Is this thing on? (+ new game prototypes)
Hey everyone. It's been a minute, huh? In case you forgot you were subscribed, this is @splaffinator, the gamedev that was m...
2021-12-29 01:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
splaffinator posts
Big life update & pausing pledges for a bit
Hey everyone!! Sorry that I was quiet this month - a lot of real life stuff has been happening to me recently, and I've needed a lot of time to process it. But now my life is heading in a new (good...
2020-03-01 02:00:56 +0000 UTC View PostGone Fishing
Hey everyone! Here's a video of me chasing down a new gameplay element I've been working on: the ever-elusive golden fish. One of the missions in Lighthouse Rock will involve catch...
2020-02-01 00:53:50 +0000 UTC View PostLighthouse Art
Hey everyone - happy first update of 2020, and a special welcome to everyone who joined recently!! I post development updates every two weeks or so, and right now I'm working on modeling and implem...
2020-01-19 00:54:53 +0000 UTC View PostLighthouse Art & Thanks
Hey everyone, happy holidays and almost-new year! I've mostly been trying to take it easy, but in spite of myself I started working on some art for the lighthouse plateau - check out the gifs above...
2019-12-29 01:54:52 +0000 UTC View PostBadges, Cutscenes, and Dialogue
Hey everyone!! These past few weeks, I've been integrating many of the game's core systems — characters, dialogue, cutscenes, collectibles, and save data — into a single, cohesive whole that's ...
2019-12-15 02:54:38 +0000 UTC View PostLighthouse Rock
Hey everyone!! Here's a video of me running around in the blockout for Lighthouse Rock, the new demo level I've been working on. For the past few weeks I've been designing this area and starting to...
2019-11-24 00:56:49 +0000 UTC View PostBack to the Otter
Hey everyone!! This is going to be a longer update about the state of the game / the upcoming demo, so please take some time to read through it. In the interest of releasing something worthwhile as...
2019-11-10 02:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostSpellbound
The Halloween minigame is out - you can play the final version here!
Thanks so much to everyone who tried out t...
2019-10-31 23:53:50 +0000 UTC View PostHalloween Prototype
So I have a surprise for you guys!! In the spirit of Halloween, I've been working on a minigame where you play as a werewolf who has to organize a library of spellbooks. It's called Spellbo...
2019-10-21 03:08:18 +0000 UTC View PostTalking to Russell
Hey everyone!! These past few weeks, I've been working on Russell (the game's first NPC) as well as the dialogue system that lets you talk to him! Here's a video showing off his model, some animati...
2019-10-06 23:17:29 +0000 UTC View PostCrab Battle
Hey everyone!! Here's a video that shows off some of the stuff I've been working on recently — the game's first enemy, some coconuts you can bat around, and the main area of the demo level. (also...
2019-09-22 02:18:07 +0000 UTC View Post