4 JAN 2021 After a bit of playtesting from outside perspectives, there were a few bugs and issues I wasn't even aware of. Today, I just...

21 DEC 2020 Given that my artist created over twenty variations of rescuable crew members, I felt a little bad only needing less than...

Overview Scallywags was a side project that I began so I could work on a few programming concepts I'd never touched before. One of the...

14 DEC 2020 With almost all art swapped out, it was time to fix up the placeholder moving platforms. Right now they are just the health...

7 DEC 2020 With this milestone being all about art, I looked through the task list to see what needed to be done. It’s a little sad...

30 NOV 2020 Spent some time rough drafting the tall enemy designs. I need it to stay with the feel of the rest of the game, but I still...

23 NOV 2020 Project Violet One thing I was a little disappointed by was that no matter how good I get the rest of the game running; my...

16 NOV 2020 Unreal Tanks Got my first taste of the widget system for UIs in Unreal. Nothing super extreme, but I was able to get the UI...

Soulslike is a relatively new concept in the scheme of genres given that it only came about after the release of the hit title Dark Souls...

9 NOV 2020 A bit of my jumping around comes from what my current projects and goals are. Ever since starting my new job I don’t have...

2 NOV 2020 I’m putting a lot of time into the ship game because I’m VERY CLOSE to completing what I consider the third milestone. For...

20 MAY 21 1.0.0 [Notes] Pilfered Liberty has now been submitted to steam as the final build. This build has all components completed and...

26 OCT 2020 Today was spent making sure that the concept of powerups work. Rather than specifically making any, I simply created...

19 OCT 2020 Some of the playtesting also showed that the game rewards players for creeping incredibly slowly and shooting enemies just...

12 OCT 2020 Project Violet Pretty good progress on the final level. After a full day dedicated to it, I think I have an adequate shell....

24 SEP 2020 Ship Project This week was spent working on my first solo Unity game. There was also the game jam, but that has its own...

Overview Another jam came up for the Fall and I'll admit that I'm still a little burnt out from the last one. It was once again pitched...

When going through my list of which platformers to talk about, I was astounded to realize just how many I had played. In order not to...

9 AUG 2020 Having been caught up on multiple mini projects, it was hard to want to spend too much time talking about any one of them...

What Went Right Ease of Use When I first heard about the editor, I was warned that it was one of the hardest to work with. A few people...