Welcome to my (poorly lit) Mancave

 What's been done?

• Finished adding the Big Bro
• Rewrote a bit of the combat
•   While adding the Big Bro it was clear some changes were in order
• Finished up the soft transitions
• Some minor improvements
• Started on a script for the first tutorial video
• Got me a fancy graphic pen display =D

While adding the Big Bro I noticed that some things weren't really future proofed, so I had to expand on the code a bit, mainly the way their moves were chosen. I also had to go over all instances of showing and hiding the sprites. While I added the transition code to the already existing function for hiding and showing sprites, I often changed expressions after the line where characters are shown. That was fine when it was instant, but now that it takes a bit that couldn't be used anymore. It also caused some issue with the cheat I used for the shopkeepers, but all is well now =3

The video tutorials are finally on their way too. The poll was quite clear and I'm starting with the basics. I'm not sure how long they will be, but the first one will cover data manipulation. What are variables, lists, conditionals, loops and I'll try and include the basics for showing sprites and dialog as well. Let me know if there is anything you're particularly interested =3

Personal shit
Boy.. It's been rollercoaster these past few weeks. I've been more unstable (stressed out and winter depression kicking in) since winter has begun and thought to destress by joining my parents on their holiday. While was a nice short trip, Newman was later hit by Cease and Desist from Cartoon Network and that was a big scare T.T.. Stress levels were immediately back to high and I couldn't really focus anymore.. Luckily that's all over now and we are back in action! =D

I've also decided to get into drawing, hopefully this well help me relax a bit more. I had a small pen tablet before and didn't really like it, so I decided to buy a Graphic Pen Display (XP Pen Artist 22E Pro) to make the experience a bit more pleasant for me. Also to guilt me into taking it more serious xD

That's it for now folks, see you in the next post!
An artsy Akanoes