Mini-Map

What would a metroidvania-type game be without a mini-map? This was actually pretty interesting to do. it’s one of those things I had been putting off for a while now as I was kind of nervous about how or even if I was able to pull it off yet.

She’s not much to look at yet, but she’s got it…

Hello Space Cadets!

Time to take a look at what’s new in Raygun Gadabout since last time we checked it.

Game Loop

Been working on lots of nuts-and-bolts stuff, not too much in the art department. My main focus has been to create a self-contained game loop to see how well the game moves along and real…

Hello there! Let’s go right to it shall we.

Unlocks Rethink and Rethink Again

I’ve gone back and forth between how I wanted unlocks to work in the game. Going from a system of skills to recently considering a skill tree.

Above is kind of the direction I was going. The abilities and order are just pl…

Here’s an update for the month of December 2018.

Save/Load Game System

Built the bare bones of the save system. Things that can be saved so far:

• Story beats

• Inventory

• Boss states (dead/alive)

• Current planet

Probably the most difficult part was saving and loading the inventory, what I did was convert all …