Today I worked a bit more on pigeon messages and added more rooms to the third floor of the Celtic building! I'll probably put some hours into the game tomorrow.
Today I added a few more rooms to the building and started working on the carrier pigeon system which lets you read notes from the mysterious Speedster. I totally forgot that Johnny Gagnon had that nickname! Tomorrow I'll (hopefully) finish this carrier pigeon sub-system.
Still working on first tier passives, implementing them to be more precise. I know that I want 15 different passives per character, but I don't know in total how many there will be. I think that it's pretty clear by now that Killer2017 won't be completed in 2017, but I really, really wish I'll be able to release the first chapter -Angel- this year!
Today I did more game design than programming - although I did code clicking on skill names to get their descriptions - and I started adding skills to my design doc. They're only the first tier of passive skills, so they're upgrades that you get at 1 power, 1 grit, etc. I'll probably finish adding them tomorrow and code them in the game.
oday I barely worked on converting thick blood vials to serum.
Today I added more rooms and the first cutscene with Kess Bloodysunday, I also managed to get enough thick blood to get one vial - I still think that I'm not giving enough right now, I'm at the second floor of Angel and I only have one vial. Next up will be working on getting upgrades via serum in the TV!
Today I worked on puzzle items for room 212, the AC unit and the candles. You might notice that the candles aren't numbered like they are in Killer 7, that's normal, the puzzles will be setup differently in Killer 2017! I think that tomorrow these elements will be done and I'll move over to other rooms in Angel.
Today I started working on the Air Conditioner in Room 212. That's not a lot, but oh well!
This weekend I worked on doors locked from the other side and added a few more rooms to the 2nd floor of the Celtic Building. I also added Yoon-Hyun and his hint system. I'll work on Room 212 tomorrow, but probably keep on adding rooms to the game. I'm almost at having 1 vial of thick blood, so I'll need to think about the upgrade system soon!
Today I worked on the second floor of the Celtic Building. I added a new enemy passive ability, Dodgy, to the Micro Smile, allowing them to dodge attacks. I also created a few more rooms and a new cutscene. I fixed the map layout issue and now I'm working on having locked doors!
Today I fixed a bug with using Mach Speed and changing floors. I also added a few rooms to the 2nd floor of the 'Celtic' building and created the Micro Smile, along with its blinding ability.
Tomorrow I'll add more rooms, but I also need to fix something with the map screen, the way it focuses on the start of the map instead of where you currently are isn't really good.
Today I worked on the Volatile Smile, fixed a few UI issues and created the first Harman's Room where you can't save - because Samantha can't be bothered to do it for you. I'm also thinking about nerfing Con's Burst Fire ability, because I use it all the time.
If you've played Killer 7, you know that you -can- beat the game with any character, but Dan's the best to use in most situations. I've rarely used the rest of the crew in my usual playthroughs, sticking with Dan. I don't want Killer2017 to be like that, I want all characters to be more or less balanced, but not identical. It's a weird balancing act.
Today I added a few more rooms to the 2nd floor of the building, I added the cutscene and started working on the Volatile Smile, a new kind of enemy that is just a variant of the regular Heaven Smile in the original game. Volatile Smiles explode instantly when you shoot them, if they're not killed outright.
Today I've added the indications to the map to show you where you go from one area to the next, I also added a few rooms and started working on the cutscene that comes after that. I'll keep on working on new rooms since there's no new mechanics to be added yet! At some points I'll have to code something related to upgrading stats, but I don't have thick blood vials yet. That also makes me wonder if you gain too little thick blood per fight?
oday I've worked on the map screen, I still have a bit of work to do, especially if I want to show where you can move from an area to another.
t's like I thought, after creating gameplay systems, all I'm left for is creating content. Okay, that's a lot of work, and not all gameplay systems are done, but right now I'm just making room after room after room. I don't have a perfect memory in regards to Killer 7, so I'm not sure how big Angel is, but I'm still working on it. I just got to the second floor, and now I need to work on my map screen so you can click on different areas to see the map there.
I also fixed a bug with Collateral Shot that made it stay on the character if you shot and missed. I also changed Dan's Cockiness so that it's a toggle on/off instead of being a one use ability that you need to re-cast over and over. It's free anyways, so it's not like having the player use it all the time would be counter to its design tenants.
Still working on soul shell and UI related stuff, didn't have much time today to work on the game, but this bit is almost done, I swear!
Still working on that first soul shell, going through some audio choices, animating UI, that kind of stuff.
Today I worked on the Soul Shell UI and thinking about how I would store this data, I also wondered how I'll make it so you need to do specific things in order to progress - talking to Travis so he unlocks the car's trunk, for instance.
Today I finished Mask's Shock Shell, an explosive attack that hits a whole row of enemies. Now that everything costing one vial of thin blood is done, I'm moving on to acquiring the first soul shell from the back of the car with Travis Bell in it. In opposition to the original game where you could only leave the elevator hall by the north exit when you've found the soul shell, I'm going to allow players to leave that way beforehand. I don't think I'll have much blocking that way. Spots where you need to solve a puzzle to progress will be cut off, of course, but I don't think I'll have this kind of arbitrary invisible wall.