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Continuing my saga of miniscule changes that no one really cares about but they please me so I will continue:
Map icons are not just colored circles now, they have different shapes depending on what they are.
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Finally finished a requested feature of being able to rearrange your party at will. Had to make some compromises in terms of how things are displayed, but at least it functions (until I find the next bug)
Added some little fun things for damage/buffs visual feedback
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Now THIS is party management
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Working on letting players rearrange their party by dragging bags around. You can't toss them away this way however - please use proper disposal methods
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MAJOR feature update:
-Added sweat
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Having fun messing with map generation parameters. A bit too much fun perhaps. I accidentally made Chile
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Main menu done. Well, kinda? For now? I guess? Until I get dissatisfied with it again?
Added Chat, Autodox, very minor player customization, fullscreen settings and reworked match creation so you can dick around in main menu while waiting for players
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YouTube video by Roy Martini NINTENDO, DON'T SUE THIS AUTO BATTLER!!! (Automon Arena)

Check out this video of Automon Arena gameplay by @roymartinittv.bsky.social !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3sy...

Increased player limit to 16 for science
Look at this huge ass map! There are even duplicate gyms, because it spawns 1 per player + 1 more but there are only 10 types
Dare I keep doubling until it crashes? Are 1024 player matches the future of gaming?
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Ahhh, menus. Every developer's favourite thing to do.
(Not final obviously, just testing layouts and stuff)
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Automon Arena demo for Next Fest is now OUT! Like, for real, you can click on download and play it and stuff. You should prioritize it this Next Fest because it's the best game this time around
store.steampowered.com/app/3879790/...

Made a new trailer for Automon Arena's entry into Next Fest (starting this Monday!)
Hope to see you all committing violence against virtual ugly animals then
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Adding that thingamajig I was talking about - the game will only show relevant types by default, but you can see all types for reference if you wish. There will be a button to lock this view as well, if you prefer it
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UI rework, clearly WIP. Major changes here: choosing Automons now looks cooler on both sides, and the type table doesn't show up unless you have an active bonus. There will be a way to expand it to always show all types, in case you want to preview bonuses you don't have
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Revolutionary UI technology, gonna patent this bad boy
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Automon Arena - Automon Arena - progress update #3 - Steam News I forgor to updat

Time for the roughly quarterly Steam post about how Automon Arena is going
store.steampowered.com/news/app/381...
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Focusing on some important features for Automon Arena (I've done nothing but draw shiny sprites for 3 days)
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MASSIVE changes to the Automon Arena experience: buttons are now pretty and clicky AND there's a quit button instead of pressing R like you're debugging your first project. If that doesn't get you to wishlist, I don't know what will
store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/...
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Added map scrolling through mouse dragging, which pushes Automon Arena into Game of the Year territory.
Oh also added more holes to the map, it's a bit more patchy with players having more room to dick around before getting kicked out to harder areas
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Little update to the evolution animation to make it clear where the second Automon went... #automon #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike

Messing around with world generation, here's a few examples.
It's quite chaotic and absolutely not even in terms of accessible areas and gyms around each player, but that's ok. As a wise man once said, "balance is for wieners"
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Spent some time redoing the map generation to be less... circular. Here's the outcome and old map example for comparison.
Looks less neat, but more natural
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Got the attention span of a child with ADHD using TikTok after drinking 5 coffees and snorting cocaine? You can speed up the battles and spend more time staring at the map screen instead! Or just press skip and miss the whole thing if you like
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Automon Arena by AutomonDev It's goddamn Automon again

Reminder that Automon Arena is publicly playable, with online multiplayer!
automondev.itch.io/automon-arena
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Though items are not yet implemented in Automon Arena, I added Stranglie and Boulken anyway, with temporary replacement abilities. Swole type just wasn't the same without them
(No idea what I'll do with Adyel & Nodyel though)
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Joyful new victory screen!
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Made a game over screen for Automon Arena
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Automon Arena on Steam Fast-paced monster catching auto-battler! Capture wild Automons in your trusty trash bags, build your team and battle other players until you're the only child alive!

Steam page for Automon Arena is live! Wishlist it now! Or within 5 business days! Or at your next available time! I don't mind either way
store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/...
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Automon Arena on Steam Fast-paced monster catching auto-battler! Capture wild Automons in your trusty trash bags, build your team and battle other players until you're the only child alive!

Steam page for Automon Arena is live! Wishlist it now! Or within 5 business days! Or at your next available time! I don't mind either way
store.steampowered.com/app/3810160/...
#automon #indiegame #gamedev

Automon Arena by AutomonDev It's goddamn Automon again

Oops, I accidentally uploaded the newest build of Automon Arena onto itch. Check it out! You can experience Automon abuse first-hand!
automondev.itch.io/automon-arena
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