An original game, designed by a young creator

Front Line

First-person view: a gloved hand holding a glowing energy sword over desert dunes, with an orbital moon in the sky

Live today

Today build: random music shuffle across all 7 songs, with a Skip button.

Coming Sunday

Built and in testing. Top priority: sound and score.

New sound effects: a 71-sound set, with cinematic cues at the start of each wave.
New score: 7 public-domain orchestral tracks from Holst’s The Planets, 14 songs in the shuffle, and a victory fanfare when you clear a wave.
Submarine: 2 docked at a lake pier, with dive and surface.
Smoother, higher camera.
Real 3D jetpack with flames.
Lava-glow fix.

Release schedule

Major = new features. Minor = bug fixes only.

52.1Sun Oct 18MajorJetpack, lava fix, submarine, camera, deeper water, new sound effects and score
52.2Sat Oct 24MajorRandom music with skip, hangar/docking bay with ships, tanks, speeder bikes
52.3Sat Oct 31MinorBug fixes; parachute-style gliders if buggy
52.4Sat Nov 7MajorEnterable buildings, including the painted towers; new sound effects
52.5Sat Nov 14MajorHair and skin, more character variety, animal, bot and kid friends
52.6Sat Nov 21MajorJedi allies, in-game radio
52.7Sat Nov 28MinorBug fixes and polish

Backlog

Not yet scheduled.

Sea life: starfish, crabs and fish.
Waterfall secret: a hidden cave, glowing crystals and a treasure chest.
Two versions at once: stable and test builds side by side (started).
Split-screen two-player.
Battle Ball: an original design with a new non-round shape and a charge-up glow.
Singing feature (details to come).
Underwater swimming: free 3D swimming and an underwater camera.

Desert oasis: a turquoise river winding between red rock canyons and cacti, with a small waterfall — The oasis

Third-person view of the hero with a jetpack on a canyon ledge above the river — Jetpack, third person

Tall painted towers rising from desert dunes under a blue sky — Painted towers

A group of original characters and droids walking across the sand past cacti — Characters and droids

The hero swimming underwater in clear blue water — Underwater swimming

In progress

Next phase

Shipped

Look v3 side by side with the joelha.si hero loop — Look v3 next to the hero loop

The companion character in third person on the desert, holding a glowing blade — Companion 3P, v3c

Wide first-person view of the desert outpost with an orbital moon overhead — Wide shot, v3c

The companion character: a figure in a tan tunic and teal sash holding a staff on a desert dune at sunset — Companion character art

Companion character 3D model in a T-pose — Companion 3D model (rigged, walk and run)

Working title. Dates and times are Eastern (ET). Bot: Starbot (the source is Starbot's verified progress log) unless the task board names another bot.