01 Jan 2017Developer postOriginal post (opens in a new tab)

Environment preview

January 1th 2017

Update 0.5426

Dear Supa's here is a "Santa Clause is forever young but late last year!" update
Options and settings

added movement option to choose between controller relative / head relative movement

menu has been redesigned, made easier to manipulate and choose from options

added graphics: "Ambient occlusion" toggle under graphics settings (realy useless, disabled by default)

added graphics: "eye adaptation" toggle under graphics settings

added graphics: "deferred render" togle to use deferred rendering path (slower but much more lights, don't use if you don't have at least 1080 and fast computer)
NOTE: SKMH should be played in this mode. Only in this mode all the tripy visuals will come to its full glory.

added difficulty: "player targeting error" under difficulty

added "2nd player settings": still looking into what to do with 2nd player, performance impact is too big on the expense of VR player

added player stats

experimental: working on sound raytracing for reflection and reveberation (conceptual work in progress, not functioning correctly yet) default off, but try it, tell me what you think, to subtile maybe ?

Two more masks for monsters
Masks give monsters special powers. Besides pumpkin, hockey, vandeta and gato mask we added two more masks:

primitivist mask, for primitivists

horned mask, for those wanted to be minotaurs, but somehow failed to do so

Powers by mask:

pumpkin: gain health +1

hockey: resistance -2

vandeta: speed +2

gato: damage *2

primitivist: can forget to die

horned: resistance to push/pull & explosion

Changes:
* visuals for effects, fire, electricity, poisson, acid, heat
* changed visuals for electric bolts and acid spitters
* max teleport distance 35
* faster teleportation
* lightning spell is now 2x more powerfull but also more unpredictable with damage
* concusion bomb is destroyed on contact, no longer jumping around after hit
* no longer humanoid spawning on teleportation or when dead (i will make this so that player can choose which character to play)
* lightning shield magic is now double powered
* acid bolts take less mana
* acit spitter takes less mana
* worms no longer deadly for player
* poisson gas no longer deadly for player
* Optimizations
* speed/performance increase, smarter culling

Story:
This is preview of environment where 7 parts of story will be presented. Currently working on minotaur and his monologues.
As you might know, final quest is to collect all parts and create a supreme being. Last part to give is your own heart. When supreme being is awaken,
player take its form and must undo its own doing.
In first part you play as a sad deamon to unleash hell in this realm after your love died. You finish the part by walking into active vulcano. You end up at Minotaurs throne room, which is not complete yet.

There are still 8 labyrinths where for action/arcade game play (or to get parts)

Movement:
Move your thumb forward on the trackpad to move in the direction relative to controller (option in settings: direction you are facing.)
Movement speed has been reduced a bit. For the smoothest experience this is recommended. You can move on ground if it is not too steep. Try movement on buildings and walls that are not perpendicular to ground or have negative angle.

Teleportation even though unnatural is still active and can be used to move quickly on higher grounds. I didn't want to disable cause I like it how you can teleport yourself through ceilings. This movement type can get you "inside", if you move physically, in which case eiter you move back in real world or teleport to another destination.
Sometimes you can get stuck on top of totem, then you have to use teleport to move down from it.

Post what you think on forums, would really like to hear from you all.

Happy New Year!