Speed is a problem in turn-based games. It’s much easier to just have everyone move once per turn. Anything else just gets complicated, both from a programming and a gameplay standpoint. But given that the differences between bodies are such a big deal in Possession, I really want there to […]
Not only will Possession 2 feature greater variety in its regular levels, but there will also be several “special levels” which you will sometimes visit instead of a regular level. The special levels are themed, featuring special tiles and design, and creatures that fit the theme. More interestingly, they usually […]
Happy New Year! It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Writing devlog posts just kind of fell behind over the holidays, but work has continued. Today I’m going to talk about the levels. Possession 1 had just one level generator. It worked pretty well, and made pretty good-looking caves, but […]
I’ve made some improvements to the creature AI, using a lot of the information from this article as a starting point. Different creatures now behave in different ways…most still act like they used to, blindly charging at you and attacking you. But they can also be (and become) hostile to […]
As I mentioned earlier, I have someone working on graphics for the game, and hopefully I’ll be seeing what he’s done sometime this weekend. For the time being, though, I’ve made some quick little pixelly sprites on my own, to test the graphics code with (and also to make screenshots […]
I am working on a sequel to Possession: Escape from the Nether Regions, the 7-day game I made earlier this year. I’m currently calling it Possession 2: Return to the Nether Regions, because it is a terrible name. Whether it’ll stick or not depends, but it’s growing on me. I’ve […]
For the last week, I’ve been taking part in the “7-Day Roguelike Competition,” which involves creating a new game in 7 days. Today’s the last day, and I’m done! In case you (somehow) missed my earlier (incessant) posts about it, in this game you play as a ghost escaped from […]
For more information on Possession, you can view my Day 0 Post. Days 5 and 6 were mostly content, but I didn’t get much done in general because of work. I had today off, though, and I’ve been working on it all day, and… It’s basically done. I’m kind of stunned. […]
If you have no idea what any of this is about, more info is in this post. Mostly been cranking away on content these past two days. A few days ago when I wrote up a list of the creatures, I split them into 5 creature types per level, and a […]
Didn’t get much done today. My phone didn’t change for DST, so I ended up waking up at used to be my normal waking time, which was now an hour later, and I had to be at work earlier than usual. I did make it so that spells can be […]
