A wild dev blog appears! Definitely too long between drinks but here we are, and the good news is while things may have appeared quiet they have been anything but. As with everything in life things have been taking longer than expected, but much progress has been made and I'm here to tell you all about it.
First up, the new demo map. The layout has now completely be rebuilt with the finishing touches being put on before I dive into setting up the new combat. There is now much more space to enjoy your surroundings as well as get to grips with the gameplay loop. Encounter pacing will have much more of a crescendo/breather feel to it with the level split up into 4 main chunks.
The big upside having things split up like this is vastly improved performance. Frame rate has roughly doubled across the entire map which I'm sure people will be happy with. There will most likely be room for further optimisation once the new demo is shipped and we will continuously look for ways to improve, but it is safe to say the new demo will have vastly better performance.
But enough talk! Here are the goods
Ok more talking, this time about some of the less visually sexy but still important UI stuff we've been doing. The meny and HUD have been converted to zscript and rebuilt from scratch. This gives us far more control over what is contained within these elements and allows for more Cool Stuff to be done. The plan is for the first iteration of these changes to be included in the new demo and we'll be keen to get feedback on this specifically.
To finish off, here is a longer video of a piece of the new map that shows off the new vibe quite nicely
Walk with me in Hell
And this one is a bit more spoilery but we've been getting somewhat experimental. Hope you like it
What the portal?!
We've got a lot more to show off as we get closer to the new demo release. Watch this space c:
Cheers,
BB
