The Colon Case

Devlog

• The Colon Case - Wrapping Text in SFML
  April 30, 2021 by Riley Entertainment

  In my previous post, I presented a simple FontFamily class. This was just the first step in being able to render large blocks of text for my upcoming detective game, The Colon Case. When SFML renders... Continue reading

  
• The Colon Case - Font Families in SFML
  April 27, 2021 by Riley Entertainment#SFML, #Fonts

  Slow but steady, progress is being made on my upcoming detective game, The Colon Case. With basic character movement well behind me, the next main feature to tackle will involve examining items on the... Continue reading

  
• The Colon Case - Now Building with CMake
  April 16, 2021 by Riley Entertainment#CMake

  It's been a few months since I last posted about my next game, The Colon Case . I've actually been reasonably (sporadically?) active on the project, but took a little detour over the past month to lea... Continue reading

  
• JsonCpp Library Changes, and a Shift to Considering Using CMake
  January 17, 2021 by Riley Entertainment

  For my current game under development, The Colon Case, I'll be using the Tiled map editor to build the tile sets and maps. I'll also have lots of other game data, and I plan to store all of it in JSO... Continue reading

  
• The Colon Case - Character Movement and the Game Loop
  January 08, 2021 by Riley Entertainment

  I managed to get the player character responding to user input, including basic sprite animation, in reasonably short order! The screen locks its view on the player while moving. The grass graphic i... Continue reading

  
• Development begins on my next game - a murder mystery
  January 06, 2021 by Riley Entertainment

  I've recently had a resurgence in motivation to get back going on some 2D game development. This game will be called The Colon Case. It's a story-driven murder mystery with a slight film noir edge... Continue reading