#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Okay, so I've mixed in lots of different plants, made some of the grass straighter, and added in some fireflies and I think the tall grass looks much better now. Oh and there's a zoom in/out effect now.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Okay, so I've mixed in lots of different plants, made some of the grass straighter, and added in some fireflies and I think the tall grass looks much better now. Oh and there's a zoom in/out effect now.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine After a lot of work and reworking of the old playtest demo, I've finally completed a second playtest demo for my game. If you see this post, I hope you take the time to check it out. chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the...

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Working on tall grass, eventually for the player to hide in. I think it looks okay, but there's just something off about it. Honestly, I probably just need to redraw the big blades of grass into thinner blades.

Light peeking through the leaves 🍂

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added in an energy shield mechanic. The energy shield takes 1 hit for the player and then regenerates after a time of not being hit.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Map screen is functionally complete, with a marker of the player character's head + fairy companion that shows the player's position on the map. Also I redid the inventory screen. This allows for more items and more info.

Doodle in the sketchbook I keep on my desk at work… #workdoodle #sketch #robot

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Well the map screen is functional in the game now. Has different floors too, like a Zelda dungeon map. The elevation graphic is a nod to A Link to the Past's dungeon map Only thing left is to show player position on a map.

Looking to work on some room scene transitions. If anyone has a favorite method or any advice I would appreciate it. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #godot

Wee food highlights now work!! #gamedev #pixelart. This game is very UI heavy lol!

Wish our alarm clock was this pretty!! 🕰️✨ #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev #game #art #pixelgame #illustration #gameart

🧙‍♂️Learning from the tile sorcery of @transientcode.bsky.social .. Top half = my clumsy imitation 🎨 Bottom half = his glorious original 🏛️ I only had pillows + pots to decorate so… welcome to IKEA: Aerenia Edition 😭🛋️🍯 #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #artmoots

Added a cooldown bar which shows up to tell you how long until you're able to "burst run" again. Cooldown bar works with all palettes too. Also added a tiny particle effect when you land on the ground. #gamedev #indiedev #retrogaming #promosky

Practice PixelArt post. Any advice helps! Using color + res limits like pico8/beep8. #IndieDev #PixelArt #IndieGameDev #GameDev #beep8 #IndieGames #pico8 #MinimalGames

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Working on a Map screen for my game. The intention is to work kind of like a dungeon map from SNES and N64 Zelda games, with rooms and floors. This video just shows off the WIP visuals and moving from room to room.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added in a new mechanic and some visuals effects. Armour is regained through Isopod shells, 3 shells = 1 Armour. Gained by slamming into walls, semi random drop, but always available. Stumps have a visual for spawning items.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Continuing work on the Mini-boss, which now has a visual component for damage, getting more and more red and shaking as it takes damage. This mini-boss moves and attacks faster the more damage it's taken. Also new shadows :D

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Working on a big scorpion brute as a miniboss. Gets faster the more damage it's taken. Little glitch at the end :P Reminder, I've got a playtest demo of my game here: chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the... Check it out :)

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Working on a big scorpion brute as a miniboss. Gets faster the more damage it's taken. Little glitch at the end :P Reminder, I've got a playtest demo of my game here: chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the... Check it out :)

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine After a lot of work and reworking of the old playtest demo, I've finally completed a second playtest demo for my game. If you see this post, I hope you take the time to check it out. chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the...

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine The house interior is looking less empty now. A table, some stools, lanterns, and some rafters.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Made some house-interior tiles this morning. Pretty happy with how they turned out. Guess I gotta make some furniture now.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Tweaked the mask / cut out a bit, but I mostly just wanted to show off another building I made, a stump house, I just think it looks super cozy. Goes nicely with the big tree from before. Super cozy.

BOOK LAUNCH/SIGNING! On Oct. 1, join me as I kick off the release of DC’S ZATANNIC PANIC #1, including my first-ever story writing for DC Comics! This event is a great way to get a copy without preordering while also supporting Prairie Comics Festival at the same time!

