Seriously!? 48 hours is LONG enough!

/kidding

I will be posting pictures or a video every Sunday. Once I get the player and a few monsters created, I'll create a demo.

Until and after then, anyone who comes up to me, either on Steam or in Spiral Knights, is invited to help. That being said, I won't take absolutely everyone. For example, I won't take any coders who do not use FFL (Frogatto Formula Language) at all. I myself don't know it too well and cannot teach you, and I'd prefer to work with someone who will be learning it as well.

But, seriously, I think I can handle things on my own for a little while. It's part of the design; I only want help after the first demo.

First video, live!

Be warned, all the editing happened after uploading. I couldn't edit it beforehand because all of my editing software hasn't been reinstalled yet. There was a big hard drive crash, and we're still feeling the repercussions. :S

Yay, a 2nd post that isn't mine!

Suggestion acknowledged. However, I will say that a turn animation is more polish than necessity. Since this is fairly bare bones right now, I would rather not have to redraw Pivot another time just for something which makes the game look nicer.

I will put it on the todo list. Thank you! Tips hat.

Well, while I do agree, it's not getting me down. Even if nobody sees this yet, it's good for historical reasons, once people start coming.

Due to the nature of the project, being a fan game and all, word of mouth is the only way to get others to know about the project. You could help that way...

Yay replies!

EDIT: @Colray

I'm not sure if I intend on having Wisps at all, actually. But that is a good idea, to have them move back and forth in the air.

@Solotron

Thank ye! *tips hat*

@Liminori

Interesting idea...but translations are way over my head. C'est vrai, n'est pas?

Also, I really should get that disclaimer up before long. I intend on having a splash screen, detailing the project's bounds. I need to get it up ASAP, I guess. It's going in the next update.

Minor setback: I've recently updated the engine after receiving the latest build. Unfortunately several things changed at the code level and now none of my code works, so I'm having to rewrite half of everything I've written. I'm doing this to fix a big glitch in the old version which made jumping harder to implement, as well as access all the latest and greatest editor tools.

This means, though, that I might not actually get a video with anything new next Sunday. I'll try, but...

/happy

Well, (almost) everything is running again. To top it off, Pivot can jump now!

Just for laughs, here's a story: normally, when the Gunpuppy fires a shot, the bullet should get propelled with a set amount of force. However, the update made it so that the Gunpuppy would propel itself when it fired. Doh!

I probably will keep that code around and show it to you in the video, which, yes, I will be able to post.

We have a wiki now!

Unfortunately, I don't think I will be able to create a video this weekend. I haven't made enough progress on my next monster. The problem is I cannot work on the project as easily from my laptop right now because my laptop cannot run the latest version of Frogatto. The wiki will have to do for now.

A week and a day later, Chromalisk!

As much as I look forward to taking Physics and Economics, I hate to say that school will be starting again in a week. While I will be cramming whenever I can to get more done in these last 6 days, it is hard because I can only work from one computer. Once school starts, I cannot promise any regularity at all. (But I will aim for a video every two weeks) I will do my best to work through school the best I can and still have time to work on Elemedals, but I am afraid that on many days I will be too tired out and will just want to do something recreational.

That being said, slow and steady wins the race! It will be a slow, grulling race, but I will go in swining. Even though I will get no money from this, I think I have enough dedication to make it work.

*Achievement Unlocked: First Step to Fame* (Get a Regular Visitor)

Somehow I had forgotten about attacking. Yes, that's probably a good idea. While I am still in the loop of getting the Chormalisk's AI a bit more advanced, after that, I will definitely go to attacks and damage types. I've already written a lose system on what this should look like, and I shall probably be deep in the mires of coding for at least a month before I come back here to show what I've done, but it should be awesome.

While I don't have time to create a new video, I am proud to say that the slashing animation looks quite authentic. I also finally fixed the problem of the physics going nuts as soon as I used the sword. However, if you attack while facing left, everything looks fine; but when attacking while facing right, the sword is floating in space. I need to get a good way to tie the sword to Pivot's hand, so that it doesn't have that problem.

In the mean time, I need to ask: If you'll be able to move while charging and firing guns, should you be able to move while swinging your sword? While you will be able to move when slashing-in-air, I am not sure about ground...I have three options:

1. Anchor the player while slashing.
2. Let the player slide around while slashing. (Looks funny but least work.)
3. Give the player a running animation to go with attacking. (Most work but best looking/functioning. I don't know how to do this yet.)

Any preferences/opinions?

