Dev Diary October 2025
Hello hello hello and welcome to this month’s dev diary. We have some very exciting news to share with you this month so make sure to read until the end.
On today’s menu we have:
- Visually representing bug traits
- Building the village
- BIG game announcement news
Bug Traits and How to Identify Them
As previously discussed in our August dev diary all bugs will have random traits that will determine whether they have a chance with their date.
There are multiple trait options for each trait and some bugs have traits that others don’t. For example we have the wings trait. A bug can either:
- have no wings
- have one pair of wings
- have two pairs of wings
Other traits include color, shell type, antenna, attitude, and eyes for example.
All these traits are randomized to generate the look for the critters in the game. Here are some examples.
Building the Village
The village and its surroundings are starting to take shape. Take a look…
Game Announcement
I know I have been tip-toeing around the subject of the official announcement for a while now. This is because we have been trying to reach as big of an audience as possible for our release.
This is why I am SUPER EXCITED to finally be able to share the news with you guys that we will be participating in the Wholesome Snack this December 9th at 9 PM CET.
So tune in to the Wholesome Snack on Twitch.tv to see our game announcement live. We are incredibly excited to be part of such a big event.
What’s Next?
As before, the devs are hard at work, making assets, designing the world and coding stuff that needs coding.
Our priorities are making sure everything goes of smoothly for the game announcement and making a playable demo so that you can hopefully try the game next year (*knocking on wood*). I will give you guys an estimated time window as to when we will release a demo as soon as I can. In the meantime you have the Wholesome Snack to look forward to.
As always, thank you for taking some time to read this newsletter. I’d love to hear from you so feel free to reach out to us via social media or email.
Yours truly,
Flo
Grand Duck Games 