Build 4 Update (Alpha 1)

Build 4 Features (Alpha):

• Created basic shop functionality
  • Purchasing from the shop via button press
  • Cost of item increases with each purchase
  • Coins are removed
• Implemented AI enemy movement
  • Randomly selects path to turn down based on available options
  • Wraps around map
• Fully implemented sword collectibles 
  • Can be activated to defeat enemies
  • Multiple swords collected will stack
  • Button appears when swords are held - can be pressed to activate
• UI button size/placement tweaks

Known issues:

• Enemy will sometimes get stuck on a particular turn (page refresh)
• Coins/high score do not yet save or carry over restarts

Behind the scenes progress:

• Currently working on finishing art assets to be swapped out for temp assets
• Implementing multiple accumulating enemies in-progress. I am trying to ensure that my base enemy is moving perfectly (not getting stuck) before creating several of it and causing additional problems. A test of this showed that it is not yet functioning properly
• Began shop saving functionality

This build doesn't cover 100% of the bases I was hoping to get to for Alpha, but it completes all of the core mechanics and the great majority of basic functionality of the game.

 I plan on updating with an "Alpha 2" that hits more of the marks before moving onto Beta and focusing on things like animations, final art, and other visual indicators.