Can You Dig It? (Yes You Can)

Devlog

• (Week 56) IN THE BAG
  January 24, 2024 by Monarch Games Net#Exploration, #Nature, #Sandbox, #Simulation

  SUMMARY Quick update! We added more bags to the store menu and changed the default capacity for the player to 5 instead of 10. Now you have increments available for keeping treasure in 5, 6, 8, 12, an... Continue reading

  
• Week 56 - Progression Makes Perfect!
  January 23, 2024 by Monarch Games Net

  SUMMARY Hey everyone! This week we'll keep it short and sweet. It has been quite some time since we've made an update. We've been working hard on adding treasures into the game with about 12 remaining... Continue reading
• (Week 30) JACKPOT
  July 09, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: JACKPOT - We changed "Fire" to "Jackpot" so it's obvious you found treasure. KART BEFORE THE HORSE - We've spent too much time on the golf cart so we're wrapping things up to move along. BI-W... Continue reading

  
• (Week 28) Á LA KART
  June 25, 2023 by Monarch Games Net

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  #Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: MAKIN' THE KART HAPPEN! - Introducing the Cart! We're excited to get around to this feature. WHAT'S IN STORE - We went ahead with the cart because of pricing. DRAG N' DROP WORKING! - Interact... Continue reading

  
• (Week 27) SWEAT AND TIERS
  June 18, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: WE UPDATED DETECTOR MECHANICS TO TIER SYSTEM! - Metal detectors work only within their tier metal system. SUCCESS = TIME + CHANCE - We added a table to help give more insight into how this wo... Continue reading

  
• (Week 26) DETECT: THE ALMIGHTY
  June 11, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: OUR FIRST FULLY PLAYABLE DEMO! - You can play the game from start to finish! AI WITH DEEP THOUGHTS - Detecting metal is one thing, but then there's the beyond. PRICE FLUX - Inflation is terri... Continue reading

  
• (Week 25) UPGRADES UP-DATE!
  June 04, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: ALL UPGRADES AVAILABLE! - Thanks to the magic of delegates and dictionaries, every upgrade for the game is working! DETECTOR RANKS - We have a list of proposed detector gear for Player purcha... Continue reading

  
• (Week 24) SHOE BETCHA
  May 28, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: SHOE UPGRADES AVAILABLE! - Three tiers of speed upgrades available at the treasure shop for purchase up to 4x. SIX MONTH ANNIVERSARY - Time flies, we've been on this project for six months, h... Continue reading

  
• (Week 23) LET'S COALESCE??
  May 21, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: STORE ITEM MOUSE HOVER- We got item descriptions to update in realtime. COALESCING??- A clean and simple way to live and program. MOUSE HOVER MAGIC- We wrote a button.onHover() script you can... Continue reading

  
• (WEEK 22) DELEGATE YOUR WEAKNESS
  May 13, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: STORE UPGRADES COMPLETE!- All store items are purchaseable but they don't do anything yet so we've frozen them yet you can see them in-game. DELEGATES SAVED OUR KEISTER- Hours, days, if not w... Continue reading

  
• (Week 21) WHAT'S IN STORE
  May 06, 2023 by Monarch Games Net

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  #Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: NEW STORE MENU- We're overhauling the store so you can buy all upgrades and it'll be a multi-week grind but worth it! TASK TRACKER GOLD IN 1 WEEK (AGAIN) - Continuing to add teams members as... Continue reading

  
• (Week 20) LET'S ROCK
  April 30, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: ROCKIN' IT - Metals are now represented as actual mesh, cubes be gone! We also added reflections. TASK TRACKER GOLD IN 1 WEEK- Continuing to add team members as our ultimate feature. PLAY THE... Continue reading

  
• (Week19) DEALING WITH CAP
  April 23, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: CAPPY NOT CRAPPY -The bottle cap should look more ... convincing. TEXTURE EXPERIMENT- A different style wood turned out pretty but is it a fit? PLACING BOUNDARIES - An experiment with wooden... Continue reading

  
• (WEEK 18) SNARK
  April 16, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: SNARKY REMARKS WHEN YOU MISS THE MARK - You get random messages each time you use your shovel in any empty area. OUR FIRST JUNK MODELS - We added 3D models in place of cubes, starting with ju... Continue reading

  
• (Week 17) A MOMENT TO PAUSE
  April 09, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: WE ADDED PAUSE- It's a simple thing but was forgotten how important it was to have until now. IMPROVED METER - In Boiling mode,the bar fades to black at the last 99.9% moment of detection for... Continue reading

  
• (WEEK 16) DON'T WORRY, BE HOPPY
  April 02, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Tags: Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: WE ADDED CONES, SKIPPY HOP FUN POTENTIAL - By accident, we ended up with a new mechanic! IMPROVED METER - In Boiling mode, we improved the meter to show it's close but not quite there. ARCHES... Continue reading

