MilesMouse

Progress Report 6/3/2022

It's Friday, yo! Here's what I got done this week:

• Updated Patreon -- game features are no longer locked behind my Patreon milestones
• Updated Patreon Goals to be about more than just games
• Planned out the menus and all of their components
• Planned out some of the future updates, including their order
• Finished the sketch for the Main Menu
• Began planning the sketches for two other menus (no spoilers!)

This is the point where th...

Run From Me 0.1 (The Gameplay Update)

Changelog:

• Re-added the giantess and the obstacles
• Modified hero, NPC, and foot movement to feel as good as possible
• Gave heroes and NPCs the ability to navigate around obstacles
• Made NPCs collectable by the player and stompable by the giantess
• Made an easier-to-avoid obstacle set
• Gave temporary sprites to NPCs and giantess
• Made the player, heroes, and NPCs 25% smaller
• Removed the "Version" buttons in the menus
2022-05-27 20:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/27/2022

New Friday new me! Here's what I got done this week:

• Made Undead follow the player even more closely
• Made each foot ignore NPCs if that foot is already chasing the player
• Made the feet aim for nearby NPCs if the player is on the opposite side
• Made the heroes die when stomped
• Made the heroes poof back on screen if they fall below the screen limits
• Made an easier-to-avoid obstacle set
• Gave the feet and breast new sprites for prot...
  2022-05-27 20:51:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/20/2022

Order up! Friday with extra cheese! Here's what I got done this week:

• Made NPCs and heroes avoid the feet after the feet have stomped
• Made NPCs and heroes always move away from walls while avoiding the feet if they're close enough to the walls
• Made NPCs regain their vertical speed if they lost it from bumping an obstacle
• Cleaned up NPC and hero movement code
• Make the heroes follow the player much more tightly

Hoo boy, this week was a...

Progress Report 5/13/2022

Prepare your booties! Here's what I got done this week:

• Gave NPCs a new sprite for prototyping
• Adjusted NPCs' speeds to stay on the screen for 2.75 - 5 seconds
• Made NPCs' horizontal movement much more toned down
• Made the NPCs disappear with floating "Saved!" text when they collide with the player
• Made the NPCs disappear with floating "Sacrificed!" text when they get stepped on
• Animated the floating text to drift up and fade away
2022-05-13 22:39:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/6/2022

So... many... holidays... Here's what I got done this week:

• Made the heroes recognize the obstacle waypoints
• Ensured that the heroes don't try to get waypoints from deleted obstacles
• Made the heroes check the distance of each waypoint upon recognizing/defining them and pick out the one with the shortest distance
• Made the obstacle waypoint temporarily override the hero waypoint if it's on screen and above them
• Made Enlightened and Sloth character...
  2022-05-06 20:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/29/2022

Every time I tried to come up with a Friday intro today, I realized that I already made it in a past post! >.<  Here's what I got done this week:

• Updated the "Speedy" character to move just like the player, but faster
• Slowed walking speed and obstacle speed
• Lowered the maximum stomp height to give the heroes just enough room for a safe space
• Began work on hero & NPC navigation around obstacles

Alright, explanation time! :D

Run From Me 0.1.1 (Meet the Heroes!)

Changelog:

• Added three heroes around the player character
• Each hero can be changed with the '1', '2', and '3' keys
• Gave each hero their own movement quirk
• Temporarily removed the giantess and obstacles

Known Bugs:

• None! Woohoo!

Important Notes:

• The quit button in the pause menu freezes the game. You can fix it by refreshing the page, but it's best not to press it until we've made it to the standalone versio...
  2022-04-22 20:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/22/2022

Hello, welcome to Friday! May I take your order? Uhuh... Uhuh... Alright, does everything on your screen look correct?

• Fixed movement for the "Tank" character so its speed is more constant
• Finished prototyping the movement for the "Confused" character
• Updated the "Glutton" and "Speedy" characters to feel a bit better
• Prototyped the "Barrel", "Rocket", "Undead", "Sloth", and "Enlightened" characters
• Reduced the number of non-player heroes from fi...
  2022-04-22 20:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/15/2022

Easter is coming... It's coming for us all... Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued planning out the details of Run From Me
• Prototyped the movement for the "Tank" character
• Mostly prototyped the movement for the "Confused" character
• Researched how to apply textures and shaders in Blender

This week... it kicked my butt harder than a week should be able to kick a butt. I had a Sisyphus metaphor going in my head, but I'll just leave it at ...

