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[loverofpiggies]

Hey guys so I'm overwhelmed with everyone being so kind and supportive with my last post, and I can't articulate myself very well yet, so uh

Here's a screenshot from the game of Fresh driving Willow around. I hope it makes you smile at the very least.

Thanks again <3 Also my friend @wyverncult was nice enough to snag this high quality gif from his test version of the game

[mintyiron]

Some cool fan animations of Willow I made by @loverofpiggies otherwise known as Crayon Queen's game idea WILLOW AND THE DRAGON GIRL

=P

She's doing a little jig =)

The walk Cycle

[guillerhomo]

really no coming back from sodge show status after turning perfect marwa into a white man

[loverofpiggies]

proof im working really hard on the video game

[loverofpiggies]

Hey! Just showing another lil sneak peak on the video game! I have 6 areas with the complete list of enemies already programmed in. I have 8 areas fully done visually, with 4 more areas that have zero work done so far. Each area has a minimum of 8 maps, and a maximum of like, 18. Some maps are huge, some are small.

I've had a few weeks just to stay home and focus on game dev, and most of that focus has been poured into creating enemies and programming better AI. Some of the enemies are still.... very wonky, but most of them have been smoothed out.

Also I wanted to get some input on the particle effect visuals here! I just finished programming this enemy (Toughest so far) and I wanted to know something. When you hit an enemy and do damage, I have the confetti image, but when you hit an enemy and no damage done, I have the shields. Does that come across okay? (Also I know the shields are brighter when you hit the enemy with a sword, then when you jump on the enemy. I fixed that right after recording this)

Anyway, that's about it!

[loverofpiggies]

Willow and the Dragon Girl, first official art? Yes I think so! These are all the main characters you'll see and interact with in the game. <3 From Left to Right, Bottom to Top: Spaniel, Fresh, Bug Girl, Dragon Girl, Willow, Snowshoe, Bellis and Neon!

You get to play Willow, a girl playing the hero of her story, to fight and defeat the evil Dragon girl! Go to the outskirts of town where the big kids hang out, and begin your journey to save the world!

[loverofpiggies]

Helloooo guys gals and other pals! How yall doin? That’s right, I’m coming out of my cave to talk a little bit about the video game I’ve been working on.

Truth be told, between working conventions and etsy, somedays I’ve been having 12 hour days working on this thing. I have a huge portion of the world already done (At least, the bare bones basics of the visuals) some enemies programmed, including 2 boss battles and around 15 unique enemies (so far), and most concept art for these locations finished.

It probably isn’t a surprise that I’m keeping most things a surprise until release gets close, and when that happens I’ll release more official art, designs for certain characters and basic character bios, all that.

My hope is to have it finished in a year and a half, and then do a kickstarter to help fund hiring a composer. I can do most everything else myself (Even if its a lot of work!) but music is not a skill I’ve ever worked to grow. That, and I’ll want to make sure the bug fixes go well. I have great close friends who are being my beta testers, because I want to release this game as good as I can! It won’t be on switch (Sorry) but it’ll for SURE be ready for computers, and I hope to have a phone version, too. Depends on how much I’m able to get done. Anyway, yup! Final date I hope to have the game done is end of 2024. I don’t know how many people are excited, especially since I’ve been SUPER hush hush about the characters, and the story, and all that, but. I’m pourin my soul into it, and just wanted to sneak yall an update in the mean time. <3

Until then, enjoy the Buny Haspitle

[loverofpiggies]

Right here and now I am about to spend every penny I have for my name just to see this magic man of colours

I swear you have no idea how badly the Undertale Fandom adores and loves him especially after Underverse and all, people out there still make amazing AUs and involves Fresh constantly

Last time I checked there’s an Idol version of him and I can’t unsee it cause that’s such a Fresh thing he’s just there to have fun and vibe <3

Keep the amazing work!!! And don’t push yourself too hard you deserve a good break from time to time so better be looking after yourself well!! 🫶🫶🫶

IDOL VERSION??? That's INCREDIBLE omg. I'm so glad people love him. I make fun of Error till the end of days (I do love Error but I also just love to pick on him!) but Fresh and Geno in particular I just. Cannot do that to them. I was actually a little hesitant to include Fresh in the game at all! Since he's more of a side character, with a bunch of other wacky characters as well in-game. Especially since I know what a big fanbase he already has, compared to everyone else you'll meet in-game. All the other characters are coming in with zero recognition. But the more I thought it through, the more this role was *perfect* for him, and it felt wrong not to include him in this at all.

[loverofpiggies]

Your art is like an aesthetically pleasing cake I want to devour whole

Well gosh, thanks! I wish I was making more finished pieces at this time, but I've been pretty focused on game dev stuff.

I HAVE been considering doing a promo pic of all the main characters of the game though, since I haven't actually released anything like that yet.

[loverofpiggies]

A Punchroom!

[loverofpiggies]

OmG we getting fresh tHe literal raddest man on the bloCk- in a gamE?! Would the game be accessible or free? Man can’t wait for more content for it!

Ey there! The game isn't planned to be for free, right now the general cost I'm considering is 5-10 USD, somewhere in that ballpark. That isn't final numbers, it just depends on how much content I'm able to put into the game and what not.

And yes! I will say this isn't the Undertale version of Fresh, like the whole parasite idea. The game revolves around kids essentially roleplaying different roles, so in this universe he's more 'nervous socially awkward kid' then 'eldritch abomination'.

He's still Fresh, just another version of him! I was considering having a nod to the parasite idea in-game though.

And he's actually a main character in the game as well! You can't play him, but you'll see him around a lot and be able to interact with him.

[loverofpiggies]

Sketch of the main character, Willow! Did this like a month ago? Haven’t worked on the game much lately, I’ve mostly been fixing up my yard and preparing it for gardening season. It’s been a nice change of pace!

[loverofpiggies]

MAN I'ma ramble here about game dev stuff!

I have this enemy called an AlphaBat that you fight. It only does a few things- float after you after you get close enough, and it will always try to go to the right or left of you. When it's on the right or left, it shoots a bullet every second. All of these things I have done before with other enemies in the game, just not all together in one enemy. So I know this code normally works just fine on its own, but for some reason it won't work together?

I've been doing this for four hours you see. And now I have given up and am going to the forums/discord for help.

And this is why game dev takes so long lol.

[loverofpiggies]

Been working on a new location for my video game! This isn't a very good screenshot but I only just nailed some of the visuals this morning.

To be honest, I'd say about 2/3rd of the world maps are complete! Doesn't mean the game is anywhere near completion, I still have over half the enemies to do, and the big kicker, the actual game progression/dialogue trees/boss battles.

Okay, now fading back into my cave! Enjoy the lil preview at least!

[loverofpiggies]

I’ve been learning programming for 2 years and this sums up my knowledge

[loverofpiggies]

Hey guys! I’m still keeping most game stuff hush hush, but I wanted to reveal a few more things!

I spent the day programming a couple enemies. A Leafghost, and a Musclegator! I personally adore the Musclegator a whole lot. These guys are just being programmed in a ‘test’ area, which is what I should have done with any previous enemies.

I’ve also tried to simplify their code as much as possible. A friend suggested a possible colosseum area where you can battle enemies again, so I want to make the coding as painless as possible. It’s hard to explain, but a lot of previous enemies have spots on the screen, like objects that are arrows that point left or right, and when the enemy hits that, their behavior changes. But it’s actually kind of a huge pain, especially if used excessively, so I’m trying to reduce my reliance on objects like that.

Certain enemies require it no matter what, but neither of these guys did. Soooo enjoy! Also here’s the Musclegators idle pose, which is my favorite thing.