There is a common belief among game developers I have talked with that Unity is somewhat lacking when it comes to player input handling. And while I do agree, for the most part, the folks at Unity have been hard at work on rectifying this recently through the introduction of the new Input System. However, even that comes with plenty of flaws. One of them is the way input rebinds are handled. Or more specifically, Read more…
In case you missed it, let me announce it here as well – The Floor is [Blank] is now up for pre-order on Itch.io. So, with that in mind I think it is a good idea to update the world on the current state of the game and what lies ahead for it. Hence this post, obviously. In this post, I will outline the current state of the game first, then talk about what needs Read more…
I have a bit of a confession to make this week. I may or may not have worked on the game’s code for a total of one hour, due to a variety of reasons. So, in this devlog, I decided to talk a bit more about the game’s design elements. And more specifically, I will talk about the offensive spells I have planned for the game. Now, keep in mind that these are already implemented Read more…
Let’s start with a recap of my week first, shall we? On Monday, I felt like a bit of a cold is trying to set in, but I soldiered through work somehow. Then, Tuesday hit and I was coughing my lungs out, so I decided to go to my doctor. Turns out, I had to take antibiotics for a week and I felt sick as a dog for the first half of that time. So, Read more…
Disclaimer: All the art you see in this devlog is nothing more than a placeholder! Now, with that out of the way, welcome to the first actual devlog for Project Spellcast. This week, I managed to complete a major milestone, which I am quite proud of. I laid down the foundation for the spellcasting system itself and managed to implement two basic spells as well – Fireball and Voidball. However, I seem to be jumping Read more…
For the past several weeks, I’ve been looking for a new project for myself. I toyed around with several ideas during this time, but none of them resonated with me well enough. They were either too dull and unoriginal or too ambitious to pull off at this stage, considering my time constraints. In the end, however, I came up with an idea that I actually like and decided to run with. So, welcome to the Read more…
At the beginning of August, 2019, I took part in the GMTK Game Jam. It was a 48-hour jam, organized by the extraordinary Mark Brown. Let’s see how I did with my entry.