Progress Report 4/8/2022

It's Spriiiing! Unless you live where I am, then it's Sumter -- 50% bitter cold, 50% blistering heat! :,D  Here's what I got done this week:

• Published 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 11) 
• Began planning out the details of Run From Me's new direction
• Began prototyping the movement for the playable heroes

I've...

Update 4/1/2022

This is not an April Fool's joke post, I promise.

Now with that out of the way, time for an update on the Run From Me contest! Sadly, there weren't any submissions. However, that's perfectly alright! For one, it got me to make some concept art for the game which helped out quite a lot in several ways. Additionally, one fine individual offered a goldmine of potential ideas.

Before I continue, I should come clean about something: I haven't been all that into Run From Me like I was w...

Progress Report 3/25/2022

Happy Friday, everyone! :D  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished the anus on the 3D model
• Attached the new pelvis to the 3D model
• Finished modeling the 3D model!
• Wrote 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 10) 

I can't believe I finally get to say this: I finished modeling the base female model! The...

Progress Report 3/18/2022

Note: The pictures in this post depict female nudity on a 3D model. Proceed with that in mind. :)

Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished the breasts on the 3D model
• Imported and attached the, uh... *lady parts* onto the 3D model

I'm pretty happy with the progress that I made this week, but I was hoping to get that last orifice finished, as well. You know, the one where the sun don't shine. Sadly, daylight savings caught me off guard ...

Progress Report 3/11/2022

Friday already? Whelp, time to face the music. ^^;  Here's what I got done this week:

• Published 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 9)
• Updated the breasts in the 3D reference drawings
• Began updating the breasts on the 3D model

I know, I know. It's all 3D again. >_<  I really can't help myself; I think this ...

Progress Report 3/4/2022

IIIIIIt's Friday! Woohoo! Here's what I got done this week:

• Made NPCs spawn in with a similar system as the obstacles
• Made NPCs despawn when they fall below the screen
• Updated the neck on the 3D model to be shorter and thinner
• Drew references of the 3D model in 2D to help spot the areas that need sculpting
• Sculpted the arms, legs, hips, and butt on the 3D model to look better and more stylized

The NPCs are coming along nicely, but th...

Progress Report 2/25/2022

It's time to Fri-Fri-Fri-Fri-Fri-Fri-Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Set Prototype 3 as the default gameplay and removed all the testing pieces and code
• Made NPCs that run away from the giantess
• Made the NPCs move in random upward directions and bounce off vertical walls
• Made the NPCs die when they get stomped
• Fixed an issue with NPCs running faster after sliding past an obstacle
• Updated the ears on the 3D model to make them l...
  2022-02-25 22:42:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 2/18/2022

F-Friday already, huh? Haha... ha... *Gulp*  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished about 95% of the line art for the next drawing

I know it doesn't look like much, but I promise I've dumped several hours into the drawing this week. Ugh, why do I draw so slowly? >_<  Next week I'll go back to prototyping the game in addition to drawing. I've think I've taken a long enough break on that.

In other news (which is totally not filler so the progres...

Progress Report 2/11/2022

I just ate... SO much food... Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished about half the line art for the next drawing
• Sketched 30 panels on the storyboard for Chapter 1 of the upcoming comic

I have a legitimately good excuse this week! My car broke down on Monday (thankfully in a parking space here at home) and I spent a good chunk of my free time this week fixing it with my dad and brother. I owe them huge thanks because we finally got it working this afterno...

Progress Report 2/4/2022

Friday? More like Freezeday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Published 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 8)
• Set up the Run From Me environment contest

Apologies for another slow week. There was some snowfall in my area which sorta threw e...

Run From Me: Environment Contest

Contest deadline: April 1st, 2022

Run From Me is in need of a setting, and YOU have the power to influence it! Simply download the template (link below) and draw up a background (or several!) that includes obstacles that the player will need to navigate around during gameplay. You're also free to adjust the appearances of the giantess and the tiny as much as you like, as long as they remain the same size.

Artists of all skill levels are welcome! The important thing is that you g...

Progress Report 1/28/2022

Friday already? I guess all the other days had diarrhea or something. Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished restructuring the head and face shapes for the 3D model
• Finished modeling the eyelashes and eyebrows for the 3D model
• Published part 7 of "3D Modeling with Miles Mouse" 

Sooooo I was still in a bit of a 3D...

Progress Report 1/21/2022

Friday! :D  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished modeling the teeth, tongue, and irises for the 3D model

So this was a bit of an off week for me. I planned on getting far more done including coloring/shading the concept art for Run From Me and getting the contest for it started, but I felt utterly drained all week. Turns out I was sick and didn't realize it. ^^;  I'm feeling better now, but it threw me through a loop trying to figure out why I was s...