The Moon Fields

Devlog

• Six Buttons & Shift and Auto-Climb
  November 07, 2018 by lunarsignals

  1

  #game design

  (5 buttons - 2 buttons ) x Shift = 6 buttons? 3 buttons + Shift button + Aim button + Foot button = 6 buttons! What? The Moon Fields used to be an Analog Stick + 7 Button game, but now I've gotten it... Continue reading

  
• Big Stage Update
  August 07, 2018 by lunarsignals

  1

  #level design, #footstomp, #bolt javelin

  The big new change in the Big Stage Update is the stage count. Five new stages have been added: Pedestal Room, Stone Bridge, Cliffside, Wellspring, and Old Machine have been added. In addition to the... Continue reading

  
• Shield Parries and Post ACen Balance
  June 12, 2018 by lunarsignals

  1

  Wow! There've been a lot of changes since the last devlog update. I'll try to go over the bigger changes, and then I'll go over a few tweaks that I thought were interesting. Since the Air Battles upda... Continue reading

  
• The Air Battles Update
  April 23, 2018 by lunarsignals

  Wow, it has been a crazy ride since I last dev logged. I've been to coast to coast from Game Developer's Conference and PAX East and a bunch of cool things inbetween (VGMCon in Minneapolis, MKE Gamede... Continue reading

  
• Competitive Balance, GDC Indie MEGABOOTH, and More
  March 07, 2018 by lunarsignals

  Woo! First off, The Moon Fields is in the Indie MEGABOOTH for GDC! There were 24 games selected to showcase at the IMB over in the Moscone Center and I'm super stoked to be one of them. I'm kicking it... Continue reading

  
• Shield Recovery
  January 25, 2018 by lunarsignals#shield recovery, #experiment, #quality of life, #shields

  ** The Big Experiment was a success. With lots of small ongoing tweaks to items, the +2HP experiment is really fleshing out the damage model without changing the core of the game. It's also giving me... Continue reading

  
• The Big Experiment
  January 12, 2018 by lunarsignals#dragoon, #drop goo, #broadsword, #bolt javelin, #sunstick, #cemetary, #the pit, #big changes

  I'm shaking up a lot of things in The Moon Fields, and I'm hoping to test and tweak this stuff before the next couple showcases. I'm very, very interested in feedback overall, so please get at me if y... Continue reading

  
• Broadsword, Sunstick, and Drop Goo
  January 02, 2018 by lunarsignals

  1

  #broadsword, #sunstick, #dropgoo, #goo, #iowa, #desmoines

  For the last update of 2017, I added 3 new items: the Broadsword, the Sunstick, and the Drop Goo. In addition to continuing the work on the single player, I've got to thank the folks at New Capitol Ga... Continue reading

  
• The Moon Fields Streaming Kit v0.1
  December 18, 2017 by lunarsignals#steaming, #twitch

  If you're looking to stream The Moon Fields on twitch, I put together a little kit to help you and your channel follow along. The kit I'm dropping includes card images, team flag images, and the font... Continue reading

  
• Quick Turn With Goblin Heads
  December 08, 2017 by lunarsignals#quickturn, #systems, #indiearcade, #goblinhead, #shields

  Hooboy, a ton of updates for ya'll today. There are some quality of life updates, some balance tweaks, and one whole new attack. We'll start with the new stuff after some updates on non-game stuff. Si... Continue reading

  
• Potions and Team Synergy
  November 17, 2017 by lunarsignals

  Potions have always been a fairly weak class of items. They're weird and alchemical. Their uses are very specific and are very strong for what they do, but what they do is very specific. The Heart Pot... Continue reading

  
• Leap Boost And Neutral Aim
  November 07, 2017 by lunarsignals

  A few things: I'll be in Iowa City demoing the game at RADplay this weekend. The next weekend starting November 17, my friend Paul will be at Daisho Con showing off The Moon Fields, and I'll be in C... Continue reading

  
• Capture Flag and Balance Updates
  November 02, 2017 by lunarsignals

  Hey guys! The Filament Preparty for M+Dev was a success. If you attended, I hope you had a lot of fun and met a lot of Midwest game developers. I actually just got an email from Daisho Con up in the... Continue reading

  
• First Update, Live Game Demos, Roadmap
  October 24, 2017 by lunarsignals

  Hey, so this is my first update to The Moon Fields. I guess it's a good time to discuss how I'm going to use this page to help me with the roadmap I have planned. I'll be updating The Moon Fields ever... Continue reading