Finally, version 0.8!

Duster » Devlog
1 year ago by coldrice (@coldrice_dev)
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Welcome back cowboys and cowgirls! Er... cowpeople? That seems odd.


Welcome back cowpokes!

V0.8 is LIVE and ready to go, and it marks a major milestone in the development of DUSTER. The majority of the time for this build was removing legacy code from previous iterations, especially version which were being developed originally for various publisher interests. There are still a slew of new things like new hats, bandana masks, and lots of bug fixes/optimizations. 


This also marks the end of PUBLIC beta testing. The game is no longer available for download unless you already got into it before today. The final game will likely be $9.99, but that can change depending on a LOT of factors. The game is also now officially in "demo" mode so you can only get about halfway now and the game is over, in order to keep the rest of the game under wraps until the actual release of the game. Thank you to everyone who sent in messages/emails during the long and VERY difficult road this game has taken to get to this point and I look forward to bringing you the final product.


WHATS NEW

  • Two new hats!
  • Face masks added to equipment you can unlock
  • Masks and hats now drop more often
  • Money now auto picks up when you walk over it
  • More chests, and better loot from chests
  • Tombstones and wanted signs show up
  • Game camera has been updated and should work better /cause less hitching
  • Adjusted the appearance of the mini map
  • Levels should be a bit more varied
  • File structures have been redone
  • A LOT of legacy code has been removed ( expect more in the future)
  • The game now saves your last character design
  • adjusted how the stomp game works
  • stampede game is now a bit harder
  • Adjusted when/how/why you can or can't skip a map
  • Added more features to the tutorial system (in prep for the final tutorial). Shouldn't trigger every game anymore.
  • pathfinding has been improved
  • The game now has twitch integration, but will not be publicly available until the final release


    • FIXED BUGS

    • Fixed some bugs related to the "drunk" effect
    • Fixed a bug here randomly generated mini-bosses would be friendly
    • Fixed a graphical bug with "choose path" text
    • Adjusted the collision box for the drinking mini game
    • Fixed a bug where sometimes the level exit tiles would be collidable
    • Fixed lag with level generation
    • Fixed camera hitching bugs
    • Fixed some bugs where fences wouldn't spawn properly
    • Fixed a bug where the game would keep saying "out of ammo' over and over again
    • Fixed a bug with knockback
    • Fixed various graphical bugs on several sprites
    • Fixed some bugs where the game couldn't find some sprites
    • Fixed a bug where combining a lasso and horse shoe made fire

    Files

    Duster v0.9 77 MB
    Version 2 Jul 18, 2023
    Duster v0.9 77 MB
    Version 1 Jan 16, 2023

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