Weekly Digest #48 (Patreon)

Today marks the release of the very first alpha dev version of The Island 3D, less than two weeks after completing my formation! Available for for all tiers of subscribers, it lets you test and see the progress made thus far. The current state of the game consists of a test level where a high-resolution 3D naked representation of Olivia can move around freely, fully animated, and chop wood, mine rocks, and gather berries from bushes.

This version constitutes about 15% of what I call "The foundation." It includes the primitives HUDs, the inventory system framework, the player hotbar, two equippable items (a stone pickaxe and a stone hatchet), as well as the harvesting system framework, including the chopping/mining and bush gathering animations. The next step will cover the crafting system framework and the player stats.

Meanwhile we are in the process of producing a rough estimate of the adult content that the game will include. As the main foundation takes shape, it will be easier to visualize how to translate adult mechanics and gameplay into the world and the story.

You can download this version of the game on our Discord.https://discord.gg/DH6F3uCeXM