Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Quick Updates

We’ve made significant progress on the game over the past few days. Here’s what we’ve been working on:

  • NPC Interactions: We added an NPC that appears in different areas of the game. Players can interact with them to receive additional narrative information.
  • Madness Lighting Effect: We implemented a feature that dims the scene lighting and activates a point light above the player character when their Madness Points reach 5.
  • Custom Fonts: We replaced the standard Unity font with sci-fi/horror-themed fonts to better match the game’s atmosphere.
  • New Environment: We’ve started working on a large, post-apocalyptic urban scene where the player will be transported after navigating the maze levels.

Future Updates We’re Considering

  • Scene Transitions: I’ve been pondering how to implement smooth transitions between scenes. It’s been on my mind for a few days, but I’ve been procrastinating on actually sitting down to figure it out.
  • Additional Monsters: Adding a variety of monsters with unique abilities and behaviors.
  • Final Boss Model: Sitting down with Blender to model the game’s final boss based on my son’s sketches.
  • Madness System Expansion: Enhancing the madness mechanic so the player dies when their Madness Points reach a certain threshold. Currently, Madness Points reset with each new scene, but we’re considering making them persist across scenes. To balance this, we might introduce a consumable item that reduces Madness Points when used.
  • Puzzle Interaction System: Creating a system where the player interacts with a computer in the third scene to open a door blocking access to the first orb on that level.

These updates and ideas aim to make the game more immersive, challenging, and rewarding. We’re excited to see how everything comes together!


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