WQ Devlog

ONE LEVEL GITD
Game Development Log
All timestamps in EST
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----BEGIN DAY 1 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/4/2012 1:37 AM
v -1.0
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Began work on the game. Nothing but FlashDevelop and an empty Main file

2/4/2012 2:14 AM
v 0.00
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I made some tilesets to work with. Nothing fancy. Just walls and floors. I made two sets, one of wood and one of stone.

2/4/2012 3:29 AM
v 0.01
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Imported some util classes that I might need: Screen, PixMap, Spritesheet, IntRect, MathUtils.
Added some classes to handle dungeon rooms and connecting them to each other.
Got a single dungeon room rendering to the screen. (walls and floor)
Swapping out the theme of a room is as easy as a changing a variable.

2/4/2012 4:16 AM
v0.02
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Multiple rooms will now render, though the logic to connect them with 'passageways' has not yet been implemented.
Opposite walls are now mirrors of each other, rather than the same sprite.


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----BEGIN DAY 2 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/4/2012 4:16 PM


2/4/2012 6:16 PM
v 0.03
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Rooms now connect
Modified the tilesheet and RoomType format to contain 'end' walls (connected only on 1 side) in case I need them in the future.

2/4/2012 9:25 PM
v 0.04
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Imported KeyManager and MouseManager class.
I have a character walking around the rooms. Collision on the threshold between rooms was more difficult than I expected.

2/4/2012 9:41 PM
v 0.05
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Added functionality for optional 'leniency' around small passageways so they're easier to get into without pixel-perfection.


2/4/2012 10:33 PM
v 0.06
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Created a sprite of a wizard for my player. Entity-sprites will be 8-directional.


Took a break until 2/4/2012 11:13 PM


2/5/2012 2:02 AM
v 0.07
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Added a weapon system. All attacks count as 'weapons' (magic, swords, throwing knives).
Made a weapon (fireball).
Shot the weapon all over the place.
Fixed all the horrible glitches with the weapon.
Shot the weapon some more.

2/5/2012 2:36 AM
v 0.08
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Added charging/recovery for weapon firing.
Charging your attack and recovering from attacking will slow you for a period of time.
Fireball now charges over the player's head.
Added WASD movement.

2/5/2012 3:11 AM
v 0.08
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Fixed some really annoying alignment bugs.
If there is a wall above you, the fireball will spawn where you are instead so it doesn't instantly explode.


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----BEGIN DAY 3 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/6/2012 1:18 AM

2/6/2012 1:37 AM
v 0.08
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Made a goblin sprite


2/6/2012 4:21 AM
v 0.09
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Made a sword weapon
Began work an an awesome AI system I came up with.

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----BEGIN DAY 5 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/8/2012 2:53 AM


2/8/2012 5:05 AM
v 0.10
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Rooms that are less than 3x3 have problems, so I'm going to restrict myself to 3x3+ for now. (note that a 3x3 room with no passageways only has one walkable space in it.
Added some more AI functionality.
Added the goblin. He follows the player until he's 50 px away, then stops. He can pathfind through rooms from anywhere. He can't attack or be killed yet.
Added some kind of crazy shockwave spell that shoots like 200 blasts of air. It's crazy.
Experimented with some collision between entities.
Fixed some obscure bugs that caused entities to glitch into a frozen state


2/8/2012 5:05 AM
v 0.11
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Goblins can die
Added doors. They block the passageway between two areas.
Fireballs explode bigger (to facilitate more goblin deaths)
Added some stats. They don't do anything yet.

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----BEGIN DAY 6 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/8/2012 10:18 PM


2/9/2012 2:18 AM
v 0.12
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Added a HUD
Added all kinds of new stats
Collisions fixed to work cross-room
Distance-checking now works cross-room
Added some new AI behaviors
Fixed the pathfinding so that entities would walk straight through passageways, rather than going through the very center of the passageway every time


2/9/2012 3:18 AM
v 0.13
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Added inventory section to the HUD
Added tip area to the HUD. it will randomly cycle through a bunch of tips. (Right now the only one is a 'welcome to the game' message)

2/9/2012 4:03 AM
v 0.14
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Made inventory graphics for fireball, sword, shockwave.
The inventory properly displays items in it. Now I need to make some kind of interface for managing it.
You will no longer shoot if you click within the HUD.

2/9/2012 4:13 AM
v 0.15
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Items can now be equipped from the inventory by clicking.


