GameDev Update 05/02/2025 (Patreon)

Bambi's Ascension: Carnista's Uprising — Game Development Update

Greetings everyone,

We would like to share an update on the development progress for Bambi’s Ascension: Carnista’s Uprising. Although updates have slowed in recent weeks due to various financial constraints impacting the project's resources, we want to assure you that development is actively ongoing behind the scenes. Our commitment to delivering a rich and compelling experience has not wavered.

Current Focus Areas:

• Options Menu Integration:
  Significant progress has been made toward building out the functionality of the Options menu. The visual framework for the menu had previously been established, but a major focus recently has been making each setting operational for gameplay.

  • Players can now properly adjust Display Modes (Fullscreen, Windowed, Borderless).

  • Functional Graphics Settings have been implemented to allow players to optimize their experience based on their hardware.

  • Resolution Selection is under active refinement. While preliminary resolution adjustment is working, additional improvements are being made to enhance stability and streamline user interaction.

  • Key Assignment and Input Configuration groundwork is being laid out for future expansion, ensuring customizable control schemes across both keyboard and gamepad.

• Backend Stability Improvements:
  As part of enhancing the UI functionality, several small but critical bugs were resolved that previously impeded the ability to build and test the game properly. These fixes not only allow us to safely produce test builds but also strengthen the project’s stability as we continue scaling content.

• Codebase Clean-Up and Preparation:
  Our work also involved auditing and cleaning portions of the existing UI code. This effort improves performance, reduces potential future conflicts, and prepares the system for upcoming features such as extended video, audio, and gameplay settings.