Seems like Gem Worlds reached the interesting point where I can leverage existing systems, and quickly hammer out new stuff. Pixel art aside (since thats unique and very, very hard), I completed lots of stuff this week alhamdulillah:

• Redid all the tiles, it looks very giant-tree-like now
• Made all the monster sprite: one-eyed apple creature, teleporting tree pixie, and poisonous mushroom
• The unique obstacle here is beehives, which spawn (non-attacking, cute) bees that clutter stuff up. If killed, more bees spawn.

You can check out a video of it here (including me dying twice: [previewyoutube=xEfzhZbWVms;leftthumb][/previewyoutube] It looks like the game needs some rebalancing (or maybe I need to think more?) - Im particularly proud of the poisonous mushrooms. Particles aside (those are little green skulls hovering around), the actual mushroom cloud itself is an entity, and interacts with others automatically. Without writing a line of code, I get mushrooms that hurt players, destroy obstacles, and hurt other monsters; and particles that react to skills like fireballs. Pretty cool, as far as emergent game design. And now, excitingly enough, on to the fifth and final world: the mechanical world.

[ 2022-01-30 17:30:09 CET ] [ Original post ]