Ava: Sporelight

Devlog

• Release 1.9.0
  August 15, 2025 by xzar.creative

  New update, 1.9.0. New Features & Content Sound Effects: Added new audio cues for combat actions and mini-games to enhance immersion. Expanded Item Pool: Added a variety of new items for broader scave... Continue reading
• DEVLOG #7 — MVP v2 & NEXT STEPS
  August 10, 2025 by xzar.creative#Devlog, #In Development, #Sci-fi, #Text-Based, #text rpg

  With Release 1.8.0 live, Sporelight’s core pillars—combat, navigation, equipment, shops, and scavenging—are now in players’ hands. This marks our second MVP milestone. Our focus now shifts to... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #6 — COMBAT DECISIONS, GEAR CONTROL, SCAVENGING
  August 06, 2025 by xzar.creative

  As the world of Sporelight grows more reactive, we’ve focused this cycle on improving combat clarity, equipment flow, and player agency—especially through Gabriel, who acts as the tactical anchor... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #5 — PARTY SYSTEM COMPLEXITY
  July 22, 2025 by xzar.creative#sporelight, #devlog, #ava, #gabriel, #party system, #character switching, #inventory, #mission logic, #combat, #busy state, #backend sync, #narrative design, #turn-based rpg, #text rpg, #equipment management, #dual characters, #indie game

  This devlog explores the complexities of managing a dual-character party system in Sporelight, including mission logic, busy states, and real-time character switching. It highlights how Ava and Gabrie... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #4 — SHARED SYSTEMS, DUAL INVENTORIES
  July 18, 2025 by xzar.creative

  This devlog focuses on the technical and design groundwork enabling both Ava and Gabriel to function with equal gameplay systems—covering inventory, equipment, and stat management. While Ava remains... Continue reading
• DEVLOG #3 — COMBAT ITEM USAGE (IN DEVELOPMENT)
  July 17, 2025 by xzar.creative

  Ava: Sporelight continues to evolve. We’re currently implementing mid-combat item usage —letting Ava apply healing items while fighting. 🧪 Combat item usage includes: • One item per type per... Continue reading

  
• DEVLOG #2 — MEMORY TILES, WORLD LOOT & ITEM RESTORATION
  July 10, 2025 by xzar.creative

  Building on the MVP launch, we’re expanding how exploration affects the world around you—and how the world remembers you. TILE MEMORY IS HERE Every tile Ava steps on now stores localized memory: W... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #1 — MVP Launch & What’s Next for Ava: Sporelight
  July 06, 2025 by xzar.creative#Devlog, #Sci-fi, #Interactive Fiction, #Narrative, #Text-Based, #In Development, #Solo Dev, #Game Prototype, #Story Rich, #Mutation, #Dystopian

  Ava: Sporelight has officially launched its first public build , and while the world is still waking up—just like Ava herself—you can already explore, survive, and grow stronger in this unfolding... Continue reading