Lootbox Lyfe
The Kickstarter For My Next Game Has Launched!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9EFce_5h0k
Kickstarter Announcement!
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Anyways, hope you see you all soon with more Lootbox Lyfe-specific news!
Girabox, My Second Game, Is Out!
The game is called Girabox, and it's a puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. You also have some crazy stuff going on with playing inside yourself (I'll let you figure out what that means).
Anyways, if you're interested in trying it out, you can visit the store page on Steam by pressing here, or looking up "Girabox". Hope you enjoy it!
Until the next update,
Conrad
Next Update, and New Game!
Next Update
Hey everyone! I's been a while since I've talked about the upcoming 1.1.0 update. It was supposed to come out around May and well... Yeah that never happened... I have good reason for that though! Unfortunately, it is for a reason that I will be disclosing at a later date. Just know that it is definitely the biggest Lootbox Lyfe-related news in this game's lifespan, so I hope that you're all excited for that!
If you want to know exactly when I announce it, I suggest you follow me on twitter @ConradicalGames! For even earlier peeks, join the official Conradical Games discord!
New Game
Apart from working on the secret Lootbox Lyfe stuff, I've actually been making a small game on the side! It's called Girabox, and it's a minimalist puzzle game in which you rotate the world instead of controlling the player. It's going to come out on Steam on August 28th, so wishlist it to be notified when it comes out! It's also super cheap, costing only 1.49 USD, or your regional equivalent.
I also made a few videos about its development, so if you want to see those, here's a playlist of them!
Closing Words
So that's a taste of what's going on with Lootbox Lyfe, Girabox, and Conradical Games (note that I dropped the 's!). There's a lot more to announce at a later date, but that'll come in due time! Until then, I hope you enjoy Girabox and the upcoming news regarding Lootbox Lyfe!
Lootbox Lyfe at ESA! And Version 1.0.21 is Out Now!
Lootbox Lyfe at ESA
ESA has speedrunning marathons a couple of times a year... And Lootbox Lyfe will be at the one happening this week! You can check out their website here, and the event timetable here. You can visit their Twitch steam at 20:42 GMT + 1 on Thursday the 9th of April to catch the event live! You can also check out my devlog, in which I talked about how this all came to be.
Version 1.0.21 Patch Notes
- Changed the map to make some areas more modular.
- Fixed rogue portal appearing in a dark world.
- Changed the way the window was scaled, to make it 1:1 (in some versions of Windows). This massively improves performance.
- Fixed a softlock that sometimes happened when you created a new save file right after completing the game.
- Fixed a bug that caused some areas to not have a background if you entered them in certain ways.
- Fixed a bug that made is so that you would sometimes get stuck inside of shot spikes.
Version 1.1.0?
Development on the numerous features that will be in 1.1.0 is still underway. Below you can find the planned patch notes:
To-Do:
- Add extra keyboard layouts.
- Fix double dash speedrun mode glitch.
- Make the Gren and Purp cutscenes viewable in speedrun mode.
- Add Gren and Purp to the Base.
- Add additional NPCs.
- Add 5 new hats.
- Collectable questline with NPC that leads to a hidden area.
- New ability :eyes: .
- Add permadeath mode.
- Add option to hide speedrun timer during "normal gameplay".
- Fix pause glitch in final cutscene.
- Add cameo for another indie metroidvania.
- Add corner correction.
- Add horizontal corner correction when dashing/superspeeding.
- Add vertical corner correction.
Video Devlog, and Version 1.1.0 News
Devlog
Hi everyone! Development on Lootbox Lyfe is going great, and the new additions are only going to get better and better! I just released a devlog yesterday on my YouTube channel which you can watch here. It basically explains what kind of additions you can expect in the 1.1.0 update. Hope you enjoy it!
New Tech
The speedrunning community has been doing some insane stuff in terms of pushing records lower and lower. On top of that, I discovered an interesting interaction between the slam move and the friction/acceleration of Liam Cappello. I decided to combine those two observations and add a new speedrun-centric mechanic (which you can test in the beta branch right now)! Basically, if you press down while slamming, you will get maximum acceleration towards the direction you're facing. A lot of people in the discord server have already found many interesting uses of this, and I hope that only more will pop up!
Additions
Development of version 1.1.0 is going great, and it's looking like it's going to be pretty big. Here are the prospective patch notes:
Version 1.1.0 (April 2020, Not Done yet)
To-Do:
- Add extra keyboard layouts.
- Fix double dash speedrun mode glitch.
- Fix bug that doesnt give you cap if you leave before touching it in the shop.
- Make the Gren and Purp cutscenes viewable in speedrun mode.
- Add Gren and Purp to the Base.
- Add additional NPCs.
- Add speedup hat.
- Collectable questline with NPC that leads to a hidden area.
- New ability.
- Add permadeath mode.
- Add option to hide speedrun timer during "normal gameplay".
- Fix pause glitch in final cutscene.
Done:
- Changed the map to make some areas more modular.
- Fixed rogue portal appearing in a dark world.
