#ascent devlog

[pteren]

MY PUZZLE GAME ASCENT IS FINALLY DONE!!!

go play it for free on itch.io right now!

about a month behind schedule, but we pulled through!

this is my first published game since my childhood days on scratch.mit.edu! how the time flies

i would NOT have done this without tumblr. idk what it is about this place but i have never been so motivated to work on stuff regularly. im so proud of myself for completing this journey :D

and an especially emphatic thank-you-so-much to @versilperihelion, @the-typing-dragon, and @dont-look-me-in-the-eye for playtesting! ascent would not be nearly as polished had you not volunteered your time, encouragement, and puzzle-solving skills to my cause. love u all <3

[flower-pot-game]

Wait, what is this?

It has recently dawned on me that I've been publishing this devlog without explaining what I'm developing! Flower Pot is a game about being a half-plant, half-animal creature that lives in a flower pot. It's a physics-based game of exploration with some platformer elements. It's inspired by Rain World, Ascent, and those Uproot guys from Super Mario Odyssey. The original Flower Pot was a prototype I made for a programming class about a year ago. Out of a desire to make the game more expressive and playful, I decided to take that prototype's premise and make it physics-based. Now I'm deep into this wonderful rabbit hole. You can play the original right here!

[lemonzestdoodle]

New stairwell design! Nothing builds suspense like a gradual ascent!

You can read this month's devlog here!

[onehappygiant]

Gun Runner DevLog #17

Had an impromptu trip home to NY because my grandma passed away. Also had a friend visit last week so only now getting back to development. Going to GDC next week and am focusing on a list of items to take care of in hopes of having a polished build to show off.

Dropships, enemies, and players flash red when taking damage.

Dropships and coin patterns spawn at random tilemap level rather than using player's position.

Player's torso now points up and down when aiming at certain angles.

Converted a BOATLOAD of levels (1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3). Currently displaying them at random but the idea is to use the environment to enhance the story, so as the player continues running, they'll see the slow destruction of the environment and the gradual ascent of toxic waste and industrialization.

Added a pause button sans menu and the game now pauses when backgrounding and foregrounding.

The parallax background no longer moves vertically.

Made the reticle touch area larger so it's easier to move around.

[pteren]

ascent dev stream later todayyy

lets aim for around 16:00 CST (4 hours from now)

goals:

make levels (ugh)

maybe dust animation??

work on lore

more consistent visual motifs in levels

hide secrets (???)

as always anyone is welcome to grab a project and a snack and come hang out in vc v.v

discord server is here

[pteren]

ascent v0.5 is live!

only three levels this week but they are excellent if i do say so myself v.v play ascent here: https://pteren.itch.io/ascent official devlog update:

join the discord server for shenanigans: https://discord.gg/TpzEXV2juP

ok bye

[pteren]

ascent version 0.4 is live!

the latest version of my game has five new levels build around a brand new mechanic: extendable bridges. go try it out if you like puzzles!

game:

official devlog post:

[pteren]

it's monday, have an ascent update

i'm making a puzzle game :> you can play the latest version here: https://pteren.itch.io/ascent official devlog update is here: https://pteren.itch.io/ascent/devlog/635256/ascent-v03-update

let me know if you try it out! the puzzles are getting devious

(these image descriptions make my game seem way cooler than it actually is- the resolution of every sprite in puzzlescript is twenty five. but i did my best)

[pteren]

ascent v0.10 is out now!

have a new mechanic and four new levels showcasing it!

(this is a gif, not a screen recording. animations are quicker in-game)

official devlog update

play the game here:

join my creative discord server:

[pteren]

link to official devlog post

just published a puzzle-platformer demo! :o

it's called 'ascent' and it is about a tiny robot lost in a sprawling cave system. you can play it here:

i have an infamously cluttered and cobwebby project shelf but this october i have been so energized to do game-dev things and getting a project over the "minimum viable product" hill and into the "ongoing development" valley is incredibly satisfying. expect plenty of dev updates from me in the future!

[pteren]

ascent update v0.11

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im exhausted

go play my game its really cool and it has lEveL sEleCt now

gonna go eat fish