# FLOCKED & LOADED - Devlog

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/flocked-loaded-devlog/46574>\
**Category:** Game Design\
**Tags:** game, graphics-and-math, demo, art\
**Created:** [October 21, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/flocked-loaded-devlog/46574 "2026-10-21T23:50:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![OriginalUsername](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/originalusername/32/33031_2.png) [@OriginalUsername](https://forum.makecode.com/u/OriginalUsername)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/flocked-loaded-devlog/46574/1 "2026-10-21T23:50:16Z")

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Hello there!

So uhm, you’ve _probably_ (hopefully) seen the new game jam overtaking the forums:

> [@\[Announcement\] Fall 2026 Game Jam Now Open! Critter Jam!](https://forum.makecode.com/t/announcement-fall-2026-game-jam-now-open-critter-jam/46244):
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> [critter-jam-post] Hey folks! I’m pleased to announce that the Fall 2026 Game Jam is now open! The theme this time is Critters! That’s right! We’re talking small, possibly adorable, animals and creepy-crawlies both real and imagined! This theme is pretty wide-open in how you can interpret it, so I’m hoping we’ll get some really creative submissions! As always, at the end of the jam we’ll be judging all of the submissions and choosing some winners and honorable mentions. Those hallowed games …

Yeah….  
And maybe, just _maybe_… you’ve heard of the upcoming GTA6, and it’s long awaited release.

So why not piggyback off of it, and make a knockoff, family friendly, pigeon-based GTA?  
_what could possibly go wrong?_

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And that brings us to our game: Flocked & Loaded!  
(Apparently there’s a game titled ‘Flocked and Loaded’ on steam… but shhhhhhhh)

Alrighty. Enough yapping.  
You probably wanna see some gameplay!  
Hopefully.

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_Ver - 0.1_  
[Very early test]  
 ![Untitled design](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/a/4/a498b0ff332c0c4a8a715208f65b88d6961db3f0.gif)  
(^ Really old prototype for the pigeon animation and controls)  
Looks pretty ugly. Yeah. I agree.

_Ver - 0.4_  
[WOW! Traffic! Sorta. And updated map as well!]  
 ![Microsoft MakeCode Arcade and 24 more pages - Personal - Microsoft_ Edge 2026-10-21 17-13-32](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/makecode/original/3X/e/2/e215d31adccb0216e55cff3b0d49a37dae934893.gif)  
(^ A\* Pathfinding cars that drive on the right side of the road (torn between making them drive on the left, or the right side.. or maybe down the middle :D))  
They don’t really care about driving directly through each other.. :(

That’s all I have so far, and I figured you’re probably thinking ‘Wow! This person is a genius, and I really want to play this!’

Well, you’re in luck (subjectively).

> **[Flocked & Loaded - DEMO](https://arcade.makecode.com/S32025-46239-39598-56842)**
>
> Ooh la la, qu’est‑ce que c’est?
> Um... it's really buggy.

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And now, I’m nearing the end of my post… so I figured ‘why not end it off with some lists?’

## COOL FEATURES I HAVE SO FAR (YAY :] )

- Procedurally animated soft body pigeon!
- A\* Pathfinding cars
- Mouse based camera and cursor

## I REALLY NEED HELP WITH:

- Making the cars not want to drive through each other
- Make the pigeon react to getting hit by the cars…
- (By the way, the two list points above, are a little more complex to solve than meets the eye. You’d have to look at the code to see what I mean… ;-; )
- Using @BLADEr’s image mapping extension to make swaying tree images (I hope that’s how I can use the extension.)

Oooh, I can have polls too!

_Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/flocked-loaded-devlog/46574/1))_

And…

_Poll ([view on site](https://forum.makecode.com/t/flocked-loaded-devlog/46574/1))_

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So uh, this is the end of my post!  
If you have any suggestions or help, it would be _greatly appreciated_.

## Have a splendid day!