Dragon Creek

Devlog

• Dragon Creek is in Early Access!
  January 31, 2021 by Rekkeld#early access, #release, #dragons, #dragon creek

  Dragon Creek launched on early access yesterday on the 29th. If you want to train your own randomly generated dragon, now is a good time to try out the game! Early access adds ranked events, adds some... Continue reading

  
• Patch Notes v24
  January 24, 2021 by Rekkeld#guidebook, #wyvern, #minigame, #tutorials

  I need to make a trailer and start sending out review copies. Early access starts next week. I hope it does well. My body is struggling with the longer work days. I'll probably tone it down when early... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Demo V18
  January 17, 2021 by Rekkeld#demo, #week2, #patchnotes, #specialseeds, #visualupdate

  Another week of bug fixes under my belt. We have the lung, cat, and european visual updates out. The wyvern will follow this week, along with tutorials for the minigames and battle. Special codes have... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Demo Week One Review
  January 10, 2021 by Rekkeld#demo, #patches, #week1, #foraging, #bloom, #qol

  Boy howdy! I am exhausted! But I cant stop working, because the game is getting so much better, and the discord community is constantly suggesting good ideas and finding bugs. This week was a bug hunt... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Patch Notes 1/6/2021
  January 06, 2021 by Rekkeld

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  Added screenshake, sprint toggle, and bloom options. Bloom options still need coding You can use arrow keys instead of WASD if you prefer now. While riding a dragon, clicking on training games or sign... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Demo Patch Notes 1/5/2021
  January 05, 2021 by Rekkeld#demo, #patch notes, #patch

  Patch notes for Demo v5: Fixed players being able to click the dragon menu while mounting, walking to feed, or walking to pet. Changed cursor so it is now always on the mouse cursor instead of driftin... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek: A New Year!
  January 03, 2021 by Rekkeld#demo, #dragon, #creek, #dragons, #tutorial, #visual update

  Hello everyone! Happy New Year! Dragon Creek's development is coming along smoothly, and for those of you that were watching, a demo released this week! The first two days it was out was spent fixing... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Demo Patch Notes 12/31/20
  January 01, 2021 by Rekkeld

  Fixed players walking forever when trying to feed or pet dragons at the edge of the map Adjusted the tutorial to reduce text. Also explained that you can only enter the barn from the left for the time... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek: Sounds and Music
  December 27, 2020 by Rekkeld#sounds, #music, #demo, #dragon, #creek, #dragon creek, #UI, #options

  We are getting so close to a demo! I need to get all the sounds in, and then a small tutorial section, and I will feel comfortable letting folks play the game. Speaking of sounds, this week sounds an... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Update 12/19/20 (Demo Soon!)
  December 20, 2020 by Rekkeld#battle, #demo announcement, #final polish, #status, #AI

  This week the battle system was completed! Huzzah! It was the last system of Dragon Creek, so all that is left is getting sounds in, and applying some final polish. I would like to get tutorials for a... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Battle Update 12/12/20
  December 13, 2020 by Rekkeld#dragon creek, #battle, #traps, #lingering, #damage, #stamina

  This week I focused on getting the battle system working. Stamina calculations, damage calculations, movement, skills that leave behind traps, skills that lower stats, and skills that give status cond... Continue reading
• The first trailer of Dragon Creek!
  December 05, 2020 by Rekkeld#dragon creek, #first trailer, #battle animations

  Woohoo! The battle system is looking good enough that I can put it in a trailer. Since this is the last system before I start on polish, I went ahead and made a nice trailer showing all the systems. T... Continue reading
• The battle screen and getting enemies in
  November 29, 2020 by Rekkeld#saddles, #enemy rider, #battle parallax, #dragon, #creek, #dragon creek

  This week I focused on finishing up the visuals for the battle screen. Parallax backgrounds, enemy saddles, and enemy riders are now in game. I have made it so the parallax backgrounds are seasonal, b... Continue reading
• The battle calendar and battle system
  November 21, 2020 by Rekkeld#calendar, #battle, #two dragons, #seed rework

  This week the battle calendar was completed and the skeleton of the battle system was coded. The battle calendar had some tricky code, where I needed to figure out the weekday, the day number, the se... Continue reading
• Learning and Assigning New Moves
  November 14, 2020 by Rekkeld#title, #disclaimer, #move assignment, #assign, #scroll, #dojo, #dragon, #creek

  Working hard on the combat system! This week, I managed to complete the dojo. You can now enter the dojo interior, and inside you will see the scroll seller and the karate master. Each has a different... Continue reading

  
• All mini-games complete!
  November 08, 2020 by Rekkeld#minigames, #combat start, #smith, #forge

