Some big updates! Wanted to put this off until we got close, but I think we're close now, so....
Steam Alpha Release Schedule
I hope to release the first full Alpha build of Rubi to Steam in the coming weeks. (End of the month is my soft deadline) That includes previously inaccessible areas, as well as brand new zones and powerups. It doesn't include -all- the planned release content, but pretty close to it! I'm doing playthrough runs / fixes now attempting to resolve the most obvious issues and bugs, and then more based on your feedback!
There's a lot to work on still, even with the addition of the CERN, LHC, End Game encounters, and expanded Geneva Lake areas, so I want to temper expectations by calling this an Alpha, there's a lot of filling in to do!
On the plate between Alpha and Beta:
Visual Updates
Multiple Ending Development
More Visual Updates
Mechanics Tuning and bug fixes
Lots of Visual Updates
More music tracks
Platforming puzzle implementations and refinement
More enemies
Looking back on previous updates, I've been calling this a 'beta' for some time. Some areas are at that level, but to me a beta is something on the surface level that could approach a release candidate, and there are some areas that are still not there yet. New bosses and enemies are also scattered throughout:
Mycotic Mira
These common Mira are partway through a Feral transformation, taking form of an uncontrollable fungal growth / mutation, restricting their movement and eroding their essence.
Aerial Scout
Airborne versions of their walking counterparts, these mischevious bots rain down attacks from above.
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What are these even?? Immunity to most attacks?!
There's a couple of pieces of Kickstarter related content to finish up as well. Mostly thinking about the Animal questline and associated rewards. Will post an update about that sometime soon I think.
v0.88_08.19.21 Patch Notes
v0.88_08.19.21 Patch Notes
Bugfixes
- Fixed terrain collider mismatch in Jura between a couple rooms. - Fixed pause issues occurring within the Basilica zone. - Jura Minimuon placement adjustment - Reintegrated terrain collider for caverns tiles adjacent to passthrough platforms - Checking for points.Length > 0 for easing functions in movingBlockController. - Fixed chat special characters - Potential fix for Casimir > Earth transition lock. - Removing extraneous debug statements. - Boss health bar hidden on Rubi death respawn. - Fixing incorrect 'door' mappings on maps Casimir, Jura. -Fixed animation from stuttering - Minimuon's will be invisible until you get close to them - Adjusted music triggers to have an in and associated out trigger (hopefully) within Jura and Caverns. Lake still to do. - Updated save points in Jura and Caverns to correctly note the music that should be playing (Title Music loop bugfix) - Disabled missing script on Electron body
Changes
- Decreased Muon decay particle damage from 2 to 1 - Increased Muon self decay damage from 1 to 2 - Damage numbers no longer persist when pause is called. - Added Mira Statue in undergrowth area - Added backtracking option out of Facility - Removing premature Muon reveal in upper Jura, replacing with minimuon enemies.
Updates
- Added small health cache in Muon room. - Opted in to pixel perfect particles - Redid Particles - Added Particle Camera and Particle Renderer - Screenshake option implementation - AfterImageController refactored to use particles - Added ground shard particles for spikes and jump for the Golem encounter - Updated screen fade in/out transition - Script and asset update for Unity 2012.2.0b8 upgrade - Ticked version number
Rubi: The Wayward Mira - Developer Livecast
Rubi: The Wayward Mira is a 2D action-platformer game based in a lush pixel world where science and magic come together. Featuring ability-based progression, Rubi is a Metroidvania at its core, but features nonlinear gameplay with multiple playstyles and endings.
Guide Rubi, a Mira stranded on the alien world of Earth, in her quest to awaken the bridge between worlds, open a portal back to her homeworld of Casimir, and save her people from extinction.
Ages ago, three perfect singularities of mana gave birth to the Progenitors of Casimir.
They weaved their power throughout the veins of the planet, giving birth to all life in the world, and the Mira. For a time, life flourished and grew to every corner of the world.
The Mira continued to build on this power. Great civilizations grew unchecked, until the power began to dim. The planet was at its limit, the ancient power bestowed by the Progenitors had reached its bound, but the Mira refused to accept their fate, and continued to draw on the last reserves of Casimir.
A great ruin washed across the lands. Ash and Dust stripped bare the once verdant landscape, and all of life retreated into what refuge it could find. Now searching for answers before all is lost, the Mira face a difficult future.
