In my last post I talked about getting the game working in the Oculus Rift, and since then I've nearly completed that effort. Everything is working well, including controllers and menus/HUD. There are still some minor issues to work out, but it's overall in pretty solid shape, and completely playable. At some point soon I will have that portion wrapped up, and move on to other phases.
One item that is new, and this is pretty big news, is that I decided to expand up the idea of player skins, and add player models as well! This of course created a bit of work for me, but I had some pretty good ideas of the models I wanted to do, and now the game actually has a school of piranhas of varying character. After completing this, I also realized that the main character, Hillbilly Willy was going to need an overhaul considering my "fish building" skill had improved! Without further ado....the Piranha Clan:
Top Left - Hillbilly Willy. Willy is a good natured, wide eyed youngster who leads his friends into ocean in search of food. His punky style and crooked teeth make him an endearing friend to all those he encounters.
Top Right - Razertooth Timmy. Timmy is a little crazy, but he's a pretty nice guy, well, for a piranha. He mentored Willy as a youth, and taught him the value of wearing strong armor.
Bottom Left - Jawbreaker Joe. Brother of Timmy, Joe is the polar opposite...he is the Yang to Timmy's Yin. He is temperamental and nasty, and will fight(or bite) anyone. Beware.
Bottom Right - Bucktooth Bob. Bob is an idiot. Seriously, he's quite literally the stupidest organism on the planet. He is a peace loving hippie at heart, though he has no idea what it means. He eats by accident.
Each of these new players will have multiple skins to choose from, and you can of course customize their colors. I should note that the Bob skin is still a WIP, so the picture below isn't fully how he will look in the end.
I'm going to keep this update brief, but I will follow up with some more info at a later time. There is a lot to talk about here, just can't fit it all in one post.