Yo! It's the coolest guy you know, Kidd Kewl!

I'm back again to give you another update before my game officially launches at the Florida Polytechnic University Game Expo on December 7th, 2024. This time I wanted to talk about how the team documenting my crazy escape from school is bringing me to life and capturing all of my awesomeness. Or as much as they can fit into a game, anyways.

The most interesting thing they wanted to talk about is how they implemented my coolest power of all: stopping TIME! In theory you might think it's super simple to just stop everything around you from moving, but it's actually super tough; Nobody ever said it was this easy being so cool! They've made it super simple for you to understand though: at the push of a button, you can freeze everything and everyone around me for a few seconds depending on how many Trick Points you have.

The interesting part is that at its core, the mechanic is just a value that's set to true, which provokes a reaction from all other objects that are freezable to stay that way until the timer runs out. The real challenge was making sure the team took absolutely everything that moved into account, from those square hall monitors chasing me down to the basketballs and baseballs getting thrown at me. Once they're stopped, though, I can trick and combo off of all of them to my heart's content!

Speaking of combos, those get even better when time is stopped! The timer stops too, so I have more time to chain crazy tricks and jumps together without it ending. When I finally run out of Trick Points, everything goes back to normal, and anyone left standing goes right back to what they were doing without any idea! Pretty cool, right?

Oh! You might also want to see some awesome art. First up, since we're talking combos, here's how the combo counter itself looks:

Next up, I thought I'd show you some of my favorite drinks, which also act as awesome power-ups!

First up is Dapple Juice, which lets me dash an extra time before hitting the ground. Can't get enough of this stuff!

Next up is my favorite soda, Dr. Jumper. This lets me jump super high up, letting me reach new heights and pull of even more tricks in the air.

Another great soda I enjoy is Timeade! This tasty stuff refills my Trick Points, which lets me stop time even more often or for more time.

Last but definitely not least, it's a classic. . . Milk! It's good for you, and helps me feel better after I take a few hits.

I know, I know. They look super good and you want one now, but the only one you could probably get your hands on is some milk. Fortunately I gave the guys some to take with them to the Expo, so keep an eye out there.

Another super cool thing to show is. . . ME! Last time you saw me, my model was still in progress. But since then I've been fully modeled, textured, rigged, and animated! Check out the video below:

I can hardly believe how cool I am sometimes. But escaping Drab High requires my best moves, right? The animator on the team has been working really hard to capture my sick moves, and I couldn't be happier.

Speaking of that boring place. . . that's where most of the remaining work lies right now. The team has great ideas for how to implement and design the levels, so it's all just a matter of putting things in their places at this point. You'll just have to wait and see my escape route and signature Kidd Kewl hangout on the day of the Expo.

That's all I have to share for now. But remember, the day of my escape draws close! December 7th, 2024 at 10am EST, I'm breaking out.