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Published: 2019-05-09 21:32:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 7273; Favourites: 166; Downloads: 0
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Long time no post about the game, but that doesn't mean I've been idle in development! Made LOTS of advances in terms of effects, graphics and gameplay. Just working on the actual content of the first zone now.
Here's a quick gameplay fragment showing the one of the basic enemies you'll encounter (and it's death). Careful with their explosion attack!
The demo is just around the corner! For more updates and behind the scenes procress, follow me on Patreon!
Cheers!
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Slick-looking effect! Seems like the kills feel really sadisfying.
What's the red flamey-effect that happens when the characters steps away? Is it a poison or curse you can inflict on enemies?
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Thanks! Glad it felt that way...it's one of my main focuses.
The effect is just the attack of these basic enemies: they charge up and generate and explosion that damages you. Slow and short ranged, but annoying if you get caught in a bad spot.
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I see. I didn't think about something so obvious XD
Makes sense that a creature with no arms or fangs would have an alternate way of attacking.
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Not that obvious in that gif, since you can't see the actual "hit" and the explosion happens after the hero attacks, haha.
But yeah, first I thought these creatures should not have any attack, just damage you when they touch you...but later I figured it would be nice to have some sort of extra menace, without going too far. They are a basic enemy, after all.
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Makes sense.
I assume you're still in the early stages of development, but is the game coming along nicely?
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What program you are using to make this game?
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I'm using Unity Engine mainly.
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Great! Because I'll be using it too.
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Fascinating.
Out of professional curiosity, may I ask which engine you're using?
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Thank you!! Glad you liked it.
I'm using Unity.
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Ah aight, cool.
The general look of it kinda reminded me of Godot, but I guess with 2D it's harder to tell.
Very interesting nonetheless.
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Thanks a lot!! Glad you liked them. Will post more today.
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Saw this on this on the front page and recognized it immediately
Looking cool, not looked too much at the game but it seems interesting from what I have seen. Probably something I could see myself picking up when done.
Just needs a small Kaliragoth cameo now (entirely a joke, dont actually mean you should xP )
Gonna be cool to see more, and deffo adding you to my watch list.
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wow made it to the front page?
Glad you found it interesting! Will start to post more gameplay fragments from now on, since now it' a lot more presentable than last year. And pretty soon I'll have a demo ready
About the cameo, you never know...
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Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it.
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tbh I kinda miss the bright white, low-framerate player character, reminded me of old monochrome surrealist films
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Haha! Well, it was a decision that is not purely astetic... the thing is, animating the character and creatures that way was a lot of hard work for a single developer... and also was a bit awkard to add new skills and even to scale the quality to something presentable, or achieve variety... so I opted for this bone animation approach, which resolve most of the problems I described.
The low frame rate could come back though, and I thought about it. It's just a matter of changing the keyframes. So who knows!
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Thank you! Glad you liked it
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Watching it come together piece by piece is exciting.
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Thank you!! Will try to post more frequently...it's just that most of the work tends to be invisible (creating systems and such).
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Well, people like when developers are more open so we can see the progress. : )
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Will do! Already made an account 
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Yay. I did it and made my game course.
If you want, I can show you a link so you can try and play my game.
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Thanks!!!
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Thanks!! Yeah, whenever I can manage I continue on developing it...until it's finally done! The process is getting faster, because when I started I knew close to nothing about game dev...
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If the goin' ever gets tough, never forget the tale ofΒ Dean Dodrill, who also took up the monumental task of making their own game in the form of Dust: An Elysian Tale. Chin up old sport, you'll see this to the end yet.Β
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