This week's Torus Tuesday
A few weeks back, we touched on how we envisioned Torus Syndicate's multiplayer. We continue this week by talking about the player's AI ally.
The Torus Syndicate
Torus Tuesday #22 - An AI Friend
This week's Torus Tuesday
A few weeks back, we touched on how we envisioned Torus Syndicate's multiplayer. We continue this week by talking about the player's AI ally.
Torus Tuesday #21 - Stealth(ish) Missions
This week's Torus Tuesday
This week, we talk about a new (optional) style of game play we're working on with a mission in Act 2, and offer some ideas and background on how it's achieved.
Torus Tuesday #20 - Multiplayer officially underway!
This week's Torus Tuesday
It's offical; Work has started on the multiplayer overhaul of The Torus Syndicate! We are incredibly excited about this and think that it will add immense value to the product. At this point, we can share that the co-op experience will encompass the full campaign, with the current levels modified to allow for a 2 player experience.
Finally, Lucas will have some backup; Stay tuned!
Torus Tuesday #18 - Breakdown: Survival Mode
This week's Torus Tuesday
This week, we talk about the challenges we faced when dealing with ramping up difficulty in survival style games, and breaking down our solution, a front-based mechanism that drives the new survival mode update.
Torus Tuesday #17 - Act 2 Sneak Peak
This week's Torus Tuesday
This week, we have a sneak peak of the beginnings of Act 2.
Patch Notes 0.5.1 - Feedback One
- A requisition for higher quality bullets have been approved by the precinct. All standard issue bullets are now faster.
- Removed some restrictions leading to sub-optimal runs on locomotion in the proving grounds based on user feedback.
- Fixed bug where game used 2 grenades instead of 1 when using the grenade launcher.
- Fixed bug where the health power up in Survival cost too much.
- Fixed bug in survival mode where some scores were not being reported in the correct unit.
- Upgraded to Unity 5.5.
- Detectives at the precinct have noticed that the letters in the tItle screeN may hold the key to nEw, untested expeRiences.
Happy Holidays!
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Update 0.5.0 - Lone Survivor is now available!
In the spirit of the holidays, we're joining the winter sale and offering 10% off!
We've also updated The Torus Syndicate to 0.5.0, dubbed Lone Survivor.
Survival Mode
Face off against the syndicate's goons as you fight for survival in the new survival mode, complete with competitive leaderboards!
Features
- Survive the onslaught as you defeat increasingly difficult waves.
- Competitive Leaderboards
- Randomized enemies keep the action fresh during each play through.
- Collect coins from defeated enemies and spend it on power-ups.
Gameplay Changes & Bug fixes
Changes
- The SMG now operates in full-auto.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed a bug in the Proving Grounds where the player could drop the pistol
- Fixed a bug in the Proving Grounds where the leaderboard does not show your current rank unless in the top 10 places.
Torus Tuesday #15 - Emotive Response
This week's Torus Tuesday
This week, we talk about the workings of our new facial features in the 0.4.8 update, Cognitive Science.
Patch 0.4.8 - Mini-Update: "Cognitive Science"
Enemies and NPCs alike will now react in a more human way with various facial features such as blinking, wincing, and speaking. This is a small detail that we really loved putting in, as it made the characters much more human.
Most of the time this week was spent doing some under-the-hood changes to the way the enemy spawning system worked, in preparation for the Survival update next week. Stay tuned!