Over the next week, I'll be working on getting the sword attack more refined and potentially getting a slash combo system working. I want to allow the player to attack before going on to doing fancy damage systems.

Has not played Rogue Legacy. (But it's on the wishlist!)

EDIT: I will look into Rogue Legacy's attack system before long.

@Lasersheild

I know I don't ever post, but I still think that this already is one of (in my opinion) is one of the best additions of the treasure vault. Looking forwards to completion!

Daw, thank you! ^.^

I know that my ideas might be impossible to achieve, as someone who knows almost nothing about coding, but would you be offended if I posted them?

No problem at all! Ideas are appreciated, and you can't really help it if they're impossible to code; I'll just let you know. So, let 'em fly! We might both learn something from it.

Just so you know, there's a section about post formatting that might interest you. Yes, html* tags do count as code. To make something bold, for example, you'd say < strong >bold text here< /strong >, without the spaces. It works the same way for any other html tag.

Also, coding is a bit like speaking in another language. In English--or any other language--there are rules on syntax, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure. Programming is very similar, and there are a lot of parallels. The main two differences are that there are more rules and computers tend to be more picky than people. :P

@Colray

Thank you! The support is much appreciated.

@All

Like I said before, I'm busy and cannot do any direct work until next week. However, I still am preparing something for this project. :)

Well, this took much longer than I hoped.

Find the story here. Like I say at the end, two bosses intended to be in Elemedals appear in the story.

I will now attempt to be far more secretive. (But I'm not a very secret person...woops! Secret's out!)

But, I will say that I am purrty happy with how things are coming! Hope to give a nice little surprise exactly...a week from today. In Valve Time.

A wild video has appeared!

Yes, I know I'm a day late. No, don't hold it against me! :(

EDIT: Looking back at all the posts in a row I've made, I feel silly. I do, however, have something to say. So I'll just stick it here.

When using a sword, attacking while standing still will do a combo attack like in Spiral Knights. Attacking while walking will do a thrust attack. Attacking while in air will do an air attack. Charge attacks will the same whether standing or walking, but some may be slightly different in the air.

The reason for having a separate combo attack and thrust attack is because I would rather not fix the player to one point while attacking, but I do not want the player to walk while slashing, either. A good compromise is to have another attack which triggers while walking, which propels the player by some distance.

While I was considering doing more directional attacks (think Smash Bros), that would be getting more involved than necessary.

Thank you for the encouragement. It's a tad discouraging to not have many posts. I'm also feeling a bit swamped, looking at what I've given myself to do. For a while, I will not be doing any new enemies, and will rather expand upon what is already in the game. This list is fairly large, but here's some of it:

• Get working damage and energy systems
• Give Gun Puppy following attacks: Energy Blast(10), Triple Shot(25), Homing Triple Shot(50) -- (Numbers are experimental)
• Give Chromalisk a bounce attack (No damage, stun; Replaces perma-hitbox on its feet.)
• Give Spookat everything
• Finish Pivot's Combo Attack

@Colray

Well, I intend on having a single monster from each monster family for the demo. This means that the next one has to be a fiend, gremlin, or slime. I actually do have a monster which is in-game, but it isn't quite ready for reveal. (Fortunately, this denizen won't have eyes, so he doesn't get to see how bad he looks right now.)

On turrets, most of the code related to turrets came with Frogatto. It took me a while to get the Gunpuppy working because I was still learning how to tap into this code. (And it was the first thing I created.) I do not think it will be hard to make Howlitzers and Polyps, but I will not make them yet.

@Midnight-Dj

Thanks for your comment!

Sorry to blast your hopes, but it is impossible to make randomly generated levels with Anura yet. While you will not be able to level up equipment with heat, you will be able to upgrade weapons with materials dropped by enemies. I will get into this next update. (But I can't implement any crafting for a while.)

As for the vendors...let's just say that we'll see a few new faces mixed with the old. :3

Implementing shield, bomb for clearing up obstacles and trash mobs, and guns for ranged attacks.
Shields are a yes, but I can't tell you how they work yet. Bombs will hopefully be really fun to play with, and guns will be fast and flexible. I hope to make it as fun as possible to experiment with the weapons.

This is going to be the next shovel knight!!!
That's a very high praise. (Thanks!) But I think I ought to say something which must be adhered to: The game cannot draw revenue from Spiral Knights, nor can it raise any money. (A rough quotation from OOO's emails.) Despite this limitation, my hopes are high right now. If everything goes according to plan, the game will feel like an awesome GBA game.

EDIT: Linkboy has given me permission to include his awesome remixes! No game should be deprived of nice tunes in the background, eh?