Garden Birbs

Devlog

• Back to coding
  May 03, 2023 by Luna Bold

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  I took a short hiatus to experiment with a side project and take a break to think about scope and gameplay with this game. I'm now back to working on this and i've filled out the bird journal and adde... Continue reading
• Known bugs to be fixed next patch
  April 18, 2023 by Luna Bold

  most birds do not spawn or enter the garden. this is due to the journal not being populated with their requirements the release build doesn't trim the .remap suffix off of the journal entries for bird... Continue reading
• Bug patches and bloat reduction
  April 13, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Small update just to remove a bunch of unused SFX, add some bug patches, the reworked audio system, and other things i've mentioned in the dev logs. Additionally icons now can be placed on the journal... Continue reading
• More sound design for menuing
  April 13, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Ive revamped the way the game plays sounds so it can now handle 10 sounds at once not including birds and footsteps. additionally all the ui elements now make sounds when interacted with... Continue reading
• New release, shop system, bird ai updates
  April 10, 2023 by Luna Bold

  New in this release: Start of the shop system, it is fully functional but requires populating with items proporly. Additionally has a placeholder voiceline and shopkeeper artwork which will be replace... Continue reading
• Start of main gameplay has... started!
  April 09, 2023 by Luna Bold

  The AI in the background that controls if birds spawn now spawns the birds outside of the fences. If the requirements are met for the bird to want to visit your garden they will fly over the walls and... Continue reading
• Journal Updates
  April 08, 2023 by Luna Bold

  The journal now auto-populates information from the birds achievements/requirements. for example, if a bird has a requirement to appear of at least 1 tree present in the garden it will now read out un... Continue reading
• Bird Spawn AI
  April 08, 2023 by Luna Bold

  The logic behind bird spawning has been improved and optimised, removing the stutter from checking if they could spawn and now integrating it directly into the journal and achievement system. addition... Continue reading
• New mechanics being worked on
  April 05, 2023 by Luna Bold

  I have the start of the achievement tracking system down as well as some UI improvements and a Settings menu now. Development has slowed a little as I have started a new job recently but i plan to kee... Continue reading
• Bug patch
  March 30, 2023 by Luna Bold

  I forgot to turn off Debug Mode on the daynight cycle and it was stuck at midnight. This has been fixed. Additionally you get a sneak peak at the new cloud zoom, grass texture, and garden borders... Continue reading
• Save/Load System and Cloud Layer
  March 30, 2023 by Luna Bold

  The save/load system has finally been implemented. Your characters inventory, the birds, and all the plants/props in your world will be saved to different save files. Plant growth progression is saved... Continue reading

  
• Start of the journal system, hotbars, fancy ui!
  March 29, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Today I implemented using hotkeys (1-6) to swap your equipped items. also using your wand on the new portal will open the journal (placeholder, this will be set to the tab key in future)... Continue reading
• Day Cycles and new props
  March 26, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Today I have finally fixed the Day Night cycle system which has been half in the game for a long while. The time of day progresses in real time based on your system clock like in games such as Animal... Continue reading
• Terrain Collision Patch and Save/Load
  March 25, 2023 by Luna Bold

  I didnt realise i broke terrain collissions in the update earlier today, i have pushed a patch to remedy this... Continue reading
• Terrain Painting Update
  March 25, 2023 by Luna Bold

  There is now a 3d cursor when equipping items into the new equipment slot. In future seeds, props, and other deployable items will use the same system. For the moment though enjoy being able to paint... Continue reading

  
• Continuation of terrain system
  March 25, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Today I learned how to turn a height map into a collision object. This means water can actually be entered! also the water shaders have been improved somewhat... Continue reading

  
• New terrain system
  March 24, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Today I have finally gotten the start of the terrain system in game. Next I will be working on terrain painting being implemented to allow for more garden customisation. Additionally the inventory sys... Continue reading

  
• File size reduction soon!
  March 23, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Currently the game is bloated by prototyping 3d files, of which i plane to replace with my own. these files include a wide array of nature themed tiles from Kenneys Assets which although useful have c... Continue reading
• More fixes and features!
  March 23, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Hoi! big update time! we got more ai improvements, natural bird spawning, cauliflowers, and the ability to set environmental preferences for birds! in future this will be expanded into the appear, vis... Continue reading
• New alpha build out now!
  March 22, 2023 by Luna Bold

  New birb who dis? It's the Common Wood-Pigeon! My modelling skills have improved and I feel i need to go back to my older models and revamp them at some point, I am super happy with how the pigeon cam... Continue reading

  
• Setbacks and delays
  March 21, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Current patch is being delayed by an AI and State Machine overhaul in which im struggling with, but im doing my research and think i have an idea of how to progress! Once the basis of the state machin... Continue reading

  
• Next patch soon
  March 19, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Im planning on adding wood pigeons, plum trees which drop fruit over time that birds can eat, and a temporary debug system that will drop every item in the game in a stack of 99 in the chest by the fe... Continue reading

  
• New update - Build Alpha 2
  March 18, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Added inventory system, removed some debug stuff. You can now grow sunflowers and summon birds with a bell (temporary debug item)... Continue reading

  
• new features coming in next patch
  March 18, 2023 by Luna Bold

  next update will include: grass scattering background wind through trees ambience an inventory system the ability to plant and grow sunflowers... Continue reading
• Smol update
  March 17, 2023 by Luna Bold

  All birds now have voices, not just the swans and robins... Continue reading
• Initial Alpha Release
  March 17, 2023 by Luna Bold

  Today I launched the initial alpha release of this game to show it to the world! I hope this project makes many people happy in the future :)... Continue reading