New vlog on the making of those mimics.

Treasure chests!



Fun fact: my entire motivation for putting treasure chests in this game is so I can add mimics late in the game.  

Aaaaand here's the payoff:

Couple new interior environments for Gunmetal Arcadia Zero.







All eight subweapons.

After doing more work on salable gems, I got fed up with having to sell them off one at a time, so I added a "Sell All" option along with the value of the full stack.

Debating whether this should be the default option. Any opinions?

Getting character portraits illustrated.

Giant slime monster! It splits into a bunch of regular-sized slimes when it dies.

I'm thinking about doing something like this for my key art / cover art. I had been planning to color it and add an environmental background and maybe some monsters in the foreground, but once I got it inked and scanned, I kind of liked the stark simplicity of it, so I just threw it against an orange backdrop and added some light swirly patterns to break up the monotony. Also it reminds me a little of this awesome Dark Souls t-shirt.

Any thoughts or feedback?

Working on some new sprites. Playing around a bit with the range of what the tech elves can look like. I like the idea that their ears are their defining characteristic, like maybe that's how elves judge enough, like, "Oh, look at that goofy long-eared fellow, what a joker."

Wow, this looks right up my alley. Very Giger or Beksinski, as others have mentioned. Definitely keeping an eye on this one!

I wasn't too happy with the minimal shopping interface I had in the vertical slice build last month, so I've been refactoring it over the last few days to look and feel more like an item shop in an old JRPG might. Still a few loose ends to tie up (item description, actual prices, etc.), but it's coming together nicely.

Portraits are working (and obviously up to shipping production quality).

Edit: Butts, it's not Saturday anymore, is it? What are days.

Animating dialog boxes in and out. Character portraits coming soon.

Getting boss intros working.

I put together a couple "micro trailers" today for Gunmetal Arcadia Zero:

http://gfycat.com/FocusedEsteemedFlycatcher
http://gfycat.com/ExcellentLastElk

Finished the proper boss for the first stage 

This looks right up my alley! I'll be keeping an eye out for this one!

Grayboxing a new level for Gunmetal Arcadia Zero. Slidey floors and spikes and bomb walls and crumbling tiles.

[Download (Windows, Mac, Linux):]

I've put together a one-level demo build of Gunmetal Arcadia Zero. It'll take about five minutes to play; I'd be super appreciative if you could take the time to check it out and send me your impressions!

Download (Windows, Mac, Linux): http://gunmetalarcadia.com/wordpress/in-dev-build-vertical-slice/

Or if you'd just like to see what it looks like in motion, here's me playing through this same build while talking about adjusting my schedule to meet a June release.

I'm wrapping up a vertical slice milestone for Gunmetal Arcadia Zero and finally getting some new content in the game. I'm on track for a June release, and I'll be publishing a one-level test build in a week or two, once I get back from PAX South.

I've tweaked my CRT simulation a bit since Super Win the Game. Of course it still has the full suite of customization options, plus some new additions.



Palette fades



Combat



Loot



More combat



Prototyping a new enemy



Medusas!!

Treasure chests!



Fun fact: my entire motivation for putting treasure chests in this game is so I can add mimics late in the game. 

Been working on a new tileset for the city where you'll start the game.







Also grayboxing the rest of a level for a vertical slice milestone and prototyping a new biped enemy.



And of course there are still medusa heads because yeah.