Devlog #6 | Player customisation and Wintry goodness!
[h2]Happy Holidays![/h2]
As the year comes to an end, I’m wrapping up my progress with a few menu-related features - such as a main menu, save system, and player customisation! Of course, I also took the chance to work on some Winter assets this month!
[h2]Visual updates[/h2]
Player customisation! ✨
I started some of the foundational work behind customising the player character. For now, players would be able to select from several skin tone, hairstyle, and hair colour options. More customisation options will be added in the future!
Winter is here! ❄️
It’s December, and that means Winter in Shimmerbrook! Updated a few assets - here’s a preview for winter!
[h2]Behind-the-scenes progress[/h2]
I’ve also spent some time on things such as our Save System and Options Menu.
Save System: Autosaves & Manual Saves
Game files will autosave at the end of each day, and you can also manually save at most points in the game (aside from during cutscenes/events). I hope this gives players more flexibility in choosing when to pick up and put down the game.
Options
I’ve also implemented some basic options - most notably, rebindable keys!
With some of that done, I can focus more on the content and improving the mechanics in the game. And I’m super excited about that!
[h2]Wrapping up 2021[/h2]
It has been a little more than a year since I started developing Research Story full-time, and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has helped in the making of the game (and its related materials) up till now:
🎵 Composers: Tomás, Mickey, Tyd, Shevone, Bobby
🎨 Additional artists: @joojabirra, @kookab_, @empathique
💻 Additional programmer: cyberfirex
And of course, thank YOU for supporting us in one way or another thus far. It has been an exciting and heartwarming experience sharing our progress and interacting with people who are interested in our game 💖
We have a few things planned for RS in 2022, and will announce them when we're ready (and I'm really looking forward to it!) ✨ Hope you’re having a great holiday, and happy new year! See you next month!
- Mikixen
As the year comes to an end, I’m wrapping up my progress with a few menu-related features - such as a main menu, save system, and player customisation! Of course, I also took the chance to work on some Winter assets this month!
[h2]Visual updates[/h2]
Player customisation! ✨
I started some of the foundational work behind customising the player character. For now, players would be able to select from several skin tone, hairstyle, and hair colour options. More customisation options will be added in the future!
Winter is here! ❄️
It’s December, and that means Winter in Shimmerbrook! Updated a few assets - here’s a preview for winter!
[h2]Behind-the-scenes progress[/h2]
I’ve also spent some time on things such as our Save System and Options Menu.
Save System: Autosaves & Manual Saves
Game files will autosave at the end of each day, and you can also manually save at most points in the game (aside from during cutscenes/events). I hope this gives players more flexibility in choosing when to pick up and put down the game.
Options
I’ve also implemented some basic options - most notably, rebindable keys!
With some of that done, I can focus more on the content and improving the mechanics in the game. And I’m super excited about that!
[h2]Wrapping up 2021[/h2]
It has been a little more than a year since I started developing Research Story full-time, and I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has helped in the making of the game (and its related materials) up till now:
🎵 Composers: Tomás, Mickey, Tyd, Shevone, Bobby
🎨 Additional artists: @joojabirra, @kookab_, @empathique
💻 Additional programmer: cyberfirex
And of course, thank YOU for supporting us in one way or another thus far. It has been an exciting and heartwarming experience sharing our progress and interacting with people who are interested in our game 💖
We have a few things planned for RS in 2022, and will announce them when we're ready (and I'm really looking forward to it!) ✨ Hope you’re having a great holiday, and happy new year! See you next month!
- Mikixen