Version 0.1.0d
The Crystal Diskette » Devlog
Major update! Lots of new features.
Features
- Nurdles (worms) can now be fed resources and evolved into helpful creatures
- Skyworm - large rideable worm
- Shield worm - orbits the player and recharges health
- More legible GUI chat windows in tutorial + dynamically sized windows
- Compiled to C++ for more efficient execution + higher FPS
- New pill system - purchase and equip pills then build meter during a mission to execute pill powers
- Pill #1 - giant explosion
- Pill #2 - berzerk mode; fast movement, passive mana and hp recharge
- Added SFX for all wands and spells
- New skateboard spell, spawns a rideable skateboard that you can cruise swiftly on
- Testing out the new title "Garth and the Crystal Diskette"
- New side quest randomly spawns - empty the trash. Toss files into the recycle bin and delete them for a bonus
- Throwing a bomb at a snert will cause it to chase you at 2x speed
- Added input toggle to main menu to switch between keyboard and gamepad
- Randomly spawning fauna on all maps
- When flora is eaten by groids, it leaves a charred black weed to mark its corpse
Fixes
- Fixed snerts behavior when sometimes walking off map after finishing quest
- Fixed coin -> vending machine -> snert pheromone quest flow
- Snert pheromone causes snerts to chase you at 2x speed
- Balanced all item prices
- Changed throw button to be the same as action button rather than the melee button to avoid accidentally throwing objects
- Refactored all quest related items to a unified system to keep consistent behavior
- Fixed a bug in the tutorial quest where certain quest steps would not be triggered
- Increased exit stair spawn rate, felt too slow before
- Reinforced / refactored nurdle escort quest
- Made intro tutorial slightly shorter
- Extended range for tutorial admin to advance to the next message. Messages were advancing too quickly to read
- Rebalanced spell ingredients
- Fixed an issue where entering the ingredients for one spell might actually cast a different spell
- Balanced Groidtenders / lurkers HP + better death + SFX
Files
Crystal Diskette v.0.1.0d.zip 25 MB
31 days ago
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The Crystal Diskette
Surreal sorcery and cyberspace action adventure in a primitive neon colored Atari world. Built by a father & son team.
Status | In development |
Author | barfblaster |
Genre | Adventure |
Tags | 3D, Action-Adventure, Fantasy, GameMaker, Indie, No AI, Pixel Art, Retro, Third Person, Third-Person Shooter |
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