  
• (Week 15) WATCH YOUR STEP
  March 25, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: QUICK THANKS - Without your feedback and support, we would not have such great progress in a short time. GRASS SOUNDS - We improved the grass step sound FX and reduced it to a minimum. Did it... Continue reading

  
• (Week 14) FOG-GETABOUTIT
  March 18, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: NOVEMBER - Our milestone deadline for the demo has been set, how far will we get? WEEKLY BUILD - At the bottom corner of the screen you'll notice the weekly build number so you know how often... Continue reading

  
• (Week13) WE HAVE A SHOPKEEPER
  March 12, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: MEET OUR NEW SHOPKEEPER - It's a concept for now but at least you get a sneak peek at what lies ahead. UNDERCOVER SNARK - When your shovel misses, we greet you with witty banter to keep it in... Continue reading

  
• (WEEK 12) SOUND ADVICE
  March 05, 2023 by Monarch Games Net

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  #Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: BOSSA BEATS - We created a custom track but it's maybe it bit too strong? GRASSY FOOTSTEPS- Improved bird chirps and grass step sounds added. QUALITY VERSUS QUANTITY - We're spread thin and i... Continue reading

  
• (Week 11) WE ARE LIVE!
  February 26, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: FIRST BUILD RELEASE! - Build version 1.0 ready, play at your own risk, let us know your thoughts! SOUND REASON & REASONING SOUND - Our secondary thing is going to be sound going into next wee... Continue reading

  
• (Week10) END OF THE WORLD
  February 19, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY: THIS IS HOW IT ENDS- Preparing for the demo, I realized the importance of guard rails. PREPARE FOR LAUNCH- Based on poll results we decided to release sooner than later. FUN IN FAILURE- We ex... Continue reading

  
• (Week 9) FANCY NEW LOOK
  February 12, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY NEW USER INTERFACE (VIDEO): game uses fresh, new, design from our guide. LIFE-SIZED TREES: Yup, they're big! DEMO RELEASE NOW VS. LATER: Should we share our demo now or later? SOUND: We have b... Continue reading

  
• (Week 8) ART GUIDE BORN, ON TO GAMEPLAY!
  February 04, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY VIDEO (FINALLY): I'm not proud because it would be ideal to integrate the latest concept, but you'll get the idea and we'll be integrating in coming weeks. LIMITS ARE YOUR FRIEND: Direction is... Continue reading

  
• TALE OF A TRIUMPHANT TYPEFACE (Week 7)
  January 29, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  I'm not even sure where to begin but the second place winner is officially our title font. This is what we're going with for the remainder of our game's direction going forward. We have our hero heade... Continue reading

  
• WHAT THE FONT ? (Week 6)
  January 22, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure, #Simulation, #First-person, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #Nature, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  This is our winning font but will we get to keep it? SUMMARY WINNING FONT: This means establishing the start of our game's art direction early on. But an unforseen licensing issue came up. We may end... Continue reading

  
• WHAT THE FONT ? (Week 5)
  January 14, 2023 by Monarch Games Net#Treasure hunt, #Simulation, #Adventure, #Exploration, #Puzzle, #first-person, #Strategy, #Open-world, #Sandbox, #Indie

  SUMMARY Need your help to choose: 1 among 6 to become our Hero font. Winner announced next week. We have golf karts! (screenshots below) New rare metals added: Osmium, Rhenium, and Iridium (they're fo... Continue reading

  
• WHAT THE FONT? (Week 4)
  January 08, 2023 by Monarch Games Net

  Hey everyone! This week I've been on the hunt for the perfect font for our game to match our new title. Up to this point I've kept it boring on purpose. It's been a longer process than anticipated, bu... Continue reading

  
• WE HAVE A TITLE: "CAN YOU DIG IT?" ( Week 3)
  December 31, 2022 by Monarch Games Net

  IT'S OFFICIAL: WE HAVE A TITLE! First of all, a huge thanks to Kyle Claset on Facebook for suggesting this. As you can see in the above screenshot, that is officially the title of our project and no I... Continue reading

  
• VOTE: NAME THIS GAME (Week2)
  December 24, 2022 by Monarch Games Net#simulation, #marketing, #indie, #prototype

  WHAT SHOULD WE CALL IT? Hey everyone! It's our second week of sharing progress and we are about to reach the next major milestone: naming this metal detector treasure game !! it's a bit nerve wracking... Continue reading

  
• ANNOUNCEMENT: WE'RE MAKING A GAME (Week1)
  December 17, 2022 by Monarch Games Net#prototype, #announcement

  IT'S HAPPENING It's been a long time coming but finally braved this bold announcement. I knew this day would come but then you're NEVER really really ready right? We live in strange times. WHO? Gabear... Continue reading