Touched up the battle UI a bit. It no longer shows the level, which is instead replaced by Alexa's name in caps.

Something I feel like a lot of people didn't get from the Kristal demo of Deoxynn is that the Insanity route isn't necessarily about the impact on the world, but rather, the impact on Alexa's mind. Hence, why it's called the "Insanity route".

Even if I'm not doing much coding right now, I'm still drafting the cutscenes for the Act 1 rewrite. This story is worth writing; I just need to prove it to myself.

So the idea for levels is this: Alexa gets level-ups, up to a cap, based on the amount of battle experience she has. This cap is what I call a "regional cap", because it's no stranger to raising, just to keep the player on track.

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You all know how Deoxynn is going to have multiple dodging styles, right? What if I make a "Confusion" status that makes Alexa pick the wrong dodging style for attacks?

It would be hilarious if someone was freezing time to type an AI's message every time it receives one. Which reminds me, I need to get the pocketwatch back from ChatGPT.

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I think it'd be a good idea for me to introduce dodging upgrades that you can unlock through sidequests. Something to give you an edge over the enemies while they're attacking.

Is it fair that, when I release Deoxynn, I can retroactively change the story in minor ways? I won't be able to get everything perfect first try.

There is a road I drive down sometimes, and I always take a look to see something. Sometimes, there's a Waffle House there. But most of the time, it's completely gone, building and all. This would be a funny thing to reference in Deoxynn.

As I was watching a friend of mine play Deoxynn (Kristal), I realized I made the secret boss a bit too hard. Noted. Will keep in mind for the Godot version.

Last night, I had a dream about Deoxynn's Sane ending. It looked... different than I originally envisioned. I kinda like it.

What if there was a mode where you had to get from the beginning to the end of Deoxynn without dying? ...is what I thought until I remembered PERFECTION.

Tileset making is fun

Art is iteration. Everything comes from somewhere, whether it's in the real world or some other piece of media. Everyone gets their inspiration from something else. Nothing we think of has never been thought of before, and that's okay. What matters is what you can do with it.

The more I think about it, the more interesting Deoxynn can turn out. I recently had a few ideas on how I can "connect" the Acts. This is going to be fun.

With Guilded being shut down at the end of the year, I have decided to shut down the AcJ Games Guilded server and open a temporary server on Revolt. 👉🏻 rvlt.gg/x5zbC650 👈🏻

Game programmers are artists. Sure, we don't draw on canvases, but we do Draw on Canvas.

Deoxynn is going to have pretty minimal voice acting. That isn't to say it won't have any at all; rather, Alexa is going to do stuff like reacting to taking damage, rather than reading out full lines.

Deoxynn is going to be no stranger to having difficult side-content. I have a lot of difficult bosses in mind, meaning I'll have to put a bunch of them in the "Extras" option because I don't want to fill up the main story with too much side content.

Eventually, I'm going to need design guides. Boss design is difficult, even with how different the bosses in the Godot version will be than their Kristal counterparts.

Right now, I'm currently thinking of adding a bonus if you successfully dodge the turn without getting hurt. What do you guys think of Alexa not getting as much LIM and getting some MP if you no-hit an attack?

What would you guys think if I avoided platforms like Steam and Itchio, and just sold Deoxynn on deoxynn.com?

I'm honestly scared for the future of the gaming industry. Especially since people keep making dumb choices about the kinds of things we're "allowed" to buy.

I uploaded some questions I get a lot to the deoxynn.com website. I plan to update this as I get more questions.

It has a different description dependent on which save slot you are using for your gameplay.

I may not have much progress on the engine past a few weeks ago, but just know I'm still working on the game in one way or another.

Game development is a difficult process. I am still in the concept phase. Please be patient, guys.

is it wrong that I want to troll the player at some point? I already know how I want to do it

I don't know who needs to hear this, but nobody is ever going to make anything perfect. And that's fine. Because perfection is subjective. What one person thinks is garbage, another will think is life-changing. You really just have to do what makes you happy.

I just replayed the concept demo yesterday and I realized there was a good lack of landmarks. Guess I gotta step that up a bit.

I wanna model more building interiors off of the ideas of some places IRL in the Godot version of Deoxynn. That said, does Marina's Pizzarina remind you guys of any real-world pizza places?

Anyone want an RGB gamer Alexa?

Sorry progress on Deoxynn has been slow btw, I've been busy looking for a job to help pay off student loans.

It's like some king of Deltarune Chapter 2........

I gotta script this in, but it looks good, right? (I just mean the actions box)

I can at least make my objects in the editor look a little nice, right?

I made a tileset for the roads. It's by no means exhaustive, but what do you guys think?

Just graduated from college today. I should have a more structured Deoxynn schedule starting next weekend.

"I'm a deoxynn victim. I can't help but go insane sometimes, and it tends to get violent." "Just stay sane." "Why didn't I think of that?"

Might be merch someday, but for now, this is the only copy. Thoughts?

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I hope I can make this work

Happy 2 years, Deoxynn! Also... These character placements might be significant. Why might I have placed these characters next to each other?

Enemies in the overworld

export enum is cool

Coded something today. Pretty proud of how I turned my Room Transition object from only doing room to room, to being able to support shops as well. May never touch this object again.

"Don't you see it, Alexa? You're a danger to us all. A ticking timebomb. We don't need you."