UI Updates
Time has been flying by and we’ve been working hard on the game. Most of the changes these past weeks have been aimed at streamlining the underlying structure from my original proof-of-concept designs to more robust long-term software structures. The modular design system is in place, resulting in an easily...
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Bogged down with non-Fief work, so not much progress. Might be some code at the end of the tunnel...
More updating of the engine this week to deal with all activity in active world locations.
The day-job has been eating into my Fief-time lately. However, the shift to world-map exploration continues.
Some work on combat UI's this week. Have a research conference in Copenhagen this week too; 9-hour flights tend to aid development.
Still working on world map exploration and fleshing out new combat UI's.
This week the mapping system is getting an overhaul in preparation for world map exploration.
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Action Mode is nearly complete. The camera follows nearby creatures during their action phase, making combat very turn-based and tactical.
Overhauled the event system today. Now there is are two time modes, Action (for tactical combat) and Peaceful (for just enjoying the world).
Been working on shadows this week. Check it out: pic.twitter.com/d4R6A4iPBs
Added support for tile transitions on the main screen, these will be optional to help those with low-end machines. pic.twitter.com/WZq3mgcbmq
Forgot to mention, last week we added a resource distribution system. So ores are being populated along with some new resource clusters.
We now have context actions in the game. Press a button, click a tile, and a menu of options are available.
We'd like to welcome the new lead artist, Ryan, to the Fief team. She is working on giving the UI some creative magic.
We'd like to welcome one new artist, Dino, to the Fief team. He is working on new sprites for the plants.
We have had a number of artists interested in joining the team, Fief may be getting a make-over.
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The website should be back after a nasty attack. Although the 87,000 hits is kind of nice :)
Spent the week in Eindhoven for the new gig. Added better templates for construction modules. Thank goodness for 8 hr plane rides :)
Another widget finished... next!
Added a new action bar to show progress on the current action. pic.twitter.com/z0nXTtUel9
Here's a sneak peak of the almanac widget in action, watch time fly by from noon until early night. pic.twitter.com/i3AAcv8FCH
Sneak peak of the new almanac widget in progress... pic.twitter.com/s34xtrl6om
Adding construction placing via ghost-tiles. The building process is quite a bit fancier :)
Work has been slow lately due to the real job. I'm doing some brainstorming on the tech tree/research system and worked on a couple UI's.
Now we have a construction browser for replacing the old construction menu: pic.twitter.com/80hMJf5WcD
Just returned from vacation. Will get back to the action this week.
Here's the first go of the recipe-browser. pic.twitter.com/U2UiioXeVs
Back to working on the UI and the crafting interface this week. Also features a recipe-browser to see crafting opportunities.
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