JusTD

Devlog

• New map is coming soon...
  November 06, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #map, #environment, #military

  Currently working on a new military environment that will be the 5th map in the game... Continue reading

  
• Working on the new enemy: the Carrier Drone
  November 05, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #enemy, #carrier, #drone, #armor, #damage, #spawn, #reduced, #speed

  Currently working on another new enemy: the Carrier drone. This enemy will have huge armor, but reduced speed and when destroyed it will spawn multiple smaller enemies. If not destroyed, then when it... Continue reading

  
• New enemy and few changes
  November 04, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #enemy, #healer, #drone, #changes, #camera, #area, #task, #list

  New enemy: the Healer drone added to the game. In every second it heals the health of the nearby enemies! Changes: - The camera range is now depends on the currently visible play area, so the player c... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.5.0 is here!
  October 29, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #version, #0.5, #justd, #update, #demo, #ui, #changes

  Version 0.5.0 is finally here! Yaaaay! :) UI: - UI has been finished. The screenshots show how the new ingame UI looks like with this blue-ish style. - Skirmish and Campaign menu updated with the map... Continue reading

  
• Range indicator added to placement indicator
  October 17, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#range, #indicator, #placement, #plan, #improvements, #old, #outpost, #bugfix, #missile, #cyclops, #ui

  New things: - When building a turret, now you can see its range before you actually place it, so you can better plan ahead! - Some more improvements on the first new level, Old Outpost. Bugfixes: - Mi... Continue reading

  
• Working on the Campaign
  October 15, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#justd, #campaign, #mission, #planet, #bugfix, #version, #progression, #save

  Currently, I am working on the Campaign's first 3 planets. There were a few bugfixes in the code, too, so right now I can focus on the Campaign and then to create the new 0.5 version of the game! Also... Continue reading

  
• Updated UI
  October 13, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #new, #color, #scheme

  The UI has been updated in all parts of the game. The chosen color scheme fits all environment lighting settings, although in some cases the texts are still a bit hard to read. Version 0.5 is very clo... Continue reading

  
• Game renamed + updates
  October 06, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#justd, #project, #name, #renamed, #major, #changes, #ui, #bugfix, #wave, #improvements

  Major changes: - Game renamed to JusTD. This is shorter, easier to use/remind and more accurate, after all this is "just a TD game" :) . UI: - Some of the new UI elements are now in use. The ingame UI... Continue reading

  
• UI and stats update
  September 30, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #update, #panel, #stats

  Currently working on the new UI elements, like the message-, task and stat panels and also the turret stats were updated to match their damages, so the player does not start spamming just one type of... Continue reading

  
• Turrets affected by the Enhancement Tower
  September 23, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#enhancement, #tower, #turret, #affected, #damage, #indicator

  Turrets that are affected by the Enhancer Tower - if can be affected - displays a small indicator showing how many buffs it has. The damage then boosted by the Enhancement Towers' damages... Continue reading

  
• Updated Enhancer Tower design
  September 23, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ehnacer, #tower, #turret, #update, #design, #bonus, #damage

  To avoid having too many green lines, the design of the Enhancer Towers updated, so now they have a glowing aura similar to the range indicator. Any other turrets inside this aura receives the bonus s... Continue reading

  
• Enhancer Turrets in action
  September 21, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#enhancer, #turret, #green, #line, #indicator

  Enhancer turrets are now tracking other turrets and the ones they enhance are indicated with a green line between them. Turrets: Impossible. :)... Continue reading

  
• Started working on the Enhancer Turret
  September 20, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#enhancer, #turret, #new, #within, #range

  I started working on the last turret, the Enhancer Turret! This turret will not damage enemies, but will enhance other turrets within range... Continue reading

  
• Working on the new Degrader Turret
  September 09, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#degrader, #turret, #new, #hacks, #all, #stats, #enhancer, #calculation

  The last two turrets are under development! The first one is the Degrader Turret, that hacks the enemy drones' AI so it can damage all the stats (shield, armor and health) at the same rate. Its effect... Continue reading

