Dream Flash News

Dream Flash demo 9.5 is out now! All of the boss art has been completely remade to fit the style of the game. This is going to the first of many updates that focus on making the game look and feel much better.

In addition to this all of the bosses have had their behavior tweaked. Many of them have had their champion versions modified to be more unique. Attack patterns that were previously unappealing to look and play with have been made smoother and distinguished.

Demo 9.5 Change Log

Demo 10 will be the next update. This demo will include new content such as new bosses, items, and weapons. In addition to this I will be rebalancing the game and adding even more new and improved art. I hope to get the next demo out by the end of the year.

Thank you to everyone for playing the game. I hope that it will soon meet the expectations that I have for it.

Dream Flash has had several updates fixing bugs and adding certain quality of life features. The most notable thing is that the game engine has been upgraded from Game Maker Studio to Game Maker Studio 2. This will impact performance in a positive way and has improved the quality of things like the music.

Demo 9.2.2 + Other Versions Change Log

I am also happy to report that the next update to Dream Flash is relatively close. Demo 9.5 is going to be the first of many visual focused updates. My goal is for the game to look close to the level of quality I am striving for by the end of phase 2 of development (Demos 9-15). Demo 9.5 will be focusing on the bosses this time around, giving them redesigns and improved attack patterns. Every boss will not only look different but feel different as well. The demo should be out in 3 weeks or so. Thank you for being patient!

Demo 9 of Dream Flash is finally available. I apologize for the long wait but now everyone can try it out! This demo has a lot of new content and changes that are very exciting. You can check out the change log below:

Dream Flash Demo 9 Change Log

In addition to this I have completely changed my approach to how I am developing Dream Flash. I have created a formal outline for all future content that is going to be added. If you want an idea of how things will be added to the game from here on out check it out:

Dream Flash Development Outline

I hope you all enjoy demo 9. I spent a buttload of time working on it and thinking about the future of this game. The next major update will mainly be polishing and recreating the look of the game. I look forward to this phase in development!

Dream Flash has now been on Steam Early Access for about 5 days. I've been working on fixing bugs and tuning the game to make it feel as good as possible. Thank you to everyone who has bought the game and who is playing the game. As of right now I am planning out demo 09 content. I am planning on demo 09 being a big one so look forward to that. With demo 8.1 I focused on adding changes that would improve the flow of the game and fix some issues:

Demo 08.1 Changelog:

• Increased Shot Speed for most weapons
  
• Increased Fire Rate for several weapons
  
• Increased Damage for some weapons
  
• Flash Boss Bullet Damage Modified (6 -> 7.5)
  
• Feel Boss Bullet Damage Modified (7 -> 8)
  
• Dream Boss Bullet Damage Modified (8 -> 8.5)
  
• Nightmare Boss Bullet Damage Modified (9 -> 9)
  
• Shop Weapon Cost (25 -> 30)
  
• Shop Misc Item Cost (25 -> 30)
  
• Shop Stat/Food Cost (20 -> 25)
  
• Lesser Heart Shop Cost (20 -> 15)
  
• Creative Spam: -1 Essence Cost -> -2 Essence Cost +10 Max Essence
  
• Fixed Boss Difficulty being too high from loathing and despair
  
• Fixed Thought Figments being unable to die from contact damage
  
• Improved Thought Figment boss collisions
  

Also for information on previous version history:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D2zl34RnSllWvmYsguN3Yezk0s88p4OE9gqZZdsYzZM/edit?usp=sharing

Demo 09 is planned to be done by the end of June. As always you can get updates on game dev by following ramafparty on twitter, or joining the ramafparty discord!

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