Stupid Stories

Devlog

• Aaaand we are done...
  December 04, 2020 by Umpfi

  Yay! After some last minute bugfixing I am done. Stupid Stories is finally available... Continue reading
• It is done...
  December 01, 2020 by Umpfi

  It is done. I finished the last point (translation into German) 2 days before release date. Additionally I gave Clippy a mustache (very important!) Now I just have to wait for Friday :)... Continue reading

  
• Chicken!
  November 15, 2020 by Umpfi

  Hi, one of my beta tester brought a chicken to the crypt. I don't know why you should ever bring a chicken into a crypt, but when you do, the strange shadows are gone now. Fixed a bug where non humano... Continue reading

  
• Trailer!
  November 10, 2020 by Umpfi

  Hey! Finally my trailer is finished. As a programmer you usually have a hard time with creative things. And so it comes that I needed about 48 hours for a 50 sec. trailer. And it started quite harmles... Continue reading
• Fine tuning
  November 05, 2020 by Umpfi

  Hey, it's been a while since my last entry. But I was busy. The last content extension I have added the last content to the game. Thats it! I am done! But this content had it again. Lots of details a... Continue reading

  
• Urgs... graphics...
  October 23, 2020 by Umpfi#Adventure

  Hi, at the moment it's going quite well and if nothing unforeseen happens, I can release the game in December. Graphic Updates Every free minute I have is currently spent on graphic updates of the gam... Continue reading

  
• "How is the game played" vs. "How did I assume it is played"
  October 09, 2020 by Umpfi#Gameplay Decisions, #New Area, #Step Sounds, #Item Editor, #Lighting

  Hi, this week I focused on "How is the game played" vs. "How did I assume it is played" (and bugfixing... there is always bugfixing...). New Area I took another look at some of the videos of "first ti... Continue reading

  
• Settings and Sounds
  October 02, 2020 by Umpfi

  Hi, in the last weeks I worked on the settings menu (which should be available to the player before the game starts as well as ingame itself). Sound settings I wanted to divide the sound into 2 differ... Continue reading

  
• Walking sounds and interface update
  September 11, 2020 by Umpfi#Stupid Stories, #Graphics, #Animations, #Dialogs, #Textbox, #Inventory, #Walking sounds, #Clippy, #Custom Engine

  Hi, It's been a while since the last time, but I was busy and did stuff and things... Graphic Updates Updated some graphics and added some simple animations. Especially the barn looked more like three... Continue reading

  
• Clippy is back!
  August 27, 2020 by Umpfi#Clippy, #Graphics, #Animations, #Bugfix

  Hi, I was busy redesigning and adding more graphics this week. At the moment I am working on the portal room. Changed some graphics added animations. It still needs some love though :) Early this wee... Continue reading

  
• The Scene Editor
  August 20, 2020 by Umpfi#video, #game dev tools, #Custom Engine, #Monogame, #c#, #Editor

  Hi everybody, I have created a small video about the SceneEditor I am using to build the Scenes. To show you how it works, I create a little demo scene and walk you through the process... Continue reading
• Data structure and loading times
  August 17, 2020 by Umpfi#data structure, #loading, #scene transition, #scene management

  Hello everyone, one of the most basic things to decide is the data structure. The first question I asked myself was: "I have two locations. One in front of the house and one inside. How do I store all... Continue reading

  
• First Steps
  August 12, 2020 by Umpfi#Kick Off, #Adventure, #Start, #New, #Editor, #Custom Engine, #Monogame

  First Steps It all started a year ago. As a hobby game programmer I wanted to try out how far I could get from scratch in one year. (Basically not completely from scratch, because I use MonoGame as ba... Continue reading