More points, less swirls
Hello!
Continuing where we left of last update, we now offer bonus points for a perfect stage completion! It's not a huge amount of points, but it can make the difference between a new highscore or not. The bonus calculated as 10,000 multiplied by the stage-number you just completed and has the same nice color treatment as the other points you score in the game; more intense colors for more points.
We also reduced the grievance by the Steel Wizard. This warping menace could seemingly remain in warping state forever! .. causing you to never be able to hit it. In practice, it's just trying to get the jump on you. But as the player keeps moving and changing direction all the time as well, its AI would just not be satisfied and keep picking a new and better spot to unwarp. Resulting in the endless trail of blue swirls around you. Therefor, the AI of the Steel Wizard has been adjusted to restrict the number of jumps it can do before unwarping and it'll just have to do with a slightly less-then-perfect spot to shoot at you.
Another grievance to the Steel Wizard involves it's weapon. If it fired and subsequently got killed, the projectile would finish it's animation and still be able to kill you. While for other projectiles in game this seems good to do, for the Steel Wizard it felt awkward, considering how the fire animation keeps attached to the ship. So in this instance we abort the projectile when the ship is destroyed.
Lastly, we improved the menu a bit. From the pause menu, the `Back` option has been relabeled to `Resume` to be more in line with most other games we play. Also, the `Main menu` option will now notify you the game will abort when doing so and asks for confirmation.
These changes are now available to try out in the latest test version.
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Black Hole Survivor
Survive the black hole with cunning wits
Status | Released |
Author | Studio Trike |
Genre | Action |
Tags | black-hole, Fast-Paced, Gravity, infinite-runner, Physics, Score Attack, Space, Top down shooter, Twin Stick Shooter |
Languages | English |
More posts
- Update 1.2: Power-ups and new enemy releasedNov 06, 2022
- Models and graphsSep 04, 2022
- Keep it steadyAug 28, 2022
- Ka-boom! Another power-up!Aug 07, 2022
- Drops and PickupsJun 26, 2022
- First official update: v1.1May 22, 2022
- Less deadly gasMay 08, 2022
- Friendly domestic rivalryApr 10, 2022
- High score awarenessMar 20, 2022
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