My Drawing Skill is 4/99

Jumping around on which parts I am working on helps keep me sane a little bit.

All of the theoretical attacks are complete in their rough state now; just a few more things before testing the fight proper.

Prototyping a couple of the boss attacks. Currently in the process of making them all functional before I do some extra adjustments like the timings.

Been working on adding the last sword attack, which spends the excess energy that is built up from specials into an attack. On broken enemies it'll grab them to make the fully charged shot easier to land, and super armor + push resistance [this will be a mechanic for a boss fight later]. The charge time has a sweet spot for extra effect, in addition to having modifiers based on how much energy is being spent. Still playing around with the numbers a bit. Need to work on giving it special effects now.

Trying out some checkpoint graphics and finished re-implementing thin platforms with the tall [Testing Tree], starring new wood graphics. Need to give the check point actual functionality next and set up some combat rooms before making the stage proper.

Attempting graphics for the first stage. Currently, the grass tiles are randomized, though I have to redo the slope grass. I am wanting to try making the grass do some minor swaying, so I'll see how that goes next.

I guess it's been long enough; updated the current demo for DD39 (with the last one being for DD24). Not a lot to do yet (especially compared to 24), though you can beat up [Calamity Sandbag] and look at the new graphics. Wanted to make sure things worked so I submitted this time.  https://ogier.itch.io/placeholder-title-ddxxxix-ver Edit: Fixed an issue where you couldn’t move left/right with the analog stick. I do so little testing with that thing that it just slipped my mind.

The Enemy section of the training menu is now functional. Still need to actually implement the attacks and such before they're selectable, though. That should be the the last of the major GUI work, and the rest is just minor adjustments and fixes.

Holding a direction while doing normal ground attacks pushes you forward slightly correctly now. Implemented enemy breaking. Most enemies when broken will be affected by hitstun / knockback effects. Going to give it an extra effect for pizazz later. Implemented the overhead HP/Break bars for enemies. Plan on making them visible with a pin later. Added the enemy action timer to the training room, which will be toggleable through the menu. Now I need to make that section of the menu functional. 

The player section of the training menu now does things. Just need to do the enemy section now and that should take care of the basic functionality of all the menus.

Enabled the visible input section for the training menu, and now it's also saved to the save file so it'll remember what it was on last when you go back to the training room. Probably work on the player section next.

Key rebinding works again and saves itself, so that finishes the general implementation of the options menu. Need to finish the training room menu now and that should be the last major menu to get working before back to regular things.

Gameplay section of the options menu works, all that's left is reimplementing the key rebinding menus. I plan on adding a little pop-up later for things like the hit-effects so you can see and adjust it in real time.

Been working on the Options menu. Now you can change the graphics settings. Aspect Raidou mode included for those who don't mind it.

Godot Engine.

Implemented the library menu. Now you can check out various information like the move list in some menus (pause/camp menus). I plan on actually adding the input commands when I get around to the options menu. Ideally, the enemy submenu would play the attack animation when you select it but I haven't finished prototyping enemy moves to actually add some of those in there yet, so they just play the idle animation as a placeholder.

Small progression. The pause menu retry and return to camp buttons are now functional, along with other places where those are present. The title screen has a very basic animation put in place for now. Probably going to work on the "library" menu next.