Hi everyone!
I wanted to give you all an update on the development of RETOOLED and what to expect for the future.
First of all, today I'm releasing update 1.0.8 which contains: New melee attack, camera shake overhaul, new enemy death animations, QOL features, HUD updates, more help menu entries and a few bug fixes and balancing.
Work is progressing on the big 1.1 update, now called Tales Of Destruction. I'm aiming to release Tales Of Destruction early Q1 2024 and for FREE. :) I will take more about what to expect from this update early next year.
I can also announce Tales of Destruction won't be the only addition next year, the prep work has already begun on 1.2, Masters of destruction which I hope to release the first half of 2024 and for free :D
I hope to see you all in 2024 and remember, keep wrecking those bots!
/ Oliver - Swarm Creations
Patch notes for 1.0.8:
- NEW - Melee attack, you can finally punch those pesky bots. Dash + melee, charges the attack dealing even more damage and pushes enemies further away!
- NEW - Physics death animations for all enemy bots, punch or explode them to destruction to trigger these new animations!
- NEW - Camera shake system overhaul, nothing was left untouched. Actions and movement now feel more impact full. Not a fan of camera shakes? There is an option to put them to low or turn off player induced camera shakes. - Several AI attacks can now cause smaller camera shakes.
- NEW - Help menu now contains the enemy roster, read up on the foes you face.
- HUD updates: - Hit indicator size and animation updated. Its opacity setting is now exposed to the user. - Critical damage post process effect added, color now fades out when approaching critical damage. Changed message's position and size. My goal is to increase the information intake in the heat of the moment. Feel free to drop suggestions for future additions.
- Bug fixes: - Wasp tank direct rocket hits should now deal damage. - Parabellum arena skip fixed. - Weapons and abilities missed gets still unlocked at the end of the level.
- Smaller optimizations to some of the projectiles.
Want a peak behind the curtain? Well then.. development of RETOOLEDs future content happens over on Youtube and Twitch. Feel free to follow along! :)