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Dev Report, November 2024
🕑 Added 2024-11-30 15:37:35 +0000 UTCHello friends!
It feels like I just finished writing the October Dev Report, and here I am again with November’s. This month flew by, and for a good reason - November was packed with progress. Let’s dive into the details!
Level Design Planning
Given the feedback regarding navigation challenges in the early sections of the game, I’ve dedicated significant time to improving this. I’ve completed the layout planning for the final sectors of the Maintenance Compartments and the new Power Core Bay. From a design perspective, these areas are now fully prepared for the next update.
Level Art – Environment Creation
The Maintenance Compartments are now complete, and I believe they turned out incredibly atmospheric. I’ve added numerous environmental storytelling elements for curious players to discover, many of which tie into the notes left behind by the passengers of COLOS-8.
As for the Power Core Bay, the foundational elements (floors, walls, ceilings) are in place. The remaining work involves placing various machinery and finer details. Thankfully, all the necessary 3D assets are ready, so this phase should wrap up quickly.
Electrical Puzzle
Let’s not forget that Parasite Inside includes puzzles! One of them is a new Electrical Puzzle. While not overly complex, it’s visually engaging and will feel familiar to seasoned players. The concept isn’t entirely new but fits well within the game’s atmosphere.
New Save System
Initially, I assumed that incompatible save files between updates wouldn’t be an issue during early development. However, I’ve received plenty of feedback expressing frustration over this. So, I decided to rebuild the Save/Load System from scratch. This overhaul touched nearly every game variable, from the protagonist’s stats to changed objects. The new system introduces additional save slots and a revamped UI, making it far more robust and user-friendly.
I hope that these changes will allow using save files between update versions without any problems.
New Quick Message System
With the game’s Diegetic HUD, some players felt they weren’t receiving enough feedback during item interactions. To address this, I built a new Quick Message System. Previously, overlapping messages made the text unreadbled. Now, older messages shift down to accommodate new ones, offering a cleaner, more readable presentation.
Here’s message types:
Text Messages: Simple text notifications (e.g., map updates, journal entries).
Unique Item Pickup: Displays the item’s name and icon.
Consumable Pickup: Shows item name, icon, and quantity.
Used/Lost Items: Notifies when an item is used or lost.
Required Items: Displays the name and icon of an item needed for interaction, making it easier for players to recognize the necessary object.
Meds
Healing items have always been planned, but it’s only now that I’ve implemented them. The new Med Caps system allows players to restore health and reduce infection levels. Scattered across COLOS-8, these capsules add an interesting resource management element, contributing to the game’s balance.
New Enemy Modeling
I’ve completed the modeling of the next enemy type. While it’s still undergoing refinement, but players can expect its debut in the next update.
UI Scaling for Multiple Resolutions
At the request of players with various screen setups, I’ve reworked the UI to support different resolutions. This update eliminates issues with text boxes, buttons, and other UI elements going off-screen, ensuring a seamless experience across all devices.
3D Environment Assets
As always, a substantial number of new 3D environment assets have been created for the upcoming update.
November was highly productive, but there’s no rest for the wicked! I’ll be hard at work in December preparing the next update for release.
Feel free to share your thoughts - I’m eager to hear your feedback!
Best regards,
Kodman
Comments
Dymkens
Hi. Since the game is still at a very early stage of development, many elements of the game are still subject to change, including jumps.
Lokfun1995
hello. one of the part I do find lacking in the game-play currently (I played 0.2.2) is the jumping system. it feels very stiff, and sometimes frustrating. any plans to give it a rework ?
Dymkens
So far, I'm planning to add two more enemies, in addition to the ones that have already been shown. Unique interaction with enemies is a very complex and time-consuming development work, so it's hard to say whether I'll be able to add something like that to the game at the moment.
Kalertut
Aside from the face huger idea, the humanoid showcased here, the spore fungi thing and the jumper will there be other enemies. If yes will some of them work only if you did some specific things best example being being in a state of infection or Unlocking a specific optional area?
