Waves
Waves 2: Notorious - Dev Stream Today @ 3 pm GMT (10 am ET)
This week's project is a new UI flow, testing some achievements and maybe getting in some new Structures into the game if we have time.
You can join the Discord or follow me on Twitter for notifications on when I go live as well as just hanging out with other fans of the Waves games!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/217120/Waves_2_Notorious/
Waves 2: Notorious - Dev Stream Today @ 3 pm GMT (10 am ET)
This week's project is making some changes to Buffer and Cache Programs to reward you with Stacks of certain Buffs when you use your Utility or Burst Programs.
You can join the Discord or follow me on Twitter for notifications on when I go live as well as just hanging out with other fans of the Waves games!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/217120/Waves_2_Notorious/
Yet More Waves 2: Notorious - Dev Stream Today @ 3 pm GMT (10 am ET)
This is starting to become a regular thing! 4 in a row that I've Live Streamed some game dev and I don't intend to stop! Thanks to everybody who joins me it's great to have some company!
This week I will be working on Particle Effects for the Attract and Glitch Abilities as well as general polish on both of them. I will also be testing (and probably fixing) their related achievements.
You can join the Discord or follow me on Twitter for notifications on when I go live as well as just hanging out with other fans of the Waves games!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/217120/Waves_2_Notorious/
Waves 2: Notorious - Dev Stream Today @ 3 pm GMT (10 am ET)
The stream will mostly be focused on turning the "Attract" prototype I built last week into a working Item and I will also be fixing some bugs, and tracking down some localization issues.
You can join the Discord or follow me on Twitter for notifications on when I go live as well as just hanging out with other fans of the Waves games!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/217120/Waves_2_Notorious/
Join In On Discord!
By joining the Squid In A Box Discord Server you can:
- Ask the Devs direct questions and get a direct answer.
- Promote your stream of Waves!
- Chat with the Devs and other fans about almost anything.
- Share pictures of your pets!
- Organise multiplayer games.
- Use Waves themed Emotes (clearly the best bit).
- Submit Bug Reports (It is still early access after all).
Join us over in the Squid In A Box Discord!
Waves 2: Notorious Week Long Deal
As a player of Waves I thought you might be interested to see what it's sequel has been up to while it's been in Early Access.
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New enemies, weapons, abilities and game modes plus a new soundtrack, daily, weekly and monthly leaderboards (that can't be maxed out) plus overall rankings based on your daily performance and that's just what's already in the game.
The Campaign and multiplayer modes are currently in development while the Arcade modes are practically finished (they receive updates roughly every 2-3 months).
If you want to know more about the game then why not check out this great guide written by [5150] (aka the best Waves 2 player in the world) and their more advanced Strategy Guide.
You can pick up Waves 2: Notorious for 20% off all week and join the fun!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/217120/Waves_2/
Full Release is planned for Q2 2020 when the price will increase although it is possible that it may slip later into the year as I am just one developer and I'm not going to release it half-cooked.
Waves now playable on Linux with Proton 4.11
Waves uses DirectX 9c which previously wasn't supported by Proton but 4.11 has added DX9 support finally making this (and presumably many other Unreal 3 based games) playable.
I personally tested it on Ubuntu 18.04 using the latest stable nVidia drivers (430) and it ran buttery smooth with no issues.
This has required no code updates from me so it will not affect anybody already running the game on Windows.
Oh and if you enjoy the game I'd really appreciate it if you check out the Sequel: Waves 2: Notorious which is in Early Access right now. #shamelessplug
https://store.steampowered.com/app/217120/Waves_2_Notorious/
Trading Cards Now Available
Check your inventory if you already own the game as you have probably already gotten your drops based on playtime you've already racked up.
This is a Steam update only and there are no changes to the game associated with it.
Waves Discord Server
You can join it here https://discord.gg/b4uYczM
The Rules!
- No sexism
- No racism
- No discrimination
- No bullying
- No spam
- No inappropriate content
- English only please, so most people can understand :)
Anyone who doesn't follow the rules will find themselves at least muted, and possibly banned. Let's create a nice, safe place to have fun!
Waves 1.4.1 Patch Notes
- 4k Resolutions supported in Video Settings.
- Optimized Trigger Area in Hold mode.
- All Ingame Music should now peak at the same volume.
- "Needs More Gun" Achievement should now unlock reliably.
- "Stop Touching Me!" description now matches unlock conditions.
- You now have an option to launch the game in Windowed mode.
I've also changed how the Redists are handled to use Steams newer system. This is the first time I've used this system so I'm not sure what issues it may have. Hopefully none. The one thing to keep an eye out for is if you have to agree to a UDK EULA when starting the game. In theory this shouldn't happen but if it does please let me know.