Developer posts and news about this game.
This will be the final release for playtesting (bar any game breaking bugs being identified), as I plan to release the full demo by April 10th (most work there will be around polishing some UI, further gameplay balancing, and adding more music variety). This update bring a pretty
Quality of life - Added mouse support across the game except for the terminal-based sequence (to do: clarify at tutorial stage how keyboard and mouse work) Visual updates - Improved visuals of the navigation screens
This new release brings pretty major gameplay updates and new mechanisms New major features - Added the ability to 'rank-up' based on XP gained over combat ; ranking happens at the end of each run and unlocks new permanent upgrades in the lab or hangar ; it also provides addition
Major gameplay updates - Added rank levels for the specimen to evolve ; ranks are unlocked through XP at the end of each run ; each rank unlocks new resources to accelerate upgrades ; in the future ranks will unlock specific upgrade possibilities - Added ability to view current
Quality of Life - Reduced music volume (based on recent feedback that it was too loud on load) - Improved terminal use with ability to move cursor within text (edit what you typed, delete letters move to start or end of line with home/end) - Added mouse support to the main menu &
Previous update had a bug where some debug features had remained activated
- Updated the flow after you defeat a sector boss with direct navigation and progression to the next star system - Made it more explicit when you are about to run out of fuel or when this is your last deploy - Moved the 'map' command to secondary ones (given nav is now more direc
Balancing updates - Initial path selection - following feedback from playtesters around the fact it was a little weird not to be able to pick your path from the first node, changed the sector mapping system so that you always have 3 starting positions which determine your path. Y
- Each star system has now a "regen" node on one of the paths - Regen node allows to regenerate 20% of max health or 20% of max shield (one or the other)
- Added a 'clear' command in the terminal to reset the terminal to a clean screen whenever the player wants - Speed of combat is persistent across a save game, except for boss fights which start at normal speed - New 'manual' command which opens the 'operator manual' for detailed
- Minor balancing bug fixes - Ensured first nodes do not stall player in unbeatable enemies
Bug fix for the early game where first 2 nodes could have enemies that were impossible to defeat.