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Dev Log #8: HP vs Hearts
Star Iliad uses a “Heart” system to display player health – which is a marked change from Phoenotopia’s “HP”. Today, I’ll explore why that is. Did we consider other health systems? And is using Hearts simply a cosmetic decision or a major change that will shape the game design fundamentally?…
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Dev Log #07: The META of Blog Posting
Happy New Year! New years invite reflection. Today, I’ll reflect on dev logs themselves. More specifically, why do we write…
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DevLog #06 : Expeditions for Tech
Spot the difference in this picture of two enemies at the moment of their demise. On the left, an enemy…
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DevLog #05: Map Designing
One common feedback we received for Phoenotopia was to add a map. Unfortunately, it was too difficult to do since…
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DevLog #04: Revisiting some old Story Drafts
The game has evolved a lot from whence it started. For fun, let’s dive into some old concepts. Don’t worry,…
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Dev Log #8: HP vs Hearts
Star Iliad uses a “Heart” system to display player health – which is a marked change from Phoenotopia’s “HP”. Today, I’ll explore why that is. Did we consider other health…
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Dev Log #07: The META of Blog Posting
Happy New Year! New years invite reflection. Today, I’ll reflect on dev logs themselves. More specifically, why do we write them? What are they for? And why do I have…
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DevLog #06 : Expeditions for Tech
Spot the difference in this picture of two enemies at the moment of their demise. On the left, an enemy in Phoenotopia. On the right, an enemy in Star Iliad.…
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DevLog #05: Map Designing
One common feedback we received for Phoenotopia was to add a map. Unfortunately, it was too difficult to do since Phoenotopia wasn’t designed with 2D geometric considerations in mind. Perhaps…
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DevLog #04: Revisiting some old Story Drafts
The game has evolved a lot from whence it started. For fun, let’s dive into some old concepts. Don’t worry, they won’t be spoilerific since the current story has evolved…
Star Iliad 