v0.1.0

No Video Jam 2 has officially begun!

To prepare for the jam I started writing a game design document over the past several days. My goal with this submission is to build upon what I’ve learned from S.E.A. to explore a fresh setting and new game mechanics.

Here’s what I managed to finish today:

• initializing my repository using my game engine as a template
• porting and customizing boilerplate code from S.E.A., including:
  • autosave and storage system
  • game and screen state management
  • access hotkeys
  • gameplay statistics
  • user settings
  • accessible menu screens and components
  • basic graphical rendering
• developing a visual identity for the game and this page
• defining keyboard and gamepad controls
• outlining user documentation
• implementing lateral movement, turning, and sprinting
• transitioning between bipedal and wheeled modes

This build is playable but not very interesting. You can transform and zoom around a flat white plain in silence. Tomorrow I’d like to implement vertical movement and outline aspects of the vehicle sound design.