- Added the ability for Health Bars to be offset by mob type. Any health bars that aren't in the right place - let me know!
- Changed upload timing of stats.
- Changed the Limited performance option to better approach 30fps. This should only affect people on high-refresh rate monitors, where the divisor became really quite random. Again; this option is only designed for people who are trying to do Steam Remote Play or who are trying to save power/cool a laptop.
- Tweaked rules on how and when Gnomes can teleport.
Gnomancer
Polish takes such a long time.
Week 2, Patch 1
- Fixed some errors when Gnomes shoot at debris
- Added Health Bars. Disable Damage Numbers under settings if they displease you.
- Added achievements to track how far through the game's completion they are.
Week 1!
So, if you're not following the daily updates, then here's a weekly digest for you!
- Fixed some issues with stat tracking and achievements. This may mean your achievements reset, but re-running the game should force them to unlock again.
- Updated some FAQ entries after watching a couple of streams. Keep 'em coming!
- Wrote a threaded asyncronous texture loading system
- Many textures are now dynamically loaded on-demand via a thread. This should greatly improve initial loading times. I've no idea why Unity doesn't support this out of the box, but it was a fun technical challenge just before release!
- Locked away the skin menu. It's not done! Stop looking at it!
- Added achievement for meeting (and rescuing) the King
- Added achievement for defeating the Fire Golem, the first proper boss. Cat-in-a-box doesn't count.
- Hooked up achievement correctly for freeing the Village
- Made sure Gnomes can't ever get in your way. https://i.gyazo.com/20f37b3978b6a507c0433e87bb7035a7.mp4
- Added 2/3/4 player achievements. Removed the ability to hax in extra players with keyboard shortcuts.
- A ton more polish and detail on the first level
- Blanked out the game camera when watching cutscenes in resolutions other than 16:9
- Added army size achievements.
- Tweaked the lookahead based on Army Offset for Shared camera games, affecting 2-4 player games.
- Tweaked the point at which bosses trigger cutscenes.
- XP per level is now displayed correctly again for people who aren't running at 300 fps. My clever system to keep the framerate up took too long to complete else!
- Rune Rocks have got a V2 placeholder that should be a lot clearer when you've destroyed them.
- Fixed Gnomes Raised readout, that broke when people raised over 100,000 Gnomes. You guys...
- RuneStones no longer look at you when on higher difficulties.
- Changed WSAD to WASD after someone nearly had an aneurism over it.
- Added markers to show if a level is accessible, and where you need to stand
- Added map-to-map markers to show where the next level is, when unlocked.
- Fixed an issue with depth of field on Medium difficulty
- Fixed alignment and tidy up in a lot of menus
- Levels that are unlocked but not completed are now marked clearly on the map.
- Tanks will no longer attempt to block insta-kill damage
- Rogues will no longer attempt to dodge insta-kill damage
- Gnomes you get bonus XP for no longer count towards Gnome deaths
- Fixed collision on a number of fences, meaning powerups
- Fixed an issue where mobs could move up in the air and over players at higher difficulties.
Another day another patch!
- Fixed an issue with depth of field on Medium difficulty
- Fixed alignment and tidy up in a lot of menus
- Levels that are unlocked but not completed are now marked clearly on the map.
- Tanks will no longer attempt to block insta-kill damage
- Rogues will no longer attempt to dodge insta-kill damage
- Gnomes you get bonus XP for no longer count towards Gnome deaths
Another day
- XP per level is now displayed correctly again for people who aren't running at 300 fps. My clever system to keep the framerate up took too long to complete else!
- Rune Rocks have got a V2 placeholder that should be a lot clearer when you've destroyed them.
- Fixed Gnomes Raised readout, that broke when people raised over 100,000 Gnomes. You guys...
- RuneStones no longer look at you when on higher difficulties.
- Changed WSAD to WASD after someone nearly had an aneurism over it.
- Added markers to show if a level is accessible, and where you need to stand
- Added map-to-map markers to show where the next level is, when unlocked.
Polish
- A ton more polish and detail on the first level
- Blanked out the game camera when watching cutscenes in resolutions other than 16:9
- Added army size achievements.
- Tweaked the lookahead based on Army Offset for Shared camera games, affecting 2-4 player games.
- Tweaked the point at which bosses trigger cutscenes.
Achievements
- Locked away the skin menu. It's not done! Stop looking at it!
- Added achievement for meeting (and rescuing) the King
- Added achievement for defeating the Fire Golem, the first proper boss. Cat-in-a-box doesn't count.
- Hooked up achievement correctly for freeing the Village
Made sure Gnomes can't ever get in your way.- Added 2/3/4 player achievements. Removed the ability to hax in extra players with keyboard shortcuts.
I'm not expecting anyone to hit 1 million Player levels or Gnomes raised - that's just during Early Access so I can manage how far players actually get, without giving people Achievements I need to take away again.
Achievement patch
- Fixed some issues with stat tracking and achievements. This may mean your achievements reset, but re-running the game should force them to unlock again.
- Updated some FAQ entries after watching a couple of streams. Keep 'em coming!
- Wrote a threaded asyncronous texture loading system
- Many textures are now dynamically loaded on-demand via a thread. This should greatly improve initial loading times. I've no idea why Unity doesn't support this out of the box, but it was a fun technical challenge just as we release!
Gnomancer enters Early Access
I've written a huge post detailing Early Access here and a FAQ here
I hope you'll all join me in this journey to getting the game released!
Early Access launch date - 12th of November!
- Added Limited option for Vsync. This will limit the game to 30 fps. This is best used for keeping Laptops cool, and can also help a lot with the quality of Steam's Remote Play Together.
- Huge performance pass over the main menu.
- Optimisation pass on the Map screen
- Reworked shadow qualities. You should see a further change in performance between Low, Medium and High.
- Added improved shadow fading for low FPS on Auto mode. It's recommended you keep on Auto detail unless you've got a good reason to. This change should also make SplitScreen more playable on lower-end rigs.