I spent the better part of today creating additional cards for the game revolving around the additional assets that Malcolm has completed over the last few days. We still have a handful of new cards to make and as such will be created as soon as the assets are ready and as always Malcolm is hacking away at his checklist.
Alex has updated the Air Balloon game adding in some of Malcolm’s artwork and fixing a few bugs. We still have plenty to be implemented and some bugs needing fixed. Once the game is stable enough we will have a video up and ready for you to check out.
Malcolm has just finished fleshing out the 3D model of our new pet. Last time I heard he was beginning the rigging process which allows it to be animated realistically. Its coming along really well and when its textured I’m sure he will give me a screenshot to put up.
The first mini game is coming along well. Alex has got the spawning working more to what we originally intended and the map has been adjusted in terms of movement and functionality. Still some stuff to do but we should be showing it off hopefully not to far in the near future.
In preparation for Alex and Malcolm finishing their work, I work on some of the 3rd Mini Game design document. The reason is so that when they finish up with the first mini game we can review the other two we have to make sure it’s going to be plausible or needs to be reconsidered.
Yesterday I went through the various phases and wrote a checklist for Malcolm & Alex. The list contained needed art, fixes and feature that need to be added to the game. It gives us all a visual idea with what needs to be done for each phase. Even though for Alex Phase 1 is technically complete I still go through it and find little things that need to be fixed.
Malcolm has stormed ahead with his art assets and is making great progress with the list and we get to have a meeting with Alex tonight to see how he has progressed. We managed to see the latest version of the air balloon game and its coming along really well. Cannot wait to reveal it.
We are pleased to announce our new addition to the game. Cards! These are collectibles the player can get as part of the prize pool from mini games or looking after their pets well. The cards will have information and pictures. We don’t have one completed yet, but you will also be able to obtain some shiny versions. We plan to allow you to collect a card collection and sell any doubles you have to earn more coins. You will be able to use coins to buy a small pack in store or you can just earn them through playing the game.
The cards give additional information and will come in many forms. We have a screenshot for you below. Any feedback is appreciated. (May Not be representative of final product, subject to change)We would also like to wish Malcolm a Happy Birthday. Malcolm is the Lead Artist and Co Owner at Alpha Revolver Games. Best wishes!
The last few days I have been working on our new idea that we plan to reveal early next week. This is part of the game that we feel will add an extra dimension to our game. Malcolm has returned home from his holiday and Garry will return home tomorrow. We will likely be discussing, at that point, if we still plan to take some testing public and will probably be spending our Monday doing so. Hopefully after that we can reveal how it went, demo our mini game and show off our new addition.
If you read our previous posts you might remember that we discussed the idea of an additional feature we could put into the game. Whilst we still haven’t revealed it yet, and we wont today. We do want to let you know that its being worked on. It’s an addition that we think will add a little value to the game. So on that note Malcolm has been working on the template. Yesterday Malcolm managed to finish the Map User Interface and score system screen. I worked on PR and Alpha Revolver Games based stuff. Alex is beginning to implement the assets Malcolm has given him as well as adjust the mini game difficulty for a few levels for us to test with the public.
Garry will be joining our testing session when we meet up as well as discussing the Music & SFX. It will be good to show Garry what we have as music is quickly becoming something we need to think about implementing.
The enemy pets are now complete as well as the first background for the first level. Malcolm is now working on the ability powers and then soon on to the User Interface and other backgrounds. Most of my work today consisted on PR as most of the Design is solidified. Alex has added all the pets into the game and fixed some issues. We managed to see it today and we are really proud with the progress. We have a meeting tomorrow and Garry will be joining us to start talking a bit more about music & SFX and to see how the game is going. We will be taking the mini game and the base game to the public for testing very soon.
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