Carmot Devblog #2: Building a Ruin

It's time for a weekly update on Carmot development!

This week has been all about getting a functioning background system into place:

I call it a 'system' only because there's a little bit more code there to allow for switching the images around or changing how dramatic the parallax effect is. It can (and absolutely will!) be expanded upon, and will hopefully be one of the key factors in making the stuff you do feel MEATY and IMPACTFUL: my hope is to have the background layers like leaves be capable of responding to your spells to shake, animate and blow around.

This clip also gives you a look at the player character in Carmot: a mysterious little crimson-robed... alchemist with a nice jaunty, floppy run animation. This is the only look in their wardrobe for now, but I love the idea that powerful upgrades and the like could add visual flourishes to the character -- hat bands, neck clasps, eyewear, and so on -- such that you can work toward looking like a powerful specialist of your chosen element(s). The character also has frames for jumping, falling, crouching, focusing/channeling and firing off spells, but you'll get to see those in future updates!

Starting next week, we'll be looking at what you can expect from combat in Carmot, including an overview of the elements and item/loot system!

Have questions, comments, feedback or suggestions to share, or just want to keep up on the latest Carmot news? Join me on Discord with the link below! I'd love to start building a community, and I'm looking to use Discord to share snippets of work-in-progress development. Of course, you can also join just to chat -- I hope to see you there!

https://discord.gg/HaA6kSQ