The time has come to welcome a new year.
How was your year?
Some of the features we teased in the last log have been delayed.
However, we managed to complete even more features instead.
Completed Work
- Grenade Explosion
We’ve replaced the old sprite effects with realistic smoke effects.
- Bullet Trajectory Rework
Fixed an issue where bullet trajectories resembled laser beams. Redesigned them for better realism.
- Muzzle Flash
Guns now emit smoke from the muzzle and the ejection port with every shot.
- Material-Specific Bullet Effects
Bullets now produce effects tailored to the materials they hit.
- Lighting Effects
Objects now cast shadows depending on the position of the light source—360 degrees of dynamic lighting!
- Multiple Player Connections
Although the lobby feature has been delayed, players can now connect to the same session simultaneously.
-Raid Poster
Work in Progress
- New Weapons: Shotgun and Assault Rifle
Adding sound effects will make these even better!
- Line-of-Sight System
Remember the feature that lets players see behind walls or objects if they’re positioned above them?
This time, we’re implementing a system that prevents players from spotting enemies hidden behind walls or objects.
- Destructible Enemy Body Parts
Enemies now have destructible body parts that react dynamically to damage.
- Two New Special Enemies
Siren: A camera-like enemy that detects movement.
Breacher: A ramming enemy that pushes other enemies aside to charge at the player and self-destruct.
Sprites for these enemies are complete, and coding is underway.
They may seem a bit lackluster at this stage, but sound effects and screen shake will be added later as final touches.
Don’t worry—we won’t release them in their current state!
Canceled Work
- Enemy Death Animations
Unfortunately, this feature had to be canceled due to technical limitations.
Instead, we’ll expand on the destructible body part system.
Next Goals
- Finalize all functions for normal enemies (attack, death).
- Finalize all functions for the player.
- Add more special enemies.
- Implement interactions between the player and enemies.
- Add more weapons.
Goals for 2025
- Complete two chapters and one raid.
- Add eight regular weapons and three legacy weapons.
- Add four special enemies.
- Implement the lobby feature.
- Conduct Spearhead Breakthrough closed testing & recruit participants (tentatively planned for Q4, barring major issues).
Questions are always welcome.
See you next year, and Happy New Year! 🎉
The cake is real! not a lie!