I am pleased to announce the release of v1.2.0 of the demo for Haunted: Attack of the Dead Men. This update focuses on level improvements, in line with the changes I've made to the newer levels (that are not part of the demo), as well as some new scenery and many bugfixes. The full release notes can be found below.
- Added new scenery items:
- Signs – these should help you find your way. Of course, they are not in English as the game takes place in Russian-controlled Poland, but important signs have icons that will help you understand what they are pointing to
- Corpses – some morbid decoration for every level! There are several variations of these, each featuring advanced 8-directional sprite technology. You might want to pay attention to which way some of them are looking…
- Significant improvements to Map 3:
- Added texture variation to the terrain, so roads and artillery craters will be muddier
- Adjusted colours of the bushes to stand out more
- Opened up the “hedge maze” area. There are now a few different routes to the brass key
- Adjusted enemy positions to “cluster” them more
- Improvements to Map 2:
- Added another texture for important rooms
- Updated monster closets to better fit in with the environment
- Adjusted pickup placement in Maps 2 and 3 so more pickups are located along the intended route. This should help guide players on medium difficulty (and below)
- Added some more ammo to Maps 2 and 3 on easier difficulties
- Enemy and secret counts are now shown on the intermission screen next to the scores
- Renamed the maps. Details can be found in the last development update, but here are the new names for the demo maps:
- MAP01 – Welcome to Osowiec
- MAP02 – Revenant Garrison
- MAP03 – Poisoned Marshes
- MAP04 – Halls of Despair
- Made pickups brighter so they stand out more
- Improved some weapon sprites
- Minor save file changes. v1.1.x saves will show as out-of-date, but will still load correctly (it is recommended to re-save current save games anyway)
- Fixed lag spike when pausing
- Increased default for Exposure setting in the graphics menu
- Several bugfixes