Prototype version 0.1

Hello folks and welcome to my new project: Adventures of Zoldan. 

I started this project after completing a tutorial about 2D RPG games. I learned a lot of cool stuff that I want to implement in a project. The idea for a sci-fi setting came after purchasing some inspiring 2D graphics. (mainly from: https://finalbossblues.itch.io/future-fantasy) I haven't planned out a story yet for this game. However, the prototype will be about the player character having crashed on a junkyard planet. I plan to have quests implemented where you have to find parts to fix your ship. The area is (of course) dangerous and you only start armed with a crowbar... 

I first started with implementing a player character with movement and attack controls. I haven't decided yet how the player character will look, for now I go with this mysterious looking creature. Following what I learned in the tutorial, I added an attack animation where the player swings down and up with the crowbar. In this version only some terrain can be attacked and destroyed but that will soon change. 

Next was to implement tilemaps to quickly design levels for the character to walk around in. This is time consuming work but the result was worth it. I tried to give the level an industrial zone look with some roofing overhead and dirty water. 

The industrial roof is moving parallax to the main camera, a trick I learned in the tutorial and I really want to have in this game because of the 3d effect it brings to the 2d world. The roof goes transparent when the character moves under it but this needs some work. 

Next up was to create a second level and implement easy transitioning between the two levels using a fade to black. I like the end result of how smooth it feels to go from one level to another: 

The last thing I did was creating more terrain pieces to dress up the first level and doing some lightning and effects to give it a better look. Let me know what you think about the look of the game. 

The plan for the first update is to have some ranged weapons and some enemies to fight. 

Thanks for reading!