--- title: "Two weeks of progress, side by side (Devlog #10) | A Short Sail" description: "The boat, the sunset, the home island, the player, and the menus, as they looked two weeks ago and on 12 October." url: https://ashortsail.com/devlog/two-weeks-of-progress/ published: 2026-10-12 updated: 2026-10-12 author: "Yos Riady" image: https://ashortsail.com/og/devlog/two-weeks-of-progress.jpg --- Devlog #10 # Two weeks of progress, side by side The boat, the sunset, the home island, the player, and the menus, as they looked two weeks ago and on 12 October. By [Yos Riady](https://ashortsail.com/authors/yos-riady/) · 12 October 2026 ![A low sun on the horizon at sunset, with an orange sky and a path of light across a dark sea.](https://ashortsail.com/_astro/sunset-new.B5G2jumE_uRnOA.jpg) Two weeks is not long. But when I put the early screenshots next to the ones from 12 October, the game looks like a different one. Here are the same places on 28 September, 4 October and 12 October. ## The boat on the water All three clips show the same open water at noon. The camera starts beside the boat and turns slowly to face the bow. [The boat sailing on 28 September](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/boat-old.mp4) 28 September [The boat sailing on 4 October](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/boat-mid.mp4) 4 October [The boat sailing on 12 October](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/boat-new.mp4) 12 October The first boat threw thin white tiles on the water. By 4 October it had a patched sail, big white spray fins and a wide, light wake. Now the bow has a soft wave of foam with small sparkles, and the wake trails behind in a long, light ribbon. ## Sunset, looking at the sun All three pictures look west from the sea off the home island at a quarter past six. ![Sunset on 28 September: a pale peach sky over a dark sea, with no sun.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/sunset-old.jpg) 28 September ![Sunset on 4 October: a glowing peach sky with stars and a pale moon, and still no sun.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/sunset-mid.jpg) 4 October ![Sunset on 12 October: a low sun in an orange sky, with a path of light across the sea.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/sunset-new.jpg) 12 October Two weeks ago the sky faded to peach and the sun was only a light you could not see. A week later the stars came out early, but there was still no sun. Now the sun sits low in a glowing sky, and its light lies across the water. ## The home island The square began as a round paved circle at the foot of the big tree. Two days later it was a fountain square ringed by houses. By 12 October it is a terraced square with a fountain, cobbled lanes and storybook houses. ![The home island from above on 28 September: a sandy island, a round paved square, and a few huts.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/cove-aerial-old.jpg) 28 September ![The home island from above on 30 September: a round paved square with a fountain, ringed by houses.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/cove-aerial-mid.jpg) 30 September ![The home island from above on 12 October: a terraced cobbled square, red-roofed houses and a green hill.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/cove-aerial-new.jpg) 12 October The beaches changed too. The sand used to end on a hard line. Now it shades into wet sand and then a thin line of foam. ![The beach below the cottage on 28 September, with a hard foam line.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/cove-beach-old.jpg) 28 September ![The beach below the cottage on 4 October, with a softer edge.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/cove-beach-mid.jpg) 4 October ![The beach below the cottage on 12 October, with a wet edge and a thin line of foam.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/cove-beach-new.jpg) 12 October ## The player The player was rebuilt in Blender. The new model has a real face, ears, tabby stripes, a shirt with a fish on it, and a tail with rings. It also has a full set of animations, for walking, running, fishing, digging and more. The new model was already in by 4 October. Since then the player got a straw hat, a white shirt and overalls. ![The player from the front on 28 September, in a green cap and an orange body.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/luca-front-old.jpg) 28 September ![The player from the front on 4 October, with big eyes and a fish on the shirt.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/luca-front-mid.jpg) 4 October ![The player from the front on 12 October, in a straw hat, a white shirt and blue overalls.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/luca-front-new.jpg) 12 October ![The player from the side on 28 September.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/luca-side-old.jpg) 28 September ![The player from the side on 4 October, with a round head, stripes and a curled tail.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/luca-side-mid.jpg) 4 October ![The player from the side on 12 October, in softer light.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/luca-side-new.jpg) 12 October ## Menus and message boxes Every screen has been through a few rounds. The windows lost their close buttons and their how-to lines, so the cards stay calm. Esc, the window’s own key, or Done closes each one. ![The inventory on 28 September, with a boat blueprint and a help box under the grid.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/inv-old.jpg) 28 September ![The inventory on 4 October, with finished fish art and the help box.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/inv-mid.jpg) 4 October ![The inventory on 12 October, a plain grid with no help text.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/inv-new.jpg) 12 October The talk box lost its portrait, so you can see more of the island. It is a rounder box with a tilted name tag, and a thin-rimmed mood bubble floats over whoever is talking. ![A talk box on 28 September, with a portrait and a square box.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/talk-old.jpg) 28 September ![A talk box on 4 October, with a portrait, a name tag and a mood bubble.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/talk-mid.jpg) 4 October ![A talk box on 12 October, with a round box and a mood bubble over the speaker.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/talk-new.jpg) 12 October The journal did not exist on 28 September. By 4 October it listed goals as flat coloured bars. On 12 October it has Tasks, People, Places, Boat, Status and Unlocks. Friends show as little stamps on the tasks they belong to, and finished steps are crossed out. ![The journal on 4 October, with goals as flat coloured bars.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/journal-mid.jpg) 4 October ![The journal on 12 October, showing the Tasks tab with story steps and friend stamps.](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/journal-new.jpg) 12 October Thank you for reading and for checking out the game! **Written by [Yos Riady](https://ashortsail.com/authors/yos-riady/)** Yos Riady is the solo developer making A Short Sail, a cozy sailing game. [All devlog entries](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/) ## A Short Sail The cozy sailing game with a cat. Coming soon to Steam and [itch.io](https://yosriady.itch.io/a-short-sail) [Play the free demo](https://play.ashortsail.com/) [Get updates](https://ashortsail.com/devlog/two-weeks-of-progress/#newsletter)