The Withering 2.0.0.2 update is now live!
This update focuses on bringing the melee combat gameplay into the 2.0. Players will now be able to try out the new melee controller system. As well as a few other features being added with this update that are listed below.
Melee Combat
The new melee combat system is now available. Players can now roam the testing environment and engage enemies in melee. The new combat stance toggle functionality has been implemented into the 2.0 controller that allows players to go in and out of the combat stance by pressing "TAB".
Currently player character is equipped with a test melee weapon and players don't need to worry about dying, once dead players will simply respawn, no penalties are being involved. This approach is selected to expedite the testing procedure.
Extended Settings
The options menu has been extended to allow players more control of the graphics and audio settings in game. Players can now control the quality settings and enable or disable post effects directly from the game. In addition, the audio volume controls have been implemented.
Additional extension of these settings will be added in the next update.
Additional information
During the course of the melee combat development, several game mechanics were involved, developed and implemented into the game. Such as the advanced spawn system. This system will spawn and monitor the enemies and is designed to manage the entities to maximize the performance. The system will work with all enemy types, including the infected enemies that will be added in the future updates. Additional configurations can be applied based on the player feedback.
What's next?
As a next step, I will be adding the gunplay controller functionality into the 2.0 gameplay. The new gunplay controller will be similar to the melee controller in nature and will have all of it's advanced features including smooth transition animations, fluent character aiming and more.
I will be posting a development update along with the demonstration video sometime next week.
Feedback
Please leave your thoughts, feedback and ideas in the following thread:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/427950/discussions/0/2741975115076574273/
Please feel free to ask questions in that thread as well.
Gaining Access to BETA
Please note that this update is for the game's BETA branch only. To gain access to the BETA branch please follow the steps below:
1) In the Steam game library right click The Withering and select properties
2) In the properties window, switch to BETAS tab on top
3) Enter gimmebetapls in beta access code and click on Check Code
4) Select the Public Beta Branch from the drop down menu and allow Steam to download the new build
If you do not see the Public Beta Branch, please make sure you entered the code correctly.
Thank you!