Version 0.7.0.12 – Chase the Chalice
Released April 22, 2023
A simple arcade-adventure game moving around a map where you can unlock a door with a key and kill the enemies with sword. The game’s win condition has changed to requiring the player to find and carry the chalice to the altar. Game length is about three to four minutes
– Load small world and environmental objects
– Load character
– Load monsters
– Load items (sword, key, chalice)
– Load environmental objects (altar, gate)
– Logic for character movement
– Logic for monster movement and chase behavior
– Logic for monster-player collision
– Logic for monster-sword collision
– Logic for item pick-up and drop
– Logic for gate open with key
– Logic for altar and chalice win condition
– Logic for intro, win, and lose states
– Some updated graphics with the Duck-Dragons having an animated biting attack (3 new assets)
– Some updated music / sound with sword sound cutting the grasses and slicing the dragon
– Some tweaking of object placement on the previous 600 x 600 pixels map with cliffs, brush, dirt, and grass.
– Drawing and updating the placement of Player, Duck-Dragons, Sword, Gate, Key, Altar, and Chalice. (4 new assets)
– Updates of Intro, Win, and Lose screens
Version 0.3.0.18 – Destroy the Duck-Dragons
Released November 5, 2022
A simple adventure arcade game moving around a larger map where you can kill the enemies with an item you pick up. Game length is about two to three minutes.
– Load small world and environmental objects
– Load character
– Load monsters
– Load items (currently only a sword)
– Logic for character movement
– Logic for monster movement and chase behavior
– Logic for monster-player collision
– Logic for monster-sword collision (new code)
– Logic for item pick-up and drop (new code)
– Logic for intro, win, and lose states (new code)
– Updated graphics
– Updated music / sound
– Updated basic HUD
– Drawing expanded map (320 x 180 pixels to 600 x 600 pixels or 5x bigger) with cliffs, brush, dirt, and grass (existing assets in new map)
– Drawing and placement of Duck-Dragons (new assets)
– Drawing and placement of Sword and Player (new assets)
– Drawing and placement of Intro, Win, and Lose screens (new assets)
Version 0.0.0.8 – Dodge the Duck-Dragons
Released April 30, 2022
A simple arcade game avoiding the enemies with game length less than a couple of minutes.
– Load arena
– Load character
– Load monsters
– Logic for character movement
– Logic for monster entrance and movement
– Logic for monster-player collision
– Updated graphics
– Updated music / sound
– Updated basic HUD
Version 0.0.0.2 – First Sights, First Steps
Released February 2, 2022
A simple puzzle game using keys and doors with game length less than a minute.
– Load grid map
– Load character
– Load objects (keys, doors, chalice)
– Logic for character movement
– Logic for key pickup and door unlock
– Logic for capturing chalice resets map
– Updated graphics
– Updated demonstration map
– Updated on-screen instructions
Heropath: The Meta-RPG was launched as Closed Alpha Version 1.0 on July 2, 2016. The game was taken offline in 2019 and is being re-developed with a full version reset as of October 2021.