Yokai Trainers Build 90 (Dev) Release Details:

Presently the first milestone has been reached. Build 90 contains the foundation of the game meaning a lot of back-end functionality. While it doesn't really do anything practical besides display stats, it contains the functions and methods for the game to operate. Likewise, the planning stage is complete, the concepts are complete, the load, render, player and yokai system is complete. There's support for animations, music, sound, etc… I'm writing a sound engine too so hopefully I won't run into major problems. I do know that it might have issues with apple devices because apple refuses to support certain things to force developers to release apps on their platform instead of in-browser applications. This is so they can steal 30% of the revenue from the developers. Very shady!

Here is what it looks like so far:

List of things that have been completed up until Build 90:

1. GDD and other related documents created.
2. Various concept art has been created.
3. Basic placeholder screens have been created.
4. Load / unload system created
5. Music, sound and assets system created
6. Music supports looping, fade in and fade out.
7. Player data generation completed - Script
8. Yokai data generation completed – Script
9. Player Data system completed
10. Yokai Data system completed. This includes all attributes including hidden attributes (not necessary to know, each yokai has the same hidden stats). For example, yokai Element, Health, Magic, Defense, Agility, Luck, etc… Everything has been completed and additional stats have been prepared in the event that they will one day be used.
11. Player XP system completed
12. Yokai Pedigree “Rank” system created, supports E, D, C, B, A, S, SS, SSS, XR, XRS (Note that ranks S and above will not exist for some time but preparations were made to support them in the event that they do exit one day. Such system should be reserved for gods and goddesses and not mere yokai)
13. Yokai XP and Leveling system created. Yokai can level up to their max pedigree level. Pedigree E for example can only level up to 10. Pedigree D can level up to level 20 and so forth. Each pedigree above can go up by 10 levels. Yokai will be able to amalgamate their evolution in the future to go up a pedigree.
14. Yokai SP system created and is procedurally generated using a logarithmic algorithm. The yokai will earn 1SP per level and every 5SP levels the status let’s say “health points” will go up by a certain amount. In other words, if your yokai has 500HP (base) after applying 5SP points, it will gain a bonus amount of let’s say 250HP for the first 5SP and incrementally more as the bracket tiers go up. This has not been tested for balance yet but the system is created.
15. Yokai Mood system created
16. Yokai Alertness system created
17. Yokai Hunger system created
18. Yokai Name system created
19. Conversion of SP allocation to real stats has been made
20. Exploration system prepared, contains 21 wards and their respected level of difficulty and time required to unlock. This will be made available at the next major update.
21. Title screen created
22. Jappleng account connection required and created
23. Home screen now supports Player Status Card, Yokai Status Card, animated image of the yokai.
24. Slime Yokai Added. Also contains idle animation and Pedigrees for E, D, C, B, A. Note: Everyone will start with pedigree slime E. Only E and D have animations.
25. Placeholder titlescreen music created and implemented
26. Placeholder homescreen music created and implemented

There are other miscelanous details that I have not added to this list.

Yokai Trainers: Build 100 (Public Release)

Build 100 will feature a few new things and be publicly available. Here are some of the improvements that will be added.

1. Login / Credentials Screen
2. Title Screen
3. Dialog System
4. Transition from the Pre-Loader to the Title screen to Home Screen
5. Audio toggle (Settings, only available on the title screen for now)
6. Home screen will look better
7. Exploration Mode will be added
8. Location unlock list will be added
9. Yokai is “gone” display on home screen
10. Energy recovery system
11. Yokai XP gain on Location unlock
12. Automated script to initiate the new player (fully tested)
13. First public release

Release date for this is unknown. Will be available when it becomes available so make sure you come by for news about this! :)