November 2016 (Week 2)

+ Plot details for missions
+ More lore
+ More ships
- Fuck AutoCAD

+ fixed some small issues that were in DD11 build
+ added vertical transitions
+ working on better audio and map system
+ working on some new animations

+ Improved UI
+ Improved AI
+ Fixed some major bugs
- Computer broke down last week, I'm using my laptop

+ Added a skybox that doens't look dreadful
- Couldn't work out how to make clouds work
- Deleted old method of locking onto enemies, and re-implementing it with infinite scalability in mind

+ Refactored lots of code
+ Added basic animation for UI juice
+ Can go back to working on gameplay
- Lots of art ahead

+ Improvements to text rendering, now with alignment and multi-line support
+ Added a timer
+ Slightly balanced some moves based on demo feedback
+ Fixed a bug with the magic orb shield launching an invisible projectile
- Will need to come up with better fonts soon

+ Greenlight steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=795765733
+ Major refactoring

+ Transitions for entering enemy encounter
+ Effects on enemy spawn, hit, die
+ Fix many bugs

+ A* pathfinding implemented
+ AI now has separate state machines
+ Gun system fully implemented
+ animated
+ cover system works as expected
- had to redo old finite state machines

+ Added some debug info/logging.
+ Added screenshot saving.
+ Recoded player spawn in a different way.
+ Changed sound engine again.
+ Tweaked resolution change code.
+ Tweaked some resources.
+ Fixed a lot of bugs.
+ Hotfix update almost ready.
- Lots of test time needed.
- At least 5 bugs I can't replicate yet.

+ shitload new cards
+ new mystery system
+ uniformed control, mouse-only now

+ Started work on redoing tutorial completely
+ Quickslots now show what button to use to use them; switches between gamepad/keyboard icons depending on last button pressed
+ Started redoing dust effects for some reason
+ Bug fixes based on Demo Day reports
+ Added new sound effects
- They probably sound bad

+ Squid guy is rigged and ready to animate
+ Made improvements to UI
+ Started focusing on making environments look better
+ Combat event/action bug squashed
- Skill system needs to have improvements made to allow actions to trigger based on current value of other actions.
- Will need to start making/finding sound effects
- Art skills need drastic improvement

+ Demo posted
+ Fixed bugs thanks to feedback
+ Made stage 2 music
+ Made stage 2 boss music
+ Worked on some tiles
+ Working on new sprites
- Haven't had a lot of free time lately
- Slow progress
- I am very tired

+ Event System done
- wasted 2 weeks not deving to deal with job searching and interviews, all for nought
- posted recap 3 times, failed 2 times.

+ Drew new and improved tileset for the walls
+ Re-tiled and tweaked layout of first four rooms to accommodate the new tileset
+ Drew new sprites for two enemies
+ Fixed nasty bug involving room persistence not resetting properly when loading a save file

+ Replaced old graphics with new
+ Created a perspective mode
+ Implemented nearest-neighbor sprite scaling
+ Math optimizations

+ Fixed a bug whereby you could click straight through menu and activate a button without actually knowing what it is
+ Finally got some free time coming up to dev with

+ Implemented revolutionary concepts to enhance game feel
+ Perfected procedurally-generated graphics
+ Made a new level, new music

+ Scrapped the previous control and camera system. Too much bloat
+ New system will work with keyboard and a controller. It will be much more modular.
+ Finishing implementing basic non-combat mechanics(carrying, throwing, gliding etc.)
+ Prototyping combat, but autism is making it hard to find the method that works the smoothest

+ The full list of changes will absolutely not fit here, here's a link if you really actually care: pastebin.com/7vqr7cEX
+ tl;dr, better saves, improved bosses, tons of fixes, tons of polishing

+ Can now spawn multiple objects from file and rotate them and place them.

+ compacted UI some more
+ balanced critical attacks
+ can now use Numberpad 0 to interact
+ added full controller support
+ added different weapons
- accidentally broke the player spawner

+ Coding various features to prepare for gameplay finally.
+ Wound up making a soft keyboard. Don't ask.
- Sickness bogged the project down.

+ got dark half of the mask enemy working
+ learned how to download and use soundfonts
- Still can't actually use soundfonts and music seems like a more hopeless endeavor now

+ Player movement and shooting is done
+ Enemy AI is pretty much done and is system based allowing for easy variation
+ Loot system is done
+ New dog is in progress
+ Have to figure out some crafting aspect and the overall goal for the game (help your village with different tools)

+ Completely redid grabbing/throwing system so now there's carrying and shit
+ Made health, score, and HUD all working mostly
+ got gamepad support fully implemented
+ fixed most color and other inconsistancies with player sprites
- still no real enemies
- still working out what all the item pickups should be and how they should be used
- gotta start the menu/dialogue stuff and fix more sprites