Hey everyone~ The dungeon environment now takes on a dark castle aesthetic. Let's take a look!
Hey everyone~ Apologies for the delay.
I have been pushing to improve dungeon FPS in between dealing with blackouts at home. We've reached a level of FPS/performance I would say is acceptable, and as I haven't been able to stuff everything into this one, I will be dropping another build later this week and next week. Putting all that to one side, let's have a run through what's new.
The dungeon environment now takes on a dark castle aesthetic. I've also worked on the sound design and ambiance which should help immerse you in the setting.
Arkavite - Dungeon Entry Room
Arkavite - Dungeon Hallway
Arkavite - Dungeon Room Awaiting Furnishings
Upon entering the dungeon, you may notice I've removed the sky view warp. The dungeon has been enveloped in a dark fog. In addition to this, I'm now occluding distant parts from view for the sake of further optimisation. This all makes it rather difficult to see anything from above. A real map system will come at some point in the future. Room furnishing and variants are close to being added. These were slightly delayed due to optimisation concerns, but I believe we can now proceed as planned. We have doors now. Physics enabled doors to be precise. I will be conducting some further work on their sound design.
Try not to get crushed~
In this update i'm introducing a new rolling boulder obstacle room. It is deadly, so be careful! I would like to create some variants on this. They are fun to get around.
Arkavite - Pool of Restoration
Pool In Use...
Pools Open! The Pool of Restoration that is~ This is a special room with a basin which you can use to restore your health. I will be adding a few special rooms like this. One to restore Arka, and another to restore health. I would like to get a little more interesting with these, and perhaps design them as underground rivers and hot springs. The current pool of restoration is intended to eventually work as a health and arka restorative. At which point I may turn the pool into a finite resource as an endless supply of full free restores could get to be a little overpowered.
Quick Bits
Also in the news, I’ve been working on a backend browsing/download system integrated into Arkavite, which will make browsing and downloading mods a possibility down the road. The more in-game mod support I can provide, the better.
Coming Very Soon TM
Some new lewd obstacles are in the works and will be making their way in very soon. I'll be back with another build this Saturday or Sunday. Let me know if you like how the general look and vibe is coming along! I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback~