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Adding in the mask/cut-out for higher visuals made me realize I need something for lower props to allow the player character to be visible more often than not. So I added in a silhouette when behind objects with a shader.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine I wanted to make some non-tile or prop sized art work for my game, so I made a giant tree, but realized it was kinda in the way, so I put in a cut-out / mask for it. The visual for it seems a bit harsh at the moment.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added in some fireflies(?)...not really sure what they are tbh And I put in some trees and path tiles Tried to make the paths look like those little paths made in wood by bugs under tree bark. Not sure if I succeeded or not

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added in a pick-up for Sap (currency) and added in destructible objects with their own health bars, mostly to provide context that "this thing can be damaged".

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine I showed a similar clip recently of the player character interacting with a Candy Maker NPC. Finally re-implemented the dialogue boxes without them being affected by the lights in-game, and making the NPC look at the player.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Let's get ready to rumble! Attacks and damage were already in the game, but the pathfinding is finally working without too much issue, so NPCs can finally chase down the player (or other NPCs) and fight them.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added in a room title graphic and a visual to show what the player can interact with when in range. Also I got NPC interactions working, so in this clip the player trades Sap for Maple Candy, which acts like Stamina.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added an inventory menu along with Equipment Pick-ups. Abilities like Hopping, Jumping, Throwing Items, Running, and Punching are now gated behind pickups.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine I dislike posting so quickly back to back, but I'll forget otherwise. Here's the same UI configured for the Pause Menu. The components I made for the start menu transitioned over pretty easily.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Reworked the start menu UI for my game. It's a little better, but still WIP. The player can navigate via Mouse or with Directional Input (WASD, Arrows, Gamepad) UI is definitely not in my current skillset, lol.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Found some code for simulating an arc for projectiles in a top-down 2d game, so the projectiles are launched in a much nicer fashion. Added in some "death" effects for NPCs and for them to drop pickups.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Found some code for simulating an arc for projectiles in a top-down 2d game, so the projectiles are launched in a much nicer fashion. Added in some "death" effects for NPCs and for them to drop pickups.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Changed up the Stamina Meter to be more like the Carrots for Epona in Oot. Hop, transitions into a Run for a period of time, hopping again refreshes that. Also made the melee attack bounce enemy projectiles back.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Testing out some UI elements to display on-screen controls. Not sure if it's needed, but it'll add some extra context to player actions since Attack and Jump share the same button based on if the player is Crouched.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Added some stuff, the player character can now attack and there's a stamina meter and a running mechanic. Ignore the ! above the player, it's for a dialogue system not yet implemented.

Daily warmup 🌧️ #438 Bonsly & #185 Sudowoodo #pokemon #pixelart #tcg

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Alrighty, I've done as much testing on the Demo of my game as possible, so here's a link: chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the... :D

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Apparently you can chain the "fall down into hop" mechanic infinitely in tight spaces with good timing. Also, I currently have a demo/prototype out, go and check it out. chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the...

Welp, forgot to make the file visible for download, fixed it now. Maybe now people can actually play the demo lol 😂

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Alrighty, I've done as much testing on the Demo of my game as possible, so here's a link: chrissmithgamedev.itch.io/tales-in-the... :D

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine This is probably one of the things I wanted to get in the game for a long time and hit a bunch of road-blocks because I don't know shaders well. But I finally have the mosaic-pixelate transition from Super Mario World.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Just an area I wanted to show off in the demo I'm working on for my game. I thought the giant clovers and the T-intersection looked rather nice. Demo coming soon, probably on Saturday if I don't find too many issues.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine This a screenshot of the final room in the Demo where the player finds the Objective of the Demo to collect. I finished assembling all the levels/rooms for the Demo of my game today. I just need to do some testing now.

#solodev #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #godot #godotengine Here's a work in progress Startup Menu screen This is for the upcoming Demo, so more will be added to the Options and Game Info panels (both are also in the pause menu in game) Everything is navigatable via gamepad/keyboard