Devlogs
Dialogue, Jobs, and Decomposition! v0.6
I’m finally back with another update! Alpha version 0.6!
I need to get back to doing smaller updates… I got scope creep this time and just kept adding… but on the bright side it’s starting to feel like a real game now!
The main features I added are:
- Character UI! Now when you click on a lil guy it opens a menu that lets you check out their stats, rename them, and give them a job.
- Jobs! Now lil guys can learn jobs. So far their options are: Engineer (builds the machines), Recycler (cleans up poops), and Musician (plays guitar so that people can dance). Doing a job earns experience, and they will level up - but the level isn’t used for anything right now.
- I added a phone! You can use it to call NPCs, and they can call you too! Most of the game's story will come through the phone.
- I added time control! Some of the tasks take a while, so I wanted the player to be able to speed things up if they got bored. I will say though, it gets pretty tough trying to take care of everyone while you're blasting through time at 4x speed.
- Apples now decompose. A. It looks cool, and B. it ensures that the player doesn’t just spam and stock up on apples.
- Wind! Now little gusts of wind will appear and blow down the grass. (This is my favorite new feature)
If you want to check it out in action, he's a full playthrough of the demo:
Thanks for reading my update and I hope you have fun with it!