now if a "helpful" NPC sees a grindable object, it will grab it and take it to the grinder! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

teleport SFX and particles in, O'Brien would be proud #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

energy bricks (a la Back to the Future 3) will allow player to accumulate absurd grinder coin bonus multipliers. basic fireworks are in! #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

ok, now if an NPC sees too many suspicious objects (like decapitated heads) it will head to the rooftop phone and ring the authorities! #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

UI WIP of the phone booth menu - Petunia will be able to call characters to visit the house that offer various services. Almost at the point with NPC behavior that i can start adding new characters finally! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

NPCs can punch now! (if they have the "aggressive" personality trait and are attacked) #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

thinking through edge cases, such as if a sleeping NPC is poisoned, and then carried, it needs to be able to die while carried #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

NPCs now have basic Follow behavior implemented, i think next i'll work on traversing the floors via using doors. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

working on bespoke pill bottles for the different drugs and yes, those are zombie pills #pixelart #medication #gamedev #indiegame

planter growth stages and particle effects are in, much better than the temp assets i had previously been using #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

working on NPC perception, less flashy stuff, but i did finally finish the 3 stages of plant growth for the plant pots! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #greenthumb

adding the "grindable" component to vomit chunks allows them to be ground for coins, incentivizing self-inflicted nausea #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #gamemechanics

set bear trap -> amputate legs -> crawl w. grim determination -> bleed out -> success #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #trapenthusiast

sleeping status is in! testing here via syringe filled w. horse tranquilizer #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

i really need an NPC throw delay on multiple items... this is brutal 🔪 #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

buffManager handling multiple status effects: here, healing and stun on the same NPC #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

factotum! #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

working on fear / cower status effect - NPCs will flee and drop items etc. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

working on a character that can be called to wander about fixing damaged parts of the house, and build upgrades. factotum? tinkerer? #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #thisoldhouse

vomit party! vomit party! 🤮 #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

zombies! i'm thinking planting severed heads/corpses into the plant pots will grow into... pot zombies? that will wander and chomp passers-by. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #zombie

best use of chainsaw: spear #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

vomit is go! #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

a vomit soaked milieu 🍖 currently working on nausea, vomit mechanics #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

eat pills! eat pills! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

so while drawing NPC sprites i decided i'll add a "face remover" item such that Petunia can detach and wear any face she fancies - to disguise, intimidate, and generally freak out visitors. #pixelart #gamedev #grandmaMask

some verbs: throw, impale, stab, cycle items, shoot, punch, chop, prime grenade, throw, explode #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

petunia has a backyard grinder for... various disposal needs 🔪 #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

I am describing Petunia's House currently as a "chaotic domicile management simulator". Mostly single screen, arcade-feeling, stacking interacting systems, snappy actions and immersive sim adjacent. #gamedev #pixelart

petunia's composite parts sprite sheet. i am animating her head, torso, hands, and feet separately which allows for way more expression than my last game #gamedev #pixelart #sneakygrandma

some of Petunia's current verbs: walk, use item, throw, pick up, drop, stash to inventory, jump, and... laugh at the misfortune of others #gamedev #pixelart

greetings! for years, along with my brother @scrudgey.bsky.social, we've been releasing idiosyncratic games into the void as Epic Banana Games. I am currently working on Petunia's House - more posts to come! #gamedev #pixelart