Homegrown 0.4.3 - Main Menu
Added 2023-12-10 09:52:14 +0000 UTCThe latest version of Homegrown with the new main menu is available for Game Tier+ patrons here.
And the latest code is available for Programmer Tier+ patrons here.
The new main menu finally allows you to have multiple saves at once. Just click the "My Farms" option and there you'll see a list of your save files. You can create new ones, delete old ones, or load up any of your previous saves.
Be warned, there's currently no confirmation for the delete button so be careful not to miss-click! I'll be adding that very soon. There's also currently no way to rename you save files - that's another feature that's on its way.
The options menu is a bit lacking at the moment, but there are at least a couple of options to change the sound volume and an option to toggle between full-screen and windowed mode.
Over the next weeks I've got a bit more work to do on some main-menu related topics. Managing input controls is a big one - determining which part of the game is currently "in-focus" and using the inputs. For example, scrolling the mouse wheel in a UI scroll panel should move the scroll bar up and down, while scrolling the mouse wheel outside of the UI panel should zoom the game's camera in and out. I'm implemented some quick fixes for this for now, but I need a more scaleable general solution.
I'm also going to do a bit more work on the game initialization process and work on having a nice loading screen showing while the game is setting up. After that it will be back to the in-game UI as I continue the big redesign.
Thanks as always for your support!
Karl
Comments
I don't actually have an entity creator program, I manually input most of the info in the entity files. However, for the model data I do have a simple program that converts obj files to the mesh format used by the game. Could you maybe send me an email about this to thinmatrix@gmail.com - it will be easier for me to attach files and screenshots so I can tell you how to use it :)
ThinMatrix
2023-12-13 20:36:23 +0000 UTCHi, I just wanted to ask if there is a way to get access to the entity creator program. I want to add some custom vegetables and just play around with the code a bit. Thanks in advance :)
LeBogo
2023-12-13 15:43:33 +0000 UTCThanks!
ThinMatrix
2023-12-11 08:04:54 +0000 UTCYour game become better and better! I'm happy you are giving to continue to improve the UI π€© It make so much difference π
Fenite
2023-12-10 20:58:55 +0000 UTC
