The Power Latch Kid
v 0.3.5 Patch Notes
2- New trailer coming soon!
v 0.3.4 Patch Notes
2- Added 'title' button to pause menu
Thanks for playing!
v 0.3.3 Patch Notes
2- Added splash pages at game startup
3- Added 'info' button to main menu
4- General bug squashing
Thanks for playing!
v 0.3.2 Update
Salutations!There is a new patch available, BUT you must uninstall and reinstall for it to take an effect! This is due to a naming snafu with the installation path (part of the learning curve with depots and Steamworks) which was an error on my part. More updates will be forthcoming!
Apologies for any inconvenience!
-John
The Power Latch Kid v0.3.2 Patch Notes
2- Added a reset button to the pause & post game menu to facilitate faster turnover
3- Confirmed Juju's Input 6.1 working for gamepad support
Update patch for v0.3.1
Controller improvement update
Build 0.1.3 is now live!
1- Added a tutorial
2- Added highscore table
3- Enabled automatic highscore submission at the end of each session
4- Added in different enemies and objects
Notes:
Highscores
I'm still working on getting the highscore system working properly- currently at the end of each play session (when you're shown your stats) your score will simply be replaced regardless if its higher than your previous one. This is a known issue.
Gamepad support
There seems to have been some gremlins at work making code vanish - its unclear what the status of gamepad support is. On my machine its works fine, but its tough to know what you will experience. If you have a gamepad give try it out and let me know what you experience.
Feedback:
Feel free to leave a comment with your feelings on the fun-factor, things you'd like to see, anything that was confusing, etc. Thanks!
-John
Hello World!
As I continue to learn more about the Steam pipeline and getting all my ducks in a row I'll be dropping additional cool-guy only info here.
One interesting tidbit about The Power Latch Kid (or PLK for short) is the various sources for audio, one of them being the underappreciated YM2151 sound chip used mainly in arcade cabinets. I'm using a vst in Ableton called VOPM that emulates the YM2151 to create some of the sound effects for Power Latch.
The VOPM vst is free so here's a download link for it if you dabble in such things:
VOPM download page
I've taken a few liberties with reverb and chorus with the YM2151 but overall its pretty faithful to what you might hear in the arcade of yesteryear.
https://youtu.be/nNBrswsvnhE
I'm still mapping out a plan for future updates such as this, but until then tell a friend about PLK or go make some noise of your own!
-John Donahue Bell