[The Hive] Weekly Report #39 (Patreon)

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Latest batch of work on the Hive!

Another substantial amount of work on the game! I've dedicated more time to it this month and I'm hyped about the upcoming demo!

Starting by integrating Maddie's TV show segment.

Also, created a title screen for Star Hop; there's even an intro song. I chose a sci-fi-sounding music for the show, and it was pretty fun.

Maddie's segment is only half done; there were other graphic elements that needed attention, like a placeholder picture for one of the previous scenes.

And a ton of small corrections on backgrounds. 

Primarily color swaps and more muted tones for better readability. Some colors were a bit too strong on the walls or grounds, and more neutral tones help the elements in the scene pop out. The only background that needed a bit more work was Ms. Melrose's house, where there are now more bushes and clothes drying under the porch.

There was more revisiting of character designs, starting with Brittney. However, I'm still not convinced, and I'll probably touch her up a bit.

Wasn't fond of Ms. Topaz's design, so it was a pleasure to rework her!

And my favorite redesign so far: Ms. Mack!

Finally, we have a workable map! The graphics are still a placeholder for now, but the mechanic itself was a real headache. I needed code that I can still use for the future in-game days, and there were a lot of problems. But it's working now!

So you can navigate between the map and different backgrounds once outside.

And that's about it for today!

Next week, I plan to finish the Maddie segment and integrate other scenes into the game!