Terrorformer TD

Devlog

• Terrorformer TD Devlog #13: Achievements
  February 05, 2024 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the thirteenth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Terrorformer TD (formerly Clockwork TD). Into the final stretch before Alpha! Earning XP and leveling up in... Continue reading

  
• Terrorformer TD Devlog # 12: Adding Inter-Game Progression
  January 31, 2024 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the twelfth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Terrorformer TD (formerly Clockwork TD). I honestly spent more time thinking about whether this should be #12... Continue reading

  
• Clockwork TD Devlog #11: New Year, New Features, New... Name?
  January 31, 2024 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the eleventh post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . Welcome back and happy new year! This year, my goal is to ensure I get at least one devlog wri... Continue reading

  
• Clockwork TD Devlog #10: Year-End Wrap-up
  December 16, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the tenth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . So, what next? The game has enemies through round 35; there are 3 bosses for players to fight cur... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #9: Towers
  December 15, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the ninth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . The final focus of this semester was on actually adding a whole host of Towers for the player to... Continue reading

  
• Clockwork TD Devlog #8: Enemies
  December 14, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the eighth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . Creating simple enemies that can combine to create complex problems for the player to solve is t... Continue reading

  
• Clockwork TD Devlog #7: Map Progression Pt. 2
  December 13, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the seventh post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . In previous devlog entries , I covered the initial development of the map. This fall, I got som... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #6: Instant Abilities!
  September 11, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the sixth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . Some big changes in this version, with Labor replaced by Mana, which powers new Instant Abilities... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #5: Terrain Bonuses
  July 18, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the fifth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . Terrain bonuses, ala Rogue Tower , were something I decided I wanted early on in order to add to... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #4: Dynamic Build Menus
  July 14, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the fourth post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . One thing that I knew would be of huge importance before I even started designing my game was th... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #3: CursorState FSM
  July 14, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

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  This is the third post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . Rather than define separate game states Building, Moving, Selling, etc., I chose to create a sepa... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #2: Gameplay Progression & FSMs
  July 14, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the second post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . In the last entry, we covered A* Pathfinding for the enemies to find their way to the grid cente... Continue reading
• Clockwork TD Devlog #1: Introduction
  July 14, 2023 by TJ Cioffe

  This is the first post in an ongoing series about the development of my thesis project, Clockwork TD . For this new series, I’ve decided to start a dev blog for my MFA thesis project, Clockwork TD (... Continue reading