I figure throwing-stars, fire arrows, and explosives will be enough for harmful objects… but to balance them out, I need some helpful objects. The player doesn’t have any hit-points, he gets 3 lives and loses one each time he’s hit… so I figure I’ll have something that restores one life, restores all 3 lives, and I’m thinking about doing a “speed scroll” that slows the rest of the game down but keeps the player moving at normal speed Matrix-style for a few seconds. Haven’t decided on that last one, the animations will probably get pretty choppy looking if I slow things down but I’ll probably test out how it looks visually.

Our business coaches have recommended that we keep track of our financials on a monthly basis. Some of the other businesses in our class are already making money because they offer services or already-made products. Since I have to develop the game before I can make any money, I know before I even open my spreadsheet that I’m going to be losing money this month on my start-up costs and such. It would be more awesome to have positive numbers everywhere, but this is all part of the plan (a dip at the start till I get some games out and then a slow rise up) so it’s not worrying. I could skip this month’s financials but I figure I’ll check out exactly where I’m at and it’s good to get in the habit.