Summer of Tomatoes

Devlog

• Final Update on Sound/Narrative
  December 01, 2021 by Karina Arellano

  I am happy to say I implemented all of my sounds into the game! Using the audio manager I was able to work around the volume of each sound and overall made everything easier when it came to adding the... Continue reading
• Sound/Narrative Update #2
  December 01, 2021 by Karina Arellano

  Many have not been able to hear all the sound effects I have planned yet, this being there aren't as many interactions just yet to play them. I made an audio manager so it would be simple to add a lin... Continue reading
• Postmortem
  December 01, 2021 by Iris Shea

  We managed to accomplish a lot of things in this game. Karina did a great job modeling and texturing her own pesticide model and Iris learned how to create an enemy spawning system and an inventory sy... Continue reading
• New UI Direction (Iris)
  December 01, 2021 by Iris Shea

  While we have been working on developing UI in different ways, it seems like our players were having mixed reactions on how immersed they were in the story. We knew that UI had to be in a streamlined... Continue reading
• The Bug Bugs (Iris)
  December 01, 2021 by Iris Shea

  This was my first time creating an enemy spawning system. I followed a tutorial by Brackeys on YouTube and was able to learn a lot about Serialization. My goal was to have multiple enemies in multiple... Continue reading
• 3rd Playtest Reflection and Implementation
  November 30, 2021 by Iris Shea

  Recently, we were able to launch an open beta playtest and collect lots of feedback. It was very interesting looking at the data we received because we got a wide variety of responses when it comes to... Continue reading
• 2nd Playtest Reflection and Implementation
  November 30, 2021 by Iris Shea

  This week we were able to receive a lot of feedback from a variety of players. About half of them were able to finish the level and our responses were split on how difficult they felt it was to accomp... Continue reading
• SB Polishing and Progress
  November 30, 2021 by sethbrotherton

  So we're coming up on the launch of our game. We've all been working hard on making the game work well. Bugs have come up and we're squashing them. I've been working on everything from asset changes a... Continue reading
• SB Post Playtest #2
  November 30, 2021 by sethbrotherton

  I've continuously worked on environmental art, and ever since the formal playtest, I've been working more on item placement and lighting. We got a lot of feedback and recommendations, most of which re... Continue reading
• Post First Playtest
  November 01, 2021 by sethbrotherton

  I have been working on the environmental art. Creating flora and distant terrain has been my major focus and after receiving feedback from the playtest, I see that I need to add some boundaries to pre... Continue reading
• Update on Sound / Narrative Design Post-First Playtest (Karina)
  November 01, 2021 by Karina Arellano

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  Since the playtest, I have been working on changing the footsteps audio to be softer since most of the time the player will be on grass. I have also found and modified all the sound effects needed for... Continue reading
• Scripting Plans and Updates (Iris)
  November 01, 2021 by Iris Shea

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  After reviewing the feedback from our first round of playtesting, I haven't completed anything new but have continued working on the inventory system. I have set some goals for myself this week and my... Continue reading
• 1st Playtest Reflection and Implementation
  November 01, 2021 by Iris Shea

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  After reviewing the feedback that we received, there are some changes that we have decided to make and will be more aware of moving forward. First off, we would like to give more context to the player... Continue reading
• Sound / Narrative Design (Karina)
  October 20, 2021 by Karina Arellano

  Sound style references: Animal crossing music is upbeat, yet calming as well. I think this style would fit well with the Summer of Tomatoes Story overview: The story is about a teenage boy visiting hi... Continue reading
• SB role specific / level artist
  October 20, 2021 by sethbrotherton

  We're taking aspects and inspiration from the typical farm setting. Low poly assets will be used for the majority of the project. We want the game to have a warm and natural environment. Some art aspe... Continue reading

  
• SB Layouts / Whitebox
  October 20, 2021 by sethbrotherton

  I made a couple of changes to the water source area over time. Instead of having a river or lake, I opted for a well as the main water source because it helps give the area a more defined landmark. I... Continue reading

  
• Level Scripting (Iris)
  October 20, 2021 by Iris Shea

  The heaviest part of the scripting for this level is probably not the difficulty, but the number of interactions the player will need to have. In order to accomplish the ultimate goal of planting toma... Continue reading
• Layout/Whitebox of Barn
  October 20, 2021 by Karina Arellano

  I created the layout for the barn part of the level. I initially made the changes to my first layout design so the player would have to explore the area more to find the items instead of simply follow... Continue reading

  
• Layout/Whitebox of Farm (Iris)
  October 19, 2021 by Iris Shea#white box, #garden, #bugs, #pesticides, #level design

  My role was to design the layout for the middle of the level. There were a few things I needed to implement such as a garden plot, enemy/bug spawners, weapon/pesticide spray, paths to other areas, and... Continue reading