Tori

September Report! 📬

Added 2024-09-29 21:23:40 +0000 UTC

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🧶Gamedev

I didn’t make much progress on the game this month since I shifted my focus to commissions and other art-related projects. However, I did manage to add a really cool update: a days and seasons mechanic!

Right now, it’s more of a skeleton since there aren’t any asset changes when the season shifts, but it’s a solid step toward making the game feel more immersive. I’ve also added a clock that tracks the time of day, and when the player sleeps, you can actually see the date change! In the video, I shortened the number of days in a season to quickly demonstrate the transition, but in the final version, seasons will likely have around 20–30 days, depending on the gameplay balance. I want to avoid seasons feeling too long or too short.

The next step for the day cycle will probably involve forcing the player to go to bed. Not in an annoying way like fainting in Stardew Valley, but more of a nicer approach. The player will acknowledge they’re at their limit, and the game will smoothly cut to them going to bed to end the day. I’m considering a slight penalty for staying up too late, like starting the next day with less stamina, but I don’t think there will be an energy bar in the game.

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Lastly, farm animals! I drew some sprites for cows and chickens, and they’ve got a simple walking animation to roam around the farm. I’m really excited to start coding them into the game!

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Oh, and a bit of a crazy setback—I've decided to change the game's resolution from 720p to 1080p. Honestly, I have no idea why I initially chose 720p, but now I’m slowly resizing all the assets... Wish me luck!

🧶Luan merch??

After years of putting it off, I finally ordered keychains for Luan! 🥺 They're still in production, but they should be ready in a couple of days. I’m super hyped for this!

Honestly, it’s been a week since the last update, and the anxiety is definitely starting to build up...

Here’s a pic the manufacturer sent me of the outlines:

I’m also planning to join Oioibunny at some point, hopefully next month. I’ll mostly be testing the waters to see how many people are interested in buying merch of my art. Depending on how the sales go, I’ll invest in starting my own little shop and get a printer. With that, I’d be able to make some NSFW products too, since I’m unsure about ordering with a 3rd party anything with you know... a pp or a butt in it...