# Detective Beetle dev **URL:** \ **Category:** Collaboration\ **Tags:** game, graphics-and-math, art\ **Created:** [July 16, 2026, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959 "2026-07-16T01:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/21 "2026-07-21T18:41:38Z")
I like that ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/22 "2026-07-21T20:41:48Z")
I made this character chart a while ago when I was first thinking of the story. These characters might change, I was just thinking of characters that would fit into the [D&D alignment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alignment_(Dungeons_%26_Dragons)): * * * First row = Good Second row = Neutral Third row = Bad **WORMS:** | Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | | --- | --- | --- | | Bartender, Other Family Father | Victim’s Mother, Other Family Mother | School Teacher, Other Family Son | | Victim’s Father, Sister’s Friend | Victim’s Sister, Hotel Manager | Town Chief | | Victim’s Girlfriend, Security Guard | Victim, Hotel Neighbor, Hotel Maid | Town Artist, Victim’s friend | **OTHER BUGS:** | Lawful | Neutral | Chaotic | | --- | --- | --- | | Tourist Dragonfly | Tourist Fly | Celebrity Beetle | | Janitor Ant | Praying Mantis Hippie | Tourist Bee | | Hotel Neighbor Tic | Hotel Worker Cockroach | Gangster Mole | ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/f/f/fffcdfaf5bd2d42e7b291919cc905bb311d988ce.png) * * * @Luke, what can you tell me about this palette? I wanted to go with a minimum of 4-8 colors: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/1/d/1d9aed0291aacfe824c9e0d58cec0bff78a6fe84.png) ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/23 "2026-07-21T21:20:12Z")
The red ramp could do with more hue and lightness contrast ---
**Author:** ![YamJamTheGoober](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/yamjamthegoober/32/29681_2.png) [@YamJamTheGoober](https://forum.makecode.com/u/YamJamTheGoober)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/24 "2026-07-22T16:29:04Z")
You should add a guy that very obviously did the crime but turns out he didn’t, then in the end you find out that he was the friend of the guy that did the crime and he wanted you to suspect HE was the guy, so that his friend wouldn’t get in trouble. ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/25 "2026-07-22T19:30:47Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/8/0/801ceb6cb8f2f08f7648ddfb363f5c8a0b1595ba.png) I changed the last three colors in the red ramp. I saw that the middle two were too close in lightness and color, what do you think? ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/rune/32/18951_2.png) [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/26 "2026-07-23T17:09:34Z")
The D&D alignment chart may be bad for actually playing D&D, but I will admit it works great for making nine distinct characters very very fast. ---
**Author:** ![Luke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/luke/32/32519_2.png) [@Luke](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Luke)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/27 "2026-07-23T17:13:04Z")
I think you should try pixelling a few demo spites to see how well the palette works and if you need to tweak stuff slightly ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/28 "2026-07-23T17:45:31Z")
You’re right, there should be a better way for D&D, but it is nice for making quick personalities! ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/29 "2026-07-23T21:04:02Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/d/d/dd81f283480f730b78af12762cf4f953142c33f1.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/f/c/fc7157c8daf922035ef5e0e9942223563f19e33a.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/7/3/73d90ca68ff51a0b1ffee09e4de83cbc6f0f5d9b.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/4/f/4fe3da6f669b274ce7de9d51020ffc690d340f90.png) That helped a lot! I like using the dark blue as an outline, so I decided to darken it. This way the dark purple can also be used as a fill color. Thanks Luke! ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/30 "2026-07-28T02:22:56Z")
What do you guys think of this font: > **[Dirty (font)](https://arcade.makecode.com/09057-22084-87114-97593)** > > A custom font for MakeCode Arcade ![20260727-2305-17.5270348](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/d/1/d1c7a4aa6db123fdf18e69a4c11b54774075815c.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/rune/32/18951_2.png) [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/31 "2026-07-28T21:03:50Z")
It looks perfect for the game, very handwriting-y. The only problem I can think of is that it may be too big. It would be hard to fit a testimony on screen. ---
