The Alchemist

Devlog

• Version 1.4 released! Levels and new Enemies!
  April 02, 2021 by onthefly#release, #1.4, #levels, #new mobs

  Watch the gameplay and enjoy the game!! Hope you like it! Next to come: Inventory... Continue reading

  
• Hackable levels: 1.4 Preview
  March 23, 2021 by onthefly#walker, #1.4, #levels

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• Particles & Grayscale with Pygame and Numpy
  March 09, 2021 by onthefly#banishing, #thanos

  See the effect as posted on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pygame/comments/m18v46/new_banishing_effect_after_colle... Continue reading

  
• Red Challenge: Watch me fail over and over again ~.~
  March 04, 2021 by onthefly#red challenge, #challenge, #levels, #hardcore

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• Version 1.3.5: Banishing VFX/SFX for mobs
  March 02, 2021 by onthefly#1.3.5, #banishing, #vfx, #sfx

  Changelog Banishing effect when mobs die (VFX and SFX) Mobs make more accurate attacks Win SFX... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.3.4 Available! new UI and better mechanics
  February 24, 2021 by onthefly#1.3.4, #new ui, #better mechanics

  Enjoy!... Continue reading

  
• Python 3.9.2 available for download!
  February 20, 2021 by onthefly#python392

  Now, you can find Python 3.9.2 directly from the game's page... Continue reading

  
• Dynamically sized frame box with PyGame: Am I framing everything? Yes
  February 19, 2021 by onthefly#framing, #pre-tutorial, #ui, #dinamically

  A quick demonstration of a dynamically sized UI frame box. This frame box can be put on any surface, as you can see! Stay tuned for the next devlog, where I'm going to talk about how I did this, using... Continue reading

  
• Next steps... Let's walk
  February 17, 2021 by onthefly#moving on, #godot, #feedback, #collabs

  In terms of learning new things, I would say this is a very successfully project, but what now? Should I move onto Godot, keep adding new features, and polishing this game? I would like to create a mo... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.3.3 Available! New Mobs, Friction, Swords, and more...
  February 15, 2021 by onthefly

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  #1.3.3, #release

  Go get it!... Continue reading

  
• Rotating an Image using an arbitrary pivot point, with PyGame
  February 13, 2021 by onthefly#Rotation, #Tutorial, #PyGame

  Introduction Rotation is everywhere, and you can use it in many, many scenarios. A ball, a falling structure, a projectile, etc. The case study for this tutorial is the Blue Sword the player can use... Continue reading

  
• New backgrounds and mechanics!!
  February 12, 2021 by onthefly

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  #walls, #new mechanics

  New mechanics added to the mob generations, also added walls to the backgound. Soon I'll be adding a better UI... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.3.1 available!
  February 12, 2021 by onthefly

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  #1.3.1, #friction, #mobs, #blue fire

  Changes: * Blue fire Sword * New Mobs * Walls have friction... Continue reading

  
• New Weapon: Blue Fire Sword!
  February 12, 2021 by onthefly#blue fire sword

  Blue Ancient Spell and Gargolas (Gargoyle) The only thing that can kill a Gargola (Gargoyle) is a blue fire sword cast by an alchemist using the blue ancient spell, but for that spell to work, you wil... Continue reading

  
• Rotating Sword... Wone Grong :S
  February 11, 2021 by onthefly#Sword, #Fail, #Rotation

  Warning: a bit of PyGame knowledge is desirable to read this post, but not mandatory. Ok, I'm adding a new feature where you can kill the mobs when collecting the potions using a sword. To do so I'm u... Continue reading

  
• Do you have the skills to collect each potion and put the Gargolas down?
  February 11, 2021 by onthefly#potions, #challenge

  Try to collect 25 potions and revert the mess you've made!!... Continue reading
• Be careful with the red potions!
  February 10, 2021 by onthefly#red potions

  Red potions are required to get things back on track, but they are dangerous... be careful!... Continue reading

  
• Version 1.2 Released (Now you can actually win the game - [or not])
  February 09, 2021 by onthefly#Release, #v1.2, #Red Bottle

  This version comes with: Win condition Screen size fit the screen resolution New potions (Red bottles spawn more mobs.) Larger sprites Quit transition Limit pressing R key per second Set Max Score to... Continue reading

  
• Multiplayer is coming soon!
  February 08, 2021 by onthefly#pygame, #multiplayer, #python, #new feature

  Hi alchemists! I'm working on a multiplayer module for The Alchemist! What would you expect from that feature? What would you love to see here? Feel free to leave a comment!!... Continue reading
• Windows version available!
  February 06, 2021 by onthefly#windows, #release

  Hi guys and gals, I'm proud to announce that the Windows 10 version of "The Alchemist" is ready! I really hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed crafting it... Continue reading

  
• Grayscaling an Image with PyGame and Numpy
  February 04, 2021 by onthefly

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  #Grayscaling, #Render, #Transformations, #NumPy, #PyGame, #Tutorial

  If you had the chance to play The Alchemist, you probably saw the grayscaling effect applied when you pause the game, this is done at pixel level and is achieved thanks to NumPy arrays, which allows r... Continue reading

  
• Linux version available!
  February 04, 2021 by onthefly#Linux Version

  Hi folks, hope you are doing great. I uploaded a Linux compatible zip, just follow the instructions inside the README.md file and you'll be all set!... Continue reading