Hold

Devlog

• Hold - shield mechanics
  April 23, 2026 by Kweepa

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  #features, #shield, #stats

  As you can see from the images, I've made some progress on the inventory screen, displaying an animated 3d character holding the equipped shield. This uses the same technique as the item icons. Then,... Continue reading

  
• Hold - inventory screen
  April 21, 2026 by Kweepa

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  #tech, #design, #dev, #systems

  I'm in the middle of implementing the inventory screen. I decided to go full screen for the inventory so I have more space and the player is less likely to confuse the controls. As you can see from th... Continue reading

  
• Hold - conversation coroutines
  April 15, 2026 by Kweepa

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  #dialog, #conversations, #coroutines, #dev, #systems

  I'm continuing to implement the basic systems for Hold. I now have an npc that I can click on to initiate a conversation, and I can chat to the npc in a typical old-school adventure game style in a fu... Continue reading

  
• Hold - state machines
  April 10, 2026 by Kweepa#codegen, #state machine, #dev, #creatures

  Here's a screenshot of the flow diagram editor that I wrote for Unity Underground but never used. It's essentially a finite state machine with states in blue and transition conditions in yellow. Each... Continue reading

  
• Hold - making a level editor
  April 07, 2026 by Kweepa#Unity, #map editor, #rpg, #grid

  Hey folks! I'm moving along with my retro RPG Hold. I’ve been working on a map editor in Unity that works a little like ProBuilder but snaps to a grid similarly to Underworld or System Shock, so I c... Continue reading

  
• Hold - names are hard
  March 29, 2026 by Kweepa#naming, #new-project, #rpg

  Starting up a new game, and I thought I'd document it (somewhat) as I go here. I wanted to have a strong, simple name, so I immediately thought of The Keep, which I had previously used for a VIC-20 ga... Continue reading