Greetings! Welcome back to another weekly dev log, where i discuss all the changes of the last week and where things are headed.
What have I worked on this past week?
A Demo! As you are probably already aware, last Thursday I released the Demo for Lands of Crown, and I think it went quite well. If you were playing the demo you will have noticed multiple updates for it, when I was fixing bugs and polishing features. There was quite a few fixes that needed to be made, but I'm glad to have ironed those out now.
Quality of Life improvements. As mentioned above, there were quite a few things that I had become used to while developing the game, that needed to be changed for someone first playing. Such as how inventory cycling works when scrolling, and changing how menu indicators worked, among other things. There will probably still be more things to tweak and change as development goes on, but that's alright.
Tons of Fixes! Also mentioned above, there was a handful of issues and bugs affecting the game, such as Quests not being completed, NPCs not reacting to characters, character traits not working properly, and a lot more. Most of these issues did not take long to fix, but as a game increases in complexity it becomes harder and harder to understand the issue, or if one is even occurring. So, if you find a bug or some issue, feel free to let me know in the discussions!
Where are things headed?
Now that the demo is released (and most known issues are fixed), work resumes on adding content to the game. I may release another update to the demo adding more content, however I haven't decided just yet. Regardless, work will continue on my end.
Now, I want to share that I'll by returning to University this fall, so development may slow down in some areas, although I will try to ensure that doesn't happen. Lands of Crown is a priority for me, and I'll work hard to keep adding content and features over the next few months.
Regardless, these weekly dev logs will continue, and I'll be sure to update everyone on the state of the game.
Thanks for reading, and as always feel free to leave a comment if you have a question about anything!
Until next time,
aGoldenFly