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Tank Additions and Future Ideas
Hey everyone! First, we at Escape Industries would like to thank you for giving our newest alpha demo of Fingeance a playthrough. We really appreciate it. Working on Fingeance would not be nearly as rewarding without the feedback and support we’ve gotten. Speaking of feedback, one thing has been coming in loud and clear: player…
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Changing Up the Player HUD
After reworking the Shop Menu and the Character Selection screens I told myself, “No more big systems for a while…” So naturally, I’m working on another big system. This time I am reworking the player HUD (Heads-Up Display, for those unaware) that tells the players what is going on with their ships. Reworked Player HUD…
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What I Thought a “Finished Game” Looked Like, Two Months Ago.
I was wrong. I was so wrong. On May 13th, I posted an article about how Stephen, Charles, and I were wrapping up work on the “Big Systems” of Fingeance. I claimed that the game had reached such maturity that we were done “making tools” and 2042 hacks. I even penned the hilariously overconfident “It’s time…
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Adding Character to our Characters
What a productive week! Since last Wednesday, we’ve been on a roll making new parts for Fingeance. I guess showing your game off to a group of kids has that effect. Character Select Screen Charles has redesigned the character select menu. It took him a few days, but it turned out really nice. Check it…
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Into the Unknown – First Adventures with the New Shop
“I actually have to think about my decisions now, and it’s great.” – Stephen McGregor, Sunday, July 26th. “You missed scrap!! … That’s really important to me all of a sudden.” – Charles McGregor, Sunday, July 26th. “It looks like a normal shooting game, but it’s way more addictive.” – Unnamed 3rd Grade Student, Wednesday,…
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Augment Designs and Shields
Last week has been somewhat difficult productivity wise. We’ve all been preoccupied with other projects, and so creation has somewhat been slow. That doesn’t mean we’re empty handed though! New Shields Lane introduced you to augments last time. The bulk of our work has been in making augments, but we’ve also introduced a new mechanism…
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Defining Buffs, Equipment, and Roles
What a week! When I first got into gaming, nobody told me that inventory/equipment/stats/bonuses/buffs was this herculean rite-of-passage that stymies so many beginning RPG devs. Player equipment – and passive benefits thereof – were literally the first thing we ever talked about when we started making Fingeance. Several months later, we’re finally able to implement…
