I am giving each level in Paradox Vector a little more of a distinct look and feel.

Here you see two new features. At the beginning you see the red damage circle when the player gets hit. Then, watch the behavior of the guard as it peeks out and takes a shot at our protagonist before retreating behind the wall...

#ScreenshotSaturday I am adding plants and other background objects to my game. I'm excited to see what can be accomplished in this style....

#gamejoltart This is not game dev related, but rather hand painted fine art that I also work on ... here we see just part of a painting. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/SchmidtWorkshops http://www.schmidt-gallery.com/ https://gamejolt.com/@SchmidtWorkshops https://schmidt-workshops.weebly.com/

For #screenshotsaturday, I wanted to share some great news about Paradox Vector. It has made it to the Top 100 on IndieDB! Please vote and share to help it win! https://www.indiedb.com/games/paradox-vector

I've been working on updating more levels recently. Progress is slow, but should be more steady from now on ... here is the current one I am working on. You can see that I took the old, tile based level, and I am just drawing over it.

A new Anomalies record has been released! https://mkschmidt.bandcamp.com/album/anomalies-oddities

I have been revising the story for Paradox Vector, drawing on the work of H.P. Lovecraft to give it more depth, and to guide the next steps in terms of creature and environment design...

#gamejoltart Here is another excerpt from a painting. These were both done way back in 2005. They are based on photos I took in a German castle. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/SchmidtWorkshops http://www.schmidt-gallery.com/ https://gamejolt.com/@SchmidtWorkshops https://schmidt-workshops.weebly.com/

In addition to developing games, I also paint... "Machine" - 8 x 8 inches - Acrylic on Masonite - 2021