Sound of Music

Music for the game's title screen has been added, making my cover of Erik Satie's Gymnopedie Lent et Douleureux the first addition to the Cambria OST. I also added footstep sound effects for the player character, and am currently working on a HP system. Afterward, I will add basic melee combat before finally getting around to the map loading system. If I can't finish the map loading system by Canada Day, I'll release what I'll have as Cambria_alpha_indevbuild_01.5. In the unlikely case that I have time to spare before Canada Day, I'll even add overworld music.

Today's blog was short, but I assure you... great things are in the works.

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