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Happy New Year!

And it's an...

Kinda...

I hope everyone had a lovely time over the holidays and is looking forward to 2024~

I am forever apologising, but I did drop off again from updates. December was hard, I lost my Grandfather at the beginning of the month, I took more shifts on at work (urgh, retail over Christmas is horrible), and then it was Christmas. My little one was definitely more aware this year and it was lovely, if not a little sad because of Grandad.

But it is a new year! and I'm very hopeful that I can continue to make Collectors this year :) It is something to focus on and I do enjoy the challenge of it.

So here is to 2024, to Collectors Game Project, and to everyone's endeavours! Lets have the best year we can! Love from, Panda and family~

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Hello there!

Oh yeah, it's an...

Apologies for last week, I was really busy with work and my baby and just life in general. But I have been doing stuff this week~

Section three is almost programmed in! I decided to make the whole separate map for this section, it seems like a lot but it is a lot easier when putting the events in for what I want to do. And I did make a start on plans for the CG's I want for this part too. I need menu icons for items and item cards, I might try and sketch them up soon~ Not to mention I also need music ...but that's for a later date.

Not an awful lot to report on but progress is happening, and I'm happy with that.

That being said...Is there anything in particular you guys would like to know about the project? Or would you like to see anything? I don't want to really spoil anything, but I know I have been working on this project for quite sometime now, and I'm happy to show off something if you guys want to see it!

Anyhoo, that's all for now, Panda out~

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What's been going on?

This week I have been working on more pixel art~ specifically for a sprite for Section 3! I also started programming in the event for them but remembering how to program the animations is hard, so I'm learning it all again. Luckily I did make myself some notes and I have other events to look at again, so I'm not completely lost.

Also an event I put in a couple weeks ago stopped working...but it turns out I was an idiot and I broke it myself. I am forever creating more problems.

I think all the text I want added to this part of the section is in, it just needs polished. I'm also planning where I want CG's and what I want them to be.

And even though I have done all this I am starting to think I need to have an alternate map for this part, it just might be easier in the long run to have the area be separate from the rest.

I would like to be working faster at this but I am getting something done at the very least. Hopefully I can show you a WIP or something soon~

Anyway, Panda out for now~

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No Update, Sorry!

My mum moved back near me over the weekend and I have been helping her unpack this week, so I'm really sorry but no update :(

I am hoping to make some more progress this coming week and updates will be on track next Wednesday!

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Hello again~ I have been doing some little bits this week, so without further ado...

This week I did play the game through a couple of times, trying to get a feel for what I have so far again. I did find a few things that need tweaked like the volume of some sounds, I even found some SE's I completely forgot I even put in there! They spooked me! So section 1 & 2 have a few minor fixes, but that's to be expected, they are programmed in but not polished.

I also read through my old notes and play tested what I have programmed of section 3, and my memory has been refreshed~ I was working on some sprites and art for the areas last time, so I decided to pick up where I left off. That's when I realised I had done more than I thought! Sprites I need were finished, so I popped them in game and they are doing their thing, obviously might need tweaking later but looking good for now!

What I did need was some other small items and a little animation sprite, which I finished off today, not in game or programmed yet, but I'm almost ready to go~

I think that's all for now, but I'm heading towards section 3 being almost ready to program completely then I just have to work on CG's for this section!

See you next update, Panda out~

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And...I'm back!

Well that was a longer hiatus than I had originally planned, but I am back!

I am really trying to make a go of getting back into Collectors~

In the time I have been away I did work on my mental health and took time for myself but I also had a baby, and let me tell you, they take up a lot of your time! My little one just turned 1 the other week, and I started to think about myself again and stuff I really want to do.

And that's my artwork and Collectors Game Project.

I worked on the game a little bit while I was pregnant, but not a lot.

Also I realised I worked a lot on the Demo portion and I hadn't transferred it into the main game file...but no worries there! That is the 1st thing I have worked on, and I finished up the system sounds I needed for the menus and stuff.

So that's a tiny bit of progress...

As always, I knit pick the game and there are some older CG's that I'm not happy with anymore, so I decided to work on them. They are refreshed and match the other CG's better now.

I would like to release a Demo, and I have thought about it a lot over the years. It is basically finished now, but do you guys want to see it?

Well that's it for now! My hopes are to continue to post updates on a Wednesday from now on, maybe a random update here and there, but I will find time between work and my little one to work on this project!

Until next time, Panda out!

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No Updates...

Sorry about that. That terrible week has turned into 3 in a row. I haven’t had time, not even for myself, so Collectors is seemingly on a mini hiatus until I pull myself together. If I can, I might still work on things but not post an update for a while.

I wanted a lot of things to be done by now, but I come first. I always apologize a lot for not posting and I am sorry. Hopefully things get better soon and I can update you all about the games progress again. Hopefully be back soon~~

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Not an Update

Sorry guys this week has just been...terrible. Work is rubbish and I couldn’t focus on anything other than lying down when I got home. Also it’s my birthday tomorrow! So please cross your fingers for a good shift this afternoon for me, so I can rest easy tonight and be excited for tomorrow, not stressed :D

I do have the whole weekend off so I might be able to work on the game, even something small, after a good relax :)

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Welcome to another...

