Greetings Humans,
The next update for Devil's Arcade has entered active development!
Coming soon is a shop system that finally adds more meta-progression via permanent unlockables.
In order to add a shop to the game, a currency is needed as well!
D-Coins are earned by, well, playing the game! At the end of each round, you'll earn some D-Coins depending on your score. A higher score means more D-Coins!
Note that D-Coins will be earned exclusively by playing the game, there will not be any in-app purchases in Devil's Arcade.
Earning D-Coins is nice and all, but what do you use them for?
Perks will provide different stat modifiers and encourage varied playstyles. For example, a perk might double your bullet damage but also cut your HP in half, allowing for a "glass cannon" playstyle.
Once purchased, you will be able to add and remove any perk at will, allowing you to find your favourite loadouts.
Can't beat that one mode? Buffs will help you out!
You will also be able to spend your D-Coins on temporary buffs, which will only last for the next round. Buffs can be applied to multiple stats at the same time, so you can go overpowered if you have the D-Coins for it.
For the initial D-Coin update, there will only be perks and buffs available. That being said, with a currency system set up, further shop items might be added in later updates.
Note: Being designed as an Arcade game, permanent upgrades or meta-progression in general are things I deliberately want to keep very lightweight in Devil's Arcade.
Since the development of this update is still at a very early stage, I'm not comfortable making wild guesses in terms of release dates just yet.
Once this update is at a later stage of development, there will be another post about it, going a bit deeper into D-Coins and the shop.
Until then, it is coming soon™.
Thank you for playing Devil's Arcade and until the next post.
-DT