Hello all!
I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm planning on moving Neon Sundown back one more week to March 18th. The game is already done and I could release this Friday no problem, but I still feel like the cards and levelling system could use some more love. A lot of cards feel kind of dull, and I'd like to work on adding a lot more unique ones so that each run will feel completely different (and give you a lot more control over how you want to build your deck)
Here are some of the cards I'll be adding:
- Mines: Lays down mines that explode on impact
- Pulse: Sends out a large pulse, pushing enemies back
- Vacuum: Right Clicking on XP moves it towards your ship
- Teleport: Right click somewhere to teleport to that location
- Chain Lightning: Sends out bolts that chain from enemy to enemy
- Area Bombing: Randomly drops bombs around your ship
- Inverse Explosions: Explosions pull enemies towards them rather than away
- Brawler: Reduces incoming damage by 80%, but lowers movement speed by 50%
- Assassin: Doubles damage dealt from behind, but lowers overall damage by 15%
- XP Healing: XP restores health, but can no longer level up
- Homing projectiles: Projectiles home in on closest enemy, but damage is greatly reduced
- Sticky projectiles: Enemies stick to projectiles, but projectiles no longer deal damage)
I'll be using this extra week to add and test all of those cards (and more), as well as adding a levelling system to add some meta-progression as the current power module system is consumable-based and doesn't really provide rewarding progression. I understand delays are not fun, but I never delay things without a purpose. I think Neon Sundown has the opportunity to mark it's own spot in the Roguelite genre, and so I'd like to take extra time to make sure the game stands out.
If you have any ideas for cards you'd like to see added let me know! I love brainstorming with the community, and would love to hear your ideas.
Thank you all for being so patient, I promise it will be well worth the wait :)