Dev Log - 3rd July

[h2]Bean Beasts is nearly complete![/h2]

The base game is virtually finished and all that remains is translation, some music and final testing. I'll soon be in a position to lock down and announce the launch date! ːbtd6thumbsupː

As always, if you'd like to get involved in play-testing, join us on the discord!

Now for the updates! Spoilers ahead for those who want to keep the end-game a secret! Note that much of the below doesn't affect the demo.

[h2]Competition Results![/h2]

Thanks to suggestions from players who participated in the Endless Challenge, the following map has been created: Champion Castle! Unlocked in the end-game and probably the hardest map of all.

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[h2]What's New?[/h2]

Endless maps for world 4 complete.

Beast Mode levels completed for the whole game.
Added the Beast Shrine, an extra shop to unlock end-game content.

Added Champion Comet and Boss Rush to the Beast Shrine.

Added a "Detect Demo Save" function to the Game Setup screen.
Added a credits page.
Added Steam Achievements.

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ːSBpenguinː
[h2]Updates![/h2]

Perfect Abilities and EnemyInfo achievements now show numerical progress on the Achievements panel.
Globrunner and Nessie damage to walls reduced.
Sharpshooter now only fires at the first target, rather than strongest.
Sneaky enemy invincibility time slightly reduced.
Sneaky enemies now "appear" when 2 tiles away from Rider.
Mace level 1 damage increased to 14 +50%, from 10 +20%.
Mace level 2 damage increased from +50%, to +75%.
Removed Nautilus from 4-5 (they made Beast Mode almost impossible)
Slightly reduced Raptor walk speed.
Some tweaks to Chameleons secondary fire so it's not quite so OP.
Burn/Poison damage is now limited to 10p hit (Hero) and 5p hit (Beast)
Changed the win panel for 5-1 and 5-2 to remove the Gems (no gems for these levels).
Adjusted Beast Mode multipliers, enemy buffs slightly reduced:
Damage Resist from -80% to -70%
StartShieldHP from +25% to +20%
Movespeed buff from +10% to +5%
Added more contrast to the Sharktato sprite.
Added more chunks to DarkRiders death explosion.
Slight rebalance to 2-9, 3-7 and 3-9 (Beast mode)
Axo, GlobRunner and Nessie stun times / firerate have been reduced. Firerate for all is 25% slower. Stun time reduced by either 1 or 2 seconds.
FrostScaly stun time reduced from 4s to 3s.

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[h2]Bug Fixes![/h2]

Added a missing ground node to 2-6.
Fixed a bug causing pumpkids to rarely spawn outside of the map (on boss/endless maps).
3-7 fixed a graphic bug with the gravestone tops.
Fixed an issue where flying enemies sometimes wouldn't be targeted accurately from "First" setting.
Fixed a bug causing enemies to cut the corner on 4-9.
Fixed issue with Power Punch not firing on load.
2-5 Enemies still spawning on visible section of map - fixed.
Teleporting minions now go to the start position and not to where their parents death position was.
Re-centred some text popups (you must equip at least x1 Bean Beasts)
Recharge during end boss should now be +20 Beans and up to 5000 Energy (not odd random numbers)
Power Punch can now hit all enemies in all directions.
Fixed an enemy collision issue causing heavy enemies to bounce around unintentionally.
Pop-rockies on endless causing random explosions mid-map has been fixed.
Tar Pits changing sprite back to lvl.1 MudPit when maps are re-loaded.
Fixed a missing pixel from Quetzal flying sprites/animation.
2-3 Enemies spawning above the ceiling has been amended.
Amended info data for Beast Mech, damage starts from 3.
Amended upgrade cost for Abomination from 666666 to 66666.
Fixed a scale issue with the PressStart button.
Minor graphics fixes involving the shop buttons.
Fixed enemy info inconsistencies for MetalRocky and UFO.
Slimer Boss Rush timer not resetting to 0 with the main timer when the map is restarted.
Fixed energy boost for Final Boss (was not hitting target of 5000)

Cheers,

Josh.
Anxious Noob.