NEXT PROJECT: ITEM HAVER

HI WRECKBOY'S DONE, DONE AS HECK. and now I'm here to tell you about the next thing!!! it's a game called Item Haver! it's an exploration platformer where you're tasked with collecting all 60 of the world's enchanted treasures - "items," colloquially. of course, you don't stop at Having the items - you get to use em, too! Item Haver (that's their name) has three slots to equip stuff in: two Gear slots and one Arms slot. Gear is stuff worn on the body, and Arms are things held in the hands. Gear items provide passive bonuses. For instance, boots that make you jump higher, a scarf that lets you slow your descent, or armor that provides protection. You can wear two pieces of Gear at once, so try making fun combinations!! Arms items on the other hand give you a new "action button" ability. An obvious application is weaponry, but non-combat stuff goes here too, like gloves that let you lift and carry objects. The game will have you wandering around a fairly sizeable overworld, with a main hub town at its center. Dotted across the landscape are smaller villages, caves, dungeons, And That Kind Of Fun Stuff containing items to be had. Items aren't just found in dangerous places, either - there's a lot of these things and some of them are more suited to everyday use than others, so expect to deal with a lot of NPCs, too! Also, you've got a buddy along!! Casey is Item Haver's best friend, and they hold all your items for you. Haver doesn't talk much, but Casey's got something to say about pretty much everything and everyone, if you're willing to listen! BASICALLY... while working on Hatchling Hero and wreckboy, I learned a lot about the kind of content that's fun for me to create. Item Haver is a big ol pile of all these things!! I'm suuuper excited to get to work on it...! It's gonna be a longer dev cycle, also... at least a year. realistically. BASICALLY!!!! WHAT IF YOU HAD GREAT CAVE OFFENSIVE, BUT EVERY ITEM WAS EQUIPPABLE AND DID SOMETHING, AND IT HAD THE KIND OF SIDEQUESTY TOWNY ATMOSPHERE OF MAJORA'S MASK, AND ALSO GOOMBELLA WAS THERE, AND A STORY THAT ATTEMPTS TO EVOKE THE LIGHTHEARTED DIRE BALANCE THAT KIRBY GAMES STRIKE, YELLS IN YOUR EAR,,,!!!!!!! that's super reductive but. look. get hype w/me. I'll be making some more Haver-related posts soon, cuz I wanna get into story stuff, art style stuff, etc... but I wanted to get a quick intro post up now to kinda get the focus of my patreon off wreckboy and onto the next thing. I hope you'll look forward to Item Haver!! ALSO, BUBSY FANGAME IS HAPPENING CONCURRENTLY W/ITEM HAVER DEVELOPMENT. It'll be fairly limited in scope, but I think y'all are gonna like what I've got comin'... Hatchling Hero, btw, is on hiatus! I've come to the conclusion that I am Not Powerful Enough to make it yet. I've run into countless tech issues, so I think if I want to keep the visual style (and i do!!) it's a project more suited to both Unity and a drak with more experience. ANYWAY THAT'S ALL SEE YOU NEXT POST