Pathfinder

Small delay notice

Todays update has to be delayed for tomorrow. I'm sorry about this, the time kinda got away from me today. Thank you for your patients.

Build 0.4.1p

This weeks been overall busy. as its usually is after a major build. i've gotten a ton of feedback this week and im grateful for it. but now the planned feature list has grown. the first of these features is improved map generation. i switched from a random walk algorithm to binary partitioning. (random walk is still used for the rooms) what this means is that i can make a meaningful difference between walkways and rooms. and with this difference i can add set pieces. the first of which is a ...

Build 0.4.0p

Today is a major update, so why does the build code for this update end in a p? because i thought of something to give patrons for major updates, the ability to cheat! patrons will now get access to a new feature called the console. basically you can press ` (the key next to 1) to open up the console. from there you can type in console commands. i've included a list of them ingame which you can access by typing in /h or /help into the console. or if you don't use a /command it'll just print o...

build 0.3.3p

One day i will have some consistency with these names. regardless here is the new build. this will be the last minor build before the next major update. but before i start i wanted to give a huge thank you, we reached over 1.000 downloads on the game. this actually happened last week and i forgot to mention it but thanks for the support. especially to my patrons.
so here is the changelog.

Added a bunch of new armor

Added a new consumable which may or may not be a ref...

Update 0.3.2p: Shop and zoo are now open.

Sorry for the late update but here is Update 0.3.2p. this time featuring 3 major new features. the first feature is Saving. the game will now autosave when ever you get back into the new hubarea. this will save some stats like what enemies you have transformed into and how many times. while also saving the new upgrades. 

The shop will allow you to purchase permanent upgrades for you character. using a new resource called "token" (working name). you receive tokens by transforming in...

Update 0.3.3p preview

Hello, because the update is delayed i figured it'll be a good idea to at least give you guys something took look forward to instead of just radio silents. so here is a preview of what's coming next update.

the main feature is going to be the hub area. this is a place where you are going to go to between runs. and from now on start the game in. 

the main goal is to have two main areas to explore here, the shop and the "zoo" (i'll think of a better name f...

Delay notice

This weeks update is going to be delayed until either friday this week or tuesday next week. i'm really sorry about this but my power had been shut off for 3 days due to weather. so i wasn't able to work this weekend at all. thank you for your patience

A problem with Length

So a couple of weeks ago a added real progression into my game. with the ability to go down deeper to encounter new enemies and more items. but when trying to add more enemies i noticed i'm getting a real problem with the length of the game.

i've talked about the paradox with transformation based games. where a significant portion of the games content is locked behind losing. this problem gets exponentially worse the longer it takes to actually lose. for instance getting the snake tra...

new Limb UI: build 0.3.1p

You know, this was supposed to be a relatively small update. mainly because of the major build last week. but i put way more effort in this then i anticipated. just because of the question "what would you actually see if you examine yourself closely". here is the changelog for this update. 

Added the new Examine self spell. this will bring up the limb UI. giving you some information on your transformations. and some added flavor text on some limbs. 

Added rege...

new major update. Update 0.3.0a is here

and thus comes to an end of this update cycle. this is the first update that i have patrons for. and because of that i kinda feel bad that i have nothing really to offer for patrons. i thought about releasing the update early for patrons but the issue is i work up until the update releases. so i can't release the update early because it would be outdated. i will hopefully think of something. either way the update is now live of itch.io.

i also included a special mention to patrons at th...

Build 0.2.3p

A new build, this time adding music and cursed items. i've never composed music before so this was an interesting experience. as always thank you for your support. it really means a lot.

here is the changelog.

Added a music. 2 tracks that will play occasionally. you can press M to mute them. 

Added a new mechanic. Speed if you have it will allow you to make moves without progressing a "turn". so if you have .1 speed you will take an extra turn every 10 moves (specifical...

Build 0.2.2p

A new week a new build. 

as always im forever grateful for your support either lets get on with the changelog.

Added Status effects! snakes will now poison you. poison will not knock you down but it will do some good damage. 

Added the log. pressing L will open up the log where you can see any messages. you can scroll up and down using the scroll wheel or by using WS.

Added a waiting indicator. so now you know pressing space actually does something...

Build 0.2.1p

The new build is out now, this time featuring a major new feature. multiple floors. I once again thank you for supporting me and what i do. it really means the world to me. either way here is  everything new in this update.

Added multiple Stairs. press e near a stair to go down to the next floor. with more and better loot. 

Added new mechanics related to multiple floors. new and harder enemies will now spawn as you get lower down. 

2024-01-30 23:15:48 +0000 UTC View Post

New Major update 0.2.0a

You know, its always nerve-wracking when ever i release one of these updates. i've only done so once before but still. i'm constantly checking the game page and fur affinity to see if people noticed or to see that if anything went horribly wrong. though people actually need to play it for that to happen and its only been like 10 minutes. but still.

3 new Enemies

New build today. this one featuring 3 new enemies, a snake, a cat, and a mouse.  this will be the final minor update in this set. so in the next few days i will be preparing to release the game for 0.2 which should release next tuesday if all goes well. anyways, here is the changelog for this update.

Added 3 new enemies. cats, mouses, and snakes. 

Added a new Mechanic, night vision. certain enemies will now give nightvision when your head is transformed. this ...

The Paradox of transformation based games

Its actually applies to any bad end theater type of games but its i find that its more potent in transformation based ones (mostly because i play alot of them). but the main issue is the idea that losing is the desired outcome. or at the very least that losing it where a majority of the content is. and likewise being skillful in these types of games means that you see less if it. 

its weird for difficulty balance. do you want to make the game fairer by having the transformations be...

New build, artstyle change and general qol

A whole new build! this one is kinda of a housekeeping build. this build switches from the block based visual style to an ascii visual style. other then that there is some general quality of life stuff this update. here is the changelog.

Changed the visuals to ascii. 

Changed how chests generate so they don't block paths now. 

Added collision to unopened chests. 

Added a new section to the inventory screen. now you're able to see absolute stats of weapo...

New and first "patron only" build

This is the first patron only build. Thank you for supporting me and the things i do. this update is actually pretty significant to the project. as we feature more than 1 enemy. Wolfs. the reason why this is significant is that it solves a major logistical problem. the prospect that you can be transforming into more then 1 creature at the same time. if i were to blindly put more enemies into the game. the transformations would actually block each other and you'd actually become invincible. wh...

Early Access release

Welp, this is it, the first release of the game. it feels weird. mostly because i feel like i've been trying to "advertise" this game for the past hour or so.  but here we are. the game is now out into the world. if for some reason your here without looking at the game here it is.
https://jakethebeest.itch.io/transformation-dungeon

either way i don't know what else to say here. other th...

Why SFW?

So as i'm sure you're aware im making a swf furry transformation game which if you look at this genre enough you would know that is pretty abnormal. the best game that i can think of which is mostly safe for work is probably changed. (according to itch there are only 12 games that have are both tagged as transformation and furry, but are sfw. compared to 78 if you allow adult content).

so the question is why is this one explicitly sfw.
There are 2 reasons for this.

the fir...