Hello everyone, it's been a while since I updated things here on Steam.
I just wanted to make a post to let people know that progress is, in fact, being made. I have worked on this project every single day since I started, and will continue to do so until it is finished. Plus now that my health issues are largely out of the way, I'm able to do things twice as fast as before.
I've made a lot of progress since the last time I posted here. There is a super retro website now, though some of it is a work in progress. The rulebook is up on there though. I have also made two crappy trailers featuring wordart here and here and a full game I played explaining the basic mechanics here.
Honestly, too much progress has been made and too much has changed to list it all here. The easiest way to see progress is to watch the basic gameplay video, since I just made it yesterday (the card gameplay and balance isn't good in that game though, it's just to explain and show the basic mechanics). The game is now largely playable against yourself for the two premade red and green decks, though I need to test it more. After I get back from my trip to Poland, I'll continue to clean up bugs but also probably make sure the rest of the cards in red and green are functional. Once those two colors are fully functional, I'll get some people other than me to try it out and help with balancing the cards.
Also I added a future feature of Arcade style modes. These will be styled like Mario Kart cups, and you will have to use the same deck throughout the entirety of the cup. It will hold leaderboards in a few different categories, like high score, fastest time, and fewest moves.
Mostly these past few months have been filled with debugging and getting everything to be largely functional. Which it is! Largely. The biggest priority is getting the card gameplay engine to work as smoothly as possible, so I can have other card game veterans help me with balance while I move over to work on the RPG parts of the game.
I'll probably make another update on here in a few months. Until then, feel free to reach out, I'm most accessible on Discord and Bluesky (though other social media works too). Bluesky is also the best place to follow progress, as I post there every day.
Until next time,
Connor