#thisispoli post

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How Poli was made

eyes

make them face forward

space so that the eyes are distinct from the rest of the body

edges of sprite

round front of head, i want Poli to be organic, not mechanically square

round back of head, add asymmetry to reenforce that Poli is organic, as well as the idea that Poli is facing forwards

feet positions

too thin, expand them forwards to shift the asymmetry further towards the front

make the feet distinct from each other, as well as connect to front

connect to back, make sure to make the back side asymmetric vertically too

done!

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what

(not the correct way to upscale btw, at some point the feet should be seen as partially separate)

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speed testing

speed is key, even one slipup can be devastating merely because it slows you down

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a new character approaches!

Dev!!!

this character is part of Carders Legacy, made by @drtrig

Dev will be available in character select upon release

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update:

the basic physics are implemented. also the bg is darker to make the walls & Poli pop out visually

next step is to adjust the game window to make pixels a consistent size, then ice implementation

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here is how This is Poli will be priced:

itch - free, maybe name your own price

game jolt - free, maybe pay what you want

steam - free, but with a large cosmetics dlc available for purchase (since steam requires $100 to publish the game)

as you can probably guess, itch & game jolt are going to be the first on the list for getting released, and steam is a stretch goal.

but uh... pretty much i dont want to make my hobby become a job. i make games for personal self-fulfillment, and if mandatory money is added to the works, it will kill all my interest in the subject.

and, i also dont want to see anyone not be able to afford my game.

also, OST will be free too, available on steam, youtube, & google drive

theres no reason to gatekeep my game. i wont.

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poli jump