Progress Checkup! (Apr. 2024)
Hey guys! Just giving another progress checkup. Been working on a lot of stuff lately for Scratchin' Melodii! Keep in mind, since I won't be doing anymore demos, the stuff I talk about in these won't be released until the full game is released.
Here's what I've been working on:
- Redone Nami.WAV animations (Halfway Done!)
You already saw some of these in the 2023 demo! - Redone Stir & Mix animations (Done!)
I've been reanimating/cleaning up some of the animations in the levels that were animated earlier in development, as many of them are either off-model to how I currently draw the characters now or just aren't consistent with the quality of my more recent work. - Lucid Mode (Getting there!)
Remember that experimental "Ascension" or "3D Mode" from the 2021 and 2022 demos? Well, I've finally got it working again with the new rhythm system. It's called "Lucid Mode" now. (Unless I change my mind again!) The most difficult part so far has been programming what happens when you fall out of it, but after a long week I think I've pretty much got it under control now. I'll show a preview of this mode when I think it's presentable! - ??? (Act 2 Rival Battle 3) (Being Animated & Storyboarded)
Believe it or not, this will be my first time fully storyboarding a level's animations! I usually just kinda jump in with whatever I have planned in my mind, but I thought a more organized process would be worth a try this time. - Optimization Progress
I've been learning some more optimization tricks, notably with the beans in Sidechain Fever, of which I've managed to pretty much double performance with recently! They look the same, but don't be fooled; their textures are handled differently now! - And other stuff that I can't talk about yet!
Now, with all these awesome things in the works, you're probably craving a look at some of it! Well, I don't feel like it. So here's a background model of a barbecue grill with placeholder materials.
They stated: "If we're being real here, you could probably cook banana burgers on this barbecue."
Thanks for reading!
-LJ
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This is going to be so peak
I'll wait till the game finished, so I could try the whole game, no need to play the demo version
YEAH FINISH IT
Will there ever be a redesign for the tutorial song?
All the other songs got a big redesign and I love them, but I thought that the tutorial song was also going to get updated, and it didn't. My honest rating of the tutorial song it is ok and I feel like it could be better in the way of how it sounds. Maybe you could add something new to the tutorial song too like a part where Melodii and the Chrystal advisors sing together, but it would be a simple song because it is only the tutorial song with less of the robotic voices because I don't feel like it fits in and the reason I say this is because you are kind of forced to play the tutorial song in the story mode or before you start playing and it is best to have the song sound really exiting instead of what it is now with the robotic voices (if the story mode will have more of the Chrystal advisors appearing helping Melodii then I feel like you should change the song to be more "fitting", but if there are no more signs of them when the full game releases then you should redesign the song). No hard feelings to the wonderful creators who made the song, but it doesn't fit in to well with how the game is. I feel like this would be more beneficial (Attractracting more people because they will have a better understanding of how to play the game after the tutorial and making it fit in more with the rest of the game which could mean making a character for the tutorial song that has a purpose in the middle or end of the story mode), but I am not the judge of what you decide to do before the games full release.
Keep up the great work!!!
Sega!!
(Keep up the good work!)
Love the sass. "You want a look? Well, I don't feel like it!" That aside, can't wait to see more! Keep up the good work!
Can't wait for the full release. Keep up the amazing work
That cool!
Seems everything's coming together nicely! Excited for the full game!!