Huge version this time! With the last animation I posted, I was finally able to have a proper cutscene workflow for the whole game.

So I went back and made every single dialogue use the new workflow. It was a lot of work but everything feels so much better now.

The planet and ship are also getting close to a production ready look, with a new day/night cycle that shows how weird and beautiful Anomaly Prime can be. I'm working a lot on making the visuals feel more stylized and heightened that Unreal 5 typically allows.

This also involves a lot of heavy lifting but feels amazing once it finally looks good <3

Thanks again for the support!
Let's make this something truly special out of this game. <3

Release Notes 0.1.2

New Cutscene & Dialogue System

• Added new cutscene technology for dialogue sequences.

• Implemented the new cutscene system for all of Rev's dialogue.

• Added Rev emotes to every line of Rev's dialogue.

• Added a new extended 5-minute scene when giving Rev his first Growth Symbiote Spawn.

  • This is the playable in-game version of the animation released last month.

Fuse Hyper Beam Upgrade

• Added a craftable Hyper Beam upgrade for Fuse.

  • Crafted using a Growth Symbiote Spawn and a Growth Core.

• Added a unique gun model and custom beam effects.

• Updated Fuse's aiming animations to support the upgraded weapon.

• The Hyper Beam can now destroy crystal obstacles that block certain paths.

New Gameplay Features

• Added a basic growth ability that all characters can use for free during battles.

• Added a crystal gate on the planet that blocks access to the corrupted area of the map.

Planet & Ship Lighting Overhaul

• Fully reworked planet and ship lighting.

• Added a day/night cycle to both the planet and the ship.

• Added deep purple fog outside the planet area to replace the previous water environment.

Rev Updates

• Improved Rev's cel-shading:

  • Added a red glow behind him, simulates rim-light effect.

  • Added a subtle white glow on certain areas of his body.

• Added veins to Rev that appear during cutscenes or when hit by the growth beam.

• Updated Rev's animation on the title screen.

Miscellaneous Changes

• Reworked the intro cutscene writing.

• Fixed unusual running animations for the player, especially noticeable when grown larger.

• Doors can now be opened by shooting them with Fuse's beam.

• Fixed inconsistent aiming offsets with Fuse's beam compared to the main crosshair.

• Cleaned up the new game intro cutscene:

  • Dialogue now only advances when pressing E, Left Mouse Button, or A on a gamepad.

Hypermancer 0.1.2 Trailer (Vimeo)