  
• Working on the Freezer Turret
  September 01, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#freezer, #turret, #new, #icy, #surface, #tile

  A new turret is almost ready: the Freezer Turret! It does not damage enemies, but it creates an icy surface where the explosion happens and any enemy going through that tile will be slowed down. The i... Continue reading

  
• Chemicals Refinery added
  August 30, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#chemicals, #refinery, #new, #building, #explosives, #rockets, #management

  The last refinery - Chemicals Refinery - also added to the game. This generates rockets from explosives for the Rocket Turrets. Now all buildings have been created and they function as they intended (... Continue reading

  
• Chemicals Deposit and Mine added
  August 30, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#chemicals, #mine, #explosives, #rocket, #turret, #new, #deposit

  The last deposit - Chemicals Deposit - and the last mine - Chemicals Mine - added to the game. These will be used to generate explosives that will be used to create Rockets for the Rocket Turret. The... Continue reading

  
• Rocket Turret implemented
  August 27, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#rocket, #turret, #new, #range, #aoe

  Rocket Turret has been implemented! It has the highest range among the existing turrets, it can damage multiple enemies within certain range and does equal amount of damage to armor and health, althou... Continue reading

  
• I am sure this is not how the Rocket Turret should behave... :D
  August 25, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#rocket, #turret, #bug, #missiles, #fun

  - How many missiles can the Rocket Turret fire? - Yes... #justforfun #ooooppppssssss... Continue reading

  
• Working on the Rocket Turret...
  August 15, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#rocket, #turret, #area, #of, #effect, #aoe

  I have started implementing the mechanics of the Rocket Turret. This is going to be a bit more difficult than the others, because it will have area of effect damage that works a bit differently to the... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.4.1 is available for PC (its a hotfix)
  August 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#hotfix, #fix, #jastd, #error, #null, #exception, #gatling, #gun, #animates, #floating, #indicator

  Fixes: - The tutorial had an issue that in some cases the service registering the built object sent back the event sooner than the object was actually initialized, resulting in a null ref exception. T... Continue reading
• Working on the floating indicators
  August 11, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#floating, #indicator, #ui, #update, #jastd

  Floating indicators added to the game. Now, when a unit is damaged a red number indicator appears showing the damage it received. Similarly to this, when an object is refilled with ammo or repaired, a... Continue reading

  
• Version 0.4 is available for PC
  July 29, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #version, #0.4, #jastd, #release, #pc

  The new 0.4 version is now available for PC! Skirmish maps are all playable, but the Campaign only has the tutorial enabled... Continue reading

  
• Tutorial finished and tasks list added
  July 18, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#gameplay, #update, #tutorial, #task, #list

  Gameplay Update: - The Tutorial is finished! It covers the different parts of the gameplay and runs 'til the end of the 15th wave. As the Campaign is not yet created, the successful finish of the tuto... Continue reading

  
• Finished bottom action buttons
  July 14, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #update, #action, #button, #repair, #reload, #cursor, #health

  UI Update: - 2 new buttons added to the bottom actions list. These are the Repair button (to repair turrets and buildings, except the main tower) and the Reload button to reload ammunition in the turr... Continue reading

  
• Updated hexagonal button design
  July 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #design, #update, #hexagonal, #description, #header, #compact, #placeholder

  UI Update: - The Turret and Building action buttons have been redesigned and while these images are placeholders (until I have a functionally complete game) you can see how much more compact the desig... Continue reading

  
• New hexagonal button design and tutorial updates
  July 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #update, #buttons, #hexagonal, #shape, #tutorial, #feature, #reloading, #repairing

  UI Update: - Playing around with some new hexagonal shaped buttons, to make the build UI smaller (more compact). The description is also made smaller. Right now only the turret buttons were changed, b... Continue reading

  
• Working on the Messages and Tutorial...
  June 25, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#message, #tutorial, #update

