2019 Q4 (October-December) Re-Cap
Hey guys this is late but here’s the Q4 recap. I need to stop neglecting this blog!!
Small World Z
Oh boy..
A lot of this time was spent on finishing touches, N3DS support, and the submission process for SWZ.
New Release!
On November 21st, 2019, SWZ was released for Windows/Mac/Linux on Itch, and for Android on Google Play.
We also released this awesome trailer that Josh made:
N3DS/IOS
The game did not release to N3DS until January, and an iOS version is still coming, very sorry about the delays. I have been busy with our next title to be released, as well as doing a EU release for Phasmophobia.
CHax 2
bet that name caught you by surprise. Yes, I opened up the ol project folder and I removed all the networking code in preparation of using a new API. Then while I had it open, I thought it would be fun to prototype an AR feature. It did not take much work, it looked incredible, and I really want to come back to it soon. I’ll share more of this in the future if it comes up again. Just know It isn’t an abandoned project.
Altruism: Matchmaker
MATCHMAKER HAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED!
A whole lot of work has been done! Lots of animations and levels have been done, and something I wanna talk about in this post is the transformations. It has been a core element of the game and I don’t think I have discussed the mechanics at all.
Here are the four transformations, just like the original! (These are revamped from the original Altruism: The Game)
Transformations in Matchmaker will give essential powers for passing levels. To create a transformation you must make certain combo matches! These are listed below:
Key - Opens Locks :)
Combo: Match 4 pink or purple tiles in a square!
Platform - Resets part of (or the whole) board!
Combo: Match 5 blue or green tiles horizontally!
L - Clears an L shape on the board! MORE POINTS!
Combo: Match 5 pink or purple tiles in an L shape!
Spiked Squirt - Falls down and eliminates any red tile it touches
Combo: Match 5 blue or green tiles vertically!
NO MORE DARK MODE
This is a happy game about love, so why was it so dark looking?
Coming Soon!
There really has been too much to share but I am excited it is finally coming together and I can’t wait to release this game. Should be sometime this year :)
Other Things:
I work on a lot of random stuff on the side here and there, a lot of it never gets released but is always there for me to come back to when I feel like it. Some of it I don’t share to the blog but I think I am going to be more open again because it’s nice to have stuff documented and that’s hard to do is nothing can ever go public. So here are some things I worked on over the quarter.
Card Game Simulator
This is pretty cool, there isn’t a whole lot to say about it other than it’s designed to be able to play any card game you want online with friends, a lot like Tabletop simulator, but this game targets mobile users as well and will focus mostly on card games.
New Shooter (Undergrudge, Release Date: TBA)
This is the new shooter to replace Arena 51. It’s gonna be a fun one, and I will share more details about it in a future announcement post.
For now checkout these prototype GIFs, because developing in secrecy is becoming lonely too much isolation for me.