From Pixel to Purpose | Devlog #1

Hey everyone! 👋

This is the very first official devlog for Project Anthros, my cozy-but-creepy bunker survival game with mysterious sci-fi lore, pixel art vibes, and emotional storytelling buried beneath the snow and steel. ❄️⚙️🧍‍♂️

✅ What I’ve Done So Far:

🎮 Player Movement

• Character moves in 4 directions with smooth, normalized input

• Movement speed is consistent across all directions

🎨 Directional Animation System

• Player has 8 animations: walk + idle for up, down, left, right

• When you stop moving, the character stays facing the last direction

• It’s not just functional — it feels good

🏗️ What I’m Working On This Week:

🧱 Bunker Tiles

• Creating tiles for dirt floors, rusty walls, bunker doors, and cold machinery

• Pixel art style is 32x32 for now

• Focused on getting just a few done to avoid burnout

🔥 Generator/Heating Concept

• Replacing the “campfire” from the old design with a central generator

• The generator powers and heats your base

• If you expand too fast without upgrading, it can shut down or break (danger! 😰)

🧍‍♂️ Polishing Player Scene

• Cleaning up the node structure

• Possibly adding a small camera system to follow the player

• Prepping for interaction systems (like picking up items)

🎯 Goals for the End of This Week:

• A small but complete tileset for the bunker

• A first-pass generator sprite

• Clean up any animation bugs or movement hiccups

🌌 Looking Ahead...