Weekly Devlog – Week of 04/07/2025

What did we get done this week?

This week LovecraftProject made some solid leaps forward.

The core gameplay loop is almost complete. Here’s a quick recap:

• The exit portal now properly ends the run.
• A final screen shows up when you either escape or die.
• You can return to the main menu after the run ends.
• Final stats (sanity, health, knowledge) are saved and displayed.
• The map is fixed for now.
• We’ve added random spawners: chests, documents, traps.
• Combat system works with at least two different enemy types.
• Accumulated knowledge is saved if you escape through the portal.
• Persistent values carry over between runs (if you finish correctly).

🧠 Thoughts & mini-dev-crises of the week

1. Learned not to destroy everything every time I refactor an enum.
2. Struggled a bit to balance object randomness — still a long way to go.
3. Brain melted a bit trying to improve interaction design thanks to player feedback.

🔜 What’s coming next (or so I hope!)

• A simple tutorial.
• Option to skip it if you already know how to play.
• Combat tweaks to make it feel less clunky.
• Improve enemy movement and pathfinding.
• Make sure WebGL runs without weird resolution/input issues.
• Add credits to the main menu.

Thanks for supporting the development 💙

If you played, left a comment, or simply followed the process: I send you a big hug from this side of reality!

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