  Recently I have been busy with other things outside of game dev, but when I had time I have been working on the messages and tutorial handling. The above image shows how it looks like to have a single... Continue reading

  
• Bigger map and updated Campaign menu
  June 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#update, #improvement, #campaign, #menu, #3d, #ingame, #environment, #light, #map, #portal, #boss, #spawn, #fight

  - Made some updates and improvements on the Campaign menu. As this is 3D, it affects the actual ingame environment, and it is also affected by the ingame lights, so it takes a bit longer to make it pr... Continue reading

  
• Working on the Campaign's 3D menu design
  June 07, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev

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  #menu, #ui, #3d, #holographic, #projector, #campaign, #update, #2d, #level, #selector, #jastd

  The game's current 2D level selector will be replaced by a 3D version of holographic projector. This image shows the design idea... Continue reading

  
• Explosion blast added and working on the campaign
  June 04, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#update, #explosion, #blast, #radius, #configuration, #damage, #skirmish, #campaign, #selectors

  Updates: Gameplay: - Explosions now have a blast effect added and its radius comes from the enemies' configurations. - If a built object is within this blast radius, it gets damaged by the amount spec... Continue reading

  
• Page update
  May 21, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#page, #update, #gif, #ui, #new, #jastd, #project

  The game's page update with some new .gifs and UI-less image. All projects' pages' colors also amended a bit... Continue reading

  
• Working on the snowy map
  May 20, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#snow, #ice, #new, #map, #jastd, #update

  Currently I am working on the third map, a snowy one. With this, there will be 3 different maps to play on!... Continue reading

  
• Nem enemy added - Armored Drone
  May 19, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #enemy, #armored, #drone, #armor, #challenge, #jastd, #tower, #defense

  A new Armored Drone enemy added to the game! It is similar to the Bomb Drone, but it has armor instead of shield. With this enemy the game now has all 4 types of challenges the player will need to fac... Continue reading

  
• New map (in progress) and some fixes...
  May 17, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#new, #map, #fixes, #progress, #pathfinding, #main, #tower, #image, #reference, #jastd, #defense

  - Now that the MapEditor is more-or-less ready, I started working on a new map. This is currently 'in progress', but it is going to be around 2x bigger than the first map. - Pathfinding fixed as it tu... Continue reading

  
• Map Editor and new Desert environment
  May 15, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#map, #editor, #day, #cycle, #night, #stormy, #alien, #dawn, #particle, #system, #desert, #light, #source

  New things: - The MapEditor is finally ready, so new maps can be built pretty quickly with some visualizing! :) Gameplay: - New Desert environment has been created with an oasis and some rocks, dunes... Continue reading

  
• Concepting the updated level design
  May 11, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#concept, #design, #level, #map, #day, #cycle, #sand, #experimenting, #skybox, #jastd

  I received some feedbacks regarding the overall look of the game and everyone told me that while Rogue Tower has a minimalistic design and the blue environment fits that style, J.A.S.T.D. would benefi... Continue reading

  
• Main menu backgrounds got some blurring
  May 10, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #blur, #background, #main, #menu, #effect, #jastd, #update

  Main menu backgrounds got some blurring, so it is more distinguishable from the active menu... Continue reading

  
• First video about the game
  May 08, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#video, #youtube, #trailer, #gameplay, #first, #external, #link

  My first ever gameplay trailer video has been created. :)... Continue reading
• V0.3 - Demo Available
  May 06, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#release, #demo, #v0.3, #pc, #launch, #available

  V0.3 Demo is now available for PC, MacOS and Linux! https://fairytalesgames.itch.io/jastd/download/eyJleHBpcmVzIjoxNzE1MDI0MDE0LCJpZ... Continue reading

  
• First Boss added and some gameplay changes
  May 06, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#boss, #new, #drones, #removed, #level, #endless, #mode, #completion, #update, #resources, #ui, #group

  - A new boss enemy added to the game. Every 10th level of a game is a boss level where at least 1 boss comes through the portals. - Drones have been removed from the game. While they seemed like an in... Continue reading

