Hey everyone!
Welcome to dev log #8 'Soap & Rotations'
Give this weeks dev log a shake and soapy suds will bubble out! We have a bunch of things to 'come clean' about this week as we press forward towards Early Access release.
Last week's developer log is available here where we talked about ladders, wash replay and more!
Onto this weeks squeaky clean dev log!
Soap
A soap attachment was originally a community suggestion following the itch.io demo that we thought would be fun to implement! These consumables are available to buy in the shop to unlock for good but they need refilling which will cut into the profits of your power washing business.
There's different soap types for different materials. In the top left of the HUD pointing your power washer at an object will indicate what category the surface falls under and which soap type will clean the fastest.
Liquids help with cleaning tougher dirt types, especially when you are using a weaker power washer. They are also great at cleaning quickly in a large area but will run out quickly and be costly for general washing.
Only one cleaning liquid can be attached to a power washer at any time. They can also only be used when the 65 degree ‘Soap’ nozzle is attached. While any cleaning liquid can be used, matching the correct one to the material will get the quickest clean.
These are all of the soap types that will be available for the initial Early Access:
- Universal Cleaner - A good all-rounder for to remove dirt from any surface
- Metal Cleaner - Best on vehicle bodies / other metal surfaces
- Wheel Cleaner - Best on vehicle alloys / hub caps
- Plastics Cleaner - Best on garden furniture, certain window frames and other plastic surfaces
- Wood Cleaner - Best on wooden houses and other wooden surfaces
- Glass Cleaner - Best on windscreens, windows and skylights
- Stone Cleaner - Best on patio terraces, facades and garden walls
Be sure to check out our social media for when the Tweet goes live with the audio from this GIF as the bubble sound is super satisfying!
As always we'd love to hear your feedback on the soap feature and if there's anything similar you'd like to see!
Nozzle Rotation
Seamlessly switch the nozzle between horizontal and vertical water beams to spray all surfaces as efficiently as possible! For those artistic folks out there, it could also add to spraying wavy patterns on walls, floors and anywhere else good dirt drawings go.
Since first highlighting this on social media we've also added a subtle nozzle turning noise and also made sure that the rotation is remembered between nozzles.
Whilst nozzle rotations were planned, it had been a hot community request and something several streamers had asked for playing the demo. We're happy that it's ready ahead of Early Access launch and can't wait for everyone to try it!
Race Car
Grandpa Miller's old race car has had some improvements since we first showed it off. Yes, it is still dirty but once you peel off the moss and rust on the exterior there is a much more handsome machine below.
Can you pick up on any of the jokey sponsors on the car?
That's All Folks
As always we'd love to hear feedback on anything shown today, so please let us know any of your thoughts in the comments below! :)
We hope this wasn't too 'sud'den of an end to the dev log... yes, that was a terrible joke! We'll see you next time for a dev log all about audio and how we're making the game as satisfying as possible to the ears.
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