Midas

Devlog

• Playable Version
  June 12, 2020 by Dan

  I've finally gotten around to getting a playable version onto Itch. Go check it out! Why did it take so long? Boring technical details incoming! No, really. It's just going to be me talking about Java... Continue reading
• Colour Palettes & Indecision
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  I enjoy wearing lots of hats when I make games. It's especially fun to be the artist and the programmer. Unfortunately whilst my internal programmer is relatively pragmatic, my internal artist is quit... Continue reading

  
• Visible Damage
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  When you swing an axe at a gorgon, you want it to feel impactful. Nothing kills that experience for me like having to take my eyes of the combat and down to a message log to find out how much damage i... Continue reading
• UI Design
  June 09, 2020 by Dan#ui

  Now that I've waded through the technical 'how' it's time to look at how the user interface is evolving in the game. There are 3 key pieces of information to show. How much sanity does Midas have left... Continue reading

  
• UI Implementation
  June 09, 2020 by Dan#technical

  UI has always been an interesting aspect of game development to me, probably because I spend so much of my professional time building user interfaces as a software developer. I've found that it's surp... Continue reading
• Walls & Rabbit Holes
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  The first major rabbit hole for this project was walls. So far the game has been played on a rectangular grid with nothing but the void at the edges. I want to make it feel like you are in a 2.5D spac... Continue reading

  
• Bigger Maps
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  The next challenge was tackling larger maps. So far everything had been played in a 10x10 grid, inspired by the simple brilliance of Ernesto . I had envisioned a simpler strategic version of Midas whe... Continue reading

  
• Particles, Tweens & Juice
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  I usually don't get my games to the point where there's much that can be polished, or I work myself into an engine corner where the engine is working against me. I'm continually frustrated by the diff... Continue reading
• Here Be Monsters
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  I left of the last devlog with creatures on the horizon, with the aim of starting to move from a very basic puzzle game towards more of a roguelike. I love the way that games like Spelunky have a rela... Continue reading

  
• Golden Mechanics
  June 09, 2020 by Dan

  I've been building half-finished roguelikes for years. Something about the systems-heavy genre compels me to keep coming back to program them. I usually start by building the engine from scratch and e... Continue reading