Heavy Duty Challenge Devlog #16: the first devlog of 2023
Hi everyone! Welcome to the first Heavy Duty Challenge devlog of 2023.
We’ve been working hard this year and thought you may want to know what our priorities have been recently.
1. New level
We are adding another environment to the game, we’ve called it Jurassic Highland. It is based on a region in Poland (where some of our Team Members come from) and features a medieval castle’s ruins (Tenczyn), as well as amazing rocks dating back to – you guessed it – the Jurassic geologic period.
Source: Nano Games. Tenczyn castle in the game engine's editor. Work In Progress.
2. New trucks
Three new trucks are coming to the game, each in a different category. A two-axle IFA, a three-axle ZIL and a four-axle Mercedes-Benz, from Europa Truck Trials teams called Zwickau, Zebra ZIL and BF71. We will have 12 trucks available to play when we release the game.
Source: Nano Games.
Source: Nano Games.
Source: Nano Games.
3. Tutorial
Not a trivial task, mind you. We’re working on tutorial levels to teach newcomers how to operate basic and advanced off-road mechanics of the trucks in the game.
4. Rewards, leaderboards
Still at it. Winning championships and completing truck trial events in the game will get you in-game money, XP and other rewards (trophies and such). High scores will also put you on online leaderboards, so you get bragging rights and internet fame.
5. Achievements
For those of you who like difficult challenges and are most dedicated to your games, we’re adding achievements. You can’t have a game without them.
6. SFX & music
Those players that have been with us longer than others, remember sound used to be an issue. If you listen to the game now, you will hear the sweet sound of real-life trucks and environment sound we’ve been all waiting for. We’re also adding awesome music to the game menus, loading screens, etc.
7. UI updates
We’re getting close to adding all necessary menu screens and popups to the game. We love the style and visual identity of the game, and we hope you’ll like it too.
8. Visual quality upgrades and VFX
A big and complex task, but we’re confident the changes we make now will bring smiles to your faces. We’ll show you more next time, we promise!
9. Porting
The game’s coming not only to PC (Steam), but also PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. We’re hard at work on the console ports and they’re going to be awesome.
10. Optimization and bug fixes
Finally, we’re making the game work well and smoothly.
And that will be all info for now. Thanks for your time, stick around for more news on Heavy Duty Challenge. Don’t forget to join Discord and Steam Forums. Find us on social media, add the game to your wishlist, and leave a comment or question below.
Take care,
Nano Games Team
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165530/Heavy_Duty_Challenge/
We’ve been working hard this year and thought you may want to know what our priorities have been recently.
1. New level
We are adding another environment to the game, we’ve called it Jurassic Highland. It is based on a region in Poland (where some of our Team Members come from) and features a medieval castle’s ruins (Tenczyn), as well as amazing rocks dating back to – you guessed it – the Jurassic geologic period.
Source: Nano Games. Tenczyn castle in the game engine's editor. Work In Progress.2. New trucks
Three new trucks are coming to the game, each in a different category. A two-axle IFA, a three-axle ZIL and a four-axle Mercedes-Benz, from Europa Truck Trials teams called Zwickau, Zebra ZIL and BF71. We will have 12 trucks available to play when we release the game.
Source: Nano Games.
Source: Nano Games.
Source: Nano Games.3. Tutorial
Not a trivial task, mind you. We’re working on tutorial levels to teach newcomers how to operate basic and advanced off-road mechanics of the trucks in the game.
4. Rewards, leaderboards
Still at it. Winning championships and completing truck trial events in the game will get you in-game money, XP and other rewards (trophies and such). High scores will also put you on online leaderboards, so you get bragging rights and internet fame.
5. Achievements
For those of you who like difficult challenges and are most dedicated to your games, we’re adding achievements. You can’t have a game without them.
6. SFX & music
Those players that have been with us longer than others, remember sound used to be an issue. If you listen to the game now, you will hear the sweet sound of real-life trucks and environment sound we’ve been all waiting for. We’re also adding awesome music to the game menus, loading screens, etc.
7. UI updates
We’re getting close to adding all necessary menu screens and popups to the game. We love the style and visual identity of the game, and we hope you’ll like it too.
8. Visual quality upgrades and VFX
A big and complex task, but we’re confident the changes we make now will bring smiles to your faces. We’ll show you more next time, we promise!
9. Porting
The game’s coming not only to PC (Steam), but also PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. We’re hard at work on the console ports and they’re going to be awesome.
10. Optimization and bug fixes
Finally, we’re making the game work well and smoothly.
And that will be all info for now. Thanks for your time, stick around for more news on Heavy Duty Challenge. Don’t forget to join Discord and Steam Forums. Find us on social media, add the game to your wishlist, and leave a comment or question below.
Take care,
Nano Games Team
[hr][/hr]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1165530/Heavy_Duty_Challenge/