Recording summary · December 2015
My new game on xcode 7 macbook pro
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Overview
Daniel showcased an early build of a survival game featuring placeholder red blocks and core systems where players survive across days by managing energy, hunger, happiness, and warmth.
Gameplay features gathering wood and berries in the woods while avoiding hazards like monsters and flying fireballs, alongside building items like beds and fireplaces and cooking.
Planned additions include quests, a marketplace, and a pub where players can court a spouse with gifts to boost happiness.
Daniel rewrote the game's statistics code from scratch to fix earlier issues, and two previously finished games are available on the App Store.
Themes
Survival game mechanics, stats management, and resource gathering.
Planned features including quests, marketplace, and marriage mechanics.
Code refactoring and App Store releases.
Developments
Daniel showcased an early build of the survival game.
Daniel rewrote the game statistics code from scratch to resolve prior bugs.
Daniel released two completed games on the App Store.
Uncertainties & gaps
Whether the current build contains undiscovered bugs remains uncertain.
What additional furnishings to add beyond potentially a stove and chairs remains undecided.
The reason the chimney smoke initially failed to appear before functioning is not entirely clear.
The exact design for quests and how spouse and relationship mechanics will function remains uncertain.