Version 1.0 is complete!

Download link and trailer will soon be posted to http://www.jonseemann.art !!

Thank you so much for your support, bots!

I have completed all the art assets for the game.

All that remains is compiling the game.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I didn’t update Monday because it was a holiday but its not like anyone’s waiting on these posts with baited breath, like nobody is looking forward to me posting these things at all. I act like i have an audience here but it’s maybe checked out by one person every couple weeks or so. I give all my friends links to this blog but they don’t even look at it once but whatever i guess. On with the update.

I did a title screen. Its kinda weird and the animation isn’t great so i won’t be showing the animated version but it’ll be there oh boy will it be there. Color scheme is different than the in game environment but i like the juxtaposition.

I might work more on the mountains but if it comes to it, this can be the final image who cares

I also did the text box for all the dialogue. The way its made it can be stretched to fit any amount of text but it’ll probably just stay the same size throughout. I might make a neat stretching image for when it first appears.

I also did a bunch of body piles for the final shot so that’s pretty gross.

The end

I’ve been working! Still!

I revised the script a little, still working on the songs, got some pretty serviceable wind sound effects, and I’ve been working on the title screen.

Here’s a little preview

I’ve been making progress with music, as well as decorative, cinematic sprites.

I haven’t had much time this weekend, but i am happy with the progress.

Basically All the Stuff for the Ending:

We have now the basic structure of the game available in script form! This hurt me to write it was really sad. Read at your own risk ooOOoOOOOOOOoooOOOOOoo

Game Script

I also have added some SPOOOOOOOKY sound effects.

Unfortunately, the .wav file is not permitted on this website so I can’t upload any of them.

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This week’s main focus has been on portraits. With only 3 characters, i got most of what i need done!

Main Character

Boss

Kris

This is the boss. He doesn’t die so he just gets on his knee and gets back up.

These are in effect the last details for the level. Backgrounds done

This day brings villages. I made 2 new houses, copy+pasted and edited a smaller house to give the feeling of more houses. On the right you can see the shack i am currently working on for the cathedral.

I made a baby demon

Today I am very sick!! But even that hasn’t stopped me working! I have designed the basic layout for the level in the final demo.

Details

I still have to make some houses, a cathedral, and a bridge! But then the demo area will be done.
Also the mechanical tech demo i’m using for the BFA defense is completed!

I have created a presentation for my defense.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14mSVg-D3PcgO7z0QnZLi9whIjohNS3FW-Bu-nctfebo/edit?usp=sharing

I have also done much more work. I have essentially completed the player and enemy sprites for the demo. I have also created some fun screenshots for presentation purposes.

The past two days have been pretty productive! Following Monday’s update i have 2 more enemy animations and some environment art!

The first enemy animation i’ll be showing is the demon’s walk cycle. This was pretty fun to do and makes me laugh a little! Its silly in a way that is unsettling, complimenting the monster itself.

I also have an attack animation for the demon. I was debating whether to make the attack claws or a bite, but i figured with a mouth that big, why wouldn’t it bite? I may add a claw attack later, it also makes sense that something a bit more imposing than a common soldier would have more than one way of attacking…

For the environment art, i made a canopy for the people to keep their supplies dry from the snow! I’ve created an empty version, and a version with boxes, barrels, hay, and a lantern. With the spot light capabilities of Unity, i wanted the lantern to be lit up so you could see it as you pass.

It is October first, the beginning of the spooky month! I have been working on quite a bit since last update, so let’s jump in!

First, the enemy swordsman has received both a walking sprite and an attack sprite! The walking sprite has gone through 2 iterations already, the first one i made for it was a bit too active and busy for the personality i was trying to achieve for the character so i started again from scratch and this time i came up with something i liked quite a bit more! 

I really enjoy animating the subtleties in detail, such as the hair and fur movement, and the flaps at the bottom of the tunic. There wasn’t a lot of room for that in the subtlety of a shuffling walk animation, but i got to go wild with this guy’s sword attack!

Moving on to environments, i finally completed a parallax tiling background for many of the game’s areas! It is quite large at 1920×1080 in comparison to the sprites of the game, so some resizing may be necessary.

The tiling of it is really seamless, but you’ll have to wait until the game to see it in action!

I have also been working on a bunch of environmental sprites, really trying to spice up the flavor of the setting, making it seem more lived in and less just like an empty testing area. I have made 5 tree sprites, but instead of showing you them individually, i’ve decided to treat you to a snapshot of an area within the game!

Lastly, my coder has been hard at work learning the ins and outs of the unity engine, and he has gotten a playable test! It is a simple gravity and character controller, but has also included the functionality of slopes, and has started his work on area lights! Unfortunately i cannot include footage of this demo as i don’t have a screen recorder yet, but it is coming along swimmingly!

For today I have updated the demon a bit. Now he has an idle animation in which his mouth opens. He also has more contrast to accentuate the ribs and other torso details. I also bulged his eye out a bit.

Idle: 

Also for fun, I have made an updated sprite composition, a “gang’s all here” photo so to speak.

Detail

Today I have decided to share some of the early concepts for enemies. Now i was at first hesitant to share these because they are simply prototypes with much that could be changed about them, but any progress is good progress! With that being said, I have 2 designs to share, one human enemy and one demon.

Enemy Swordsman: A simple standing sprite, this enemy wields a broadsword and an unwavering will. His hat is designed to both protect his head and keep snow from interviewing with his line of sight. His padded chest armor, complete with fur trim keeps him warm in the cold climate. The chain mail protects his arms and legs.

Long Demon: Not animated for now, I am unsure of how i want to animate him or even if this is the final design, but this demon is a skewed version of the Enemy Swordsman. His long hat transferred to the long head of the demon, and his short range so shown by his twisted position.

(properly) Introducing Kris! The best friend to the player character and the one who will do most of the talking in game. He serves as a pillar for which the main character can lean upon as he struggles.

Here, we have some simple sprites for him, a standing and a walking one, respectively.

Kris will be an emotive person, so expressions will be important for him. Thus he will have some emotive sprites!

Shrug

Head Shake (and looped version)

Standing/Walking

Attack

Jumping/Falling/Landing

Environment Snippet

Script (Beginning to Griesburke)

Script

Player Character: As of now I am planning on redoing the walk animation, but I will include it anyway.

Kris:  I do have a walk for him but it is similar to the player character, so I will not include it now because I plan to change it also.Also planning on doing portraits for talking characters. This isn’t finished by any means and it may change heavily.

Intro Level: All i have for this one is a sketch but its where a good chunk of the beginning of the game will take place.