Game Update
Working all week and weekend to get the game out the door. My oldest son has been a huge help in doing the testing. It’s the 11th hour and so I’m trying to make sure that everything is as good as it can be. There will be more changes after release but this needs to feel like as complete an experience as I can make it.
We added in new enemy types for the dragons and golems. That extended the time it took to get things going but it was well worth it. They aren’t fully implemented with their animations and spells but that’s ok because they are minimally in the game. I had some wonderful face art for them from my artist and I wanted to make sure people got to see it. The dragons look so cute!
Lot’s of spreadsheet updates primarily to add more squads to the game which in turn means that I have to add them into the stages. I added about fifteen new squads to the game as I noticed that there was a lack of seven person squads, and then after doing some testing with dragons and golems I made some squads specifically focused on them. I’m very happy with the results as the stages now have more enemy variety instead of just ratmen, giant snakes, and the occasional humanoid squad. It adds so much to the game and I can’t wait to add even more in the future.
I also want to allow players the ability to recruit some of the monster type troops into their army. I think we will be building a feature in the future to allow players that by encountering random troops in stages. I’ve already had an idea in which I place no 3D graphics and a single enemy as a wandering monster which can be recruited. I will have to add a button to combat that will spawn for these wandering monsters and allow players to persuade them which will have a chance of failure. I could base it on alignment possibly.
The only thing left to do is a video trailer for the game and get it uploaded to the websites where I will sell it. It will definitely be on GumRoad and possibly some other websites. I’m still having issues with my new EIN as it looks like it wasn’t submitted for the type of business that I need it to be.
Personal Update
Taking time out for my girlfriend off and on this week. I already miss her but I will see her again soon. I’m also carving out time to watch TV with my boys at dinner time. We’ve been watching a lot of “Step by Step”. I like the wholesomeness of these old shows, but it’s also obvious that there is some agenda in the messaging as well. It’s important to actively watch what you take in to your mind. I did a lot less with social media this week. Not much else to say as all my focus is on getting this game out the door.