The Last Star

Devlog

• Game Feel Update
  February 10, 2023 by Gongylus

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  Added corpses of the enemies showing how much devastation you leave behind Gave Trax tyre tracks that become bloody when they drive over a corpse Screen shake improvements Load time optimisation... Continue reading
• Bug Fixes
  February 07, 2023 by Gongylus

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  Bug Fixes Player could use burst before acquiring the augment Player could move and shoot after they died... Continue reading
• We have sound
  February 03, 2023 by Gongylus

  Added most of the sound Bug fixes Light optimisation Animated the final boss... Continue reading
• Second phase
  January 18, 2023 by Gongylus

  Added second phase to the end boss. bug fixes... Continue reading
• Final Boss
  January 18, 2023 by Gongylus

  Based on feedback, we need a final boss so I added one. And it's hideous. Still need to animate it and work on the balance... Continue reading
• Fixed Video
  January 16, 2023 by Gongylus

  Turns out WebGL can't play video so made a slideshow function that replicates it. End video now working... Continue reading
• Final Scene Done!
  January 16, 2023 by Gongylus

  Woop woop. The final scene is done. Everything mechanically is now in the game. Just need to add the sound, polish it up, and work on the balance... Continue reading
• Optimisations and New Spawner
  January 14, 2023 by Gongylus

  Now runs at 60fps 1080p fullscreen Added real time lights to the energy orbs and made the collectible ones the same colour Made Ajax's dialogue start automatically even if you don't close the door New... Continue reading
• Difficulty Settings
  January 14, 2023 by Gongylus

  Added difficulty settings that change the energy drop rate on spawners and pupae Added a Death screen that lets you restart the level bug fixes in the intro scene... Continue reading
• New normal map set up, new terrain mechanic
  January 13, 2023 by Gongylus

  Changed the normal map system which gives me more flexibility with the tile map layers. Great for 3d effect. Made terrain that is unpassable to the enemies for reasons, but Trax can cross them. These... Continue reading
• New Augment Collection System
  January 12, 2023 by Gongylus

  Changed the augment pick ups from giving you a specific augment, to giving you augments in order... Continue reading
• More Map
  January 12, 2023 by Gongylus

  Expanded the second level. Tweaks to the AI. Made the pupae bullets collide with walls... Continue reading
• New spawning system. New Enemy. and more.
  January 11, 2023 by Gongylus

  Added a button to the home screen to take you straight to the second scene Completely rebuilt the spawning system to use object pooling. This includes enemies, energy orbs, and projectiles. Should sto... Continue reading
• Enemy damage effects
  January 10, 2023 by Gongylus

  Added better animated hit markers to enemies, and given them an explosive death animation. Removed the shadow splatter particle effect. Map changes in the second scene. Rebalanced the spawners. They n... Continue reading