I saw a vampire squirrel the other day... to celebrate I've unlocked all maps and missions! They spawn around threat level 5-6 - I forget which - lol.
The State of the Squirrel
So, it's been half a year since my last patch release, but I have been busy working hard when I can on what my wife now calls (after 5 years) 'that stupid squirrel game'... blessed are the wives and family of solo game devs cursed with a passion that only another solo game dev with an insane gameworld to escape to could understand... Why squirrels, why this game - why me? LoL There is still a ways to go before the final 'vision' is realised... but it's getting there! Another 10 years solo and maybe I can free myself of the Curse of Ratatosk!
Patch TLDR;
So have made a ton of updates and a lot of repairs, mainly to the mission replay system 0.2x is just sublime sometimes). So the replays are much more robust now, with better replication of events to the recording. The camera sometimes still tweaks out on auto replay and reverses direction (meh). There is a button to fix it (until I can work out a more permanent solution). Weapons are also tuned up / balanced and some general UI fixes mainly in buttons and the HIVE menus.
Patch Notes
UI Buttons Overhaul - better..
VIDEO SETTING: added Fog Toggle. I like it without the fog personally...
OPTIMISATION: AI Rocket rails and explosions no longer tank framerates on complex maps! NEW GAMEPLAY: statue pickups effects added (increase player speed / reduce threat / slow squirrels etc)
NEW GAMEPLAY: loot crates spawn more types of weapons + ammo + health
NEW GAMEPLAY: I have been adding random spawning of items to maps
IMPROVED: ads/scope/aim (still tweaking)
WEAPON UPDATE: Burst SMG now fully auto
WEAPON UPDATE: Hip Fire + spread re-added
FIX: character select screen "wait 1 day" button not advancing day
FIX: TPS aim crosshair
FIX: 'free look' weapon fire
FIX: game over save remaining deployables on continue
FIX [hopefully] : cinematic camera moves in reverse
FIX: weapon training progress bar
FIX: freelook cross hair visibility issues
FIX: replay glider
FIX: moveable crate collision
FIX: merchant last base weapon sell error UI
FIX: Brethren TPAI orb weapon
FIX: body pickup mesh disappearing
REPLAY: fix manager delete / stuck UI
REPLAY: delete all button
REPLAY: fix more sound / fx replication issues on replays
REPLAY: replay name now has play length in seconds
MAPS: tweaks / flashlight intensity
FX: laser rifle muzzle fire
MAP FIX: Elite Escape - water electrocution now working
MAP UPDATE: Squirrel Town - water barrels and down pipes added
GRAPHICS: add 'enable fog' checkbox
GRAPHICS REMOVED: cell shading - it would not work with forward rendering optimisation
LOBBY UI: added map name and threat level to mission summary
FINAL PREP: UI updates
IN GAME HUD: final prep shown bottom left
GAMEPLAY: no switching weapons while reloading (crosshair bug fix)
And soooo much more...
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Stay squirrely and I'll see ya top-side!
- The Other Jono
What a long strange trip it's been: