{"id":1946,"date":"2023-04-22T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genxtralife.com\/heropath\/?p=1946"},"modified":"2025-09-12T23:33:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T04:33:19","slug":"chase-the-chalice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heropath.com\/blog\/chase-the-chalice\/","title":{"rendered":"Heropath Dev Log #4 – Chase the Chalice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am releasing a new small incremental alpha demo for Heropath. I should have released this more quickly but coding has been infrequent because of full-time work, other projects<\/a>, and some vacation time away. When I was not coding, I was world building and writing<\/a> on game development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This new version of Heropath is the third version using Godot<\/a> and is alpha build version 0.7.0.12. It represents a vertical slice of the game (inspired by Atari’s Adventure<\/a>) that I am building towards. I started to learn coding in October 2021 and the previous alpha demo versions are listed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With version 0.7.0.12 we have 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This version is thanks to Heartbeast’s Demo 2D Action RPG game tutorial titled Godot Action RPG series<\/a> found on YouTube. Heartbeast’s Demo provided the following critical mechanics: 1) Draws a tilemap for the player to move in, 2) Move the player\u2019s character around, 3) Monsters are placed across the map and chase the player if detected, 4) The player must avoid being killed with collision detection being implemented, 5) The player must find the sword and use it to kill the monsters, 6) A basic HUD with intro and stat keeping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below you see a screen shot of Heartbeast\u2019s Demo 2D Action RPG game which is the code base for this version of Heropath. Heartbeast has developed an excellent YouTube tutorial titled Godot Action RPG series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Heartbeast\u2019s Action RPG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Using HeartBeast\u2019s Action RPG game as a base, I added new items that expanded that game’s function which was brand new territory for me. The character and item graphics come from this outstanding homage\/update to Atari 2600 Adventure<\/a>. The world graphics and effects come from Heartbeast\u2019s Godot Action RPG<\/a>. Sounds and music comes from freesound.org <\/a>and soundimage.org<\/a>. This version will be the last using Heartbeast’s codebase as I have now run into too many issues with his code being beyond my comprehension and I need to rewrite the code to be my own.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Heropath Chase the Chalice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The above screenshot is for Heropath alpha version 0.7.0.12 titled \u2018Chase the Chalice\u2019! This alpha demo is an exceedingly simple action-adventure game with a fantasy theme. You can play Heropath version 0.7.0.12 with a web browser, keyboard, and mouse here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/heropath.com\/demo\/alpha-v0.7.0.12\/heropath.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instructions: You control Sir Bloc with the keyboard WASD\/arrow keys. You must recover the chalice and bring it to the altar. You must find the the key to get past the gate, and the sword to destroy the Duck-Dragons. You need to bump into items to pick them up and then drop the item using the space bar.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The dreaded Atari Adventure (duck) Dragon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Version 0.7.0.12 currently has the following features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Load small world and environmental objects
\u2013 Load character
\u2013 Load monsters
\u2013 Load items (sword, key, chalice)
\u2013 Load environmental objects (altar, gate)
\u2013 Logic for character movement
\u2013 Logic for monster movement and chase behavior
\u2013 Logic for monster-player collision
\u2013 Logic for monster-sword collision
\u2013 Logic for item pick-up and drop
\u2013 Logic for gate open with key
\u2013 Logic for altar and chalice win condition
\u2013 Logic for intro, win, and lose states
\u2013 Some updated graphics with the Duck-Dragons having an animated biting attack (3 new assets)
\u2013 Some updated music \/ sound with sword sound cutting the grasses and slicing the dragon
\u2013 Some tweaking of object placement on the previous 600 x 600 pixels map with cliffs, brush, dirt, and grass.
\u2013 Drawing and updating the placement of Player, Duck-Dragons, Sword, Gate, Key, Altar, and Chalice. (4 new assets)
\u2013 Updates of Intro, Win, and Lose screens<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next steps for future versions in order of priority:<\/p>\n\n\n\n