2/9/2012 6:04 AM
v 0.16
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Added a highlight for equipped weapon in inventory.
Mana cost is now a thing.
Added keys. Single-use item that opens a door you're touching.
Added health potions and mana potions.
Adjusted AI pathfinding so that it doesn't try to go through closed doors.
Implemented chests
Drew 4 sprites for chests (Bronze, Silver, Gold, Magic)


2/9/2012 6:22 AM
v 0.1760
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Shockwave and Sword now hurt enemies.
You can now deposit items into chests.

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----BEGIN DAY 7 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/9/2012 1:25 PM


v 0.18
2/98/2012 4:58 PM
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If you place an equipped item in a chest it will unequip.
Added weapon bonus functionality. Weapons have an 'upgrade level', and can have unique enhancements applied to them.
Game pauses when you mouse over the HUD (but it won't pause if the mouse is held down, so it won't interrupt your attacking)
Added item description box for inventory mouseover and chest screen.

Took a break/did classes until 2/10/2012 12:33 AM

v 0.19
2/10/2012 2:01 AM
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Goblins circle around the player, and now back away if you get too close.
You can now die. You return to the home room and lose half of your gold.
The game will now pause when you mouse out of the screen.

v 0.20
2/10/2012 5:27 AM
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Functionality is set up to make sure that added rooms can fit in their designated areas.
Dungeon now randomly generates rooms in realtime.
Room spawning can be biased to favor closer or further rooms.

v 0.21
2/10/2012 5:42 AM
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Empty chests spawn in some rooms.
Goblins will only notice you a limited distance away. They'll just idle if you're too far.

v 0.21
2/10/2012 6:51 AM
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Added signs.
Added vendors. They currently don't sell anything and are basically the same as chests.
Added some more details to what the item details text displays. (speed for weapons, value for everything)

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----BEGIN DAY 8 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/11/2012 1:17 AM

v 0.22
2/11/2012 2:47 AM
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Vendors can now buy and sell items.
You can now gain experience and level up.
Level up menu built for applying stat points.

v 0.23
2/11/2012 4:06 AM
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Rooms are now generated in connected sections instead of one at a time.
Stats now have actual effects. STR/INT increase damage, DEX/WIS decrease charge/cooldown, CON increases health and decreases recov time, and AGI decreases weapon slow.
Both INT and WIS affect max mana.

v 0.24
2/11/2012 4:49 AM
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Items can now exist in the world. You can pick them up.
Enemies can now drop items if they're given any.

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----BEGIN DAY 9 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/11/2012 1:42 PM

v 0.24a
2/11/2012 4:01 PM
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Refactored all code into folders in preparation for content blitz.
Cleaned up import statements in my code.

v 0.24b
2/11/2012 4:58 PM
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Cleaned up projectile code.

v 0.25
2/11/2012 1:49 AM
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Added 5 weapons
-IceSpray
-Bow
-Volcano
-Zapper
-Web Shot

v 0.26
2/12/2012 3:44 AM
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Added Skeleton w/ bow
Optimized rendering to cull off-screen rooms
Unexplored rooms aren't shown. (you can still see the doorway to them)
Optimized chunk generation

v 0.27
2/12/2012 6:18 AM
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Added a minotaur. Once it sees you, it will lock on and chase you forever.
Added axe. (Because what kind of minotaur doesn't have an axe? A lame one, that's what.)
Adjusted entity display to show the up/down/left/right sprites if moving close to an orthogonal angle.
You don't have to be at the center of a passageway to open a door in the passageway.
Drew sprites for 5 new monsters

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----BEGIN DAY 10 OF DEVELOPMENT----
2/11/2012 1:42 PM

v 0.28
2/12/2012 5:46 PM
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Added an inventory graphic for the Axe
Added a new weapon: ParaBlast
Added 'body damage' weapon, which does damage when you collide
Scripted the new enemies:
-Statue
-Ghost
-Eyeball
-Bat
-Slime
Enemies now spawn randomly in rooms
Enemies are stronger further away
Enemies can drop their weapon, keys, or potions
Added a starting screen where you can pick your name
Various backend changes to accommodate some features

v 0.29
2/12/2012 8:08 PM
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Switched menu close key from ESC to ENTER.
Added instructions.
Shopkeeper now has stuff.
Chests can have more than one item spawned in them.
Lots of balancing:
-Level curve much steeper
-Monsters have twice health
-CON affects MP regen
-Various things I forget
Broke a ton of stuff.
-Enemies now get weaker as you go further
-You cannot sell stuff?