A Town Called Happenstance - Update 9
Well, it's been a while. Work on ATCH stopped for a little while as life kinda got in the way. But we're back, and we're making steady progress.
In this update, we've got a few more fleshed out locations, with some background characters. There's no interaction with them today, but they're there. The game is also missing some animations at this point too, so it looks a little janky in places. There's no sound - Sound will be the last thing I add.
I've also done some behind the scenes work to get things working a lot better. We've got an inventory icon on screen now, in a more traditional fashion. You can still press 'i' or scroll the mouse wheel to open the inventory, but it seems people prefer an on-screen visual.
I've also added a help screen. At the moment, it just tells you how to play, but it can be adapted to add clues, or general pointers. I'm toying with the idea of changing it into Carter's notebook, where he'll keep notes of the ongoing investigation.
So all in all, it's a small update, but also a significant one. Progress continues!