It has been a couple of weeks and I am so sorry for not being in touch!



To be fair, I have kind of been out of commision with an ear infection, but I am back now and boy oh boy do I have things to talk about.



First of all, level design for the entire game (in photoshop) is now completed which means I can finally get to mapping the whole game. My plan is to get the whole game mapped, then I will be putting in the narrative/puzzles and any other interactive elements before finally implementing the combat sequences. Is this a smart way to go about it? Im not sure, but it certainly has streamlined the process.



You can see above the 3 areas/dungeons you will visit in the games second area, Oyster Bay Mines. This zone will have you starting on the edge of a cliff face high above the ocean and slowly making your way through a series of mines towards a molten core. With most of the games first zone taking place in an out door environment it should make for a nice change of pace.

I have actually already remapped the entire tutorial area as well as the nexus and as of today, the first dungeon in engine, so in terms of final mapping I have actually caught right up to where I was at the point I released the demo which feels great. The design should lead to a much lower encounter rate which after watching several people play through the demo is probably not a bad thing. These are all elements I look forward to showing off down the road when the maps are full evented.

In other news, gsd boxer has done a great lets play of the demo. Its the only one I have found so far so if your not interested in checking out the demo you can always just watch this playthrough!



I also found out about a little cameo in resident cutie pie Torch60‘s upcoming game Crescent Eve. <3



And lastly, here is the latest progress graph. Now that this represents the full release instead of the demo I have had to get rid of all the programming, but im hoping by this time next week I can have both Area 1 Zone 2 and Zone 3 on the books. Fingers crossed!



Thats it for this week, thanks for joining me on this lovely journey! I look forward to sharing the games 3rd Area’s level design with you along with my progress next week. Until then, be good to each other!