Hey everyone the next update is here!

Game Changes and Updates

Enemies

Starting off with the enemies, I have added another two types that roam the bunkers: Magica and Sadako. Magica is unique because she uses projectile attacks instead of the traditional melee stuff you're used to. You can parry these attacks, so you’ll want to make sure you time it just right to stay safe. Sadako is also very unique because she uses magic, but in a different way, I’ll let you find out exactly how that works when you play the game.

Temptation Traps

I’ve added one new enemy in this category. It’s very similar to the ones in my other games where if you get too close, you will get drawn in, and once you're in range, it’ll activate the H-scene.

H-Scenes

For this update, we’ve got 4 new scenes in total: one for the Sadako, one for the Magica girl, another for the new temptation trap, and finally a new scene for the Blight Walker enemy.

Environmental Changes

I completely redid the desert environment. It’s much more immersive now and it really gives off the vibe of being on an alien planet, which is what I was going for.

Cleansing

I've seen some request for the player to be able to take advantage of the enemies when they are stunned so I added it, but the only enemy that has the h scene working is the blight walking enemy.

Player Armor

You can now craft armor that will protect you from enemy hits. One thing to note: the armor is visible in the H-scenes at the moment. In the future, I’m going to add an option so you can choose to hide it during the scenes if you want to.

Equipment

You can now craft equipment in the workbench, and this equipment has its own dedicated slot in your inventory. The first item I’ve added is Glow Sticks. You can drop these throughout the dungeon to keep track of where the exit is so you don't get lost.

Bunker Chest

At the end of each bunker, there is now a chest. When you open it, it will trigger an alarm that alerts enemies, causing waves of them to appear. The longer you stay in the bunker after opening it, the more dangerous it gets. These chests contain the next upgrade for your train, which in the future will allow you to travel to different locations. Just a heads up upgrading the train itself isn’t in this specific update yet, but you can start collecting the parts.

Balancing

I wanted to note the game is no where near balanced so expect weird amount of damage from some enemies and very little damage from others. Once I get most of the enemies added and most the weapons added I will balance everything at the same time. This is so the game has a good linear progression timeline.

The Future

My plans for the next few updates are pretty simple. I want more of everything. I’m talking more equipment, more weapons, more enemies, more H-scenes, and more maps. That’s for the most part what I’ll be focusing on for the next update.

Speaking of updates, because of the sheer amount of content that has been added to the game recently, I’ve decided to move the download access to the $10 tier starting with this build. I wanted to be upfront with you guys about why. To keep up this "more of everything" pace, especially as I transition into working on this more seriously after graduation this change is necessary to support the time and resources it takes to build the game.

Don’t worry if you’re on the $3 tier, though! You will still have full access to all the dev logs and updates so you can keep up with the progress and the community.

My life

That’s it for the technical side of the update, but I also wanted to go into a little bit of why this update took a bit longer than my usual one-month schedule.

As some of you might know, I’m still in college finishing up my Computer Science degree, and I’m actually graduating in about 3 weeks! I’ve been taking a bunch of tests and studying for finals, all while trying to make time to work on the game. On top of that, I’m also looking into new living arrangements since I won’t be staying near my college once I graduate.

For the next update, I just ask that everyone be a little patient with me while I wrap up school and handle the move, and I’ll try to get the next update out to you as fast as I can.

Thanks for all the support!