2026.06.26
Devlog 26 - Movement Rules, Nutcracker Music, and Combat Polish
Movement actions are getting clearer identities while the Nutcracker idea starts shaping the combat flow, enemy behavior, and music direction.
Jackstrap Updates
Short development updates for Jackstrap.
These are short twice-weekly progress posts, not long devlogs.
2026.06.23
Devlog 25 - Game Feel and Movement Effects
The storyboard is starting to turn into a practical checklist for what the game needs to feel good in motion.
2026.06.18
Devlog 24 - Storyboarding the Jackstrap Promo Video
The video is becoming less of a random trailer idea and more of a clear pitch for what Jackstrap actually is.
2026.06.16
Devlog 23 - Explaining Jackstrap Better
The fake poster was fun, but the useful discovery was that Jackstrap needs a better first-time explanation.
2026.06.06
Devlog 22 - Meet the Nutcracker Legion
This feels like the point where the enemy side of Jackstrap finally clicked.
2026.06.05
Devlog 21 - Fire Deaths and Better Hit Timing
This update was about hit effects, animation timing, and making attacks feel clearer in-game.
2026.06.02
Devlog 20 - Hit Effects and Asset Structure
This update was about making hits feel stronger and cleaning up how the game assets are organized.
2026.05.29
Devlog 19 - Fewer Files, More Animations
This update was mostly about making the animation workflow easier to maintain.
2026.05.26
Devlog 18 - Punch VFX and Game Feel
This was a smaller update focused on VFX, polish, and making Jack's attacks feel better.
2026.05.22
Devlog 17 - Movement Animations and Animation Tracking
This update focused on Jack's movement animations and on getting a clearer overview of the animation work still left to do.
2026.05.15
Jackstrap Devlog 16 - Website, Open Development, Shadows, and Translation
This update focused on reworking east-facing animations, adding force / hitbox visuals, opening the Miro process, rebuilding the website, and starting localization work.
2026.05.10
Jackstrap Devlog 15 - Larger Sprite Canvas and Open Dev Decision
This update changed the animation canvas size, improved north/south animations, added shadows, and started the public Miro / website direction.
2026.05.04
Jackstrap Devlog 14 - UI Variations and North/South Attacks
This update continued the UI pass, explored cards and tiles, and moved into north/south attack animation production.
2026.04.27
Jackstrap Devlog 13 - UI, Family Jewels, and New Animations
This update defined the first rough UI direction, introduced the family-jewels joke, and reworked some character animations.
2026.04.24
Jackstrap Devlog 12 - Outfit Export and Animation Cost
This update focused on outfit exporting and revealed how much heavier outfit animation work is compared with elemental variants.
2026.04.20
Jackstrap Devlog 11 - Fire, Electricity, and Export Tools
This update returned to animation work, adding the first elemental attack variants and improving the export workflow.
2026.03.25
Jackstrap Devlog 10 - Element Types, Progression, and Outfits
This update defined the first full set of elemental directions and explored how Jack and the playable outfits could progress visually.
2026.03.15
Jackstrap Devlog 09 - Genre Research and Elemental Attack Start
This update focused on researching games in the arena-survivor space and starting the first pass on elemental attacks.
2026.03.05
Jackstrap Devlog 08 - Main Menu Gym Concept
This update focused on the first main-menu direction, using a gym scene and punching bags as interactive menu elements.
2026.02.25
Jackstrap Devlog 07 - Early Enemy Concepts
This update focused on rough enemy concepts, including urchins, a snake, a cactus, and a porcupine-like enemy.
2026.02.24
Jackstrap Devlog 06 - Shaolin Poses and Bouncy Ring Ropes
This update explored Shaolin-inspired poses and the first technical ideas for bouncy boxing-ring ropes.
2026.02.23
Jackstrap Devlog 05 - Attack Sequence and Combo Questions
This update had less game-code progress, but included a major attack-animation sequence and early questions about how combos should work.
2026.02.22
Jackstrap Devlog 04 - Eight-Direction Run and Fighting Poses
A major animation pass focused on all eight run directions and on learning how to draw convincing fighting motion for Jack.
2026.02.21
Jackstrap Devlog 03 - Strap Weapons and Arena Size
This update explored Jack’s straps as part of the combat identity, refined run animations, and locked in the first arena-size direction.
2026.02.20
Jackstrap Devlog 02 - Turnaround, Logo, and Scale Tests
This update focused on making Jack more concrete: model sheets, a first logo version, idle animation work, and early scale tests.
2026.02.19
Jackstrap Devlog 01 - Color Tests and Silhouette Work
Early visual tests for Jack focused on color, silhouette readability, eye design, and the first run-direction planning.