As such, @ElementElixir is effectively shelved until things clear up, or I'm able to find more stable income with more free time. However, in a way EE was designed originally to showcase my skills and help land a job, and now I have a job doing 3D work though not in a studio
However during the pandemic I was able to work further towards my own freelance 3D projects to the point I was able to quit my nightfill job and I am now working full time doing 3D freelance work. However this leaves little time for EE when I'm trying to pay rent/bills
However when covid hit SA I was working more hours than ever at my nightfill job and unable to put time into the game dev. And AVCon/PAX, being cancelled, meant I had nothing forseeable to work towards.
It's been a long time since I've tweeted! Originally I had planned to work on @ElementElixir for most of the year, with intentions of showcasing at AVCon and then PAX AUS.
Work has begun in earnest on the new 'Endless' mode. This mode will also require some mechanics which will be used in the main 'Career' mode which will come in at a later date. However I hope to get it done soon and make it enjoyable!
@gkrsuper Thankyou so much for the feedback. I added the highscore in because of feedback from when EE was at a convention and players were trying to get a high score. But back then I was manually tracking it on pen and paper.
Almost ready to release an update to the current EE demo. Features include:
Sound
Main menu and options
More detailed tutorial
And some more quality of life things
I discuss the future of Elemental Elixirs with the Elemental Elixirs Development Roadmap on https://t.co/GLR4eFLNoc https://t.co/E5Gar6G4qV #indiegames#devlog
@secondrealityvr not sure I explained it well enough but there's actually a dozen or so different recipes in the book that you can flick through by swiping your hand across it. But thankyou for playing anyway, really helpful feedback.Had a few people play before but I was there to explainthings
Shout out to @secondrealityvr who played Elemental Elixirs on his youtube channel. I certainly wasn't expecting anything like this and sorry the game was a bit unclear. I will probably update the game with some more fleshed out instructions.
2nd and last day of #avcon over. Had a bunch of new faces plus some returning to play Elemental Elixirs today. A new record was set by the public of 100 Gold profit. However Logan managed to make a profit of 329.
Day 1 of AVCon over. We had about 28 different players, and several players who came back and played again. About 50% of people made a profit and the highest score was 59 gold. Thanks to all who came by! #avcon#indiegamesroom#adelaide#indiedev