Demo Patch 1.5.23

09 Apr 2022Developer post

Gameplay Changes/Improvements

Grabbing and Throwing stuff damage calculation improved to make more likely to cause damage, and to cause greater damage. Means e.g. you can hurt - even kill - enemies doing this now.
Ether canisters: Players weren't noticing 'em, so they're now a lot more noticeable. Throwing them means they'll more than likely implode (physics based calculation), causing explosion damage.
Doors: Now cause collision damage if they're closed on destructible stuff
Cute Lift: Is now more physics aware, can deal collision damage in certain situations.

Aeronautics/Rocket now deals a little collision damage even when unwormed
Shift/Shock: Controls + prompts + feedback improved + you can now shock Evil Eyes

Now making extra sure Mr Bossman pops up when he's supposed to
Big Fat Crates swapped for Self-Serialisable variant to give player more options
Egonomics department floor collider was slighly under the floor.
Drain ego engine warning: warning was still showing after having drained the ego engine, oups.

BugBox: Explicit objective added to open the bug box, triggers if player has found but not opened it
The long blue crates blocking the exit door had mass set too low and so were unintentionally grabbable.

Added in some extra insights to assist players who might be struggling without a decent weapon/tool available
Doors open a smidgen higher so you can see beyond them more easily when in ctrl of a DAD
Added a prompt to remind players they can zoom camera as DAD

DADs that had previously been ctrl'd but not currently ctrl'd were jiggling when horizontal.
META: Added a new META to teach/remind about TAB/INFO. Triggers when first ctrl a Matey Boy bot.
BugLocks: Door lights now transition from red -> green on unlock
The very first BugLock: Added an extra prompt to make the in-game on-screen button less missable
Performance Monitors now show number of Disks in local area. Knowing they're there might encourage more players to look for them.