Fintail Gladiator Prototype

Devlog

• Fintails Have Grown Bigger Blades and Smoother Controls
  March 26, 2021 by MrJBRPG

  Even though I was lucky to afford enough time after work to focus on my game project, I cannot help but notice that combined with the fast speed, the sometimes super-responsive AI, and the short fin b... Continue reading

  
• Big improvement: Refined AI behaviors
  March 21, 2021 by MrJBRPG#Pathfind AI, #fishjoust

  Opponent AI UPDATED - Better than ever I have held off from this project since I entered my full time job and had no idea how to improve the game further. One day, I looked more into AI behavior and I... Continue reading

  
• Fintail Gladiator - Level Switching Done and Prototype Closure
  November 15, 2020 by MrJBRPG#fintail gladiator, #fish joust, ##fishjoust, #prototype closed

  Finally, I have implemented level switching. Since that is my final feature to implement, I am now deciding to close development due to real life situations going on, including a full-time job. It's a... Continue reading

  
• Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment Added
  October 10, 2020 by MrJBRPG

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  #fishjoust, #fintail gladiator, #prototype

  It has been some time since I last updated the game prototype. I knew that a key component had to be addressed by various testers: Difficulty. Before, the enemy fish will always assault players with f... Continue reading

  
• Major Polish Boost (or not...) Version 01-4-3
  September 19, 2020 by MrJBRPG#fishjoust, #fintail gladiator

  Over the beginning of the weekend, I decided to rapidly implement some forms of polish. While the changes are more obvious at first glance, it is only the beginning of a long journey towards refinemen... Continue reading

  
• Minor fixes - Fixed fatal crash and small fry graphics
  September 18, 2020 by MrJBRPG

  Made a quick update after discovering a fatal game freeze caused by using while loops for summoning fish combatants. Therefore I streamlined the code to not have while loops while still allowing fish... Continue reading
• Small Polishing and bug fixes - Score Text Pop up and more
  September 13, 2020 by MrJBRPG#fishjoust, #arcade, #fintail galdiator

  This weekend proved to be a very useful time for me to work on fixing small bugs and polishing up on some aspects of the game. I know that I want to do more, but at least I took time to address some f... Continue reading
• Small fries: The new and integral feature!
  September 08, 2020 by MrJBRPG#arcade, #AI, #small fry, #fishjoust, #fintail gladiator

  Finally, I have implemented the new feature of small fry, which now cements as an integral piece to the game loop. The small fry works like the vulnerable state of the opponent, but they are smaller a... Continue reading

  
• Wave Demo - Now you can play the game in waves
  August 25, 2020 by MrJBRPG#fishjoust, #waves, #fintail gladiator, #arcade

  The latest addition to the game prototype is Wave Demo, which will become the standard game mode when it gets polished further. In the Waves Demo, now players can fight opponents in waves, which provi... Continue reading

  
• Small Game Polishing - Pause, High Scores, Fish Art Update
  July 31, 2020 by MrJBRPG

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  #fishjoust, #fintail gladiator, #arcade

  Update: Fundamental Polish Featuring new fish art, pause menu, and high score table This update strongly focuses on more fundamental elements found in may video games. I will explain the details below... Continue reading

  
• Closer to MVP Game - Begun on Sounds and Aesthetics
  July 13, 2020 by MrJBRPG#fishjoust, #fintail gladiator, #prototype

  I received feedback from one individual, noting that it lacked sounds or visual indicators. Since I laid down the foundations, it was time to get started with some sounds and visual effects. Adding in... Continue reading
• Fintail Gladiator Prototype Update: New AI Opponents
  July 11, 2020 by MrJBRPG#fishjoust, #update, #AI

  Game Prototype Update: NEW AI Opponents [Haha... That's simply a test level to demonstrate path-finding to target player. However, that will not be part of the latest demo.] Latest files are available... Continue reading

  
• Opponent Fish AI Implemented
  June 23, 2020 by MrJBRPG

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  #fishjoust, #game dev, #prototype

  It has been a long time since I have made the prototype of one of my game projects. Now that I got motivation for work on it more, I finally got one of the core features that I wanted: Opponent Fish A... Continue reading