Day 15 - Chapter 1 Completion (If I Could Art, I Would)
I finished up the first chapter and the corresponding tutorial for shops. Here's the basic rundown:
- Válor introduction is complete, decided to got with a gag and skip any extra combat here. I want to ensure there is enough time to explore interesting combat, and even though I had good fights planned here, they cut into more interesting stuff. You can see from my above image that I did not have the means to make art for Válor that I deemed satisfactory. Instead, I wrote a semi-lengthy narration about Válor with an attached developer's note. If by some miracle this won, this would assuredly be updated.
- Shops are implemented for the end of chapter 1 + tutorial:
- Smith - You can purchase armor and weapons here.
- Guild - You can obtain special benefits, party members, and equipment here.
- Apothecary - Not actually implemented yet as this is currently folded into the smith.
- Due to time constraints, shops will only play a minor roll in this version of the game but their inclusion gives a good idea of what I'm going for.
- You may access the shop after completion of each floor provided you buy an access card (5 Valor, which is labeled bonus currency, and spent at the guild), this will allow you to magically shop from within Válor. Otherwise, you will have to rely on drops and random encounters that give you a shopping opportunity. Planning is extremely important if you plan to succeed. It is highly recommended that you purchase the access card in this version of the game.
That's everything I did today. Been kind of lazy this week but I am confident that the game will be in a (mostly) final state around the 26th of the month. That's when I'll officially enter the game under the, "entries" page for the competition. No point in having it there early when it isn't finished yet. This will give me a little wiggle room for any last-minute adjustments if they end up being needed. Of course, you can play either version of the demo on the Hiro's Ascension page at any time up until that point.
Hope everybody is making great progress as half the contest period is almost up now!
-JS