I've set many deadlines for myself and have missed them all. While it doesn't look like I'll meet the self-imposed Christmas deadline, I have been working on the game and would like to get something posted soon (though probably not before Christmas).

I've only had short periods of time to work on the game lately. This sounds bad but it actually worked out well because I had lots of little details to add. Here are some of the things I've added lately:

• Added more sound effects.
• Revised the HUD to use my HUD Groups library.
• Added a class selection area.
• Created a way to award new skills to the player when they complete a dungeon.
• Added some new enemies, including slime puddles that repeatedly spawn slimes.
• Added a couple new tilesets (still haven't made the maps to use them).
• Created background images for each zone and updated the old background images.
• Added hidden gems the player can collect.

To get it to the point where I can release it, I need to add saving and loading. I also need to add some more content - I'm part-way through adding a dungeon so I need to add a final boss for that dungeon at least. There are more things I'd like to add (medals) and the game could always use more content, but I'm willing to let some of those things slip until future releases.

As proof of my dedication to the project, here's the title screen: