Today I start working on real art for Brewery Boss 2.
So far its' all been placeholder, temp, programmer art. Quick 3 second image files created. Just used to get an idea of what things are in the game, but nothing that would ever actually ship in the final product. These types of files are used at the start of development, because more often then not they get changed rapidly at this stage. And nobody wants to spend the time making it look pretty; only to then redo it.
But things are far enough along now that I cant justify making some real assets for the game.
I explored my art style options for a long while. Probably a couple days. I needed to come up with a plan that I could actually implement (because I am NOT a trained artist), but would also (hopefully) look interesting as well.
I think I have a pretty good plan. Time to find out though
Today is a different kind of work day. I am based out of Spokane, WA and our home city is in flames.
A massive fire has ripped through much of town last weekend, and it's still burning. A huge part of our town has been evacuated, including us. The devastation is intense.
I can thankfully say that all of our family are safe and sound though. We evacuated to a safe side of the city, and are staying at my mom's house.
The last couple days have been spent trying to get settled and find some normalcy during this chaos. Part of that means getting back to work. So, today I will pretend everything is normal and get back to work on Brewery Boss 2. Now if only I can remember what I was doing last Friday ....
Brewery Boss 2 is all about making choices.
Which pub decoration will bring in the most customers? Which ingredient will increase the brew quality the most? Which staff hire will synergize with the team the best?
I want some of the answers to be wrong, most to be good, but hopefully one will be the best.
Then, it will be up to you pay attention to the clues and hints provided along the way. Use that information to figure out which options are the ones you should be taking.
It's a bit of a puzzle game, hiding in an auto battler, loaded with min-max strategies.
