Hello puzzle friends,
and welcome to another development update from The Unbeatable Path.
In May we were able to complete 90% of the next map called "Endless Manor". This level takes place in an old manor house and holds some surprises for the player. More assets were created for this map and we also found the time for a playtest. Based on this, we had to make some fundamental adjustments to the map, as some gameplay & performance problems had become apparent. We will finish the new level in June.
Project Progress
- New map "Endless Manor" 90% complete: In Endless Manor, the player enters an old manor house that is haunted by some restless souls. The many corridors hold some surprises for the player and are designed to change dynamically depending on how the player is moving. The sound design, along with the other infernal assets and creatures, still creates an oppressive and terrifying feeling in this somewhat lighter environment.
- Quality assurance & gameplay tests: The new map was extensively tested for potential bugs, gameplay issues, and performance. It turned out that the new map was a bit too small and a new gameplay mechanic had a strong impact on performance. Based on these tests, the map layout was completely reworked and improved. The performance problems have also been completely fixed.
- 3D Modeling & Animation: Besides some new assets created for this map, new animations found their way into the game as well. One of them is an animation of a ritual that the player has to perform in order to advance in the level.
- Lighting revised: Since you can play through the whole game in one flow and without loading screens, there were problems with the lighting calculation in some places. These have now been fixed by moving all the lighting for each level out into more sub-levels and we only load the lighting of those sub-levels when it is needed.
Eye Candy
Now for the fun part: here you can find some screenshots of our new map "Endless Manor".
All assets are still in progress and can therefore still change in the finished game.
Endless Manor entrance area:
One of the hallways:.
Door closed by fleshy roots:
