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This topic will be to share development progress of Feed The Dragon until it reaches 1.0 ! I’ll also try to maintain roadmap info here. Link to the game :
Current version : 0.8.0
Feel free to share feedback on the game in this topic as well !
add a “Story mod” that starts in a small town that will act as a lobby (gameplay would be RPG maker style, so like a top down RPG) + a dialogue system for this new section. This new section is what I will currently focus on. Once done, it will be much easier for me to add more content and new characters to interact with.
Rework the code to make the addition of new levels easier. Currently both Leo and Malika levels use a duplicated version of the same code (yeah this sounds very bad for any dev with a bit of sanity xD)
Add an inventory system. Once the RPG section is done, the player will need to collect a few items to interact with new characters. This will also be helpful in the base level against Malika : for instance buy upgrades or build defenses.
Polish the base level even more : add more interactions with malika, upgrade bench for the gun, fist interaction with her stomach in level, make dog ennemy feedable, etc.
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I think you did well with the new enemy mechanics, and I like the new art pass. I’m glad you’re fleshing out the game with other elements, though in the mean time my feedback is that the stun that happens when when she gets fed ends up putting too many mechanics in your favour from the start:
-The first issue is that the stun timing and window before you can feed her line up forgivingly enough that you can usually keep her immobile until you run out of ammo.
-The trade between powder and cake being 5 for 7 feels great for the pacing of the gameplay loop compared with the version where it’s 5 for 5, but because of the previous point that’s usually a flat 40% increase in the amount she gets fed as well as the amount of time she spends stunned.
-The cakes seeming to fill her the same amount as the 5 for 5 version also means you can consistently tell that you’re going to fill the bar before she reaches the halfway point, so you never stress about time.
-The fact she ends up being stationary for 40% more time has the added effect that the stone enemies now usually have time to catch up and sometimes overtake her, so you don’t ever end up running low on powder to buy cakes and keep her in more stun loops.
I like the presence of a stun since it feels like each cake has more impact, though I think it should be cut down or at least have tiers (e.g. lasting until the first swallow sound, then second, then until the sigh), maybe unlocked through progression at the upgrade bench or by making them part of the level progression, with the tiers increasing as she gets more full.
I’ll definitely be following the progress on this game, it’s very promising
yeah it IS still hard, i did beat it when it was 5 for 5, that would be a difficulty of like, a high 7. now it’s more of a mid 6. Still intense, so some beginners will still find it pretty hard. seems like you’re still making good progress, good luck on balancing
I went back and played the 5 for 5 version and got a pretty similar result. I think the difficulty is mostly to do with getting used to the mechanics. If you leave a gap between each cake then both are pretty difficult, but as soon as you can time your shots to land as soon as the stun ends then the rest of the difficultly disappears. You can also remove most of the need to aim by using the belly bounce.
All in all the game is well balanced, there are just one or two abusable mechanics that end up having ripple effects
with the idea of a town being added, how about a section where previously beaten bosses “hang out” for you to interact with, maybe even stuffing them again for some additional benefits?
players being able to select the difficulty can help greatly. that should probably be added. to add, the lock on should be fixed. for some reason, I shoot the cake at a stupidly high velocity when not aiming, and then when I do, it doesn’t get that velocity. this happens often which makes it more difficult.
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