November 6, 2024

Creatures: Ones You're Not So Happy to See

Note: We're leaning further away from traditional combat now, but there are perhaps still creatures that cause trouble for you. It's just that instead of hitting them with swords over and over, we want to think of other ways to drive them off, avoid them, or defend against them.


Like, definitely not doing these guys. But I do hate grubs. And I like the idea of bug-people with their camouflage & mimicry designs being fun stuff.

Would there be other kinds of dudes that you fight? Maybe. It's become such tricky territory. I think there's something fun about doing combat with something that has arms and legs and a face. It's just that you can't feel bad at all about killing them.


Sportoise makes a stinky cloud and has a snappy snap that definitely gets broadcasted by UI.


Gather round and hear the story of Bleb, the Worst Axolotl.

 

Pteravens aren't really a problem until they gather in a group big and bold enough to cause trouble for you.

Seasonality




These pieces were back from when we were thinking about a different format to the game, a more top-down/front-on mountainside kind of view.

I still like the idea of seasons and the rhythm that they bring to a game that's about establishing a community in the wilderness. If our community ends up significantly underground, I'm not sure what that'll look like, but I bet we can still sneak some seasonality in there.