SORA - The Lost Kingdom of the Magic Sword - Prototype Ver-

Devlog

• #37　Party System, Mobile Switching, Dialogue Pause, and Speech Bubbles
  August 05, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today I made a major update to the character and party systems. Experience is now shared with every registered party member, including defeated characters. When the active character is defeated, contr... Continue reading
• #36　Character Switching, Party AI, and Major Mobile Control Improvements
  August 04, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today’s update was a big step toward making every character feel like a real playable party member rather than separating the game into a single player character and passive NPCs. A lot of the work... Continue reading
• #35 Shared Character Control Prototype
  August 03, 2026 by GOZOHO

  I’ve completed a new prototype that allows the player to switch control between the default player character and a villager. Until now, villagers were treated only as NPCs. However, one of the main... Continue reading
• #34 　Procedural Characters Are Now Working as Village NPCs
  August 02, 2026 by GOZOHO

  I have started integrating the procedural character drawing system into the actual NPC system. Until now, the character drawer was mainly tested in isolated comparison scenes. This update connects it... Continue reading

  
• #33 # Character Hair Direction Update
  August 02, 2026 by GOZOHO

  I have continued improving the procedural character drawing system. This update focuses on making every hairstyle work consistently from three directions: - Side - Front - Back The current hairstyles... Continue reading

  
• #32　 Character Front / Back Direction Update
  July 28, 2026 by GOZOHO

  I added front and back views to the procedural character system. Until now, the characters were mainly drawn from the side, but they can now be displayed in three directions: - SIDE - FRONT - BACK The... Continue reading

  
• #31　Generating 10 Villagers from a Shared Character Base
  July 25, 2026 by GOZOHO

  I adjusted the primitive-drawn character into an approximately two-head-tall chibi style. The previous version had a longer torso and legs, which made the simple arm and leg shapes stand out too much... Continue reading

  
• #30 Character Hair Drawing Update
  July 22, 2026 by GOZOHO

  I continued working on the procedural character drawing system. The first approach built the hairstyle from several separate spike-shaped polygons. While this worked technically, the result looked mor... Continue reading
• #29 Village Area System
  July 20, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today I completed the foundation of the village area system. Previously, the village was simply a collection of houses and roads. Now, it has become an independent game area with its own boundaries an... Continue reading

  
• #28 Terrain System Update
  July 19, 2026 by GOZOHO

  This update introduces the first version of the procedural terrain system. Added Procedural terrain generation using FastNoiseLite Five terrain types: 🌿 Grass 🟫 Dirt 🟨 Sand 🌊 Water 🪨 St... Continue reading

  
• #27 Terrain System Update
  July 18, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today I finished the foundation of the new terrain system. Instead of relying on Godot's TileMap, I built a fully procedural terrain pipeline using custom Drawers. This gives me much more flexibility... Continue reading

  
• #26 Project Structure Refactor
  July 17, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today I completed a major project refactor. As the project has grown, the original folder structure was becoming difficult to maintain, so I reorganized the entire project into a feature-based archite... Continue reading
• #25 Village Prototype Progress
  July 15, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today I focused on improving the village prototype. 🌳 Tree System Added a complete tree system Implemented TreeData resources Added TreePlacementData Added three tree types: Small Tree Round Tree P... Continue reading

  
• #24 Building Visual Polish
  July 11, 2026 by GOZOHO

  This update focused on improving the visual quality of village buildings. Instead of adding new gameplay features, I spent time polishing the core building system and making the village feel more aliv... Continue reading
• #23　Building Improvements
  July 09, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today's work focused on improving the building system and making house layouts more flexible. Added Round window design WindowRoundDrawer Configurable window positions via HouseData BaseHouse now draw... Continue reading

  
• #22 Village Generation Devlog
  July 04, 2026 by GOZOHO

  # 🏘 Village Generation Devlog ## Current Progress I’ve been building a procedural village system on top of my 2D action game. At this stage: - Houses can be placed in the world - A main road is g... Continue reading
• #21 Village Update
  July 03, 2026 by GOZOHO

  This update expands the new Building System. New 🌿 Plants can now be placed beside houses. 🪧 Houses can now have signs. 🏠 Chimneys have been added as optional decorations. All decorations are... Continue reading
• #20　Building System Progress
  June 28, 2026 by GOZOHO

