Tourmaline

Devlog

• Devlog 9: Room Demo
  July 12, 2021 by Varpyg

  The following video is a demonstration of some new rooms I have created for the game, these rooms will be part of the larger train station area in the game. The most notable additions that can be seen... Continue reading

  
• Demo Update Ver 2.1
  May 18, 2021 by Varpyg

  - Fixed item description text was too small - Added new tutorial for magic - Added help section in menu - Added health orb in second room to clarify tutorial - Improved collisions calculations to avoi... Continue reading
• Devlog 8: Water Test
  April 29, 2021 by Varpyg

  Welcome to another Tourmaline Devlog, my most recent efforts in Tourmaline have been towards adding in all of the abilities the player will unlock throughout the game, more on that later. As a result... Continue reading

  
• New Tourmaline Demo
  April 17, 2021 by Varpyg#New Demo, #Demo, #Major Update, #Devlog

  To start id like to thank everyone keeping track of this project this far, as always feedback is appreciated so if you have anything to say or ask feel free to do so. Note: This is not the same demo t... Continue reading

  
• Devlog 7.5: Minor Post
  March 10, 2021 by Varpyg

  Sorry for the recent lack of devlogs, I've been hard at work on the next demo and am still not ready to release a major update. I feel it is best to post articles when I have something to share, which... Continue reading
• Devlog 7: Beware of raining revenants
  February 17, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Devlog

  Before we get started I'd like to thank everyone who has been keeping track of this game's progress, as always feedback is appreciated. But without further ado, let's look at the most recent changes i... Continue reading

  
• Update 6: Partition Progress Update
  February 03, 2021 by Varpyg#Devlog, #Partition, #Update

  I have finished the partition demo level, I still need to add everything else like enemies and items, which will take a while. But besides some tweaking are art improvement, I have finished the actual... Continue reading

  
• Now On IndieDB (And a new version):
  January 29, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #IndieDB, #Announcement

  Tourmaline has now on Indie DB! I plan to post the same devlogs and updates to both platforms so you won't miss out if you just stick to Itch.io. I will not be switching my focus to Indie DB, Itch.io... Continue reading
• Update 5: Making Progress On Partition
  January 26, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Partition

  I have continued to work on the partition, It is a slow but effective process, by the end of it I feel confident I will have an extensive amount of assets and art that I can reuse throughout the game... Continue reading
• Update 4.5: Improved Parallax
  January 21, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Parallax, #Partition

  I have improved the parallax scrolling to make it look more realistic, and to be much more subtle. I have also done a lot of other things such as adding in new art and rooms, but that is a story for a... Continue reading

  
• Update 4: Early Parallax and Partition Continued
  January 19, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Parallax, #Partition

  As you can see I have implemented an early form of a 3d parallax effect in Tourmaline, It is still a work in progress but I believe it adds a lot of depth to the world. You may have also noticed that... Continue reading

  
• Update 3: City Partition
  January 13, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Partition

  Now that I have a better idea of what the game is going to look like I have begun to work on the first level, the city partition. I have created a document that generally outline every room and enemy... Continue reading
• Update 2: Tourmaline City
  January 11, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Planning, #Map

  This is a rough map of Tourmaline city I have drawn, it is from an overhead view. Seeing as this will be a 2d side scroller obviously this wont likely represent what it will end up looking like, but i... Continue reading

  
• Update 1: Going Forward
  January 10, 2021 by Varpyg#Update, #Going Forward

  Now that I have uploaded this demo, I am going to create a copy of the game (It's files in Game Maker) as it is now and save if separately from the version that I will continue to work on. This way I... Continue reading

  
• Introductions
  January 09, 2021 by Varpyg#Introductions, #Update, #Demo

  And so it begins. Hello, I have just made this game public for the first time and would like to tell everyone visiting it a few things about the project: 1. This is my first game, as of this point I'v... Continue reading