Sleuth1 Remix

Devlog

• A New Cozy Mystery--Every Time You Play the Game!
  October 28, 2023 by Zed Hanok#procedural-generation, #AI, #mystery, #research, #roguelike

  My research is starting to come together! I’m beginning some more mockups, a design document, and other tech notes. However, these two research papers are guiding my new direction with the game. Clu... Continue reading
• On the Development and Design of Sleuth1 and 2
  May 20, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  #design, #proc-gen, #random generation

  Note: Random generation is just what it sounds like: some things are picked randomly. Procedural generation is a bit more involved: it is programmatically generated content. Even so, the two terms are... Continue reading
• A little progress, finally!
  May 06, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  I’ve been learning about Godot Engine, Lua development, Twine, DOS development, QuickBASIC… all kinds of stuff. I wasn’t sure if I’d make a DOS version, but finally I came to my senses and dec... Continue reading
• This is going slowly...
  April 24, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  I’m in the weeds on this, but the DOS adventure version is proceeding. I’m also working on a Visual Novel (lite) version with Twine, but it’s more of an experiment. The DOS one (made with Advent... Continue reading

  
• Still working on it...
  March 20, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  Sorry it’s been so slow, but I’ve been sick (not an uncommon thing). Working on the tiles and sprites. It’s coming along slowly but surely... Continue reading
• Current Update
  March 14, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  #update, #notes

  Working on customized graphics and trying to find some sprites to use or customize. I will be distracted by the Godot Wild Game Jam for a bit, too, but that will help me get more experience in Godot E... Continue reading
• Working Plan
  March 11, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  #design, #plan

  Okay, so far all I’ve really accomplished is to (a) learn about procedural generation, mostly in Godot Engine, and (b) collect graphics, most of which will need editing/recoloring. The learning curv... Continue reading
• Status
  March 08, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  #notes, #design

  I was way off thinking I could get a playable demo by this weekend! A walk-around demo isn't too far off, I think, and might have happened by today under ideal circumstances, but oh well! Content and... Continue reading
• Dev Notes
  March 08, 2020 by Zed Hanok

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  #notes, #design

  Ideas on the Design So Far: There need to be "procedural pattern" rooms for generating lots of random rooms that are following a realistic look and style. This is because many rooms need to go near ea... Continue reading
• I'm not sure I know what I'm doing... :) Oh well!
  March 04, 2020 by Zed Hanok#announcement

  Can I really get a working prototype done by the end of the weekend? I intend to! The project has been a pain and I started out knowing nothing about procedural content generation. What I know now isn... Continue reading