I've finally gotten around to putting together a demo for Bugs.   You can download it here.  This is a small portion of the game and it's more of an engine test than a demo.  Please keep in mind that this is an early test so there are many temporary things in there. You can play around with a few of the enemies though so there is stuff to do.  The default resolution is 1024x768.   Click below for controls

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It's been awhile since I posted something about Bugs.  I've made a lot of progress and it's really starting to feel like a game now.  Enemies spawn in and attack you in different patterns.  You can take damage from them and get knocked back or blown up.  You can also deal damage and knock flying bugs out of the air or cause a chain reaction with exploding bugs.  It's coming together really well. Click the image to check out a full screenshot.

On the non art side of game making, creating enemy AI is my favorite thing to work on.  It's really fun to bring a character to life but it's also really difficult for me to code.  I get lost in that pretty easily.  I just finished up the AI for an enemy which I'm calling the Exploder for now.  Here is a preview video showing off what he can do.  This one has the most basic AI of the enemies I'm planning but it's still pretty fun to play around with.  The graphics for him are still work in progress but I'll probably be keeping the basic design.

Until I figure out a better name, I'm calling this new game Bugs...because you'll be shooting lots of bugs.  I've finished the basic movements for the main character along with some interactions with enemies.  Now that they're working, I'll be polishing up the animations and graphics for it.  Here's a short video of the player and some bug shooting gameplay.

I've been working on a new indie game for awhile now.  It's gone through a bunch of graphical overhauls and redesigns but I think I've finally settled on a style and genre.  It's an action shooter with some RPG and platforming elements.  It's still in the early stages but I'm making some good progress.  Here are the first shots of it.