alongside new potions and weapons i also gave the training dummy an upgrade so it reacts to magical and poison damage #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

finally making some progress on a tutorial alongside the two-player layout for the second game mode 'tower' #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

decided to spend a lil' time polishing the cauldron, adding a new animation and improving how items are dropped #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

...TO THE LIBRARY! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

can't wait to play test this arena with friends soon! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

i've had the idea for a cauldron that periodically spits out a random potion or a while and i FINALLY implemented it in the newest arena #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

today i re-built a bunch of arenas...alongside implementing 3 new ones (with 5 more on the way!) #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

dropped potions now have (toggleable) effect animations so it’s easier to tell what they do #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

a quick look at the new UI...which has already been updated...in action #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

UI stands for Unending Iterations #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

tired of those pesky traps? try sliming the entire arena! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

full elemental magic system in place (fire melts ice now) #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

new melee attack animations, a quicker melee combo and some screen shake #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

after a week of bug fixes and polishing it's time for some new stuff! icicles have a chance to fall down and hurt you and terrain ice will keep you keep you from stopping and make you slide down walls faster #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

i've had the idea for these hanging cage platforms for a while now and i'm super happy with how they've turned out so far #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

one thing i quickly discovered when play testing was a need for more arena diversity...so today was spent working on arena design and this might be my favourite arena so far #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

after a week full of bug fixing and balancing it was really fun to work on a new feature...slimy terrain! part of this project is having the space to play around with ideas like this, and try to cause as much chaos as possible! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

menus menus menus! i finally updated the title screen (now featuring the actual title!) and added just generally polished all of the menus in the game so far...i also started work on options like toggleable player arrows and pop-ups #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

after about a month away from this project i'm back with some small bug fixes, a third arena and an arena select screen #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

more elemental traps and a tile-set redesign (again)...now i think it's time for some bug fixing and polishing #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

playing around with some different arena mechanics including a basic fire trap that activates when you get near it #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

after a couple of weeks off i'm back to working on my silly little fighting game and first on the checklist is getting the staves all set up...including a slight re-work of how the freeze effect works #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

skeletons can now fall into the arena and fight any players in their vicinity...time to polish and bug fix #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

a little PvE never hurt anybody...built a skeleton NPC from the ground up to see if it could simplify the logic i'd made for NPCs in my previous(ish) project and so far i'm really happy with how it's turned out #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

scene transitions, loading bars, despawn animations and a win state...along with some other minor tweaks...and it's time to play test and get some new arenas up and running #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

working on the win state for my silly little fighting game...a little embarrassed to say that after 4+ years using unity this is the first time i've used unity's particle system #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

i'm hoping to have a vertical slice of this project to play text some time this week which meant getting the knight select screen up and running quickly...still a long way to go but it's nice to see this project coming together #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

gonna start play-testing some arena mechanics this weekend and hopefully have a very small working demo next week #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

part of my motivation behind this project is to learn useful unity mechanics i can carry over to other projects, like the new input system, controller support, sprite libraries, and co-op play #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

last week i started working on this small couch-co op game where i could test and polish the mechanics of the goblin game on a smaller scale...so far this has meant a lot of hours on just projectiles : ) #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

updated all of the players melee weapon animations and gave each one a three-move combo culminating in either a powerful downward slash or throw attack #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

new hammer swing animation #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

finally got around to updating the combat animations and i can't wait to see these in action! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

magic can now be blocked using shields - which NPCs will now use a bit more strategically #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

on top of a bunch of other weapons i finally added staffs to the game...which in turn meant overhauling the effects system including adding a few new effects and expanding old ones #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

happy (late) valentines day #pixelart #indiedev

a core part of this project that i've been excited to start working on is the ability to rally other goblins to fight alongside you...they'll also pick up any weapons or potions you leave on the ground #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

enemies (and other NPCs) can now pick up projectiles and other items to use against you #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

as if the assassin enemy wasn't cool enough already, now they can throw poisons! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

enemies can throw stuff too now?! (also sorry for the lack of audio i forgot to turn the volume up : ) #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

ice poison! freeze enemies (or yourself) and turn them into ice cubes that can be pushed around and broken...you can't deal damage to frozen enemies but i'm sure you can find some other use for them... #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

explosives are a great way to test your games knockback system! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

at some point i need to start the actual level design process...but for now i'm busy testing grass textures for the forest area #pixelart #indiedev

finally got around to balancing the combat by adding better signposting for enemy behavior, alongside a small debuff to the ground slam attack for the player...there's still a lot of polishing to do but already it's feeling a lot more fun to engage with #pixelart #indiedev

for a first attempt at an 8-bit beehive sound effect...this is still really bad (sound on) #indiedev

today i made a bunch of sound effects and put them into the goblin game...this was my first real attempt at sound effects and whilst they're far from perfect the game is a lot more fun to play with them! #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

those pointy rocks can fall down now?? #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

after seeing how nicely the castle assets looked put together i decided to add some more unique deco to the mines, like fossils and (destructible?) lamps! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

got some more work done on the artwork for the later stages of the game...hopefully i can start testing out some of the mechanics unique to these stages soon! #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev

playing around with the updated respawn system in the mines...you can now interact with campfires to set your respawn position making it easier to go back and pick up your lost gold #pixelart #unity2d #indiedev #gamedev