OSIR (prototype/engine dev)

Devlog

• First engine test complete
  December 23, 2020 by New Retro Games

  After a bit of polishing the code and UI, the base engine for the game is now operational! Nothing exciting yet, as it's just the fundamental engine (drawing the grid, movement, etc) but you can move... Continue reading

  
• Moving, Attacking (and dying)
  December 21, 2020 by New Retro Games

  Now that the hurdle of pathfinding is done, progress is quick! You can now move around the battlefield and attack characters. Navigational stuff like undoing your move or canceling atk/move selection... Continue reading

  
• Turn order sorted
  December 20, 2020 by New Retro Games

  Turn order is functioning correctly, based roughly on the FFT CT system! Everyone gets a turn at having their SPD added to their CT, with the first to hit 100 getting a turn. Once they finish their mo... Continue reading

  
• Tactics battle movement - progress!
  December 20, 2020 by New Retro Games

  Success! A basic recursive distance function is working! The monster knows it can move to these locations: The code is a little inelegant but works . I got the logic from here: http://theliquidfire.c... Continue reading

  
• Combat Engine basic UI done, on to movement
  December 19, 2020 by New Retro Games

  Today I focused on tidying up the layout and UI for the combat engine. I wanted to get the UI and code neat and clean before focusing on the next stage: movement. I cleaned up the info dialogues for t... Continue reading

  
• Resuming after a 2 year break! - Combat Enginge
  December 18, 2020 by New Retro Games#cRPG, #tactical RPG battle engine

  After a two-year pause, mainly due to starting law school, I've finally resumed development of OSIR. I will be focusing on a more modular approach and the first step will be the battle engine. The in... Continue reading

  
• v0.1.9d
  March 28, 2018 by New Retro Games

  Tons of work on get things fleshed out, more on mechanics and background stuff, still not much focus on narrative/plot/gameflow yet. Even so, there are some pretty big additions, though some are less... Continue reading

  
• 0.1.9c - bug and issue fixes
  March 26, 2018 by New Retro Games

  A quick update to fix some bugs and issues. This update also includes code for a "New Game+" mechanic, that unlocks in the unlikely event you beat the final dungeon. If you somehow manage to get that... Continue reading
• v0.1.9b - Graphics, Multiple Enemies, and more!
  March 11, 2018 by New Retro Games

  v0.1.9b was uploaded last week but caused major game destroying bugs, so it was rolled back. Now, it's finished again! v0.1.9b continues on the same path as 0.1.9, trying to flesh out and polish off e... Continue reading

  
• v0.1.9 - "Workers+ and Bread"
  February 27, 2018 by New Retro Games

  Status: Uploaded. Probably full of new bugs! Work on v0.2 will start in roughly two weeks. Updates: There were so many updates to v0.1.8 I decided to finalise it, and start on v0.1.9. This version ba... Continue reading
• v0.1.8 - "Workers and Combat" updates
  February 23, 2018 by New Retro Games

  This is the dev notes for what's currently in the works for the upcoming update. I thought it would be good to post and keep updating the devlog while changes are in progress, rather than only when a... Continue reading

  
• v0.1.7 - "Code Cleanup" Update
  February 21, 2018 by New Retro Games

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  Finally, FINALLY, an update. Sadly it's all behind-the-scenes code improvements with virtually no gameplay or content changes. WARNING: Previous save games will be wiped! From here onwards, it should... Continue reading
• v0.1.6
  January 30, 2018 by New Retro Games

  This update is focused on cleaning up and polishing off the content-side of the 0.1.x branch. The main change has been creating a proper introduction phase, with elements phasing in slowly, one-by-one... Continue reading
• v0.1.5 - "Post-jam" Update!
  January 24, 2018 by New Retro Games

  The first post-jam update is in progress - a live update is online right now - which focuses on filling out a lot of combat and gameplay mechanics that pad out the pacing of the RPG elements. Next big... Continue reading
• Game Jam version
  January 23, 2018 by New Retro Games

  This game was made for the My First Game Jam - Winter 2018 edition! It is my first attempt to make a game. The game jam version is a very early prototype, but I have lots of ideas to add in the future... Continue reading