Another year, another resolution to get the CRPG done. This time I mean it though. \ud83d\ude09 I’m not updating that copyright on the title page again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I made a couple engine fixes, my favorite being that monsters now don’t move towards you if you can’t see them. I ran into the problem that monsters immediately came through doors out of rooms to attack you. I don’t have a flag for tiles to be marked “permissible to players but not monsters” so I was trying to figure out how to stop that from happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I realized that I already had the solution; during the map view generation phase I place mobs on the map only if they’re visible. So at the same time, I can update a small array to indicate the monster either can see or NOT see the player, and have them react accordingly in the AI phase later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Now I’m changing gears away from engine work, though, and getting started on content generation for the rest of the game. I have maps to create, mobs to place, script and dialogue to write, monster graphics to draw, and so forth… \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had considered starting beta testing with other people with just the content I have. But new content requirements could significantly alter the engine. Also, I’ve put off the work long enough. Certain cities and towns and dungeons have long been just a name in my head, it’s time to see them actually plotted out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drawing maps is both fun and helpful for plot. I always wanted to make the game so that exploring is rewarding. CRPG’s that have a lot of empty and meaningless territory without any significant interactions are boring. So I try and make sure if there’s a bridge leading to an island, for example, there’s SOMETHING on that island to check out. Otherwise, why put the bridge there in the first place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The time to draw maps is considerable; I expect I’ll be working at this the rest of the month. And I’ll have to slow down when I get to some maps where I haven’t actually created the unique graphics for them yet. (A few special cases I’ve long planned.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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