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PAX West 2026
I went to PAX West this year, it was so much more involved than 2023 I forgot to advertise this news.
Here's what our booth looked like:
Shoutout to our neighbor, Western Deep: View game pageThe clock tower actually rotated its hands, and every 3 minutes it goes to midnight and performs bell chimes like in the game.
Anyway, here are the changes:
UI massively improved I got a lot of feedback about this from PAX West 2023 and it's a lot less jank to use.
A new section after finishing the Arena segment This was cut from the 2023 demo, so I'm glad to finally include it. Be on the lookout for a new character too.
Status effects Many effects the player can succumb to are explicit status effects that you can view in the SELF menu.
Disorders There is only one in the demo, but once you get a disorder, you cannot remove them. Ever.
Updated sleeping med mechanics I felt I was glorifying the abuse of the sleeping med item (which is based off diphenhydramine) so I added some nasty side effects (also based off diphenhydramine). It still heals a lot more than melatonin, but overuse will reduce effectiveness and cause hallucinations. Use it too much and you'll get the demo's only disorder, HPPD (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_perception_disorder)
New weapon Showcased in the tutorial area, and hidden in The City somewhere
Improved Impulse The Impulse (also called the Squid Gun by John the composer) is now a multi-mode weapon. Only two modes are available in the demo, but in the full game there will be 4 that you unlock over time. Press "alt-use" to switch.
Dedicated shield mechanic You can now always access a shield with a single input, and you can time a perfect block to restore energy. Otherwise you can keep it up to reduce incoming damage. This is to prevent the boring wait time of recharging after mag-dumping all of your energy, balanced by the risk of taking damage.
2 New Areas The Landfill, and Lower Side
A couple new abilities
A new enemy found in the Arena
A ton of performance, bug fixes, and other stuff I probably forgot
Early Access News
I want to release the Early Access sometime this year, this will feature "The Desert" and the first half of "The City" (the demo content, but improved).
This is going to be the final (major) demo update before the actual Early Access 1 release.
Please keep in mind I am a solo developer who's also working a full time 40hr a week job. I can have only so many bags under my eyes, so please have patience, thank you!!!