Welcome to our June update of The Rabbit Haul! This month, we focused on preparing for our in-person events, such as Game Con Canada and Gamescom Germany, as well as out-of-run updates that will improve replayability.
In-Person Game Demo Created
We created a new, in-person demo version of The Rabbit Haul. This version is 6 waves long, with a tutorial quest line to introduce the various mechanics of the game to new players. During Game Con, this version of the game played around 20 minutes, with the fastest time being under 8 minutes! While parts of this demo version will make it into the final version, this iteration is meant for in-person tests only, to ensure that as many people can try the game as possible over the weekends.
New Tower & Crop
This month, we have added in a new offensive tower, the Sniper Violet, and a wild crop, the Blueberry Bush!
Sniper Violet
The Sniper Violet is a new offensive tower which shoots fast, hard, and at far ranges. This works perfectly in tandem with the Touch-Me-Nots which shoot bursts at short range, meaning the Trash Panda Posse won’t stand a chance! There will also be symbiotic relationships built in with this tower, working alongside other Sniper Violets to best protect your garden.
Blueberry Bush
Foraging has become a big hobby in the last few years, and one of the best parts of exploring in games such as Stardew Valley and Story of Seasons. So we wanted to incorporate wild crops in addition to the ones you grow in your garden. The first of these crops is the Blueberry Bush, which will grow randomly in the wild, and replenish similarly to the strawberries. It has a low sell value, but will improve your haul strength and provide you much needed nourishment after a hard-fought night battle!
Backswing Combo Attack
The first of our combo attacks is being implemented into the game, empowering your personal attack power with a bit of speed. By timing your swings just right, you’ll be able to swing, backswing, and then finish them off with an overhead slash. These combos will be locked behind the skill tree, which we will show you below.
Skill Tree & Out-of-Run Upgrades
We have been working the hardest on our out-of-run upgrades, which include our skill tree and unlockable items at this time. This is to give our gamers more reason to play again, with rewards being given for your hard work building up your haul and survival skills through the waves. You’ll be able to strengthen your defenses with unlockable towers and new skills, and build a bigger and better farm with new crops. As this system is complicated and time-consuming, we aren’t able to show you everything - but maybe that’s good, so we have more to show you next month!
Traduction de "The Rabbit Haul" en Français
Caldera Interactive is a bilingual studio, with fluency in both French and English. As such, we are making the first steps at translating The Rabbit Haul into French. This is the first of many languages we hope to add into the game, but those will be coming later in our development process. This translation work should be done by the end of August, so if you’ve been waiting, on y est presque.