Attention mercenaries!
We here at SouthWater Games wanted to give everyone a quick update on what's happening with Flashlight.
First off, why are you all conscripted mercenaries now? In these times of zombies and dangerous fellow humans, lines have been drawn and groups have been formed. We wanted to change the faceless player characters into something with a little more background, so we have begun to implement different merc groups. We also wanted a reason for the players on different teams to wield their specifically colored flashlights, and making each of the 4 colors correspond to separate groups gave us our answer. In our Campaign Mode, the different merc groups will also grant specific perks that apply to different weapon groups. Like explosions? Join the Barium Boys for extra explosive perks! Like to use the pistol Bounce Shot? Join the Copper Corps for extra bullet bouncing fun! These groups are still being hashed out, so we'll have more to report on this in the future.
We wanted to have a little more variety in gameplay and objectives, so we are currently adding in the ability to capture, and potentially hold, vital points in our Campaign Mode. To that end, we are integrating our human bot players into the campaign, and adding new functionality for them to react accordingly in this mode. We are also adding in more variety and assets to the generated maps for more unique gameplay experiences.
Flashlight now has a marking system that can be used to notify other players in the world about important items or locations. No need to do guesswork when you're trying to figure out what healthpack your buddy is screaming about during a zombie horde!
And what would a game on Steam be without those sweet nuggets of progress called achievements? We are adding Steam achievements to Flashlight, from easy to attain goals to long-term ones.
You may have noticed our fresh new artwork attached to our announcement. We are very excited to show off our commissioned artwork from the very talented Herk Lapaduza! We think they did a fantastic job. Check out their Twitter page to see some more great artwork or to request your own commission, should you be so inclined. Here's the full artwork:
Until next time, stay safe and keep the lights on!