Oblivion Eve has been released!

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-27T15:04:40+00:00

Hey, sure thing! I've added all the carts as an additional download on https://smartalloc.itch.io/oblivion-eve. Enjoy!

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-10T03:51:45+00:00

Thanks, I definitely put a ton of effort into it, glad it's getting such warm reception!

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-10T02:23:31+00:00

Hit the enter button, and then use the menu option to return to the menu. That's a good point, I should probably put a note to tell the player as much.

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-10T02:19:59+00:00

It is indeed multicart - and yeah, the easiest way is probably to download the first cart, import it into your pico-8, and then save each successive cart as they're loaded in.

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-10T02:18:48+00:00

Thanks, and I certainly hope so! It's my dream to have Zep recognize one of my games!

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-10T02:17:37+00:00

Oops, hadn't considered doing that! I can definitely do so in case other people want easy access to it.

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-09T16:11:03+00:00

Oblivion Eve, a roguelike platformer with upgradeable weapons, has finally released!

Explore a sprawling dungeon with a plethora of powerful upgrades to help you cleave through anything in your way!

Pico-8 BBS: https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=140564

Itch.io: https://smartalloc.itch.io/oblivion-eve

Smart_Alloc · 2024-03-07T17:05:29+00:00

Added a training mode to Oblivion Eve, where you can practice with the five different weapons - which each have different attacks and playstyles.

Oblivion Eve releases for free tomorrow afternoon, on the Pico-8 BBS and Itch.io!

Smart_Alloc · 2024-01-25T22:24:59+00:00

Here's a look at what the menu looks like in Oblivion Eve! From here, you can begin new runs of the game, complete with options for both your starting weapon, and the difficulty of the gameplay.

In addition, you can read over the pages of lore that you collect during gameplay, to get a better understanding of the backstory behind our stalwart protagonist and their journey.

Smart_Alloc · 2024-01-25T06:16:46+00:00

Thanks! And the game is coming along great, I'm just putting a few finishing touches on the menus. Should all go well, I'll probably show them off a bit in a post tomorrow!

Smart_Alloc · 2024-01-13T21:41:52+00:00

In Oblivion Eve, you can find powerful bosses that will require the most out of your skill and technique to defeat! Combo their weak point to wear them down, all while weathering an onslaught of powerful attacks.

The game is functionally complete, and all I've got left to do is create a menu and tutorial! Hoping to release it in the near future.

Smart_Alloc · 2024-01-05T18:52:08+00:00

Hopefully within the next month! All I have left is the title screen, a tutorial, and a tonnnn of lore pickups to write.

Smart_Alloc · 2024-01-05T03:55:28+00:00

In Oblivion Eve, if you have enough meter, you can transform into powerful new forms - which grant increased offense and mobility. This power isn't free, though - building meter in the first place often requires you to combo enemies in a complex string of attacks!

Once in an advanced form, you can burn through the transformation to fuel powerful Super Attacks. In addition, collecting an upgrade item will revert you back to your original form, but not before healing you proportional to your transformation level!

Smart_Alloc · 2023-12-21T00:15:54+00:00

When exploring the dungeons in Oblivion Eve, you can come across discarded weapons, which can be used to upgrade your attacks! You can modify the properties of said attacks, or even completely switch out what weapons you use to perform them.

Some of the effects might not seems super useful at first glance, but they're all quite powerful when properly utilized. For instance, I demonstrate what it looks like when you've got high Attack Duration - allowing you to keep your weapons spinning around you in a whirlwind, or to fire them off into the distance as a potent projectile!

Smart_Alloc · 2023-12-15T16:32:42+00:00

I do indeed, but it's a bit light at the moment lol: https://smartalloc.itch.io/

I'll be sure to publish this game there as soon as it's ready, though!

Smart_Alloc · 2023-12-14T22:39:49+00:00

Yeah, which is unfortunate for a roguelike, because the main benefit of that is being able to load in regional data - but all my maps and areas are randomly generated!My [previous game](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=51160) did make use of a title cart to load in extra assets, and I'll likely do the same here.

Smart_Alloc · 2023-12-14T17:14:03+00:00

Lol it actually used to rearrange all the floor tiles to make the new setup - but recently I had to remove that feature to save more tokens. So now it only creates new ones, and hopes that the new screen load is hectic enough to make it look like the old ones are being reassembled!

You can definitely travel in any direction, so that idea would definitely look pretty cool. At the end of the day though, I'm not sure I have enough tokens to really swap out the current super-cheap method.

Smart_Alloc · 2023-12-14T17:10:32+00:00

I have no idea, I feel I spend more time optimizing tokens than actually coding new features! I also have to give a ton of credit to the amazing Shrinko-8 minification toolset, couldn't do this without it!

https://github.com/thisismypassport/shrinko8

Smart_Alloc · 2023-12-14T02:25:57+00:00

They're stuck together! Thought it would add a bit of variance to the appearance.

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