New Alpha Update: Playtest streams, New mechanics, and Bosses
This week's update wraps up a big milestone. The vertical slice that will be the demo now has a proper ending. If you make it far enough, you'll know when you've reached it. Beyond that, a bunch of quality-of-life work across the board.
Beta candidate 0.1.0 - Alpha 0.0.16 can be currently played in the private playtest, which includes:
New stuff
The demo now has an ending. Push deep enough and you'll find out what awaits.
Tutorialized control hints have been added for new players, so you're no longer thrown in blind.
Cooked or cured meat now heals more HP than raw meat. There's finally a real reason to cook before you eat.
Improvements
UI menus have been redesigned across the board. Cleaner, and more readable.
Enemy pathfinding is smarter now. They'll find you when needed.
Mutations are more visible on-screen, so you always know what's affecting you.
Balance
Hunger and perishable timers no longer tick while you're on the world map. No more returning to a dungeon with a bag full of rotten meat.
Dodge chance is now reduced when you have no gear equipped. Going in naked is riskier than ever.
Bug fixes
Fixed hover effects on main menu buttons.
Fixed the Borer device breaking your inventory when used from the world map.
Fixed depth being logged as 0 when dying on the first floor.
Fixed seed determinism when retrying a run. Same seed, same dungeon, for real this time.
Thanks for playing and sharing feedback, it makes a huge difference. Come hang out and share your runs in discord: https://discord.gg/VKSgsWA4GW