**Author:** ![YamJamTheGoober](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/yamjamthegoober/32/29681_2.png) [@YamJamTheGoober](https://forum.makecode.com/u/YamJamTheGoober)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/32 "2026-07-28T21:08:17Z")
Maybe it could be a bit thicker ---
**Author:** ![TheGooberEarth](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/thegooberearth/32/36693_2.png) [@TheGooberEarth](https://forum.makecode.com/u/TheGooberEarth)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2026, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/33 "2026-07-28T21:09:19Z")
it might look better if it was a pixel thicker but I’m not sure ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 2:22am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/34 "2026-07-29T02:22:40Z")
Actually, yeah. I see it might be too big for that kind of stuff… @Rune, should I make another smaller fonts; so there’s two fonts in game? @YamJamTheGoober, @TheGooberEarth, I’ll make the font thicker to test how it looks, but the thin letters are probably what I want for the game. ---
**Author:** ![Rune](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/rune/32/18951_2.png) [@Rune](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Rune)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/35 "2026-07-29T17:15:47Z")
Yeah that’s probably a good solution. ---
**Author:** ![1978monkeynutze](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/1978monkeynutze/32/37218_2.png) [@1978monkeynutze](https://forum.makecode.com/u/1978monkeynutze)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2026, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/36 "2026-08-02T03:45:08Z")
LOVE THE FONT yes makecode its a sentence ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/37 "2026-10-17T01:23:01Z")
**Hello Everybody!** I know a lot of you guys were wanting to see this game enter the Critter Game Jam for this fall and a lot of you voted for it in my poll on that topic. But, I think to increase my chance of placing the top 3, I want to make a new game. I had stated in my poll that I was creating a different game for the critter jam titled “Shrew’s a Crowd.” I think it would be best for me to work on that game rather than submit a game that has already has some time on the forums: > [@A brand new evolution simulation!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-brand-new-evolution-simulation/43245/210): > > the idea with game jams is to submit new games! while it’s not explicitly forbidden to submit old games to the jam, they probably won’t get chosen as a winner 😛 But I still want to make this Detective Beetle game. I think it would be great to enter it and possibly get honorable mention. SO, I need your guys’ honest opinion once again. I think my chances of getting chosen as a winner would be higher for Shrew’s a Crowd, but I think I will enjoy myself more finishing Detective Beetle. _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/37))_ Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![YamJamTheGoober](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/yamjamthegoober/32/29681_2.png) [@YamJamTheGoober](https://forum.makecode.com/u/YamJamTheGoober)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2026, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/38 "2026-10-17T20:33:52Z")
Either you make shrew’s a crowd right now and then continue beetle detective, or you just skip the jam entirely. ---
**Author:** ![miguelsanto17598-gli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/miguelsanto17598-gli/32/35185_2.png) [@miguelsanto17598-gli](https://forum.makecode.com/u/miguelsanto17598-gli)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/39 "2026-10-19T01:05:08Z")
I really hope yours get at least a mention You’ve done pretty cool stuff man! (: ---
**Author:** ![BLADEr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/blader/32/16422_2.png) [@BLADEr](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BLADEr)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959/40 "2026-10-19T20:02:15Z")
**After time for a healthy amount of consideration** , I don’t think I’ll be able to finish Detective Beetle before the deadline on Nov 30th for the Critter Jam. Although a lot of you have done a good job of hyping me up to make Detective Beetle for the Jam, I don’t think it would be smart to try and finish in the time that we have. I’m really sorry if this disappoints some of you, I wanted it to work out too. 😟 I will do my best to make this game a reality, while also working on a simpler game for the jam. But hey, if for some magical reason I end up finishing both, I will definitely submit Detective Beetle. I just think it would be smart to flesh out an easier game, only _then_ to work on this game. Thank you for all the support you’re giving to cheer me on! That’s something I really like about the forums. [Previous page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.makecode.com/t/detective-beetle-dev/44959.md?page=3)