They are always late at the moment...oh well.

I Finished the CG’s needed for Section 2! So happy I finally kicked my butt into gear and got them done~ They are in game now and working nicely~

I also managed to do some programming for Section 3. It's nothing new just yet but I fixed a bunch of janky things I put in before, so everything flows well now :) I also worked on a transition to an area that was bugging me a lot, but now it's good!

So I can progress with Section 3 this week, when I find the time, I have started finishing up some sprite plans I made ages ago for the next events. I need to make a few more animation sprites but I'm getting there :)

I think that's it for this week!

Oh! The little pinned post I made I will update weekly(ish) with what I am currently focusing on. And as always if you want to ask me anything about the game the asks are open~

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Hello and Welcome to the Collectors Game Project Tumblr~

Thank you for taking your time to visit the development blog for the game!

Panda is currently working on;

CG art WIPs

Programming

Progress updates are posted weekly on Wednesday/Thursday. They are also on Panda’s Ko-fi account~

Asks are open! Please feel free to ask any questions about the game or its development!

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What do you know? it’s a little...

So only a tiny bit of progress this week... I was working on Section 2 CG’s to finish off, I managed one. I haven’t been able to stay focused this week and with work...it’s a pain, but I’m still trying!

I am making this game alone just now, Regal is still on the team but she has her own things to deal with. It’s hard doing this by myself, working full time and all the other stuff you have to do as an adult...this turned into a mini vent, sorry.

That’s my situation though but I’m still following what I want to do when I have spare time, I will finish this game!

As always I hope I can pull myself together and make more progress this week, so I can tell you guys about it!  Wish me luck and I will see you next update~~ ~~Panda~~

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It’s a little

Hey~ A day late but life is hectic. Work has been busy so not a lot of chill time for me.

Before the weekend I did a quick playtest to get me in the mood~ I found some small fixes, mostly to do with the new menu options. That's all tidied up now and running smoothly

While playing the game I have been thinking of more atmospheric things to add in... I really need to work on some music for the game at some point. Maybe more options for information? I’m not sure though, keeping things quite simple might be best.

I have been working on some assets for Section 3 instead of placeholders though and balancing some sounds that were too quiet in events during the playthrough. I touched on some CG’s again when I had time but that’s about it this week. Slow progress is still progress!  I might have an announcement soon...if I can gather the courage... 

See you next update~

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Hello again! Back from my little break away from home and now I’m back at work and trying to squeeze in drawing and game development time! Hooray~

So before I went away I decided to chill out from programming and work on some CG’s for Section 2, drawing bookcases and books, as you can see above^^ I have the lineart done, I just need to colour it now :)

I worked on things a little bit this morning so I will include it in this update. I have been working on programming in stuff for the item menu, so it works how I would like it to.  You will be able to select items from the menu to see the Item Card again and read information about them, whether it’s to remind yourself of what it said or find out more about it...

I feel things are really coming together now for Collectors and things are working how I would like!

But that’s all for now! See you next update~

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Just chilling out today before work, working on some art for the game~ Hope everyone is having a good Thursday so far

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Little update since I managed to do something this week even though I have been at work everyday.

Programming for section 3 continues! I have added in another map, all newer maps still need final touches, but that will come in time. I made a nice little list of SE I needed for events, found some good ones and recorded and edit some of my own, since I couldn’t find some with the right kind atmosphere that I wanted.

All in all, progress is moving along quite nicely just now. Hoping to get a couple friends to play test next week I think, see what tweaks I might need to make and check if things are making sense in the story!

That’s all for now! See you next update~

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~Update~

Little dev update has arrived, but first a little message~ Next week I hope I can make a little update again, but its gonna be a busy week, then the week after I’m on holiday and finally going to visit my grandparents again! So I might not have an update till the weekend, when I’m back home.

OK, onto the update! Since bigger bits of art and music are what’s left for section two, it’s time to tackle section 3 now!

My biggest setback is I need new sprite assets for this section. I don’t really have place holders that will work, so that’s been my first task, creating some sprites and animating them.  And that’s what I did! I’m not going to be sharing them yet though, sorry! I have tested the one sprite that’s fully animated and it’s looking good~ The others I’m still working on.

I’m also putting some finishing touches on the area maps needed for this section, which is mainly adding pictures to frames on the walls or lighting candles haha, just the little things.

Well that’s all for now, going to see if I can program anything else before I go to work today! See you next update~

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It’s an...~Update~

So I fell of the rails for updates again...I feel bad but here is some news!

I fixed my long list of bugs and my boyfriend did a playtest! and it worked! There wasn’t anything really broken just a few things that didn’t make sense to him, so I’m working on those!

I did fix a few things in some more events last week, like being able to go through a door and skip something entirely. This week I have been working on little bits of art to fill in the completely programed section 2. So I now have the Item Cards I needed and Icons for the menu all in the game now :) I just need to finish the CG’s for the section now.

So this is what the Item Cards will look like, I think I still want to tweak them...but I’m going to do it at the end, when they are all finished.

I am off work tomorrow, also trying not to make promises (even to myself) but I’m hoping to get something done tomorrow, like scripting the 3rd section? Who knows but fingers crossed!

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