Progress Report 9/17/2021 (Patreon)

Now with color! Here's what I got done this week:

• Gave the feet a "stomp" state when the foot is near the top of the screen
• Gave the feet a "walk" state in which they're solid and moving down
• Colorized the foot sprite depending on its state to make it more clear what's happening

A quick explanation of the colors:

• White: "idle" -- not moving horizontally either because the player is on the other side or because the player is in line with the foot.
• Yellow: "chase" -- chasing the player (horizontally only) and only happens when the player is on the foot's side of the screen.
• Dark red "stomp" -- the foot is coming down; this is the player's last chance to escape.
• Bright red "walk" -- the foot has landed, crushing anything below; it is now solid to the player.

The speeds and timings of everything will be changed around once all the elements are in place. To help visualize what's going on, this is a vertically auto-scrolling game. The ground as well as obstacles will be moving from top to bottom.

I'm really happy with the progress that I made this week, despite the new job! My new goal is to get at least one thing done each week, that way progress doesn't ever completely stop. That said, progress may not necessarily be on the game; it could be on a drawing or 3D modelling. 

Now then, somewhere out there is a Taco Bell meal that's lost, lonely and afraid. Imma go eat it. I'll see you guys again next week!