As we get closer to the release of Prison City, we wanted to highlight some of the most notorious bugs that plagued our dev team! Here’s a look at some of the funniest (and most frustrating) bugs we had to deal with across the game’s development!
1. Hal Finds a New Home
This bug involved Hal getting stuck midair at this section of the Factory level–a level previously available in the demo. This was found when Hal tried to hop onto a barrel as it's going down the conveyor belt. After getting stuck at this spot, one of our testers pressed the jump button once, which would lock Hal's sprite into a "crouching" pose!
Also, fun fact, if Hal were to take damage from projectiles or running into large boxes, he could stay in that midair spot while in his “dead” pose!
2. Mod Loader's Floating Legs
This one’s a notorious bug that was around in the early builds of the game. Normally, the Mod Loader boss for the Factory level would execute its death animation when defeated by Hal’s chakram–both the normal and upgraded versions. However, if Hal uses a grenade on the Mod Loader while it's in mid-jump, its central body would fall to the ground per the game’s physics, but its legs would remain in the air.
3. "I am become wall."
As a personal favorite of one of the testers, this bug is pretty self-explanatory. First, Hal attempts to jump onto a ladder from a snow grinder. Second, as Hal attempts the jump, Hal gets caught by the snow grinder and hits an icicle on the ceiling. Third, the game tries to recognize Hal catching on to the bottom of the ladder, but it also recognizes he was “hit,” which causes a jolt to his sprite. Finally, the game is unable to register Hal’s sprite climbing the ladder and instead misplaces him in the same visual spot as he was in the previous section.
In short, Hal has "become wall."
We hope you enjoyed seeing some of the bothersome bugs we found while making Prison City!
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