Serenity Haven - Demo project

MikeCL

Welcome to the Serenity Haven Resort.

A demo/walking simulation focused on ambience. This is an open project, meaning that the "demo" is available for free, and I'm keeping the repository public for anyone who wants to check it out and follow the development.

I got inspired by @Tomcat and his Tai-Chi project. I got the opportunity to check it out and evolve it to a new project, Serenity Haven is born.

My goal? It's a side project where I take a break from my other commercial projects. In this project, I'll probably experiment with things that the other projects might not include. It doesn't have a finished state and will be an ongoing project that I expand over time.

Currently, I'm refactoring the code base and working on restructuring the project. I'm also working on expanding the playable area and planning for some new NPC characters.

Demo available on itch.io for Windows

Public repo on GitHub

Godot version 4.4.1

I'll make a Linux build available once I get Linux installed on my machine.

MikeCL

Moodboard

The feeling I will try to capture when it comes to the mood and environment.

Tomcat

Well, I had an idea to make a resort version among other games within the project. There is no need for changing seasons or significant weather changes here. Just something relaxing. Vacationers, a few staff members. For the purposes of the game, you can introduce some kind of management of all this: hiring staff, purchasing products, repairing air conditioners… nothing too stressful.

kuligs2

Tomcat is this a VR project? why not?

MikeCL

Tomcat Yeah.. good ideas. It is along the lines I was thinking also. I will probably put some time in creating a small GDD to shape the project a bit from a gameplay perspective.

Tomcat

kuligs2 is this a VR project? why not?

Because I haven't earned enough money for VR equipment yet. As soon as I do, I'll do it right away.

Tomcat

MikeCL I will probably put some time in creating a small GDD

In my opinion, the biggest problem with prototyping here is creating buildings. This is where Sweet Home 3D could come in handy. Well, I plan to use it.

When Red Faction: Guerrilla was being created, legend has it that the physics were so realistic that professional architects were invited to explain to the designers how to create buildings that would not collapse under their own weight.

MikeCL

Tomcat Ah, interesting software. Seems to be mostly for interior design right? I might check it out. Thanks for the tip!

Tomcat

MikeCL Seems to be mostly for interior design right?

It is generally intended for creating houses. Interior design is one example; I used it to plan the furniture layout in my apartment.

MikeCL

Just adding some basics. Pause menu coming in next build

No design ID yet, so just plain default buttons for now.

Also, a "work in progress" wall that will give players an indication of restricted areas still under construction and thus not accessible yet. Player can toggle this on and off by pressing "G"

MikeCL

Started sketching a layout for the resort. Not quite happy with it yet. But it's progressing. I want to play more with verticality to make it more interesting/dynamic, and also easier to optimize.

Tomcat

MikeCL Started sketching a layout for the resort.

Tennis Court

There may be some missing textures here, but I can fix them if necessary.

All dimensions are correct! 🎾

MikeCL

Build 0.0.2 released

Including the following

Pause menu
Toggable restricted area walls
The current layout mockups.
Structure improvements

Nothing too exciting yet. More that I wanted some of the basics in.

Tomcat Nice! Might be a bit too early to implement details as the layout is still being worked on. But that looks cool. 👍

Tomcat

MikeCL Might be a bit too early to implement details as the layout is still being worked on.

Well, it was just done three years ago. 😺