MilesMouse

Progress Report 6/3/2022

It's Friday, yo! Here's what I got done this week:

• Updated Patreon -- game features are no longer locked behind my Patreon milestones
• Updated Patreon Goals to be about more than just games
• Planned out the menus and all of their components
• Planned out some of the future updates, including their order
• Finished the sketch for the Main Menu
• B...
  2022-06-03 22:16:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Run From Me 0.1 (The Gameplay Update)

Changelog:

• Re-added the giantess and the obstacles
• Modified hero, NPC, and foot movement to feel as good as possible
• Gave heroes and NPCs the ability to navigate around obstacles
• Made NPCs collectable by the player and stompable by the giantess
• Made an easier-to-avoid obstacle set
• Gave temporary sprites to NPCs and giantess
• Made ...
  2022-05-27 20:51:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/27/2022

New Friday new me! Here's what I got done this week:

• Made Undead follow the player even more closely
• Made each foot ignore NPCs if that foot is already chasing the player
• Made the feet aim for nearby NPCs if the player is on the opposite side
• Made the heroes die when stomped
• Made the heroes poof back on screen if they fall below the screen limits<...
  2022-05-27 20:51:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/20/2022

Order up! Friday with extra cheese! Here's what I got done this week:

• Made NPCs and heroes avoid the feet after the feet have stomped
• Made NPCs and heroes always move away from walls while avoiding the feet if they're close enough to the walls
• Made NPCs regain their vertical speed if they lost it from bumping an obstacle
• Cleaned up NPC and hero movement co...
  2022-05-20 22:13:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/13/2022

Prepare your booties! Here's what I got done this week:

• Gave NPCs a new sprite for prototyping
• Adjusted NPCs' speeds to stay on the screen for 2.75 - 5 seconds
• Made NPCs' horizontal movement much more toned down
• Made the NPCs disappear with floating "Saved!" text when they collide with the player
• Made the NPCs disappear with floating "Sacrificed!"...
  2022-05-13 22:39:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 5/6/2022

So... many... holidays... Here's what I got done this week:

• Made the heroes recognize the obstacle waypoints
• Ensured that the heroes don't try to get waypoints from deleted obstacles
• Made the heroes check the distance of each waypoint upon recognizing/defining them and pick out the one with the shortest distance
• Made the obstacle waypoint temporarily overr...
  2022-05-06 20:57:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/29/2022

Every time I tried to come up with a Friday intro today, I realized that I already made it in a past post! >.<  Here's what I got done this week:

• Updated the "Speedy" character to move just like the player, but faster
• Slowed walking speed and obstacle speed
• Lowered the maximum stomp height to give the heroes just enough room for a safe space
• Beg...
  2022-04-29 21:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Run From Me 0.1.1 (Meet the Heroes!)

Changelog:

• Added three heroes around the player character
• Each hero can be changed with the '1', '2', and '3' keys
• Gave each hero their own movement quirk
• Temporarily removed the giantess and obstacles

Known Bugs:

• None! Woohoo!

Important Notes:

• The quit button in the pause menu freezes the game. You can fix i...
  2022-04-22 20:54:08 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/22/2022

Hello, welcome to Friday! May I take your order? Uhuh... Uhuh... Alright, does everything on your screen look correct?

• Fixed movement for the "Tank" character so its speed is more constant
• Finished prototyping the movement for the "Confused" character
• Updated the "Glutton" and "Speedy" characters to feel a bit better
• Prototyped the "Barrel", "Rocket", "Und...
  2022-04-22 20:54:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 4/15/2022

Easter is coming... It's coming for us all... Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued planning out the details of Run From Me
• Prototyped the movement for the "Tank" character
• Mostly prototyped the movement for the "Confused" character
• Researched how to apply textures and shaders in Blender

This week... it kicked my butt harder than a week s...

Progress Report 4/8/2022

It's Spriiiing! Unless you live where I am, then it's Sumter -- 50% bitter cold, 50% blistering heat! :,D  Here's what I got done this week:

• Published 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 11) 
• Began planning out the details of Run From...
  2022-04-09 02:53:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Update 4/1/2022

This is not an April Fool's joke post, I promise.

Now with that out of the way, time for an update on the Run From Me contest! Sadly, there weren't any submissions. However, that's perfectly alright! For one, it got me to make some concept art for the game which helped out quite a lot in several ways. Additionally, one fine individual offered a goldmine of potential ideas.

Before I ...

Progress Report 3/25/2022

Happy Friday, everyone! :D  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished the anus on the 3D model
• Attached the new pelvis to the 3D model
• Finished modeling the 3D model!
• Wrote 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 10)  2022-03-25 23:11:44 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 3/18/2022

Note: The pictures in this post depict female nudity on a 3D model. Proceed with that in mind. :)

Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished the breasts on the 3D model
• Imported and attached the, uh... *lady parts* onto the 3D model

I'm pretty happy with the progress that I made this week, but I was hoping to get that last orifice finished...

