progress. the map now has full mouse over aware positions. So the correct position shows where you are pointing (the red map cell). Also the mirrored selection is shown as a cyan outline

models have been tweaked. there is now

- a rock (can't pass)

- grass (miss one turn)

- fence (blocks 2 exits

- tree (blocks one exit)

And another dev shot - this time of the font editor.

A font is a single bitmap divided into 16x16. but you can work on larger than one 'character' at a time. there is support for transparency and animation plus simple movement and rotation.

Update 8:

-Interactive music - a 3 layer track randomly fades out 1 random track every 20 seconds allowing for a random (yet cohesive) track that is never the exact same!

So...my character concept kinda ended up looking like the character from Journey...

Well...back to the drawing board.

Here's a short update video with my week 3 progress:

I've got more level design work done, but I'll keep it until the release. Hope I'll be able to wrap up this weekend :D

Here's update #3 - implemented my first blender model - a ray gun. Spent way too much time figuring out how to make the charge-up animation work and the cooldown serves as a balancing against constant zooming/tractor beam abuse. Also showing off the object pickup system and zooming out into third person view. 

The physics is still a little kooky but its a lot of fun figuring out how things interact for the puzzles (and what breaks the game).

So much to do, so little time!

I am getting closer to the feel I want.. Just need to finish some level layout and do final lighting and I should have something ready.

Another report, with good progress! At least, for me. Including my first ever full Blender model!

Here is the result of my first few hours of work. (I'm afraid I'll only really have this weekend to work on it but wanted to see what I could do anyway.)

You play as a vampire who has no reflection but is able to switch at will between reality and the reflected world. Through stealth platforming and puzzle solving using the dual-world mechanic you must satisfy your blood lust. Some objects, like yourself, have no reflection whilst other exist only in the reflected world. At this stage I've put together this basic mechanic along with some initial pixel art work.

Starting to come together now. Along with a potential victim for the vampire, too busy admiring her own reflection to do anything about the peril she's in (or perhaps that's just a bad excuse for having not written any AI code yet...), the controls have been improved and crates can now be either pushed around or picked up and moved.

Some of the puzzle aspects now come into play. If you want to balance 3 crates on top of each other but 2 of them only exist in either the real world or the reflected world then you have to make sure the crate that exists in both worlds is in the center as the other 2 would simply pass through each other.

Other puzzles may involve jumping from a surface that only exists in one world, switching worlds in mid air, and then landing on a surface that only exists in the other world.

Looking forward to doing some more tomorrow!

Final devlog. Looking forward to helpful feedback.  Two endings.

Sorry about all the 'hmmms'.  

Well, the time I have for this game jam has more or less drawn to a close. It certainly isn't finished but I'm pretty happy with how this project has turned out, especially considering how quickly it has come together and how out of practice I am, so I could see myself continuing work on this when I get a chance. I've finished the design for the level, added a final layer of polish, a basic set of tutorial messages that appear at appropriate moments, and the ability to "interact" with your victim. Not every feature I'd wanted but a fully playable level none the less.

It's been a lot of fun working on such an interesting theme and keeping up with the excellent progress everyone has been making, so thank you to everyone! :)