Hello and welcome, Invaders!
This week I’ve been working on a LOT of different things. Let’s take a look at some of them!
New events!
The biggest thing I’ve been working on is still adding more random events to the world. I am open to additional suggestions (just comment here) for this system, so if you have a sweet idea you’d love to see make it into Cats vs Aliens, please let me know! I’m here to make your cat-invasion-filled dreams a reality.
Visuals updates!
I’ve been updating some texture of things, and adding in more particle effects, and experimenting with various aspects of Godot’s super duper powerful WorldEnvironment node to add some more juice to what you’re seeing.
Bug fixes!
I’ve been hunting down and squashing so many bugs, I’m beginning to feel like my citizenship is guaranteed. Here’s a bit of what I’ve been working on:
- A fix for slow chunk loading when you die and teleport back home.
- Enemies remaining spawned even when they’re super far from you. They now have a maximum distance.
- Fixed play time tracking on your saves.
- Updated the How to Play panel to reflect the addition of AutoSave.
- Fixed an issue with the HtP panel where it would remain visible if you closed the pause menu while it was open.
- Added sounds to crafting stations.
- Fixed an issue with the Saving icon that shows when the game is being saved.
- Updated the fence and gate tilesets to be more aligned with the aesthetic of the rest of the game.
Sweet, but what’s next?
Next up is……
Wait for it….
BOSS BATTLES!
Yup, that’s right! Soon you’ll be able to test your adorable mettle against some beefy aliens for secret rewards about which I’m going to withhold any additional information from you because the demo is going to need some meowstery, at least.
Now I’m getting back to it so I can actually get out a new build ASAP!