Movie World News

Hi!

As promised, today's blog will be a quick game progress update.

In the past weeks, I have completed map transformation. There is now a complete final map in the game that changes through time. I wanted to create a unique atmosphere where you can see a time change. I think that similar games have a time system in place, but you don't really »see« or »feel« the time change.

I have created eight unique hand-drawn images that represent the map and change through time. You can see some of the changes down below. This is a completely new map design and also a final one! So no more changes! 😉

Part of the map in 1920

You can also see in the second picture how the map will look through world war II, where theaters will be forced to close down, and you will have to be a little more resourceful with your money.

Part of the map during the war

And in this last picture, you can see a rebuilt city slowly starting to get bigger and bigger!

Part of the map in 1950

I have also created a water shader to make water more believable and started work on a simple pedestrian and traffic system. The latter will spawn more cars with time to simulate an increase in traffic.

In-game screenshot - 1920

Lastly, there is also a new task that I have added. I have to make new sets since the old ones, unfortunately, do not fit anymore.

TASKS

• MAP TRANSFORMATION [80%]
  
• BUILDABLE OBJECTS [70%]
  
• SETS [10%]
  
• ICON SYSTEM [10%]
  
• FINAL MENU DESIGN [10%]
  
• AWARDS [80%]
  
• SERIES [20%]
  
• SECRET FEATURE [00%]
  
• SECRET FEATURE [00%]
  
• ACHIEVEMENTS [00%]
  

Have a great week, and thank You for Your patience! 😊

Hi!

First I want to say that the game is still in development! 😊 But since December many things have changed in my personal life.

A big part of my time is dedicated to college and this semester due to the pandemic things have changed a lot… I have to take daily tests that I need to complete to go on final exams.

I have personally misled you too many times with different release dates that didn't come to fruition. Therefore I have decided that I will completely stop giving release dates on the game until it is ready. I want the game to be complete and not a rushed mess with cut corners.

I also understand that this can be frustrating for you, and after a long thought, I have decided to be completely transparent and post progress updates at least once per month.

Here is the rough list of features that still need to be completed. Once all of them are finished, the game will be near completion, left with only the final bug and playtesting.

TASKS

• MAP TRANSFORMATION [20%]
  
• BUILDABLE OBJECTS [60%]
  
• ICON SYSTEM [10%]
  
• FINAL MENU DESIGN [00%]
  
• AWARDS [80%]
  
• SERIES [20%]
  
• SECRET FEATURE [00%]
  
• SECRET FEATURE [00%]
  
• ACHIEVEMENTS [00%]
  

Have a great week and thank You for Your understanding! 😊

Hello everyone! This is an eight blog post on the game called Movie World.

Today's blog will be a little different from the rest, as you will see.

I wanted to include You more in the whole development process, so I decided to create a blog where I will talk purely about my work on the game.

I have a huge problem with moving on in this game. I realized that I always come back and upgrade old mechanics, add small new features, etc. This stops me from completing the game. The game was, in my eyes, already complete last year in December. There was a simple but effective loan system, simple financial system, message bar, technology system, and a movie production loop. But, because I learned so much in those 6 months on game development and got so many new ideas, I decided to continue my work on the game. After all, this game is first and foremost my own passion project.

I continued my work on the game, and in the last year created:

• News system
  
• Building system
  
• Upgraded movie production loop
  
• Series
  
• Distribution
  
• Simple building system
  
• Rival studios
  
• Market share
  
• Improved Loan system
  
• Improved Financial system
  
• New map (not revealed yet)
  
• Historical events
  
• Electricity
  
• Awards
  
• Help menu
  
• Production set system
  

December, 2019


April, 2020


Sneak peek of the current map ;)


I planned the next 5 blogs to be about the in-game movie production loop. Pre-production, production, post-production, distribution. Sadly it does not feel right to post these blogs and completely reveal the main in-game loop, as I don't want to spoil too much. Unless you really want me to post them. I still plan to post at least 2 new blogs about the game progress instead of these blogs, and on schedule, as intended, continue to release more blogs in March. I also hope that the game will be almost if not completely ready by then.

Have a great week! 😊

Hello everyone!

Today, I want to introduce you the in-game news system.

I created a newspaper, publication containing information about future technologies, fa-cts, hints, and current events that are happening inside the game.

I decided that this is a much better way to display information about different topics whi-le at the same time, creating a more immersive experience. A new newspaper is typically published every few months and contains four different random articles. Reading a newspaper is not mandatory, but can be helpful. After all, the newspaper is your biggest tool in Movie World. Apart from the help menu, of course. 😉

Newspaper articles can be in divided into five sections:

• Education: Short, interesting facts about the real world movie industry.
  
• Technology: Future technologies that will be available for research in-game.
  
• Events: Summarizes different events that are currently happening inside the game.
  
• Hints: Interviews with fictional experts that give you hints about movie production in-game.
  
• Press release: Bad/Good information about other studios sent to a newspaper by you or other rival studios.
  

I hope you and your family are doing well.

Have a great day! 😊

Hello everyone!

Today, I want to introduce you to the in-game news system.

I created a newspaper, publication containing information about future technologies, facts, hints, and current events that are happening inside the game.

I decided that this is a much better way to display information about different topics while at the same time, creating a more immersive experience. A new newspaper is typically published every few months and contains four different random articles. Reading a newspaper is not mandatory, but can be helpful. After all, the newspaper is your biggest tool in Movie World. Apart from the help menu, of course. 😉

Newspaper articles can be in divided into five sections:

• Education: Short, interesting facts about the real world movie industry.
  
• Technology: Future technologies that will be available for research in-game.
  
• Events: Summarizes different events that are currently happening inside the game.
  
• Hints: Interviews with fictional experts that give you hints about movie production in-game.
  
• Press release: Bad/Good information about other studios sent to a newspaper by you or other rival studios.
  

I hope you and your family are doing well.

Have a great day! 😊