ZOE Begone!

Devlog

• ZOE Demo 0.14.1 Released
  May 26, 2020 by Retchy

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  #ZOE, #shmup, #shooter, #shoot ‘em up, #game maker

  Hey, the new ZOE demo (with all the stuff included that I've been going on about for the last few months) is now available! Please lemme know what you think! New stuff - - Power ups! - The Power up S... Continue reading

  
• New Power Ups
  March 28, 2020 by Retchy#ZOE, #shmup, #shooter, #shoot ‘em up, #video game, #game maker, #gamemaker, #animation

  Hello! Ok, so I've been fairly busy with ZOE this month trying to develop the power up system into something a bit more engaging. The current idea is to have the powered up weapons consume energy, so... Continue reading

  
• Level Transition
  January 27, 2020 by Retchy

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  #animation, #gamemaker, #shmup, #shooter, #devlog

  Hi there, it's been a while since I've updated ZOE as I've had a little break from development to explore some other ideas, but I couldn't resist getting back into it to try and figure out how to turn... Continue reading

  
• ZOE 0.13.2 Update and Mac Version Released
  August 20, 2019 by Retchy

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  Hello, I've just updated ZOE to version 0.13.2, now for both Mac and Windows! Updates include - - The aforementioned Mac version! - New online leaderboard - can you make it in to the top 10? - Refin... Continue reading

  
• ZOE 0.13.1 Update Released - Tutorial Added
  July 19, 2019 by Retchy

  Hello, I just released an update for ZOE with a brand new tutorial to help ease new players in to the mechanics! As always, feedback is really welcome if you give it a go :D Cheers!... Continue reading

  
• ZOE 0.13.0 Update Released - New Power Up System!
  June 07, 2019 by Retchy

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  We've just released the latest update for ZOE which includes some big improvements to how it plays. - A new power up system lets you level up your gun, add some some bonus points to your score, or ge... Continue reading

  
• Boss Fight Development
  April 10, 2019 by Retchy

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  #animation, #shmup, #shooter

  I've spent the last couple of months working on the first boss fight, and re-working the formation system, along with a bunch of other smaller tweaks. Having finally figured out and nailed down the co... Continue reading

  
• ZOE (Actual Title Now!)
  January 22, 2019 by Retchy

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  #shmup, #first game, #shooter, #animation, #gamemaker

  As usual, it's been far too long since I've updated my blog. I've just uploaded a low-key update to the game, so I thought I'd talk about what I've been up to for the past few months. Most of my time... Continue reading

  
• New Enemies
  July 20, 2018 by Retchy#animation, #norman mclaren, #resogun, #shmup, #shooter, #first game, #defender

  I've been working on developing various enemy types over the last few weeks. Up until recently I've been using placeholder imagery for the enemies and haven't really put much thought into their desig... Continue reading

  
• Starting To Take Shape
  April 24, 2018 by Retchy#animation, #defender, #first game, #norman mclaren, #resogun, #shmup, #shooter

  A fair bit has changed since the last update, both visually and behind the scenes. The most obvious thing is the change in colour for the background I guess, which I did so that I could have more opti... Continue reading

  
• Character Movement
  April 13, 2018 by Retchy#animation, #defender, #first game, #norman mclaren, #resogun, #shmup, #shooter

  I've been focusing on the look and feel of the game (I should really think of a name for it) for the last couple of months, and it feels like something is starting to come together now. It feels pret... Continue reading

  
• Getting Started
  April 13, 2018 by Retchy#shmup, #shooter, #norman mclaren, #animation, #resogun, #defender, #first game

  This year my spare time has been mainly about figuring out how to make games, at least when I'm not playing them. Or thinking about them. Or watching stuff about them. I'm obsessed really, which is wh... Continue reading