  Finally all the mini-games are functional and working! They all look respectable and function with different seasons, weather, and breeds. They also adapt to the dragon's stats, so the stronger your d... Continue reading
• The strength mini-game: Punching bag
  November 02, 2020 by Rekkeld#Punching bag, #strength, #training

  This week I got the strength mini-game going. It involves clicking when the bar reaches the right zone. When I posted it, I did get some comments saying it doesn't fit the aesthetic, and that my game... Continue reading
• The Health Mini-Game Complete
  October 25, 2020 by Rekkeld#cart pull, #health, #mini-game, #dragon, #creek

  This week I created the health mini-game: the cart pull. In it you must keep your cursor inside the circle to progress. The game ends when you travel a set distance, and you earn health and respect ba... Continue reading
• Finishing the fishing mini-game
  October 18, 2020 by Rekkeld#fishing, #defense, #dragon creek

  This week Flap Demon was submitted to Steam, and with that I can jump back to Dragon Creek. As such this week I managed to complete the defense mini-game: a fruit-ninja style fishing game where your s... Continue reading
• Back to Dragon Creek!
  October 04, 2020 by Rekkeld#back to dragon creek, #stamina game

  After spending a few weeks mostly focusing on getting out Flap Demon, I have returned to Dragon Creek! I managed to get the stamina mini-game more or less complete today, and over the coming days I wi... Continue reading
• The stamina mini-game revisited
  September 22, 2020 by Rekkeld

  This week I mostly focused on finishing all the levels for Flap Demon, a small precision platformer I wanted to make to pull in a bit of revenue for Dragon Creek. I also made a Vtuber avatar for fun s... Continue reading
• The beginning of the stamina mini-game
  September 13, 2020 by Rekkeld##flap demon, ##hamsterwheel, #stamina, #training

  This week I took a bit of a breather from Dragon Creek. I made a prototype for a game called Flap Demon, a precision platformer with flappy-bird movement mechanics. I'll probably be working on it back... Continue reading
• Adding the cat dragon
  September 06, 2020 by Rekkeld#cat dragon, #sparkles, #flying, #discord traction, #dragon creek

  This week I focused on getting all the dragons flying. The wyvern and the lung had their flying animations created and added to the game. Animation is a slow tedious process, but once the basic form i... Continue reading
• Completing the delivery mini-game
  August 30, 2020 by Rekkeld#mini-game, #delivery, #dragon creek

  This week was focused on getting the delivery mini-game running. The other mini-games will use a lot of the same code so although it seems like it is taking too long, I'm creating all the training min... Continue reading
• The flying update: Dragon Creek
  August 23, 2020 by Rekkeld#flying, #dragon, #dragon creek

  This week I managed to get the classic dragon flying animation and all its accessories into the game. I also managed to get the player to enter the flying mini-game, which I have called "Delivery". In... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Update 8/15/2020
  August 16, 2020 by Rekkeld

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  #dragon creek, #dragon, #creek, #weekly update, #shrine

  This week I worked on the shrine to get it functional. At the time of writing, the menu works, the interior works, and the animation for resurrection is about halfway completed. The intention is to a... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Update 8/8/2020
  August 09, 2020 by Rekkeld

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  #dragon creek, #weekly update, #clean, #feces, #bath time

  This week I added the dragon cleanliness system, the dragon fecal system, and the dragon sickness system. All three are tightly connected so it made sense to do them at the same time. The dragon gets... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Update 8/1/2020
  August 01, 2020 by Rekkeld

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  #dragon creek, #dragons, #sleep, #weekly update

  I've been implementing dragon sleep this week. The code was surprisingly easy. I think because the player doesn't have to interact with the dragon for it to go asleep it makes it simpler to implement... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Devlog 7/25/20
  July 26, 2020 by Rekkeld#weekly update, #sleep

  This week I got the dragon check menu working. You can see things like dragon personality, dragon breed, respect, and stats in it. With the stats menu came a re-balance of how dragons generate their s... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Weekly Update #3
  July 22, 2020 by Rekkeld#dragon creek, #animation, #week 3

  I managed to get the feeding animation working this week, as well as food preferences by breed and personality. For example, Lung enjoy coffee, but dislike cheese. A serious dragon will like foods lik... Continue reading
• Dragon Creek Weekly Update #2
  July 10, 2020 by Rekkeld

  This week I focused on getting the dragons capable of eating. To do so, first I needed to buy food. So working off last weeks town creation, I made it so the stores now sell stuff. The saddle maker no... Continue reading

  
• The First Dragon Creek Post
  June 29, 2020 by Rekkeld

  I've been working on Dragon Creek for some time and showing my progress on twitter. I think I need to start uploading updates to multiple forums however, including itch... Continue reading