Surprise! The Demo is Done.
I know, I know, the dev log has seemed a tad abandoned for the last few months – but that is not an accurate indicator on the progress of Nixie! In fact, surprise! The first playable demo is done!
August 6, 2023
Menu
Menu
I made a menu
In January, I had one goal and one goal only – to learn Unity’s UI features and make a cool title screen for Nixie. Here are the results!
February 10, 2023
I could have done more… in 2022
When 2022 started, I hadn’t even created any environments for Nixie. The first three months of the year were fantastic – I learned Aseprite, started making level tile sets, and also learned LDtk to assist creating levels with the new art, but then I dragged my feet on making progress for many months. Luckily from September to December, I really turned things around and made a lot progress on the game that gave me the confidence to keep going!
January 4, 2023
How to Procrastinate Effectively
When November started I want to get Nixie’s attack animations done. I didn’t. Instead I had the most productive month of gamedev yet, adding a bunch of new features to the game!
November 30, 2022
Hookshot!
Nixie has a Hookshot now! Inspired by the movement from Ristar and Dynamite Headdy, this is the first feature of the game I was able to program on my own without any walkthrough.
October 31, 2022
Attacks, Effects, and Ladders
This month I’ve been focusing almost entirely on programming some additional basic mechanics as well as polishing/fixing some things that were already implemented (with some necessary sprite animations done along the way).
September 24, 2022
Nixie Jukebox
About Nixie
Nixie is a 2D story-driven exploration game about a robot’s search for a missing human lost in an android space colony. Slash, fling, and glide your way through an eclectic world, while enjoying colorful 16-bit pixel art and an infectious soundtrack!