Its been a while huh? Well to be honest its been a while since Ive worked on the game too. Ive been taking a bit of a hiatus. Dont get me wrong, Ive still been having ideas for the game, I just havent been working on practical things for the game. Hell, up until a last week I hadnt even touched clickteam in a month.

But thats changing. For one thing, I added a bunch of detail to the main room model in only a day. It went from feeling kinda barren to feeling almost right. Ive still got a couple things Im gonna work on (like making the desk feel more full) but yeah, Im getting pretty happy with the main room. Another thing Ive done these past few days is improve some game design and shader shiz. For example, now when you hover over a clickable, the cursor will change to highlight the area. Its just small stuff but it will add to the overall presentation of the game.

I have also begun remodeling the main animatronic of the game, Mandy Monster! (still in the early stages of course)

Sorry I dont have much more to show besides the new gameplay screenshots this time, but next time expect to see some really cool NEW stuff ;)

Okay. Im gonna be honest here. These hiatus things will probably be pretty frequent. To be frank; I am hindered by the ideas I have set in my head.

I have a directors mindset, mixed with bad ADHD and anxiety. I usually dont like talking about it but it is the reason I have trouble getting stuff done. In my head, I have a full picture of what I know this game will be. But its a pretty big picture, and when I think about all the little parts and how Im gonna get there its really discouraging. So, instead, I do other things until I have large bursts of energy to work on the game.

BUT. Right now I do have a significant amount of energy to work on this game. So expect some more updates really soon. Also Id just like to thank my friend @psonday . His work on Marys Arcade and the upcoming Marys Arcade 2 really inspires me to persevere and keep working on my own projects.

So, with all that being said, when do I think this game will release? Well, I HOPE to have it out sometime this year. Will that happen? Im not sure. Im gonna be trying some different scheduling things that might help me work on stuff more consistently.

Alright thats all I have to say for now. If youve read this far, Maybe I could interest you in a discord server?? I post a LOT of behind the scenes WIP stuff for all my projects, not just Basement Dwellers. So go ahead and join if you want! The link is : https://discord.gg/wMQsdV9Utu