"Final Exam" Game Devlog

Hi!

I'm continuing with the devlog.

The first thing I did this week was to draw the new enemy girl using the new pattern. This girl has little movement, so I was able to complete it quickly. The remaining girls will be redrawn later as well. But all the models will be kept the same in the upcoming demo update. Redrawing the existing characters will take time, but I want to release the demo as soon as possible.

And I'll need that time for another thing!

I have built the location for the demo by placing items and enemies on it. I tested the location inside the Construct engine, and everything worked fine. But then I built the level into an executable file....

It was horrible!

The game was visibly lagging on my computer. Even though my computer is not a weak one. And when I launched the game on my laptop - the gameplay turned into a slide show! Patrons from Patreon and Boosty can test the updated working build.

It became clear that the game can't be published in such a form. I wanted to make the game locations bigger, not as small as in the previous version. But, as it turned out, Construct games do not support large locations and a large number of items per level very well.

Well, a negative result is also a result. I'll have to shrink the locations again, returning to the previous formula of levels consisting of several small locations. I'll probably have to reduce the resolution of the game scene as well. A slight decrease in image quality is not excluded - all in order to improve gameplay and game speed. It may be necessary to go back to pixel images, if it will improve the quality of the game.

I want to experiment next week. I'll try to achieve optimal results.

P. S. The swimming costume is deliberately drawn on the girl from the level screenshot, so that the image complies with Patreon rules. In the game build, the girls are completely naked.