Archives for January 2013

Progress since last update:

• Updated New Game Menu Screen
• Added polygon count to debug statistics
• When player dies, game can now go back to Main Menu and start a new game
• Planned GUIs
• Planned reorganization of features on New Game Screen, Options Menu, High Score Screen, and Help Menu
• Planned all tasks in Tutorial Level
• Made seperate PolySphere page on the website

Stuff to do this week:

• Add redesigned GUIs to all menus, along with correct mouse tracking
• Start making tasks and procedure for tutorial level
• Waiting for feedback from several people so I can work on next version of story document
• Current Goal is to release Alpha build, that can be played on any Windows PC in 3 weeks (Will only have a tutorial level playable)

I made decent progress this week, however most of what I got done is research and less code then in past weeks.

Updates from the past week:

• Received great feedback from several people on my progress and game ideas.
• Completed In-Game Display and tracking of HP, Score, and Current Item
• Changed several controls, including all debug stats, which are hidden unless Q key is pressed
• Added High Scores and Help and Controls in Options Menu (Currently Dont Work However)
• Added more names to credits
• Found out how to add video playback to my game (only issue is it opens in a separate window)
• Fixed issue with main menu mouse delay

What I Plan on working on next week:

• Saving Data files created using arrays, then implementing them to be used in saving the players stats and high scores
• Also like to add GUI to Options Menu(s)
• If that gets done, my next steps will will be rendering enemies and finishing the tutorial level

I have been busy lately and have been getting alot done lately.  Sorry for the lack of updates, I will try to get back on track with the start of the new year.  Here is a list of all the updates I have made since the end of October:

• Finished Main Menu Interface

• Currently Have Temporary Options Menu in the last stable build due to mouse tracking issues
• Designed All But One Terrain For Levels
• Worked on Sound
  • Found free sound files from the web
  • Added the free sound files into my game
• Added Credits into my game
• Added and improved tracking of fps (frames per second), x, y, and z coordinates
• Added level descriptions at the start of each level
• Wrote a Living Story Document
  • All Characters, Enemies, and Levels Are Now Planned
  • Focus, however, stays on programming and much of the story is subject to change

I now currently have about 1700 lines of code in my program.  I still have many things I plan to add to the program.  My next list of goals are below:

• 3D Models for Buildings, Possibly Enemies
• Enemy AI (Artificial Intelligence)
• Working on Universal Player Stat Tracking

• Possibly High Score/Leaderboard System
• Sound Effects on Menus
• Fix and Complete Options Menu