- Added syringe hat.
- Added top hat.
- Added "Super Skelemania" cameo.
- Changed the way the window was scaled, to make it 1:1 (in some versions of Windows).
- Added corner correction.
- Fixed a softlock that sometimes happened when you created a new save file right after completing the game.
- Fixed a bug that caused some areas to not have a background if you entered them in certain ways.
Feedback
If you have any feedback regarding the new changes (whether you particularly like something, or want to see something else added) I would really appreciate it if you left a comment in the comments to this post! Anyways, hope you guys keep on enjoying the game :)
Version 1.0.2 is out!
Patch Notes:
- Added an icon on screen that shows if you're using assist mode when in speedrun mode.
- Changed the wording of the crown hat to make it clear that you need to already have unlocked the ability it modifies to use it.
- Added torches/lighting to a late-game area.
- Made it so that the best pal hat also protects you from rolling rocks if they fall on your head.
- Fixed the spawning patterns of a certain late-game entity.
- Added Speedrun Mode achievement.
- Added Free Roam Mode achievement.
- Added achievement for beating the game with 1 heart and 1 checkpoint.
- Added achievement for beating the game with 1 heart and 2 checkpoints.
- Added an extra checkpoint in the final area.
- Removed an obstacle from the Garden that made it unclear if it was safe to continue further.
- Removed portal that lead to an end-game area in the base.
- Changed the layout of an obstacle in a dark world to make the use of an ability clearer.
- Changed how rocks work on collision.
The Future
Lootbox Lyfe has been out for over half a month now, and we've already got 2 patches under our belt! In terms of what's coming next, I'll have a patch with a few more tweaks and more keyboard layouts coming out in a couple of days. Additionally, the big 1.1.0 patch containing a new questline, and new NPCs will be coming in April. I hope you're excited for that! If you've been enjoying Lootbox Lyfe, I would really appreciate it if you left a review, those really make all the difference in terms of discoverability. Also, if you want to talk to other like-minded people, you can join the games Discord Server! Hope to see you there!
Lootbox Lyfe Reviews Are Great!
The Next Update
Hey everyone! Progress on V1.0.2 is going smoothly, and the update will probably come out later this week, so I hope you're excited! It mostly has bug fixes and a couple of quality of life updates, but it's also going to have some special stuff too. The next big update will be 1.1.0, which will be coming out late March/early April. It'll have new NPCs, a quest, and even a new ability! If you wanna see what it'll contain more specifically, I'd recommend joining Lootbox Lyfe's Official Discord Server. Another way you can follow the game's development is through following me on Twitter @ConradicalGames.
Reviews
About the reviews... WOW! So far, we have 19 reviews (11 if you only count Steam purchases), with the overall page rating being 100% positive! That's insane. And on top of that, the (limited) press that has covered the game seems to like it too! The Metroidvania Review reviewed Lootbox Lyfe and gave it a 4/5 review rating! Amazingly enough, they also gave it a 5/5 for its platforming, which I'm super happy with since that is one of the main things I focused on with Lootbox Lyfe. If you want to see what they've got to say about the game, here's a little snippet of their article:
"I think no matter who you are, if you enjoy any kind of platforming, colorful graphics, and relaxing music, Lootbox Lyfe has something for everyone, so it’s an absolute no-brainer to heartily recommend it."
What's Next?
Anyways, I think the fact that people seem to be liking Lootbox Lyfe is amazing, and I'm super happy with that. I'll keep on working on the future free content and hopefully you will all like it as much as the base game!
Version 1.0.1 is out!
Patch Notes:
- Fixed a couple of achievements to make them obtainable.
- Fixed the in-game timer to make it not reset when going back to the main menu, or resetting the area.
- Fixed issue with hats and syringes that would make it so that when selecting one of these, they wouldn't persist until you hit a checkpoint or left the current area.
- Added collisions in some areas that previously missed them.
- Changed some UI alignment issues.
- Clarified wording for coins left in the map menu.
- Fixed dust particles in all cutscenes.
- Checkpoints now glow in the dark.
- Music properly loops in all menus.
- Some "trigger" buttons on controllers were incorrectly called bumpers. This is now fixed.
- Made the "select" button prompt be clearer, so that people know that it is the select button.
- Removed debug feature that I forgot to remove.
- Added Speedrun mode.
- Added Free Roam mode.
New Modes
Speedrun Mode
What does Speedrun mode do? Well, it's better suited for speedrunners! It adds a timer, removes cutscenes, and shortens animations!
Free Roam Mode
Free Roam mode allows you to start the game with all abilities unlocked from the start. It also starts you off at the center of the world, the Base. Additionally, you can also use all of your powerups in dark worlds in this world! This mode is great for those wanting a fresh new experience for a second playthrough, or for you speedrun fanatics out there!
Discord
The same day that Lootbox Lyfe came out, I also launched a Discord server for the game! Ever since, many memes have spawned (Baregg in particular), and community members have already come together to break the game, and beat it in under 20 minutes. Want to join the fun? Click here to join the server!