Archetype and the Four Winds of Hell

Devlog

• What's the Deal with Development Timelines?
  November 10, 2024 by serfofcinder

  So now I want to do something a little different and talk about development timelines. And to do that, I’m going to need to give a little background. I started my full-time indie journey in January... Continue reading

  
• Learning to Level Design: Trial by Fire. Also Earth, Wind, and Water.
  July 26, 2024 by serfofcinder

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  I’ve talked about a lot in my previous dev logs: character movement, the grappling hook, enemy AI and combat design. Lots about game mechanics. But none of those mechanics mean anything if you don... Continue reading

  
• Enemy AI Tech Talk
  May 27, 2024 by serfofcinder

  If you read my first dev log , you’ll know that one of the big inspirations I had was this GDC talk about Doom’s combat. They talked about several AI techniques they used to make their enemies so... Continue reading

  
• The Making of the Grappling Hook
  April 29, 2024 by serfofcinder

  From the earliest stages of development, I always wanted this game to have a grappling hook. I made one pretty early on, and it is the one feature I have reworked the most in this game. Iteration 1: J... Continue reading

  
• Character Controller Tech Talk
  April 13, 2024 by serfofcinder

  There are a lot of other things I want to write devlogs about, so I’ll start at the beginning: the character controller. For those not in the know, character controller is the term for how your char... Continue reading

  
• Talking about Inspiration and Stuff
  April 05, 2024 by serfofcinder

  I've been working on this game for about 9 months now, and this is the first I've put anything about it online. Sure, I've let friends people playtest it in-person, but as far as the internet is conce... Continue reading