I finished adding HP bars for players, NPCs, and structures. The damage done (or health repaired) shows as a separate color temporarily. There is also a little construction effect and sound now. The damage numbers have been shrunk and redesigned a bit. I also implemented a minor movement update and a fix to stacked interactive objects. Come check it out!

This will be a long post, since I have been keeping most of my thoughts under wraps up until now. First of all a quick update – pretty HP bars are on the way soon, for players, NPCs, and structures. There is just something satisfying about seeing a chunk of HP taken out of a rectangle. Also it’s clear that when new players join the game they (more…)

It’s finally here, along with some other exciting changes as well. There are several levels to explore and each one looks unique. Build a stairway to start the journey downwards. Be careful not to get stranded.. stairways can only be destroyed from below. The beginning will be mostly open exploration and free of dangerous (more…)

I’m putting the finishing touches on the underworld update, which I expect to release any day this week if work allows. I will still have a lot of work in small patches following that, with some exciting new mechanics – but let’s go over the things I’ve done this last week. (more…)

Another fairly quiet week, but I’m still working every day on the next update. Recently I finished some code that makes the cave walls look smooth and not blocky, they are also shorter so they don’t obscure the whole tile above them like stone walls do. There is enough content planned that (more…)