  
• UI and gameplay updates
  May 02, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #change, #changes, #update, #updates, #animated, #gameplay, #pace, #bugfix, #version, #0.3

  UI changes: - Main menu got an animated background image scrolling that fades in and out, so it feels less "empty". Currently 3 images are going around. - Ingame Controls and Gameplay info got 1-1 sho... Continue reading

  
• Phase Disruptor design update
  April 28, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#phase, #disruptor, #design, #update, #look, #turret, #jastd

  To have a bit more "realistic" look of how the phase works, the Phase Disruptors now have an additional barrel from which the phase comes out. The 3 images show how the different levels of the turret... Continue reading

  
• New Turret added: Phase Disruptor
  April 27, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#phase, #disruptor, #turret, #new, #shield, #armor, #health, #damage, #update, #change

  - A new turret added to the game, called Phase Disruptor! This turret will mainly damage enemy shield, but it can also do reduced damage to enemy armor. It cannot, however, damage enemy health. - Lase... Continue reading

  
• New turret stats design and camera update
  April 26, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#turret, #stats, #ui, #camera, #demolish, #confirm, #bug, #update, #laser, #visible, #fix

  UI: - Turret stats panel redesigned to fit more into the screen. Clicking on the Demolish button shows the confirmation dialog, so the user will not accidentally demolish a turret by clicking on the C... Continue reading

  
• Elevation bonus and some other things...
  April 22, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev

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  #update, #gameplay, #elevation, #bonus, #sound, #music, #effect, #menu, #explosion

  Gameplay update: - Elevation bonus implemented. Turrets built on top of tiles with higher elevation get +1 range per elevation level. - Camera now turns towards the clicked object to make it centered... Continue reading

  
• Updated build menu
  April 14, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ui, #build, #menu, #update, #placement, #indicator, #design

  - Bottom build menu updated. Instead of the ugly buttons I added new images of the currently buildable objects in the expected final design. These will definitely change in the future, I simply made t... Continue reading

  
• Re-worked drones
  April 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#drone, #drones, #rework, #mine, #resource, #product, #factory, #refinery

  Collector and refiller drones have been completely reworked: - Each Refinery has 1 collector drone that brings resource from the nearest Mine that has the corresponding resource (Iron Ore, Crystal or... Continue reading

  
• Spawning portal added
  April 01, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#portal, #tile, #map, #update, #spawn, #spawning

  THIS IS NOT AN APRIL'S FOOL POST! :D - Spawning portals added to the game. When a map data has "Portal" property, it will add the portal gameobject to the scene and a tile beneath it... Continue reading

  
• WebGL version is playable...sort of...
  March 31, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#webgl, #browser, #jastd, #playtest, #launch

  You can access the WebGL version on this url: https://fairytalesgames.itch.io/jastd-browser-version However, the quality is pretty ugly compared to the executable version! The game runs on mobile, too... Continue reading
• Health indicator and Turret stats extended
  March 30, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#indicator, #shield, #armor, #stats, #enemy, #ui, #ammo, #color, #update

  - Health indicators extended with Shield (blue) and Armor (yellow) bars. - Health bar is always visible for enemies. Shield bar is only visible if its value is greater than 0. Armor is similar, but it... Continue reading

  
• New enemy that has force field shield
  March 30, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#shield, #force, #field, #enemy, #new, #laser, #turret

  A new enemy added that has a force field shield that can only be damaged by Laser Turrets. After the shield is removed its health can be damaged by turrets using normal ammunition... Continue reading

  
• Laser turret in progress
  March 29, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#laser, #turret, #bugfix, #jastd, #update

  New content: - Laser turret added to the game. The .gif shows how the 3 types look like after the 10th and the 20th level ups (currently the damage is scaled up so the level ups are near instantenious... Continue reading

  
• Crystal refinery added
  March 28, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#crystal, #refinery, #mine, #energy, #cell, #fix

