dev blog #13 - new techDemo 0.3

and here it is!
the next techDemo version is finally presentable

Twin Star - techDemo 0.3

the 3 new major features are:

• Journal
  
  
  with the journal you have a menu where you can keep up on your quests,
  people you met and your skills
  
  in order to see any NPC info in the "People" tab you have to find and talk with an NPC first
  after this initial contact your journal will update with the infos you have on that NPC
  
  at the current stage all the info there is cosmetic as there is no function behind them,
  but you get a glimpse of what I'm going for in future updates!
   
• Scene Manager
  
  
  
  now we get to the first juicy update for this game!
  with the implementation of the Scene Manager it is now possible to start "scenes".
  
  These scenes are where the fun is as you go through them like a dialog but this time you get more or less hardcore content displayed.
  
  At certain parts of the scene there needs  a decision to be made regarding the way you want to continue the scene. To do so a "minigame" will start where you have to hit the "choice" you want. Just hit "E" or your left mouse button whenever the crosshair is over your choice 3 times to progress (the mouse does not need to be there too).
  
  Right now there is no penalty if you fail the minigame and for testing purpose you can activate the only scene available each "night".
   
• Event Manager
  
  this is a pure background system that handles events. Whenever something in the gameworld gets changed an event is triggered first to perform that change.
  
  Best example for this is the "night" mode for Lena:
  When "night" time is reached an event is called to place the activator at Lena's door so you can start the scene. In addition her door "status" and her bed "status" is changed too so you can see a difference visually compared to other times (like "morning")

other than these there are some minor tweaks and the "achievement popup" that notifies you when you discovered a new NPC (and more in the future).

Please note that the scenes images are far from "finished" as some of them are slightly misplaced or the camera angle changed slightly (for the same perspective). For now I won't render this scene again because I want to focus on new content first.

If you are part of my Patreon Early Access group you can download the new techDemo 0.3 now

• download techDemo 0.3

read more about this group here: Early Access Info

this update will be available for public in two weeks from now on 12th November!