{"id":1139,"date":"2025-11-10T20:56:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T20:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/?page_id=1139"},"modified":"2025-11-10T23:06:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T23:06:34","slug":"social-spiral","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/?page_id=1139","title":{"rendered":"Social spiral"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1139\" class=\"elementor elementor-1139\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c2e88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69c2e88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186d74d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"186d74d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Social Spiral<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f674fc1 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6f674fc1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a0401d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40a0401d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/seanpiatt.itch.io\/social-spiral\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-131709-1024x641.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1144\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-131709-1024x641.png 1024w, https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-131709-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-131709-768x481.png 768w, https:\/\/seanpiatt.tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-10-131709.png 1206w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b942172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"5b942172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/SxDGBqPnWbM&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fa40b15 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fa40b15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e68b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67e68b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current: Alpha Version of Social Spiral<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b23eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b23eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"758\">Social Spiral is currently in <strong data-start=\"30\" data-end=\"39\">alpha<\/strong>: the core loop is in and playable, and we\u2019re now building upward. This build features WASD movement with mouse aiming, functional health and damage, a working wave system with clear wave UI, upgrade pickups between rounds, multiple enemy types including a ranged enemy, and a basic narrative layer delivered through dialogue and cutscene hooks. A dedicated stats screen and upgrade system are implemented so players can track their build and feel their choices matter across waves. <button class=\"ms-1 flex h-[25px] text-[10px] leading-[13px] rounded-xl items-center justify-center gap-1 px-2 relative text-token-text-secondary! hover:text-token-text-primary! hover:bg-token-bg-secondary dark:bg-token-main-surface-secondary dark:hover:bg-token-bg-secondary bg-[#f4f4f4] \"><\/button><button class=\"ms-1 flex h-[25px] text-[10px] leading-[13px] rounded-xl items-center justify-center gap-1 px-2 relative text-token-text-secondary! hover:text-token-text-primary! hover:bg-token-bg-secondary dark:bg-token-main-surface-secondary dark:hover:bg-token-bg-secondary bg-[#f4f4f4] \"><\/button>Right now, I\u2019m using the existing systems to implement our\u00a0 boss encounter, designing its patterns around the mechanics we already support to keep the fight cohesive with the rest of the game.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"760\" data-end=\"1048\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">My primary contributions so far include: building the <strong data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"830\">stats screen<\/strong>, designing and implementing the <strong data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"884\">upgrade mechanics<\/strong>, creating and integrating <strong data-start=\"911\" data-end=\"963\">animations and behaviours for the ranged enemies<\/strong>, and <strong data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"993\">prototyping the boss<\/strong> using our current combat, UI, and wave infrastructure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62efcbca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62efcbca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e696b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19e696b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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