Sverdheim

Devlog

• Devlog: Colored Assets
  February 28, 2021 by benfranklinstein

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  #sprite map, #gamedev, #indie, #indiedev, #pixel art, #krita

  As a final step in Krita, I arrange the tiles into a sprite map and add color. Next I will integrate the sprites into the game... Continue reading

  
• Devlog: More Progress on Assets
  February 23, 2021 by benfranklinstein

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  #krita, #assets, #pixelart, #gamedev, #settlements, #roguelike

  I’m making some more progress on the interiors of settlements here. The collection of furniture will be randomly distributed around a room, but positions of items will be constrained by rules so tha... Continue reading

  
• Devlog: Creating Assets
  February 22, 2021 by benfranklinstein

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  I use Krita to generate most of my pixel art. Like pretty much all my art, I work in black and white first, then add color. I think at some point, I might script the shader to add the color, but for n... Continue reading

  
• Devlog: Spawn Radius
  February 21, 2021 by benfranklinstein

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  #development, #gamedev, #circle, #Bresenham, #spawn, #mob, #procedural, #proceduralgeneration, #procgen

  I’m about to get back into development on Sverdheim, so to warm up, I’m going over my old development notes, which I’ll be posting here. If you follow me on twitter , you have probably already s... Continue reading

  
• Working on Settlements
  June 13, 2020 by benfranklinstein

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  #roguelike, #gamedev, #procedural

  Cottage Placement This week, I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to determine where settlements like Cottages and Towns will be spawning in a procedurally generated world. I’d like to have... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.2.0 Release: Character Creation
  May 29, 2020 by benfranklinstein

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  #roguelike, #adventure, #pixel art

  Version 1.2.0 Changelog: Character creation! Customize your sprite. Name your new character whatever you want. Chose a primary attribute to get that edge. A secondary attribute and weakness are random... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.1.0 Release: Infinite Dreams
  April 30, 2020 by benfranklinstein

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  #roguelike, #adventure, #pixel art

  Version 1.1.0 Changelog: World is now near infinite in size View around character is limited Encounters that are too far away will despawn Now you can save your games! Save/Load options added to main... Continue reading

  
• More Writing
  April 24, 2020 by benfranklinstein

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  #progress, #update, #indiedev, #roguelike

  If I were in marketing, I’d write more. But I’m in programming, and the more I blog, the less I program. But still, I’d like to not be completely silent. I know whenever I look at an indie dev... Continue reading

  
• How to Start Again
  April 07, 2020 by benfranklinstein

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  Has it been one week? It feels like two. Maybe it’s been two weeks since I’ve decided to take a break. Since I’ve “finished.” Now it’s time to start back up again, if for any other reason... Continue reading
• Itch.io Debut!
  March 23, 2020 by benfranklinstein

  Welcome to Sverdheim! I set out with the goal of actually finishing a personal project, and with this release, I have reached that goal! Sverdheim is a simple roguelike game. There’s not much to it... Continue reading