The title should explain everything, haha. So it is monday and I have exactly around 1 month until I release Sha Cat for the iPhone.
Today I completed the Chapter 3 level select screen leaving me with one more to go. (release the game with 4 chapters)
Also the enemies appearing after the treasure guards have been born. Crossbow shooting dogs, obviously they do not want to come to close to this cat.
As closer I come to the release of my projects the more self critical I become.
When I start off designing games I think about what kind of game I would like to play and I create this world in my head. During the development I have this critical voice in my head to make it better and better and that works out good and I can see my game blossoming.
But when I come close to a release this voice becomes very strong not only doubting features of the game or scenes, no the whole project itself or even deeper I doubt myself strongly.
As a result I add features stressfully in the game, or remove stuff I had for ages. The main problem is the „add stuff“ reaction.
Since I waste a lot of time and move into a big risk of breaking existing stuff when I do changes like this quick in last minute.
Sometimes I do such a rush work and 5 minutes later I realize that its crap and remove it again. It feels like my mind wants to sabotage me in this situation.
So doubts rise as I move closer to the point where I put my work and with this myself in front.
Which I also have observed during my time as an employe, where the whole team moves into this panic hectic state.
So I guess its common. It’s weird to be aware of something and still mostly having no influence of what happens to you anyways.
The game so far has a lot of action, strong enemies which will challenge everyone, to generate some contrast in the game I created and added a small romantic scene as an flashback in-between the hectic battling of Sha Cat. Enjoy!
I am a nerdy game designer, fantasy role playing games like Diablo 2, World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 7 are my background.
But the mobile market is casual, so I have to align a little bit and in my deepest core I am happy about it too.
My girlfriend always reminds me if something looks to nerdy and helps me to keep the cute and elegant touch. I’m getting better at it but still a way to go. Ah, jeah that’s a photo we took in Berlin this girl is the face of the Sha Cat marketing campaign.
„Once upon a time there was a little girl in a big city, who was challenged by #ShaCat… Are you also ready for the#challenge?“
Check out my newest painting video, creating the last costume before the ultimate last one which will be kept as an secret.
The internet I like to compare with the neural network in our brain. Since it serves the same purpose, to link information to create a bigger picture. This makes us to? Thoughts and Ideas of planet earth.
You are a thought construct:
You are not who you think you are. Because this is just a thought. Some of you might remember that you have existed before you got your name or even knew what a name is. Back then you were probably much closer connect to your real self than now. We tend to identify with what we have experienced and learned this is creating walls around us but at the same time this is defining us. And it’s important to be able to be identified or other humans will be scared of you, because the unknown and unpredictable is scary to us. So many of us have become their Character like for myself that would be „David“. But the fact remains that this is a name given by my parents to have a sound for them and others to call me and save experiences connected to my personality. So you are a thought construct, a design created through circumstances, environment and choices.
Neural network:
The internet now links us all together making us to single thoughts of a higher technological consciousness. So in a way you could even say the earth is/becomes this big living thing which now organizes all the small ideas to create a collective awarness.
Some cool changes that the internet may does inspire in time, could lead to benefits like this:
-Internet will be available for everyone. Giving everyone a voice that can be heard globally.
-Information is not longer a power instrument that can be used for mass hypnosis. This is already breaking down.
-It will take it’s time but I’m sure we don’t need any political figures in our future, Ideas will be pitched and globally voted for or against.
-Early eduction will be able to be consumed at home, within a known environment and the direct support of you family members.
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Another update of my game project, Sha Cat 🙂
The Sha Cat is coming!
Slip into the role of the shamanistic cat lady and enter a bizarre world. Battle through a horde of creatures to save your kidnapped boyfriend which has been stolen by a granny.
Collect mushrooms to buy dresses which will make you more powerful. Meet friends along the way which will join you in your Battles.
Features:
-Skill based gameplay where every move matters!
-Master a set of shaman Spells which you unlock as you progress!
-Collect mushrooms and dress up your Cat! This will make her shamanistic power grow!
-Friendly creatures will join your side in battle.
Release: April 2014
Platform: iPhone and iPod
I changed the start health of the cat lady from 13 to 7. Because a cat has 7 lives.
After I twittered this I quickly got a response from a guy(Rob_Kian) living in the US and briefly after that another one on google+(Lone Wolf).
The cat mythical lives seem to vary based on the country they located in.
„Cats in the US are said to have 9 lives whereas in Germany and southern Europe they only have 7 lives. While the poor cats in Arabian countries are even only said to have 6 lives“
Source:
http://www.omg-facts.com/Animals/The-number-of-lives-a-cat-has-varies-in/58766
I will go with 7 health for the cat, it’s game balancing wise about right to start the game.
The amount of lives makes the first 2 levels almost impossible to fail and on level 3 you get your first challenge.
Additional I created a new cat costume today. The voodoo Priest. (video soon)
And I added a custom font for the health text of the cat(player) and the enemies.
David Zobrist 