knightofsolace

[Progress Report]: 29th of December

Added 2024-12-30 00:14:13 +0000 UTC

Hey everyone,

I can't believe December is already ending. Did everyone survive Christmas? Are you feeling ready for the New Year? I'm not sure if I am!

I've spent this past week drawing up designs for the new relationship panel, which is why you're not seeing a render above this text block. Thanks to help in the Discord, I have a mock up that I'm working toward now and that I'd love to show off, finalized, next weekend. I know a question will be, "why spend two weeks designing a menu?" And I have a ready answer.

So I don't have to do it again.

The existing relationship panel in Superheroes Suck is overburdened. If you can believe it, the base version of the game didn't even have one! It was added on to address a problem I became aware of with feedback, mainly that no one knew where to go or what to do. I would later add the minimap for the same reason. The funny thing about focusing on developing new content is that you tend to forget how you got through the old stuff.

The size of the cast on that panel is going to expand again soon, and the little tab icons aren't cutting it anymore. This new menu will look much nicer (I hope), and be able to handle the expanded cast with much more ease. I am also looking into adding a "story recap" section per character, but that will obviously have to wait until after I finish forming the game's wiki page. Otherwise, it won't be accurate.

All in all, this will be the last major UI overhaul for the foreseeable future. I still plan on making small improvements, like replacing buttons and adjusting the text box, but this will be the last time I need a dedicated development cycle until the game's Steam release. Possibly for good, but I'm leaving the door open in case there's a lot of demand for something else.

Anyway, that's it for me! I'm off to spend the day in GIMP adding layers and making fancy diagonal lines.

Thank you for all of your support,

~Solace