The Portal in the Woods

Devlog

• Entry 5 - Three Playable Levels + Balance
  September 26, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  Well, my wife playtested the last build and got scared by all the wrong parts. She also asked where the ammo pickups were. Well, they're here. In the next version of the build. Oops. So anyway, I adde... Continue reading

  
• Major Update: Core Complete!
  September 26, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  Now that I have 2 complete working levels, I'm confident that the core of the game is effectively communicated. I still have 3 levels to go, but I've added a ton of functionality since 0.0.2... Continue reading
• Entry 4 - First Build Live
  September 26, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  Now, it's not much, but it is a game. And that's important. It's good to upload early - you never know what could happen... Continue reading
• Entry 3.1 - I took my medicine
  September 23, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  Many more hours later, and I have a working Vision System. In the end, I found one on GitHub. Don't grill me, it was open source. See? I owe a great debt of gratitude to this guy for figuring it out... Continue reading
• Entry 3 - Shaders...
  September 22, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  I'm not a math whiz. Now, I'm no slouch when I've got my flash cards, but there are some things I've stayed away from in my game development journey. Shaders are one of them. Whether I liked it or not... Continue reading
• Entry 2 - Day 2 Complete
  September 22, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  Today was a big day. We have a design and a map, and some basic functionality has been implemented. It ain't much, but it's honest work. First of all, we have a player that moves. That's always a grea... Continue reading

  
• Entry 1 - Day 1 Complete
  September 22, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  Game Design is about thinking. The game format that my team and I ended up with is "Metroidvania." Now, I've never made a Metroidvania before. In fact, I'm not sure if I've ever even played one. Never... Continue reading
• Entry 0 - Hello World!
  September 21, 2024 by Code Monkey Max

  At 1:00 AM, my alarm went off. There were 59 minutes until GoedWare 21's theme would be announced - 21 minutes to showtime. I made my coffee, sat down at my computer, and got ready. My preparation sta... Continue reading