It looks like I'll have this next build ready for the end of the month! I'm just running through stuff right now and trying to catch as many bugs as possible with the new quests and content.
I'm also doing polish on other stuff like loading screens, scene transitions, menu/UI stuff, and I changed the in game clock to display properly instead of grabbing the day timestamp. It's lots of little things that won't be immediately noticeable but will change the game to feel more poli...
2024-09-25 18:38:42 +0000 UTC
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Finally took a bit of time to do an art pass for lockpicking. It still needs some proper textures and animations but it's a lot better than the placeholder cubes it was using before.
The tavern quests are mostly in and working. These are the intro quests that will introduce the player to the tavern, how things work, and the people that work there. After these quests I plan to have it branch out and give the player multiple options for how to continue. Will they be serving drinks, ...
2024-09-17 20:13:31 +0000 UTC
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I did a pass on the slime girl basic animations. She now has a new basic idle, walk, and run animations. I lost her original animation files way way back when my last computer blew up and she's needed some updates for a while.
As for quests... the player will soon be able to join the Redtree guards. Guard duty will come with regular pay (after every shift), a new uniform, and the knowledge that the player is protecting their community. There might be a few fringe benefits as well ...
2024-09-09 23:35:46 +0000 UTC
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Ok this was one of those builds that did not want to work. I've been troubleshooting lighting for 2 days and I think I finally have something working.
I'm still working on the quests for Redtree but I also wanted to get a build out this month because I didn't put one out last month. So I ended up pulling the partially finished quest stuff out of this build just so people ar...
2024-08-31 19:20:51 +0000 UTC
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First thing first for anyone that uses the Patreon app from the App Store on an iOS device! There's changes coming. Apple will be charging a 30% app store fee to all new memberships purchased in the Patreon iOS app. This fee shouldn't impact any existing members!
2024-08-22 23:02:45 +0000 UTC
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Work on the quest writing and scripting continues apace! But I also needed a bit of time to recharge and take a break from trying to trace out all the different contingencies for the quest lines. Which meant working on the armor and blocking systems.
Armor will now reduce damage by a percentage relative to the armor value. This only applies to the body slot for armor. Gloves and helmets, at least in this first iteration, won't change the overall armor value of the character.
2024-08-07 21:56:24 +0000 UTC
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Things have been a little off this entire month. The week of fixing bugs and getting the hotfixes out set things back and then this last week I had some family stuff to take care of. So I'm a little bit behind where I would like to be with the quest writing and scripting. But the good news is I'm back at it and plugging along now! The plan is to have a new build ready sometime in August.
Oh and the last build is open to everyone supporting Feign here on Patreon. Here's the link to the <...
2024-07-30 19:39:48 +0000 UTC
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No fancy screenshots this week as I've mostly been doing work on the game mechanics. So the plan for this month is to juggle some stuff around, get some quests roughed out and in game, and do some gameplay loop iteration.
I've already got a good chunk of the quest triggers up and running. Now things like defeating an NPC in combat, opening a door, looting a container, entering a specific room can all change quest states now. I'm sure I'll keep finding more things the deeper into qu...
2024-07-15 21:52:37 +0000 UTC
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(I'll have the regular Feign progress update post in the next day or two but I was taking a break today and polished this up for people. Hopefully it's helpful!)
Making games has never been this accessible to people and there are so many options for engines out there. I'm going to give a brief outline and overview of getting started in Unreal Engine but keep in mind that maybe another engine will be better suited towards the game that you'd like to make.
Also a...
2024-07-11 20:50:18 +0000 UTC
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Let's try this again. I just updated the download links in the main post here.
The biggest thing I'm trying to fix is the bug when exiting the tutorial level. If the exit hangs on a black screen and doesn't load or else teleports you to the middle of nowhere on the map then hopefully that's fixed now.
There was also an issue when saving and loading in an interior space. Loading that saved game would...
2024-07-05 01:19:16 +0000 UTC
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Grab the 1.15.06 version HERE
The previous version 1.15.05 is open to all tiers HERE
Build Notes
I pulled the tutorial map over and updated it enough to fit with the newer mechanics. It still needs some proper love but it'll be enough to get new players up to speed on basic mechanics and hotkeys.
The road north of Redtree just needs a foliage pass and a gatherables pass to be ready for the build. I'm guessing like only another day or 2 worth of work if things go smoothly.
I updated the title screen a little bit. Changing the environment to use more recent assets, lightin...
2024-06-23 00:31:21 +0000 UTC
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Everything is still very work in progress but it's coming together. The cave layout is done and I've done a first detail pass adding the larger props and some lights. So that should be on track for this next build.
I also was able to find and bring over the old alchemist hut interior level! It will eventually need a polish pass but now Lycia can at least be indoors instead of randomly standing outside.
