Happy autumn everybody! This devblog is going to be a bit lighter since I wasn't working on a giant variety of things this month, I was more focused on bigger things that take longer (The new biome).
It's also been really busy for me at my full time job this month, so it can be a bit harder to get as much progress as I wanted. I'm still very happy to show you what I've done in September!
New Biome - Parliament (In Progress)
I will make a small area playable first - Right near the river, and then expand the biome over time
It's still WIP but made some really good progress - There is no 'damage' to the old-world structures yet and storytelling. This area will evolve over time!
I'll keep adding more fishing spots and open the biome more over time
NPC Staff - Fishermen
You can now build a dock and have fishermen work there (For a daily wage) to catch and deposit fish in your fish freezers!
Right now they just teleport the fish into the freezers - I just wanted the mechanic to work first and see if people enjoy this mechanic
Fisher NPC's dont get as high quality as fish as you do, and less variety
They're a way to get a supply of product to your store
If we like the idea of this, we can look into expanding it more (More Biomes, shelf stockers, etc)
I want to design a better visual way of them letting you know they caught something and deposited it, for now its really basic
Shop Level 4
I've now designed the store to be modular, and expandable, so we can now do future store upgrades with a lot of ease!
I hope in the future we can have painting and some customization
Building System Improvements - Ceiling & Wall props
The building system now supports cielings and walls
This means I can start thinking of more decorations for the walls and cielings
Lights are now buildable and work with the stores light-switch system
New Decorations
Getting more decorations for the store, I realized that decorations and fish collection should be two separate systems
Collecting fish should be the main bonus that levels up the town around you
Decorations can boost your shop in other ways, maybe increasing your profit or a tip system. I need time to think on this, I definitely want to reward the player for decorating. I'm always down for ideas or suggestions for this!
New Fish
I'm starting to work on new fish for preparing for the new Parliament Biome! They're going to be freshwater/river type fish.
Salmon
Sunfish