Game title: KREN
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Kren Devlog #1 – Upgrade System and Level Specific Items
ByNiklesThis post is outdatedThe following (quite naive) ideas and methods have now been replaced. This post was written when I was just starting out with game development (I was learning GameMaker Studio). Player now has data (like energy, starting_x and starting_y positions, starting direction and so on) and a nice inventory of permanent upgrades. I’ve…
New tileset almost ready
ByNiklesI posted a preview of the new tileset on my ko-fi page. Soon I’ll have a working “mini-world” with all the environments ready to show. The tileset will undergo further revisions but the overall feeling is there. Right now we’re working on doors, enemies and powerups.
Optimizing Collision Code
ByNiklesAs I said in a previous post about my platformer engine (the one I’m working on for Fuzeboy), I’m using Zack Bell‘s code as a base. Recently I started to look into ways to optimize such code without losing the functionality (slopes are a big feature of that simple collision/movement code). And as someone once told…
Devlog #1 – GameMaker: Studio new Project
ByNiklesThis entry marks the first entry of a new Devlog Series. I’m currently working on a couple of GameMaker projects and I thought it might be useful to document my development process. I’ve been inspired to do so by reading the Loadworld Devlog PT. 2 by @ZackBellGames
Kren devlog #3 – basic metroidvania planning
ByNiklesA well developed metroidvania game should start with a solid planning phase. One of the first things to figure out is the character movement. I’m not talking about physical variables such as speed, friction and acceleration. I’m talking about figuring out what are the movements we want the Player to be able to execute during the…
Choosing the right resolution for a 2D Platformer
ByNiklesIn this post I’ll try to write down the thinking process I made when I chose to develop Kren at a 384×216 sceen resolution.