Andy Blast Devlog 1/6/26

It has been nearly a year since my last update and now that things have almost settled into a sense of Normalcy I've found time to work on Andy Blast and to post a quick Devlog about it. So here's a short list of things I've been able to do on the game!

• Added a parallax background with trees, shrubs, and grass

• Found and fixed a bug with the preferences file which might affect anyone who ran the demo in the past

• Added a few more sound effects to some levels and enemies

• Finished the framework for level 7

• Started the framework for levels 8 and 9

• Changed the per-level checkpoint to be every 3 levels (one after each boss)

• Tweaked some existing art assets

• Added more death animations for new and existing encounters

Right now my biggest hurdle is getting through that 90% barrier in game making and most of that consists of level design. As easy as my tools make it to slap a level together and call it done I want them to be challenging and fun while making some "better than the early 90's shooter" level of sense. So I spend a long time iterating over designs and agonizing about enemy and loot placement. In comparison, coding and entirely new monster is easy for me.

Stay tuned for more updates!