  - Crystal refinery added. It is now fully working and generates Energy Cells for Laser Turrets. - Crystal Mine fixed as it did not have Transport Drone details... Continue reading

  
• Crystal mine added
  March 28, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#mine, #crystal, #resources, #energy, #cell, #laser, #turret

  - Crystal mine model created and added to the game. It now generates crystals that are required by Crystal Refineries to create energy cells for Laser Turrets. - Crystal Refinery model was also create... Continue reading

  
• Crystal deposit added
  March 27, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#crystal, #deposit, #ui, #selector, #update, #jastd

  - Crystal deposit added. This will be used by Crystal Mines that create energy cells that Laser Turrets use. - Deposits now also have a fully translated selector so new players will know what these ob... Continue reading

  
• V0.2 - Demo available
  March 24, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#demo, #version, #0.2, #pc, #mac, #linux, #jastd

  V0.2 is now available on PC, Mac and Linux! This version now has resource management implemented (turrets and buildings cost resources and buildings generate resources). The whole UI is now translated... Continue reading

  
• Map section revealing added
  March 23, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev

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  #reveal, #ui, #pathfinding, #update, #updates

  UI changes: - The reveal map section functionality finally added to the game, so now if the starting visibility is set to false the map section will not be visible, but the reveal button is displayed... Continue reading

  
• UI enhancements
  March 19, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev

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  #jastd, #ui, #resources, #texts, #update

  - Currently available items' UIs have been fully translated to the available languages and also "standardized" to have the same look and text formatting. Unnecessary texts removed and required ones ad... Continue reading

  
• Linux and MacOS demo builds
  March 09, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev

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  #demo, #build, #linux, #macos, #version, #jastd

  Linus and MacOS builds are also available. As I dont have Linux, I was not able to test it... Continue reading

  
• First official demo is now available, yaaaay! (v0.1)
  March 06, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev

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  #demo, #version, #jastd, #tower, #defense, #launch

  V0.1 is no longer available!... Continue reading

  
• Minor UI-related updates
  March 05, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#update, #game, #mechanics, #ui, #tooltip

  UI: - Buttons at the bottom UI now have their names specified. - Buttons now have a tooltip that appears above the build UI when the cursor is over them. Game mechanics: - The game now ends if the tow... Continue reading

  
• Mine, refinery and factory updates
  February 19, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#mine, #refinery, #factory, #stats, #production

  - Mines, refineries and factories now have a similar stats panel that turrets already have. These panels show the production per second and currently available resources/products values. - The design... Continue reading

  
• Ammo Factory added
  February 16, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ammo, #factory, #update, #model, #logic

  - Ammo Factory added with its basic backend functionalitites... Continue reading

  
• Iron mine and refinery update
  February 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#iron, #mine, #refinery, #collector, #drone, #resources

  - Iron refineries can now be placed around the base. - If there is a mine built in the map, a collector drone will start moving between the refinery and the closest mine. This is just a visual update,... Continue reading

  
• Iron mine and refinery added
  February 12, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#iron, #mine, #refinery, #transport, #drone, #resource

  Recently, I have been working on the Iron Mine and Iron Refinery (both the models and their backend logics). The Iron Mine can only be built on top of Iron Deposits and if there is at least one active... Continue reading

  
• Low Ammo and Out of Ammo Indicators and bugfixes
  February 05, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#ammo, #indicator, #bugfixes, #logic

  - Ammo indicators added to show when the turret is low on, or out of ammo. This is required, because the player will need to build iron mines to generate ammo and create refilling drones that will loa... Continue reading

  
• Info panel added
  February 02, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#information, #panel, #turret, #stats

  Turrets now have an info panel above them, so the player knows all the necessary details about his turrets throughout the game... Continue reading

  
• Turret selection and range indicator
  February 01, 2024 by FairytalesGamesDev#update, #range, #speed, #target

  Updates 01.02.2024. 1. Range indicator added to turrets and it is set to the size of the effective range of the turret that comes from the configuration file. It is visible only on the selected turret... Continue reading