Warmonger 2: Return of the Heroes

Devlog

• #12 ~ A* Algorithm
  January 09, 2025 by xocodili

  Today's update shows off my (slightly modified) A* Pathfinding implementation. This one was a tricky number because of the size of the maps here. The images are 11,520x6,480 ... which Gamemaker can't... Continue reading
• #11 ~ Dialogue Engine & Morality Visualisation
  September 26, 2024 by xocodili

  Howdy, this video shows off progress on the dialogue engine ... take a look and see! This took a little less time than I thought it was going to. It's not finished, of course, what ever is? But this o... Continue reading

  
• #10 ~ UI overhaul
  August 20, 2024 by xocodili

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  So, it's been a year. It's been a hectic year, but this is what I have to show for it and I'm liking what I'm seeing there :) Large elements of the UI have now been completed and form a scoping statem... Continue reading

  
• #09 ~ Inventory Management
  June 05, 2023 by xocodili

  So I've been working on an inventory system now that the animation engine is performant. It's cute and it works great. I'll be able to create layered looks and coherent outfits for my people's. The bi... Continue reading

  
• #08 ~ Graphical updates and party based mechanics
  May 01, 2023 by xocodili

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  Howdy howdy howdy :) Today's dev update is all about graphics and parties. I've significantly upgraded the body art, facial animations and animation performance ... I'm currently into the inventory/tr... Continue reading
• #07: Alpha 0.0.1 demo
  March 03, 2023 by xocodili

  It's been a while, but I've got stuff to show for it :)... Continue reading
• #06 ~ Clock & Character Sheet
  September 19, 2022 by xocodili

  Another update just for the fans! Today I'm presenting the Chronometer, Lighting effects and a Character Sheet ... you can watch them all in action right above! The Chronometer is a time-piece that tr... Continue reading

  
• #05 ~ The Mirror of Fulfillment
  September 03, 2022 by xocodili

  There's little more dissapointing to me then a RPG in which you can't create your own character. Looking at you Stone Shard ... As a gay guy I don't want to be shoe-horned into an overtly heterosexual... Continue reading

  
• #04 ~ Phenotypes & Hair dids
  August 13, 2022 by xocodili

  The animation engine is now capable of generating 768 distinct bodily phenotypes which is just awesome. That includes gender characteristics, strength and skin tone weighted by nation of origin. With... Continue reading

  
• #03 ~ Gamemaker + Spine2d integration
  July 15, 2022 by xocodili

  Still animating and discovering how much I enjoy it. This post I am talking about how I used Spine2d and Gamemaker 2 together ... First up, I got the Spineboy walk animation up and running. I swapped... Continue reading

  
• #02 ~ Spine Animations
  June 29, 2022 by xocodili

  So Spine is a great tool it turns out for 2D animation. Above you can see my progression from an initial image-replacement on Spine's default project which has nice, characterful animation ... then my... Continue reading

  
• #01 ~ Art Style
  June 17, 2022 by xocodili

  A new game is brewing and I'm thinking through art styles. I chose a particular style for Warmonger: SOTN and I'm aware it put at least one steam reviewer right off. However, I enjoy it and it brings... Continue reading