Good Progress today as well with getting the Player HP to decrease and multiple enemies to render. Tomorrow will probably be focused on Slash, Shield and Healt abilities to give our Hero a chance 
Getting into the habit of vlogging each day to feel the progress and review my work as well as sharing for other peopleās benefit and entertainment.
Also got a Team of 3 so far thatās progress
Recorded yesterday as well but the video and audio wasnāt synced so had to re-record today. I think I finally have a good method and software for recording at the house as well as when Iām out but weāll see lol
This one is about moving the Player to the Center.
Also, if you havenāt seen Ben Jamesā work you should def check it out: https://benjames171.itch.io/
In another episode Iāll talk about what idea his work has inspired in me.
Got the first click ability. Melee Slash. Use it sparingly because itās a energy hog. Save it for when multiple enemies are attacking you.
Iāll reuse the same logic to create heal, shield and one projectile.
Iām going for 3 enemies by end of next week and then focusing on the core word matching functionality to manage energy.
A few shout outs to great resources Iām using to help me build the game and of course the people supporting me.
The last few days have been digging extremely deep into the core gameplay mechanic which left me still feeling a little empty. There was an idea that kept bothering and that was this idea of āWhat is the measure of skillā.
I mean how does one know that theyāre getting much better at the game. Whatās the core skill.
Forming words quickly; yes but I didnāt want that to be the driver. The gameplay should hold itās own.
Choosing the correct ability; yes, singular damage vs splash, defense vs offense. This is all necessary but I wanted more.
After speaking to two Mentors I landed on this:
Main weapon is a bow. There are weak spots on creatures that do double, even triple damage. Aiming can be a very very rewarding experience. THIS IS a skill that can scale well and keep the interest of Players so that they can measure their skill.
Block & Parry creatures and projectiles. Blocking reduces damage, perfect block negates it, parrying negates and does damage. This again is about timing which is a perfect construct for improving skill. In this way the Player can grow their skill in the game in both timing and aiming.
The last one that I have to solve is position or movement. I donāt know if I even should add position or movement for the player or if I should keep him stationary. Itās very tempting because I donāt want to introduce too many inputs.
If anyone has any ideas please reply so I can add it to the brainstorming sessions. Sharing is caring
Lastly, we onboarded Jose from Brazil who is working on the arrow functionality Welcome Jose!
Vlogging about the core attack mechanic to keep the video habit and slowly improve it.
