New Screens + Why this game will take a while
Added 2021-09-25 01:59:02 +0000 UTCPumped quite a few hours into the game. Not very visually impressive stuff, but I did the following:
- Created the Character screen where you can level up, check skills and access your inventory and clothing menus
- Completed the levelling up system
- Completed the clothing system, including five different types of clothing
Now, I want to tell you all why this game is taking such a long time to make. The main reason for this is to avoid a mistake I often made on MAiH: rushing things. Everything I do here, I perfect right away. A lot of this won't be visible to the player, but it is to me. My code is now properly indented, properly formatted, commented and everything. Even the folder with all the images and sound files is better structured. I made sure 95% of images come from royalty free sources and where possible I even edit the colour levels to make them match each other for a unified style throughout the game. All that stuff adds time but makes the game a lot more future-proof and easy to work on than the mess of code, files and stolen assets that MAiH was.
I'm definitely getting closer to a playable alpha but it will for sure take at least another month unless a miracle happens. I have a lot of features done but lots of important stuff still to do. I promise though, this will be worth the wait. I'm really proud of what I have so far and this way of working is so much better for me as well, making it easier to go and do some coding whenever I have a spare hour.
Thank you all for the patience and support! It's 4AM here so I really have to sleep but I'll be back soon!
Comments
Thank you so much for the trust and understanding :) I totally understand people prefer frequent updates and I am going to try for at least weekly updates from now on. Usually when I don't update means I'm not working on the game, most often because of mental health dips. But I've made huge progress this year in that regard so I think I'll do lots better this time around.
Miss-Adventures in Hollywood
2021-09-25 16:38:12 +0000 UTCI would love weekly updates just to see how things are going, but I trust you enough to know good stuff is coming even if we don't hear from you for a month or two, and it's great to see your coding skills developing.
Xrivo
2021-09-25 12:50:19 +0000 UTCThank you for the kind words! :)
Miss-Adventures in Hollywood
2021-09-25 10:11:07 +0000 UTCHell yeah, dude. Keep going and make sure to take care of yourself in the meantime. MAiH is legendary, even if incomplete, for it's richness and variety and depth. It's pretty amazing you're doing this all by yourself. No matter how long it takes, I have no doubt whatever you put out will be badass.
Matthew Dillon
2021-09-25 08:29:00 +0000 UTCGood to hear from you. Thanks for the regular updates!
PoopsMcGee
2021-09-25 03:32:00 +0000 UTC
