Devlog

• Tweaks
  September 09, 2018 by HangryBear

  After getting tired of people repeatedly telling me I'd misspelled 'desert' I bowed to public pressure and renamed the game. I dunno, maybe my sense of humour is just too dry for most people! :-) I... Continue reading
• Day 24 - Game Submitted
  November 30, 2017 by HangryBear#Day 24 - Game Submitted

  I've finished my first game jam, that's Dessert Strike submitted before the deadline! Hopefully I've made a semi-decent game that people enjoy playing! If there is enough interest I will continue deve... Continue reading

  
• Day 22
  November 28, 2017 by HangryBear

  A few big changes, namely: Tanks, with rotating turrets - experimenting with moving them but it's tricky given they are comprised of 2 objects Destructible buildings - just one building is destructibl... Continue reading

  
• Day 18
  November 24, 2017 by HangryBear#Day 18, ##GitHubGameOff

  Big update today! Now feels like a semi-decent game! Only 6 days left before the submission date! Changes Changed mountain graphics to get them more in keeping with the graphics style - now simpler an... Continue reading

  
• Day 16
  November 22, 2017 by HangryBear#Day 16, ##GitHubGameOff

  Okay, progress has been very slow of late, really lost my motivation! Now I know what everyone means online when they say they end up with half built games. Fortunately I can say that mine is actually... Continue reading

  
• Day 10
  November 16, 2017 by HangryBear##GitHubGameOff, #day 10

  I haven't been uploading as prolifically as to begin with and this is due to a number of reasons including having to deal with a burst pipe at home. However, today's update contains a number of improv... Continue reading
• Day 8
  November 14, 2017 by HangryBear#day 8, ##GitHubGameOff

  I started working on a second level, one which won't be randomly generated. For this to work I will need to add more background tile types and enemies - this is a work in progress. I have the second l... Continue reading

  
• Day 7
  November 13, 2017 by HangryBear##GitHubGameOff, #day 7

  I took the weekend off as my brother was visiting. Today I wanted to make the game feel more engaging, I'm still holding off replacing my procedural level generation code but I intend to do it in the... Continue reading

  
• Day 4
  November 11, 2017 by HangryBear#Day 4, ##GitHubGameOff

  Tiny update, only spent about 30 minutes on the game today. Changes Biased the view a little so more of the screen is above the player to make it fairer Added the music back Tried unsuccessfully to sh... Continue reading
• Day 3
  November 10, 2017 by HangryBear#day 3, ##GitHubGameOff

  Although I haven't spent so much time writing the game today, I'm glad I've got my head around the GMS view system, and I feel I know my way around my game better. I also implemented a semi intelligen... Continue reading

  
• Day 2
  November 10, 2017 by HangryBear#day2, ##GitHubGameOff

  Achieved a lot today, biggest visual change is we now have a chopper rather than a plane and it's flying over the desert rather than water! Having issues with the GUI layer and views, I want to rejig... Continue reading
• Day 1
  November 08, 2017 by HangryBear#day1, ##GitHubGameOff

  My first game jam, and it although it started on 1st November, this is the first day I've actually done any coding. I've been mulling over an idea for a game based on the classic Desert Strike since I... Continue reading