In the last two days, we’ve mostly been polishing up and adding effects to the game. Here’s the main changes:

• Tiles now leave some little rocky chunks behind when broken.
• A whole bunch of additions to the Gelfis: they wobble and flash when hit, they leave ragdolls when they die, their heads swell as they’re hit instead of all at once when they die, the fireflies they leave behind pulse slowly, and they make sounds.
• Improved bullet effects, including a charge effect when the button is held and a trail from the player’s gun when shot.
• Reverb effects while underground.
• Music!

There’s a few other changes under the hood, but I won’t bore you with the details. Besides, if you’re anything like me, you’re probably already mesmerized by Gelfis hunting at this point.

After a week of work, we’ve got another test build ready!
Here’s what’s new:

We’ve put a lot of work into this, and while we’re getting closer to the deadline, I think we’ve got a good chance at having a good build together in time. Enjoy!

I’ve been working on the shader for the Gelfis and here’s how he looks in game…

This guy will be in the next update!

I was going to make a really lame Shakespeare pun, but I thought I’d save everyone having to bang their head against the desk and just went with “Public Todo” as the title. Of course, having said that, you probably banged your head against the desk anyway. But I digress!
We’ve added a public todo list up on the navigation bar, so you can take a peek at what we’re doing and what we’ve already done. As time goes on, more stuff will probably pop up in there, so keep an eye on it!

Just a little update to let you all know how development is going.

Here’s a first creature concept for you, we’re currently implementing this sucker in the game right now.

We’ve also added some nice wavy long grass to the surface areas and I’m working on a ship model that will transport the player to the levels and serve as your base of operations.

Today’s update includes backgrounds, a hidden block effect, lighting that goes from warm to cool as you descend, more grass tiles, and of course, the titular glowing MacGuffin of doom. Every level has one now, and it’s your ultimate goal in the game. Once you find it and pick it up, you’ll be given a timer to return to your ship before it explodes and kills you!
…Of course, you still don’t have a ship, so it doesn’t actually explode yet. It does get brighter and bigger, though!

Uploaded a nice new design for the blog.

We’ll be posting up little snippets about Drillboid here as it’s being developed. Take a look at the test build, but keep in mind that it’s still under heavy construction.