Paragon Pawns took a hiatus from game jams for quite a while, so Sweltura is the first and last project our team developed this year. Suffice it to say, we came into this one feeling pretty eager to produce something!

To keep the experience fresh, we shifted gears from what we’ve done in the past: developing a 2D game with mouse controls rather than a 3D title with direction input. We also kept our priorities lean and cut what could be considered extraneous from a mechanical or thematic standpoint: those pesky, intrusive win states for example!

If you decide to check Sweltura out, here’s the breakdown of what our team used to put it together. Premiere Pro saw some action for producing movie textures, but those were left on the cutting room floor!

• 2D Assets: Affinity Photo
• 2D Artwork: Paint Tool Sai
• 2D Animation: Spriter
• Engine: Unity 5

If you’re curious about audio, Music for Makers offers those on their mailing list a featured track every Monday from their rather extensive library. Our title and gameplay themes came from their site, so I’d recommend giving it a gander if you hear and enjoy them!

https://youtu.be/6JntY4wKMYE

Here's Sweltura! Hop on it, won’t you?