  What's New HouseData-based building presets are now working. A single BaseHouse scene can now generate multiple house variations. Added a Plant decoration system. Decorations can now be enabled or dis... Continue reading
• #19 Building System Progress - HouseData Integration
  June 20, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Started moving the Building System toward a data-driven structure. Previously, BaseHouse directly called each drawer, but now building settings are managed through HouseData resources. Implemented Hou... Continue reading

  
• #18 Building System Progress - HouseData Integration
  June 18, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Today I started moving the Building System toward a more data-driven structure. Added HouseData Resource Roof / Wall / Window / Door type definitions House size parameters (width / height) Fence toggl... Continue reading
• #17 　Building System Progress – House Prototype Improved
  June 17, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Continued work on the Building System. This update focused on expanding the procedural house prototype with a new fence component. Added Wooden Fence Drawer Fence posts and rails House + Fence composi... Continue reading

  
• #16
  June 14, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Building System Progress - First House Prototype Today I continued working on the new Building System. The goal is to create reusable procedural building parts that can be combined into villages, town... Continue reading
• #15
  June 08, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Devlog # Building System Started - Walls and Windows I started working on the foundation of the Building System. The goal here is to make exploration feel larger and more alive by creating places that... Continue reading
• #14
  June 06, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Worked on project structure and building systems today. Started organizing a modular building workflow for villages and exploration areas. Current direction: Procedural house generation Modular buildi... Continue reading
• #13
  May 31, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Devlog Today was less about adding features and more about rethinking the direction of the game. I spent time asking myself: What kind of experience do I want players to have? What kind of game do I a... Continue reading
• #12
  May 29, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Devlog — Mobile Controls Update This update focused on improving mobile support and input systems. Added Mobile joystick controls Attack / Dodge / Interact mobile buttons Fire / Lightning auto-toggl... Continue reading
• #11
  May 23, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Devlog — Title Screen & Web Build Improvements Added Title Screen The game now starts with a dedicated title screen. Features added: Game title display Start button Quit button Disabled Option butto... Continue reading
• #10
  May 23, 2026 by GOZOHO

  # Devlog ## 2026-05-23 --- # 🧠 WaveSystem Stabilization - Fixed double enemy-death processing caused by projectile attacks - Added `is_dead` flag to BaseEnemy - Ensured `remove_from_group("Enemy")`... Continue reading
• #9
  May 22, 2026 by GOZOHO

  🕹 Devlog - Chain Combat Prototype (2026-05-22) 🔥 New Systems ⚡ Event System NPC / Gate / Wave progression unified through an event-driven system Gate unlock flow triggered by event KING_TALKED... Continue reading
• #8
  May 20, 2026 by GOZOHO

  The world is finally starting to talk back. Today I implemented the first version of the NPC dialogue system. The King can now speak to the player through a floating world-space dialogue UI inspired b... Continue reading
• #7
  May 19, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Devlog — Squad AI & Steering Update Today I worked on improving enemy group behavior. Enemies now use a steering-based movement system instead of directly moving toward the player. This makes moveme... Continue reading

  
• #6
  May 17, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Enemy architecture refactor complete. BaseEnemy introduced EnemyAI system added ChaseAI separated from enemy body SquadSystem generalized Enemy folder structure reorganized Now enemies are split into:... Continue reading
• #5
  May 16, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Refactored the player architecture today. Previously: most logic was concentrated inside Sora.gd scene structure and gameplay responsibilities were mixed together scaling to multiple playable characte... Continue reading
• #4
  May 14, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Squad Break & Gain System (Idea) Today I explored a new direction for the combat design. Enemies are no longer just individual monsters. They can now form organized Squads with a Leader. When the Lead... Continue reading

  
• #3
  May 10, 2026 by GOZOHO

  ## Devlog - 2026/05/10 Added a King NPC to introduce the game world. He now appears at the start and explains the player's mission through a speech bubble. Also implemented a simple dialogue system an... Continue reading

  
• #2
  May 10, 2026 by GOZOHO

  Added a new enemy: Slime. I also refactored the Gate/Wave system so different gates can now have different battle patterns and enemy sets. The prototype is slowly becoming more modular and easier to e... Continue reading

  
• #1
  May 09, 2026 by GOZOHO

  ## Devlog #1 - 2026-05-09 Small update. --- ### Update - Play time display added - Game structure improved - UI refined --- ### Note Still in early development. More updates coming soon. Thanks for pl... Continue reading