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Mousetails WoA 5 journal

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Day 5 - It's possible to win

Day 5 - It's possible to win

I have a lot of screenshots today. Here you can see my fancy new health bar on units. I kinda like the look of the text being slightly larger than...

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Day 4 - Movement

Day 4 - Movement

I didn't have a lot of time today. It is actually possible move your units now, and after some unexpected difficulties, it is impossible to move your...

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Day 3 - Forts and stacks

Day 3 - Forts and stacks

You can train soldiers now. Both teams have a fort now. Both teams can build barracks which can train troops. Right now, they light up in stacks,...

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Day 2 - too much stuff to do

Day 2 - too much stuff to do

As you can see, now buildings built in one screen sync to the other. I have a system where it takes a few seconds to build something, and I send the...

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Day 1 - I hate sockets

Day 1 - I hate sockets

Someone on my team had the genius idea of making our game multiplayer. I would hate that person if I wasn't on a one-man team. The basic idea of my...

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Day 7 - Final

Day 7 - Final

Well, a friend my cousin nearly got addicted to my game, so I guess that is a good sign. It was a bit hard to get him away from the computer so I...

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Day 6 - Second beta

Day 6 - Second beta

Apparently, there where a few game-breaking crashes in the last demo. All of them where in code I changed, like, right before the build. I just hope...

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Day 5 - First demo and new team member

Day 5 - First demo and new team member

Good news! A new member is joining my team. RajaDavid will compose the theme music for the game. He is a skilled neoclassicist, and I feel that theme...

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Day 4 - Updated menu

Day 4 - Updated menu

The new main menu. There are fancy pictures next to the buttons. This was complicated because my menu system was based on putting items in 200 by 50...

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Day 2 - Upgrades And Buildings

Day 2 - Upgrades And Buildings

I am really pretty happy with my progress today. I added different types of buildings:House: Increases your citizen capacity. While you have less...

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Day 1 - Basics

Day 1 - Basics

If you remember me from last years, you know I had a relatively unambitious plat, and some hope of actually finishing. This year, not so much. The...

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