Riftminers boss mk3 now shoots 50% less asteroids in asteroid barrage pattern
Updated the progression scale of the levels for faster leveling and going through loops. A small explanation how things work. Every enemy kill gets you (invisible to player) experience points which differ from enemy to enemy. Once you hit the threshold, boss spawns.
With the old, linear system, later levels tend to last too long and there is no cap. With the new system, levels last shorter so the whole thing is more dynamic, plus the progression is capped after level 15.
Warp malfunctions are tied to level length (each warp malfunction lasts half of XP needed for completing the next level) so they are shorter now too.
Fixes
Fixed bloom effect which got broken after the update to new Unity version Fixed images and weapons names appearing wrong Fixed some issues with warp malfunction (also lasts shorter) Fixed dark pact not displaying health properly Fixed resolution issues, game now supports only 16:9 aspect ratio, up to 1920x1080. Due to technical difficulties i'm unable to support different aspect rations and UHD resolutions at the moment
Tutorial and controls rebinding are still in the works, slowly getting there. Also started laying foundations for translations.
As usual per every update, resolution and other settings will probably be reset so you have to adjust them again.
Performance update and small bug fix
Performance update
Project has been updated to Unity 2019 with Incremental garbage collection. Frame rate should not drop below 60 fps, only in rare occurences (boss appearing) when it drops to 30 fps for a frame.
Bug fixes
Rippers (second level robots with saws) should no longer bug out and stutter on the left side of the screen.
New waves added, weapon tweaks and fixes
New Waves
42 new waves, which makes 292 in total. More shielded enemies for your energy weapons to chew on, more levels 4 and 5 waves since they were lacking in numbers, and more warp-in waves.
Weapon Balancing
Improved firing rate and bullet speed for Bouncer Bloodhound has +100% fire rate and -45% damage Razor deals 50% more damage
Fixes
HUD elements are now properly hidden behind shutters on level loaded, boss sequence and warp Special bar not blinking after warp now fixed Fixed recoil of Minigun
By popular demand, i will now start working on TUTORIAL and CONTROLS REBINDING.
New Weapon Added - Flakk
Packing a mean punch and even meaner 20 pellets that go around in all directions when they hit the enemy, POW!
Check out a short video of how it works here: https://twitter.com/FatPugStudio/status/1348642584902725635
Leaderboards are now live! (Health bar is working properly too)
Patch notes:
Leaderboards are now visible in-game for all three modes
Health bar is now displaying remaining health properly
Game should now start in exclusive full screen mode if that was previously selected (it was using windowed full screen before). Minor fixes to the resolution/full screen selection menu are still needed
Minor performance improvements
Minor UI inconsistencies fixed
Small update with a big change
By popular demand, i lowered enemies HP from 15-40%, depending on the enemy. Lots of players find the game too hard and hard mode next to impossible. Since they don't soak up as many bullets now, i will work on the whole game having a faster tempo and better flow.
Metal Storm didn't work on gamepads so that's fixed now too.
Leaderboards are pending, i'm having issues with Steam API, but they are stored on Steam.
New Patch out - Boss Raid and fixes
Leaderboards
Leaderboards are now active and you can see them here: https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1023790/leaderboards/4794881/
I'm working on the in game UI for displaying scores, there's some technical issues but should be resolved soon.
Boss Raid
Boss Raid Mode. 60 boss raids per year. Leaderboards are now displaying scores for all runs, but i will make them separate for each week run. I will be making hard mode Boss Raid mode too.
Basic mechanics guide
I made a small guide which i will be improving until i make an in game tutorial.
Small user interface improvements in menus Hopefully fixed the no spawn bug when enemies just stop appearing Hologram properly despawns when you die Nuke Hammer is now working properly You can now pause the game on escape button too besides P when playing on keyboard Boss killing achievements now functional Looper achievement now functional Fixed achievements for killing 750 and 1000 enemies Fixes 2500 gems achievement Fixed health display that sometimes shows 1 health point more Fixed pause sometimes not working in build Fixed Rift Miners Boss variant 3 stuck in one attack mode Added support for very high resolutions (4k)
Next things to work on
Proper startup with full screen mode Fixing animations that sometimes get stuck Leaderboard display in game Better scene cleaning upon restarts Improved loading times More waves Tutorial Hard Boss Raid Mode Insane difficulty Endless Mode
New demo version online (v0.25)
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New Boss! Paragons faction now have a boss
Fixed diagonal movement, horizontal and vertical speeds don't add up when moving diagonally
New enemies, weapons and over 150+ waves
Removed some weapons that were buggy (Hornet Nest, Sticky Mine Launcher), they'll be back soon
Additional in game controller support (still no controllers in menu, working on it
New demo update available (0.231)
Game can now be played indefinitely, looping system is fully functional
Random events (Laser barrage, meteor storm, asteroid field, mine field)
Balance changes
Bug fixes
Besides bug fixes for any bugs that may appear, this is the last version of the demo.
I'll see you next time in early access with new weapons, bosses and ranks!
Rick Henderson Demo 0.2187 now available
Infamous bug that stops spawning of the enemies has definitely been 100% fixed
Loading time improved
Level 3 now available, tho still untested and without boss, i hope to roll out the update with valid level 3 until end of the week
