MondayMapOut

Monday Map Out - 02/23/2026

Pete Shumate

23 Feb 2026 — 1 min read

I’m back to work today so this week’s to-do list has been pared a bit. I still have a big-ish task set for this weekend, though: I’d count the following seven days a success if I could:

Finish Zel’s sprite sheet and
Implement a third enemy type to Beatdown in the Holler.

That’s only two items on paper, but one of those items consists of fifty-four separate images. I’ll have to make good use of my time this week.

As always, thanks for joining me on this journey!

Monday Map Out - 03/02/2026

Update: the flying enemy archetype is done! That felt great to do. It’s a new week, a new opportunity to get stuff done and march ever onwards towards Beatdown in the Holler’s release. Where will that march take me this week? Ideally, I’ll pound my feet through:

Sunday Show Out - 03/01/2026

This is likely going to be shorter than most weekend devlogs. My Saturday was spent traveling and most of my time went with it. I don’t regret the trip, it was necessary and mostly relaxing, but it was a momentum-breaker. I need my free time today to get back

Thursday Turn Out - 02/26/2026

I said I’d work on Zel’s sprite sheet this week and that’s precisely what I did. I’m not finished, but check this out: 0:00 /0:05 1× Yeah, that’s a walk cycle. I actually have one for all four cardinal directions (up, down, and

Sunday Show Out - 2/22/2026

First, some clarification. Just Beneath the Holler (JBtH) is the full top-down, 2D Zelda-like game I’m creating. It’ll be a few years before that sees the light of day. In the meantime, I’m making Beatdown in the Holler (BDitH), which is a combat-only, Link to the Past

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Monday Map Out - 03/02/2026

Sunday Show Out - 03/01/2026

Thursday Turn Out - 02/26/2026

Sunday Show Out - 2/22/2026