Hi everyone! Evan Tor here for another dev update on Transmute. Between dealing with the harsh realities of Covid, attempting to stay sane, and finally going full-time on Transmute, 2021 was a doozy. But I've made good progress and am excited for the future! Transmute is looking better than ever :)
Critical Path Complete!
First of all, this month I've finally gotten the critical path for Transmute finished. That means the game can be played, start to finish, in the most basic sense. All major abilities, bosses, and rooms are in the game. As it's a metroidvania there are still quite a few optional rooms, bosses and abilities to implement, but this is a great milestone, and means I can really get a feel for how the game flows and what needs work.
Recent Progress
Other major improvements and progress over the past few months include:
- Reworked many of the earlier areas based on playtester + demo feedback to make the world more interconnected.
- Designed + added in a completely new major ability.
- Added in many optional areas and reworked the overall map layout to allow for more open-ended exploration.
- Added in additional Augments.
- Improved controller + keyboard rebind support.
- Added localization support.
- Added cutscenes and new NPCs.
- Added new dialog and side quests.
We're Going to Need a Bigger Map
Here's a preview of the new Map Overview screen where you can select different areas at a glance.
This was much needed after the size of the world continued to grow and it was taking longer and longer to pan the map around.
What's Next? (Spoiler, Story is Next)
Looking forward, February is going to be all about getting the Main Story implemented and polished up, along with all the locales, NPCs, and cutscenes that are needed. In addition, I hope to get all planned Augments (optional abilities) added in some form or another.
That's all for this update, I'm going to try and post another update next month but no promises :) In all seriousness updates here have been few and far between, so I truly do want to try posting more regularly. I also post smaller updates on my twitter @evan_tor and in the official Transmute Discord.
Oh and Wishlist if you haven't yet!! Thanks for reading!