#slamburrowers

⚠️ Signs always point the right way! Right?

🌈 Glamorous Pastel Gem Tiles! I should take some home with me!

I made a new Tilemap of gemstone edged temple walls. Temples will be the Hardest levels in the game, Made for players who are really looking for challenge. These levels will require focus, reflexes and quick problem solving however remain completely optional. With that said I would like to talk about a program dear to my heart... Inkscape!

🧰 Don’t blame the Tools, Blame the Tool using them!

If you are a programmer and a terrible artist (Like Me) I can not recommend Inkscape enough (Or Illustrator but I will get to that later). There are some artists that can turn a blank Krita, Photoshop or Gimp page into a beautiful work of art while I can basically use it to make a digital game of Tic-Tac-Toe or draw childish symbols for cheap laughs. There are multiple reasons why I like it but the main reasons are...

🥊 Prepare to get a punch, Someone is in charge!

I created a new move! The Charge Punch. At the end of each level there is a mini-game where the Slamburrower winds up to punch through the rubble to the next level. However I slowly realized if he has the ability to perform a charged punch at the end of the level he should be able to perform it anywhere. So now if you simply tap the play area you will have a strong move to break even the strongest purple bricks!

📍 New Map Icons! Feel like going anywhere, I would love to take you!

Created New “World Map” Icons for levels! Green ticks signify you have completed the level while Gold means you collected everything and got the Par Time in a single run! Who knows? A map full of gold ticks might get you a little surprise?

🎨 Only for the most refined pallet!

I have made a bunch of awesome Tilemaps which has taken my debug maps from looking Shabby to Chic. I have made a total of 6 maps at the moment. All of them slowly rising in difficulty. Map making I think is the most painful of all the job at the moment as I extremely dislike designing maps. I much prefer to design the tools to create the maps than the maps themselves! However maps need to be made! The plan is to release the game with 21 Levels and 7 Temple level’s Which will require a massive amount of skill from the player, If you can even enter them!

Small update today, Been working on the world map. I have already made the majority of the systems behind it, However I need to make it all look prettier.

💼 Where are we off too this time?

These blocks are looking up data from a list of levels. For now they are being pulled from a script but I will update them to be pulled from a single .json file instead. As you can see it above it also shows how many stars you have collected and if the par time has been beaten.

🛬 Now arriving at LD_1

🛑 I cant let you go any further!

Not much to show for this week, I had to mess with the code for the player controller because I wanted to make it easier for the player to move. A few testers commented on how painful (some literally) to constantly swipe to go in a single direction. Now a single swipe and hold is all you need to keep going in a direction. (Although in the precision courses speed is king)

So, How about the last 31 days? If you think I am royally screwed... You might be right. However I have been crafting something in secret and it is time for the world to see.

May I introduce you to Slamburrowers!

🚧 Everything you see here is suitable for miners!

Been keeping this a secret, however on the last 31 day stretch I am hoping to still complete my goals. The majority of the base mechanics are complete and It is working great on mobile. Hoping to have it on the Google Play Store by the 31st!

👊 Come on burrower! Give it the good old One Two!

I have the majority of the progression and mechanics nailed down. The only thing left to do is make levels and art, The things that are fun to take screenshots and show the world!

I have plenty more to show in the next 31 days.