North Pole Toy Factory

Devlog

• Background Music and Mute Button
  December 24, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added background music that switches between songs. Added the all-too-important mute button. Started adding some sound effects. Will probably add more. This also may be my last opportunity to work on... Continue reading
• Title Screen and Reindeer Toy Drops
  December 20, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added a title to the main menu. Added a close button the machine menus. Added addtionally blurring and time scale adjustments when paused. Reindeer now stop at the sleigh when you are on the main menu... Continue reading
• Flying Reindeer and More UI Improvements
  December 17, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Reindeer now fly across the screen to represent items being delivered to Santa's sleigh. I still have one more thing to do to finish off the reindeer: actually delivering to the sleigh on the main men... Continue reading
• Kites and Yoyos
  December 16, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added kite and yoyo production lines... Continue reading
• The Magic of Christmas, it follows your mouse...
  December 07, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Continued updating the UI. It takes a lot of effort, and I still have several things I'd like to fix. Created a particle system that follows the mouse around. How magical!... Continue reading
• Hotbar Improvements
  December 06, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added images to the hotbar UI!... Continue reading
• UI Improvements and Sleds
  December 05, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Improved the elves inventory and crafting UI. Modeled and added a sled production line... Continue reading
• Merger and Splitter Models
  December 05, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Created a new model for the merger/splitter. Added animations to the merger, splitter, and bag... Continue reading
• Tooltips and Reindeer
  December 03, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added tooltips to the various buttons to help describe their function. Added reindeer which fly to Santa's sleigh to drop off completed toys. Added a recipe overview that shows what needs to be made t... Continue reading
• Level Select and Post-Processing
  November 22, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added a level select screen. This took a lot of effort, despite my earlier preparations for it!. I have plans to visually tie the different areas into one on the main menu. Added post-processing. Subj... Continue reading
• Teddy Bears and Conveyor Belts
  November 21, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  After a couple days of work, I managed to complete conveyor belts. Still a few small graphical issues that can be sorted out in the future. Also made a new product line: teddy bears! Harvest the plush... Continue reading
• Auto-Rotate and UI Improvements
  November 18, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  The elves will now rotate to connect to nearby elves. Started improving the overall look of the UI. Fixed an issue where moving the cursor while placing an elf would produce unexpected results. Restri... Continue reading
• Confetti and Placement Fixes
  November 17, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Added confetti! Fixed a bug that prevented an object from being placed behind an object. Also fixed a bug that allowed an object to be placed on top of an existing object... Continue reading
• Jigsaw Pieces and UI Improvements
  November 16, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  I've added jigsaw pieces as a way to represent input and output. Not completely satisfied with the visual quality yet. It's getting there though. Improved the UI so it's more readable in various resol... Continue reading
• Added a simple recipe and animations
  November 15, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Early this morning, I set about adding the individual crafting pieces moving between the elves. Pretty happy with the result! Also spent a bit of time coming up with a few recipes and implementing one... Continue reading
• Added presents
  November 14, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Spent the day learning Blender enough to model/rig/unwrap some presents that open up. The elves spawn inside the presents and then pop out when you place the elf. Still plan to add a lot more up until... Continue reading
• Hello World!
  November 14, 2021 by chrisnathan1983

  Trying to build a Christmas-themed factory game. Pretty happy with the early results. I plan to expand the elf jobs and create toy-related recipes. The game will be broken down into individual levels... Continue reading