Still working on detailing up the woods north of Redtree. The large eleme...
2024-06-15 19:31:53 +0000 UTC
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The plan this month is to try and stay focused on adding content to the area of the map where the player first spawns in. I've already updated the watchtower model and started placing some of the ruin tileset pieces from last month. There's still a lot of landscape and foliage work to do.
I'm also hoping to get a cave / dungeon set into the cliffside east of the road. The second screenshot shows my current progress on the cave layout. The major rooms and routes are done and now it n...
2024-06-07 17:10:38 +0000 UTC
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Grab the 1.15.05 version HERE
The previous version 1.15.04 is open to all tiers HERE
Build Notes
Build Notes HERE
2024-05-31 02:36:15 +0000 UTC
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How is it already Sunday?!?
I'm almost done with Minotaur solo animations. He needs a quick polish pass, some facial animations, and then to get setup in engine.
Day jobs! I was going to implement the mini games from the Fable series where it's a button timing thing (I still might at some point) but then I decided to switch gears a bit. So the idea is that the player will be able to earn money and reputation points by doing day labor for certain individuals in the game. Simple...
2024-05-26 23:58:42 +0000 UTC
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Going to try and keep the momentum going and get another build out towards the end of this month.
But this week...
Updated the quest system! This should now save properly and also if you transfer your saved game files from one build to the next the quest progress should carry over. This still needs testing of course! But now I can start dropping quests back into the game!
Female imp solo animation! This just needs the final setup in engine and will be in the next build!<...
2024-05-19 20:27:37 +0000 UTC
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Just a quick update this week.
I was able to get both rigs done on the mushroom folk so they're all set to start animations soon.
Started on the solo animations for the female imp.
Updated the crafting UI to show the necessary ingredients and if those are present in the player's inventory.
Continued working on the ruins tileset. Putting the pieces together to make walls, columns, all that jazz.
No images this week though :( because rigs aren't that super ex...
2024-05-12 17:29:40 +0000 UTC
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Took a little break from doing animations and character stuff this week to let myself recharge. Mostly focused on doing environment work this week.
The stone wall, pillars, and archs are for a ruins / dungeon tileset that I'm putting together. There's a few extra pieces I want to do and then I'll need to do damaged version of these. But this is the foundation of the tileset done and ready to be put in the map.
Rocks! I'm finally figuring out a style and look that I like for ...
2024-05-04 18:56:51 +0000 UTC
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Grab the 1.15.04 version HERE
The previous version 1.15.03 is open to all tiers HERE
Build Notes
Basic crime system!!!
Minotaur animation polish. Run, walk, melee swings, and idles
Female Imp animations. Fly, idles, ranged, grapple
Build Notes HERE
2024-04-27 16:32:16 +0000 UTC
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I made all of her facial blendshapes, did all the rig setup, and then went and started animating. This is the first winged flying character I've done so I might need to come back and do some more polish after getting more practice. But I've got her basic idle, ready idle, walk, initiate grapple, and a ranged attack ready to be setup in the engine. Oh, and I've been polishing her textures. There's still a bunch left but she might have enough functionality for the next build if things go we...
2024-04-12 00:45:27 +0000 UTC
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I haven't done anything with the minotaur in a really long time and his animations have needed some love and attention. So far I've gotten through most of his base animations. There's 2 more melee swings that aren't shown above. I'm really tempted to do a texture pass on him now. We'll see what happens though because I really want to squeeze in some frog animations this month too.
I also went through and updated the save / load system to support offhand items (shields) as well as sp...
2024-04-04 23:11:32 +0000 UTC
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Let's try this again!!!
The file should have _hotfix2 in the file name.
Saving and loading should now grab horns, wings, and tails
"Skip to scene" in dialogue should actually work now and not break the UI
The player should no longer be able to loot non-player items using the loot all command
Goblins sho...
2024-03-31 22:48:20 +0000 UTC
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If anyone is running into the bug where they constantly respawn after exiting dialogue - this hotfix should fix that. When I updated the dialogue text system I forget to reset the flag after the player respawns... so they think they always need to respawn.
I updated the download link to lead to the hotfix file in the original post
-HERE-
the filename should have a _hotfix1...
2024-03-29 18:41:58 +0000 UTC
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Grab the build for 1.15.03 HERE
New in this build:
Rough pass on the transformation potions (found on NPC creatures or at the goblin alchemist a bit north of Redtree)
Height slider in character creation
3 rough scenes if you talk to the employees standing around in the Redtree tavern
Placeholder interior spaces for some build...
2024-03-27 23:37:41 +0000 UTC
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Build Notes Here
2024-03-27 23:37:25 +0000 UTC
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