sussing out a little skeleton of sorts #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

butler! Petunia will able to call and hire the butler, who will wander around and take corpses to the grinder, open the door when guests are ringing the bell, etc. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

not entirely sure his role yet, but i wanted to create a demon character, so into the game he goes! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

Petunia remains unrepentant #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

rocket launcher!! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

rifle feeling solid #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

swat sprite sheet ready to go #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

container dynamics this week: different spawn lists, damage sprites, simple coin and heart pick ups #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

Grams visited the wrong house. (working on neighbor characters who will come by randomly during a run, bringing gifts but very reactive / suspicious) #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

ah yes, the shady pharmacist #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

naturally, grinding a sleeping NPC alive gives a coin bonus #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

cop! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

housekeeping aka shotgun trick shooting detective corpse chunks into the backyard grinder #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

shotgun detective = dangerous! also, apparently Petunia's head is very desirable #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

"job board" is functioning w. temp UI - this will be how targets are selected and teleported to the house. pushing closer to a basic loop! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

working on various visor clad authority figures #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

detective experiences pain, shock, and cowardice attempting to enter Petunia's House #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

phone works! NPC arrives, rings bell and waits to be let in - next up context menus for vendors etc. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

working on flavor text for various items including... heads #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

grinding one's own head grants a valuable grinder upgrade brick. how does one procure... one's own head?? #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

zombies!! this leads to implementing a "cannibal" personality trait, and eating gibs etc., up next #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

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