Hi there,
I still hope everyone is safe, well and coping with the current situation concerning the coronavirus. For anyone having practical questions about the coronavirus, the dutch government has a pretty complete overview here: Covid19 info
Please keep in mind that some measures are specific to my country, the Netherlands.
This update has one focus. Melee combat. Before I go into the details I want to reiterate the plan for Under a Desert Sun real quick.
Alpha, Beta, Pre-production
Under a Desert Sun’s development knows three main phases:
- Alpha, we build functionality and test it using wavemaps and other test maps. The functionality will be used in the singleplayer and the wave maps will stay as a seperate game mode.
- Beta, story and singleplayer focus. Building of the maps and creating cinematic stuff
- Pre-production, polishing all the elements of the game
As mentioned before with these last bits of functionality the game will soon go into beta. I will spend a seperate update on this once we start with beta explaining the details. And now...
MELEE
I wanted to add certain forms of melee combat before going into beta. The main reason being that I find VR fun because you can interact with the world. I wanted to make sure that you’d be able to grab certain objects to shield you from damage and to do damage with yourself. THis first version of melee combat contains the following:
- Melee weapons that you can use to hit enemies
- You can stab and stick melee weapons in enemies
- Melee weapons can be thrown to do a lot of damage
- Shields that shield you from damage.
I have added melee weapons to:
The tutorial area with explanations:
The desert day and night maps:
The idea is that I now have functionality that can make any object a shield or weapon. So in the future you might find less conventional shields and weapons in the game. For now, try them out and come give some feedback in the discord!
Small stuff
I improved the LvlCube table. In my opionion it was quite messy and now it is easier to see that if you're new it's best to start with the tutorial level.
Discord
Don’t forget the discord channel. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! The discord: Under a Desert Sun Discord
Roadmap
Also don’t forget the Under a Desert Sun roadmap. You can find it here: Under a Desert Sun Roadmap
Be safe everyone and kind regards,
Raymond