9 months ago

Current State of the Game!


Hey All!
I just wanted to give an update on the current state of the game and I have alot to go over.

My Thoughts on the Game
Firstly, I am really happy with how far this passion project has come, my original plan was to release it early September as a early Demo, however I am not so focused on that release window anymore, instead I want to not drift away from getting the game out by a certain time, but instead simply release it when I feel it is ready to release.

I would like to announce...
So with that, the first I wanted to talk about is the new sneak peak for the game! For the first time ever, I would like to present Pizzeria Mode! This game mode has been challenging and still is challenging to work on but I have really enjoyed working on it, enjoy the video!
This video does not represent the final state of the game and there still are things left to work on, this is a work in progress :)
https://youtu.be/IbzGIABxmlI

When is the Demo releasing?
One thing that may affect the time it releases is that I am going back to College for my Second year, so my time and effort will majority go to the course so I can become an even better Game Designer, so, development might become slow.

Since the middle of May (for the better half of 4 months) I have been working on this each and every day, with plan to release it before returning to College, as a passion project, but also additional experience I will have gained from it, I am also a huuuge fan of the FNAF Franchise as well and I haven't felt the slightest bit of burn out from working on this in the last few months.

The last week, I have been mainly working to add in some Decorations for Pizzeria Mode such as Wall and Floor Designs and this has been going really well! As of right now there are Three wall designs and Two Floor designs, with plans to add more.

Afterwards, I shifted focus on integrating Arcade and Pizzeria mode into one seamless experience, as in when you begin the game you will start in Arcade Mode then you will complete 20 Rounds and get to go to Pizzeria Mode. The more score you earn, the more money you make. Once done designing your Pizzeria, you can press "Finish" and proceed to Arcade Mode and play another 20 Rounds.

Recently, I decided it would be better if I worked to make the game endless. What I mean by this is you can play 20 rounds and then go to Pizzeria Mode and this Gameplay loop will continue on as long as you want with your save file (or start a new save if you want).

This meant that with all that the demo would have to offer (over the course of 50-60 rounds) you could experience new mechanics that keep the gameplay fresh but for people who want to keep going they can as long as they want, and they can continue designing their Pizzeria, with possibly much more expensive items for dedicated players :)

So, once integrating the two modes together, I came across some issues with save data again, at the current time its nearly fixed and once it is I can carry on with making the rest of the planned items for the demo and the other features also. However, due to these issues with Save Data, I feel I have fell behind partially with where I wanted to be as of right now.

To Summarise
To summarise, I am not cancelling the game, however I will be spending less time on it as I go back to college, so I would rather work on this game once a week and come out with a great demo than just release it as it is and it be not the standard I want.



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