Flapjack8 - making a sea slug RPG🐌

Solo indie dev working on an adventure RPG where you play as a sea slug exploring a world inspired by marine life 🐠🦀🐙

[Flapjack8 - making a sea slug RPG🐌 @Flapjack8Games]

Hi new friends!!

I'm a solo dev working on an ambitious, marine life-inspired adventure RPG where you play as a sea slug and...

🗺️Journey into unique biomes
🧑‍🌾Farm crops and raise animals
🏡Decorate your home
😊Visit towns and make new slug friends

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A monument to a hero in the center of town

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How the visuals have changed over time:

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The past few months I've been doing another visual pass at the NPC slug town.

Last version was a good improvement, but it still was not quite there yet and I had to make some bold changes. Very happy with the results this time😊

Here's a quick tour!
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@jumitgames Hello there! Not sure why I wasn't notified of your comment, but thanks the feedback and suggestion, sounds like a good idea that I might add in!

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A slice of the level environment I've been working on for my sea slug RPG 🪸

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@Daily_seaslugs Always happy to meet a fellow sea slug lover, thanks for the support! 😊

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@PlantThatWheat All the movement and rotations here feel super smooth, looking forward to seeing more of this 👍

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@ElvenMoe Always happy to meet a fellow sea slug fan!! I'm working on a major feature rn, hoping to post an update soon!

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Day and nighttime views of my game 🌞🌙:
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@AnxietreeDev Much appreciated friend!! All this rework and polishing has been LONG, but it's super rewarding to see how far it's come looking back.
Thanks a ton for following along on this journey 😄

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How it started: How it's going:

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I've always loved the look of the coral reef biome in Don't Starve Shipwrecked, so I tried to create my version of it using Unity's Shadergraph.

All generated with procedural noise :)

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Added kilns and smelters that you can build to refine materials into coal or metal bars 🔥

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@PlantThatWheat Thank you friend!!

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Added some resource nodes to mine rocks and ore from ⛏️

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Showing off some combat in my sea slug RPG using a variety of weapons, plus an inventory wheel menu to quickly switch between equipment

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Finished building heavy weapons with a slow 2-part swing primary attack for damage and huge knockback, plus a devastating slam for alt attack.

It's hammer time 💥🔨

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This is fine this is fine this is fine 🙃

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A lionfish-inspired creature that lunges at its prey to deliver a ferocious bite. Better watch out! 🦁

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Testing spear weapons with a 3-part thrust primary attack for damage and knockback, and a spear throw for a strong alt attack, all aim where the cursor points at.

How do you think this combat looks in a top-down 2D game with 4-directional animations?

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