Dev log 0.3 (ALPHA FEB.28TH)

The update contains what our goals were for our game alpha. Most of our assets for our alpha were created and then some more updates for later. We got more feedback for our game as well that will be taken into consideration.

Menu: 

A main menu has been implemented. There is also a sample of the music for the main menu and art.

Catalog Updates:

Players can now buy/ship with the shipping bin, currency and tracking for money gains and loss are visually indicated, the shopping UI has been updated, and the cart in the catalog UI has been updated.

Beehive Interactions:

In the UI a meter for tracking how full of honey a beehive is has been implemented. The player can now collect honey from beehives. Beehives now have a radius for flowers with which bees can interact.

Day-Night Cycle:

The UI for day/night cycles has been implemented. Resting in bed doesn’t currently reset the day/night cycle, but we are working on that for the next dev log.

Models: 

There are a bunch of new models we have added to the game—most notably the shipping bin, the bed, honey jars, and loopable fences for the gameplay area. 

Art:

The art has gotten major updates. A lot of the UI art is now finished, lighting has been updated, water shaders have been implemented, grass shaders have been styled, and menu art has been implemented!

Music:

The game’s music and SFX are coming along. There are now samples available for the menu music and some of the game’s background music. 

Mechanics:

Several new mechanics have been implemented. Bee’s now produce honey, players can now use jars on beehives to collect honey, selling mechanics have been implemented - both auto sales and being able to place the honey in the shipping bin to sell it - day/night cycle has been implemented, bee pathing has been improved, boundaries for the outer edge of the map have been implemented - no long can players wander over aimlessly outside of the map - and the mechanics for the menu controls have been implemented.

Patches:

Some noteworthy inventory bugs have been fixed.