During our Moo Lander development, we constantly strive to improve every aspect of the final product that is an indie game, including the demo element. Almost one year has passed since we release our second demo for the game, and now it is time to improve on it.
Presenting – The Moo Lander demo 3.0
We have several important improvements, as well as some small additions, all of which will be very subtle in the demo itself. If you’ve played the previous demo, you will experience the new one as something very familiar, but different (but still the same). Let’s dive into the specifics:
Milk Saber rework
We know everyone’s favorite milk-powered weapon is the Milk Saber, but we felt that it was too powerful – one can slice and dice through everything with the fast movement of the weapon. We had to balance the sword with fewer and slower swings. Now you have a four-swing combo, and the last swing is more powerful than the previous, in a larger arc. We’ve added a cool camera shake effect to the weapon, so it feels heavier and more powerful.
Milk Shield rework
The Milk Shield was also not exactly what we were looking for, so we reworked it in an elegant way – upon milk shield activation, the player losses milk only once and has a 5 points counter on the shield. This means the shield can protect you five times, and after the fifth time it deactivates. Then you can simply activate it again, for the same cost of milk. If you keep the shield active, no milk is drained, and if you deactivate the shield with all the five points of the counter intact, you get some milk refunded.
Three new unlockable skins added
In addition to the one skin that was available in the previous demo, we have added three more! How cool is that! They are extremely hard to collect though, so we leave the figuring out to you guys.
Research panel rework
The old research panel was way too big and clunky, so now we’ve made it more practical, with all the info on the research materials you need. The passive bonuses of the skins themselves are also explained to the fullest detail. This way we also build upon the lore of our alien world of Landers and Mighty Cows.
Skin perks rework
We’ve redesigned the passive perks of the skins so that they are viable in the gameplay, interesting and really fun to use. You will enjoy the new skins’ passive perks in the demo, if you manage to find them that is.
Overall visual improvements
We have enhanced our graphics even further, with some small additions of particles, shaders and practical effects when needed. You will be immersed in the world of Moo Lander with even more visual elements than before.
Camera view fluidity
It is important for the players to know what is going on during gameplay, and with all that flying around, it is imperative that our camera play is top notch. We have improved our camera views, achieving more fluidity in the process. The results are a smoother camera feel and enhanced overall gameplay flow.
“Ask Hamilton” lore feature added
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We felt our world is big and it deserves proper lore elements. That’s why we have added a special, optional feature – you can ask your ship’s AI, Hamilton, about the various flora and fauna of the game. During your first encounters with a new enemy or a neutral creature, Hamilton will brief you about its origins and purpose in the world of Moo Lander. You can skip these “lore drops” if you like, but you will miss out on some important information that will help you on your future adventures. And it is all voiced!
Tweaked difficulty levels
Our three main difficulty levels are now – “cheasy”, “normal” and “legendairy”, and they truly count! If you want to fly your way through the demo, cheasy style, then the first option is for you. The normal option is just that – a balanced playthrough, not too hard, and definitely not too easy. And the last, legendairy option, puts you against the hardest of conditions. See if you have what it takes to take on that one!
Harder enemy variations added
Maybe the biggest addition up to now, we have added different, tougher variations of the demo enemies, corresponding to each of the difficulty levels. More health, more damage and more aggressive behavior – you will know them by the different color.
Galactic Mooball
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Due to the popularity of our soccer mode, we have unlocked The Galactic Mooltiplayer mode! Play with up to three of your friends in a match of 2vs2 in several different arenas, lots of different mooballs, and don’t forget – you can play as a Mighty Cow! This new feature will add lots and lots of hours of fun to our demo, and we hope you take advantage!
The Same, but Different!
This will be the last demo for our fans before we release the full version of the game. We hope that we’ve managed to showcase all our unique gameplay elements to the best of our ability with this 3.0 Moo Lander demo. So don’t miss out and download on Steam now, experience the beautiful world of Mars and try to tame some mighty cows in the process! And remember – there is a Secret Cow Level, be part of it!