Hey guys! We're still hard at work on getting our demo ready for our donors to test, and then for everyone to play :D ! Javier has been quite busy this past week between work and family but things are still going smoothly. We've also spent the last week getting our proposal and business plan tweaked (to hopefully perfection) and really hoping to get funding for the game with it!
Other than that, I've been essentially tweaking the art and getting things looking as nice as possible for the demo, as I always am :P . I've made some minor tweaks to animations, tweaks to normal maps, etc ,etc. But I've also added a 3D HUD! Since both Javier and I want a minimalist HUD but also realize the importance of a concrete health indicator in the genre I've tried to make sure that the HUD is not seriously distracting or detracts from the scene in any way. It's still being tweaked, and the placement is not final, and we will also have bars fade independently when they are not being used.
I've also been tweaking to set up the PPE in a way that isn't cliche and adds subtly to the art style, I was initially against using outlines, but after tweaking them, I am quite pleased with the results.
Here are some shots, notice the way the icons and bars are lit differently in each scene! :) (with the soon to be working health, stamina, and mana bars)
An early version of an outdoor grassy field! :)
And also a gif showing how the bars in action (The lighting effect on the Bar portion has been decreased so it isn't too distracting)
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