The Corrupt Forest

Devlog

• Final Player Redesign
  May 12, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  After the player redesign, I showed the team and they liked it but felt the meerkat looked too evil. Though I could have changed the face slightly, we decided to roll with the idea of an anti-hero. Af... Continue reading

  
• Enemies/Player Redesign
  May 12, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  Originally we had planned to have tons of enemies, an ambitious idea that seemed to be possible when the project began. We thought of having at least six different minions enemies, three mini bosses,... Continue reading

  
• Player Creation
  May 12, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  Creating a player character, for someone who can barely draw stick figures, was a daunting task but something I was ready to delve into. Based on some limited work I had done previously using Aseprite... Continue reading

  
• Lighting Effects
  May 12, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  One of the more appealing aspects of Corrupt Forest is the lighting effects. At first, we had intended for more elaborate effects, something with a neon look to it. Something like a cross between Neon... Continue reading

  
• Enemy Animations
  May 12, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  Animating each of the enemies presented an interesting problem. Some enemies like the bird were simple to add in the animations since they only took a few extra lines of code to transition from each o... Continue reading

  
• Player Animations
  May 12, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  One of the hardest things to get right was the player animations. Because of how we wanted our player to move around and follow the mouse cursor we had to separate the sprite sheet between the head an... Continue reading

  
• Random Room Generation
  April 18, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  This week was mostly spent on the level generation and enemy spawns. We designed the rooms such that no room would have a left-facing exit. Any room that opens from the top or bottom has an exit door... Continue reading

  
• Platforms
  April 17, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  After every level was tested, then began the process to implement platforms for the player to interact with. Our goal was to have a platform for the player to fall and jump through as well as a place... Continue reading

  
• Level Design
  April 17, 2021 by NoClueTeamUH

  Starting off, the game's level design features 7 unique rooms using Stringstar Fields tileset. The future random level generation will create a unique experience for the player every time they play th... Continue reading