

A Tutorial Moon

Summary: In which a UI bug is fixed; weapon-icons are reversed; a UI is reorganised; enemies may respawn--but generally not as they once were; an autosave is put in place; some writing is done; a start is made to level-building; an old enemy returns; and some new issues are discovered.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows the return of an old foe, now with a new coat of paint!

The week just past was another bit of a miscellany--but perhaps most notably included a push into content-creation:

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in Moons in Crystal at 12:27

Monday, May 9. 2022

Optional Changes

Summary: In which writing is done for the codex; the number of codex-entries is reduced; the liche gains a new effect on death; the effects and camera-work for teleportation are reworked or polished; new accessibility options are added; and some video options are implemented.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows some new accessibility options:

The week just past was one of those "miscellany" weeks: A week in which a number of different aspects of the game saw work:

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in Moons in Crystal at 11:22

Monday, May 2. 2022

Codex Entry

Summary: In which an item gains proper art; the UI for item-enumeration is set in place; enumerated items are given upper limits; the codex fills out; and some further effects-polish is enacted.

Greetings and salutations!

This week's screenshot shows a revision to the appearance of the Rune of Power item: