Working on bringing the first few areas alive with NPCs and foes.
It’s starting to look good in animated gif form! I’ll probably make more of these.

While sidequests still very much only involve collecting items, I’m trying to write better stories for them this time. Finishing sidequests will have effects on the map such as adding scenery or opening new areas.

NPCs in general are more thought out. In previous games they usually looked like they were made with a random character generator and they just spewed jokes unrelated to their environment. This time I’m trying to tie most of the NPCs into the plot, and they’ll all do their bit to develop the world a bit while also giving gameplay advice… hopefully.

Have some Autumn colors.
About 50 map screens are done now.

Yay, it’s finally time for the fun stuff!
Well, I’ll probably be sick of making maps in two months time, but for now it’s exciting.

It’s been a while since I posted something on YouTube, so here’s a clickbait thumbnail test: