Project Smile

Devlog

• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Hand Counting
  July 22, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles

  Project Smile Development Log: I have added a new dialogue feature that involves hands. Hand Counting. It shows you closed hands, starting at 0. You can increase your number by raising your fingers; e... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Approach Dialogue
  July 16, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#Devlog

  Project Smile Development Log: I have now used the dialogue that I used in my previous prototype and put it in the Holding Cell Prototype. The process will work as follows: by approaching the characte... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Yellow Line Guard
  July 13, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#Devlog

  Project Smile Development Log: Added a Guard to go with the Yellow Line mechanic When Tim crosses the line, the Guard quickly appears in front of Tim and tells him to stay back on the line. With diffe... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: NPC & NPC Detections
  July 11, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#Devlog

  The other day, I created an image of a character named Willford. I made a sprite for him and put him in the holding cell, then started work on character interaction. First, I did the layers, after rea... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Inventory (3/?)
  July 09, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#Devlog

  Project Smile Development Log: I have now added 'Inspect' to the Inventory system, allowing the player to inspect items, both when the item is on the floor and when the player has the item on them. Fo... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Inventory (2/?)
  July 07, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#Devlog

  Continuing with my inventory system, I added a few more functions - Added a way to select one of the two items you can carry. Selecting an item will open a list of things to do for that item - Added a... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Inventory (1/?)
  July 06, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#Devlog

  I have now added an Inventory system. How it works is that when you are close to an item that can be interacted with, you can inspect it or pick it up (so far, I only managed to do 'Pick up'.. When yo... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Camera & Yellow Line
  July 04, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles#devlog

  Added a couple of new things. 1) Camera movement. The Camera follows where the player goes, but only in one direction (Y). 2) The Yellow Line. There is a Yellow Line in the holding cell that you are n... Continue reading
• 'Holding Cell' Devlog: Player Movement
  July 02, 2025 by Jay 'Yarheeguy' Miles

  Project Smile Development Log: I have made a good start on the next part of the prototype, which I call the 'Holding Cell'. That part of the game will include the interactions with the Environment, ch... Continue reading