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Andy Blast Devlog 1/12/25

12. jan.

First Devlog of the year... and it's late! Turns out I got my head wrapped up in some personal stuff and with working overnight I forget what day it is. Even now, I keep thinking it's Saturday, but nope, it's Sunday. I don't even KNOW where Friday went?
The bonus is, that in what spare time I was using these last couple weeks to work on Andy Blast I got a LOT of things done! Most of it is housekeeping as I am still in that "avoiding new art and levels" stage of procrastination, but it was all important and some of it came from more player feedback! (Really, if you play the demo ALL feedback is welcome to try and make the game better.) So here's a list of all the things I've done since the last Devlog:

Updated the Itch demo to the same one as on Steam
Fixed a bug in the Steam/Itch demo for the keyboard layout screen to show layout properly
Following changes are NOT in the newly uploaded DEMO:
Changed some internal timing code so V-Sync is no longer a stringent requirement
Due to the above change the game can be run correctly on a VR headset if desired, still in 2D though
Updated the controls menu:
Joystick can now be toggled independent of the keyboard layout
Joystick and keyboard controls are both always shown regardless of which is selected
Game should show you an "N/A" if joystick is not detected and default to keyboard
Keyboard is now "always on" in game with the selected control scheme regardless of Joystick status
Added (joystick) tutorial indicators on the first level so it's easier to know what buttons do what
Replaced the "SpeedRun" option with a "Tutorials" option to disable tutorials
Decided to not move forward with Speedrun tracking as LiveSplit would be more accurate and works just fine
Limited max lives to 9
Added a lives counter under the ammo counter for easy identification of lives left
Skeletons now have randomly selected skulls to add variety to them
Updated the Skeleton Walk cycle animation and arm swing animation to be more fluid

That's all for now, but I'll hopefully be more on the ball in the coming weeks! If I'm not it's because big things are happening in my world and sometimes I have to pause my gamedev!

Andy Blast Vs The Forces of Evil

Devlog 12/31/24 - Still going into 2025!

31. des. 2024

Hey everyone!
Wow! Where does the time go, eh? Turns out going from part-time day job to full-time day job really puts a hamper on gamedevving and updates! However, not to fear, I've got some great news; I'm still working on Andy Blast and have been posting micro-updates over on BlueSky for a while now. Still, I can't neglect the real Devlog or people will begin to think I've given up! So here's a short list of things I've done up to the last day of 2024!

Added Spider enemies to level 4
Added Spider "stun" state to allow the player to attack/bypass them
Added more detailing art to level 4 so it's not all repeating dirt background
Smoothed Andy's pump animation by adding more frames
Added more frames to the reload animation (without adding more time between reloads)
Revamped the pump and reload animation code to allow for easier backend changes
Blocked out Level 7, finished up the main flow, added slimes and zombie enemies
Got slimes working "better" they don't ceiling crawl anymore, but they're just as annoying as before
Brightened the colors for the score popups
Adjusted the position of the camera when player drops down to allow a better view of what's below
Changed Bat attack speed
Reverted Bat attack speed back because it was too fast
Normalized shotgun sound (you can hear actual game sounds now)
Animated more of the Ghoul (Tentacles are HARD!), still not done
Added more frames to the skeleton's legs so they walk more smoothly

Of course, I'm still working on it, but I'm just one guy! Getting closer every day now, so keep an eye out!

Andy Blast Vs The Forces of Evil

10/2/2024 Demo Update!

2. okt. 2024

Hey everyone!

As an indiedev sometimes life just gets hectic and you have to set things aside for a while before picking them back up again later and Andy Blast is no different!

So for today's update it's nothing major (still stuck on Level 7), but it's something; the main menu has been updated!

So what's that mean? Here's a short list:

Main menu has been moved up and to the left to accommodate other menu items. (If your menu is still centered you don't have the latest version.)
Controls were removed from the "ReadMe" area and are now in their own section under "Options".
Graphics for the controls have been updated to be more user friendly and functional.
Audio options have been moved to their own sub-menu and a sound effect now plays to let you know when you're adjusting sound what the changes are!
There's a new Boss Healthbar option! Turning it on will display a healthbar for the boss monsters to reduce some tension.
New "SpeedRun" option. You can toggle it, but it doesn't do anything... yet.
Zombies are faster! And a little more aggressive; Upped their speed and kept them at top speed once agitated/shot. Doesn't increase difficulty too much, but makes them less "stupid".

Even though it doesn't change the core gameplay, I hope that anyone who stumbles across the game will have a better experience with it with a more intuitive and up-to-date menu system than what it had before.

Keep an eye out for more Andy Blast Fun!

Andy Blast Vs The Forces of Evil

Bats, hitboxes, and cultists

I had okay fun with level 1 in the demo. Level 2 though, just too frustrating. I can't hit bats half the time, even if my muzzle fire clips through them. And the knives from the cultists are way too numerous and fast. I wish I could duck lol. Seems fine otherwise. Maybe the controls are a tad too slippery/sensitive....