Josh Bossie

Tag: [Pre-Sprint 4] I Hate the Seahawks

  • Pre-Sprint 4: Retrospective

    Overview

    Man, I got a *ton* done this sprint. Lots of dev work. Lots of porting previous prototypes into a more finalized design. Refactoring. A whole bunch!

    Looking ahead, it seems likely that this sudden increased velocity will continue for a time, but can’t last forever. Still, I’m enjoying it while it lasts

    Development

    + Added variable tail wagging animations

    + Created entities for dog and bugs

    + Added bugs. Like, flies, not coding bugs

    + Also added coding bugs

    + Then I added way more bugs

    + Implemented state system

    + Implemented new map

    + Basic physics

    + Created entity for human

    + Lots of refactoring!

    + Rudimentary day/night prototyping

    Demo

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  • Pre-Sprint 4 Planning: I Really Hate the Seahawks

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    Pre-Sprint 4: I Hate the Seahawks

    I’m from Seattle. I love the footballing Seattle Seahawks.

    I’m from Seattle. I hate the footballing Seattle Seahawks.

    Ugh.

    Anyway.

    Sprint Goals

    • Public Relations. It is far too early to start any sort of PR campaign – for example, there literally is no game to advertise yet. I’m also an indie dev, so calling it “PR” feels really slimy. Still, I think I’m at the stage where I can begin sharing some of the things I’m working on, even if it’s dumb bugs that we can all laugh at
    • Better code. All my code is throwaway – this is on purpose! I even added a state in VSTS called “Makeshift” purely to track the features that are *technically* coded but are actually hardcoded. I want to avoid too much rework and refactoring, but I’m at the stage where I need to sincerely clean things up
    • More art. I’ve finally taken a stab at creating pixel art. It’s not the best, but given that I have zero experience in this I can’t help but feel a little bit happy with what I can make. I want to continue.

    Heads down, fingers moving. November is a big month. I’m going to make the most of it.