Hi there,
As you all probably know I am working on the SP (Single Player) element of Under a Desert Sun. As always for more details look at the forums or join the discord!
While working on SP I pass through allot of my current systems and sometimes improve them. I want to try and bring these improvements to the game early with these patches. That way bug fixes and small stuff don't have to wait for the first SP sliver to be finished. This Patch will contain the following:
Updated Health and Score indication
The old method had simple numerical scores for health and score. As you can see in the image below. I found it less immersive and wanted a new method.
Old hands:
I improved this by, changing the system completely. First off, your score is now shown on a small watch on your left wrist. This feels more immersive and it's not constantly in your face. So wanna know your wave score, look at the watch!
Secondly health is now shown by how bloody your hands are. somewhere past 50% you'll start seeing your hands get bloody indicating you're coming close to death. When really close they will even drop blood. I thought this would be a more immersive method of showing how much health you have. I personally also like that you kinda have to guess and don't know your health to the number.
New Hands:
Some people however like to not have to much blood on screen. So I made sure that you can turn of player blood in the menu (This option was there before) which turns off the in view blood and turns the old style numerical healthbar back on. Default is the new more immersive method.
Music
While going trough my sound systems I made mechanics that make it easier to change music, and add multiple tracks to the game. Every map now has a soundtrack that fits the vibe of the map better and in this way the atmosphere of each map increases. You will notice this immediately when going into the main area as this also has a new music track.
Menu
I thought it would be good to give each button a description. When you hover over a button you will now see description text in the middle. Furthermore I noticed that the options for snapturn and left/right control broke somehow. I fixed this in this update so all options should work again and safe properly again.
Baby!
Yeah so I mentioned this before and will do it again every update to make sure everyone reads it. We're having a baby and it's gonna be here pretty quick now. This means I will be offline for a bit to take care of my wife and the baby. Since this is my first I am going by assumption here, but it could be that there's no update for a month or two at some point. Rest assured this does not mean I will not continue the work. I will simply be..preoccupied with poop daipers and stuff for a short while.. Please don't see the project as "dead" in the meantime because it is very much alive!
If any bugs or suggestions are found in the meantime. Hop on the discord or the forums here and please do mention them!
Discord
Don’t forget the discord channel. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! The discord: Discord
Roadmap
Also don’t forget the Under a Desert Sun roadmap. You can find it here: Roadmap
Be safe everyone and kind regards,
Raymond