Progress Report 3/11/2022

Friday already? Whelp, time to face the music. ^^;  Here's what I got done this week:

• Published 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 9)
• Updated the breasts in the 3D reference drawings
• Began updating the breasts on the 3D model
...
2022-03-12 01:33:56 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 3/4/2022

IIIIIIt's Friday! Woohoo! Here's what I got done this week:

• Made NPCs spawn in with a similar system as the obstacles
• Made NPCs despawn when they fall below the screen
• Updated the neck on the 3D model to be shorter and thinner
• Drew references of the 3D model in 2D to help spot the areas that need sculpting
• Sculpted the arms, legs, hips, and butt o...
  2022-03-05 00:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 2/25/2022

It's time to Fri-Fri-Fri-Fri-Fri-Fri-Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Set Prototype 3 as the default gameplay and removed all the testing pieces and code
• Made NPCs that run away from the giantess
• Made the NPCs move in random upward directions and bounce off vertical walls
• Made the NPCs die when they get stomped
• Fixed an issue with NPCs ru...
  2022-02-25 22:42:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 2/18/2022

F-Friday already, huh? Haha... ha... *Gulp*  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished about 95% of the line art for the next drawing

I know it doesn't look like much, but I promise I've dumped several hours into the drawing this week. Ugh, why do I draw so slowly? >_<  Next week I'll go back to prototyping the game in addition to drawing. I've think I'v...

Progress Report 2/11/2022

I just ate... SO much food... Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished about half the line art for the next drawing
• Sketched 30 panels on the storyboard for Chapter 1 of the upcoming comic

I have a legitimately good excuse this week! My car broke down on Monday (thankfully in a parking space here at home) and I spent a good chunk of my free time this week fixi...

Progress Report 2/4/2022

Friday? More like Freezeday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Published 3D Modeling with Miles Mouse (Part 8)
• Set up the Run From Me environment contest...
  2022-02-05 01:21:45 +0000 UTC View Post

Run From Me: Environment Contest

Contest deadline: April 1st, 2022

Run From Me is in need of a setting, and YOU have the power to influence it! Simply download the template (link below) and draw up a background (or several!) that includes obstacles that the player will need to navigate around during gameplay. You're also free to adjust the appearances of the giantess and the tiny as much as you like, as long as they re...

Progress Report 1/28/2022

Friday already? I guess all the other days had diarrhea or something. Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished restructuring the head and face shapes for the 3D model
• Finished modeling the eyelashes and eyebrows for the 3D model
• Publishe...
  2022-01-29 00:14:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 1/21/2022

Friday! :D  Here's what I got done this week:

• Finished modeling the teeth, tongue, and irises for the 3D model

So this was a bit of an off week for me. I planned on getting far more done including coloring/shading the concept art for Run From Me and getting the contest for it started, but I felt utterly drained all week. Turns out I was sick and didn't realize it. ^...

Progress Report 1/14/2022

You better believe it's finally Friday! Here's what I got done this week:

• Worked on the line art for the next drawing

Not nearly as impressive as the last two weeks, but it served as a nice break from working on the game while the votes came in. Speaking of which, it seems like most people enjoyed Version 3 the most, so that's what we'll run with for now! Thanks to every...

Run From Me: Prototype Poll

It's voting time!

Which prototype version of Run From Me feels the most fun to play?

To see the different versions, pause the game with 'P' or 'Esc' and click the corresponding buttons in the bottom right corner.

Run From Me 0.1 (Choose Your Prototype!)

Changelog:

• Added literally everything in the game right now. This is the first update, duh!

Known Bugs:

• None! Woohoo!

Important Notes:

• The quit button in the pause menu freezes the game. You can fix it by refreshing the page, but it's best not to press it until we've made it to the standalone version.
• The first footstep of the...
  2022-01-07 21:54:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 1/7/2022

It's the first Friday of the year! Let's start this off with a bang, shall we? Here's what I got done this week:

• Resized the feet, boobs, and player to match the concept art for Prototypes 2 and 3 when enabled
• Made the feet only stomp halfway up the screen and made the feet stay centered on the screen in Prototype 2
• Made the walk cycle much faster in Prototype 2 2022-01-07 21:54:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 12/31/2021

It's the last day of the year! More importantly, it's the last Friday! Let's end it off with a bang, shall we? Here's what I got done this week:

• Paused the player, feet, floor, and obstacles when the player gets crushed (keeps people running and animations playing)
• Made a (mostly) functional death menu for when the player gets crushed
• Fixed a bug in which reloading...
  2022-01-01 01:36:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Progress Report 12/24/2021

♫ Jingle Bells, Monday smells, Tuesday's just okay... Wednesday's bland and Thursday tried, but the best one is Fridaaaaay! ♫  Here's what I got done this week:

• Continued work on the concept art illustrations, including design decisions that surfaced from them
• Researched storyboarding for comics

I learned some pretty valuable stuff about storyboarding c...

Game Idea #4: Tiny Investigations

Game Size: Medium
Ambition Level: Medium-High
Art Style: 2D
Genre: Mystery
Synopsis: You are a detective in a world of fantastical magic and science... and death. It's your job to make sense of things in this world of infinite possibilities.

Do you like the investigation portions of Phoenix Wr...