Hey Netherholics!

Turkey is gone*, winter is here and so is the last update of the year! *(the animal) LETS SEE WHAT WEVE BEEN COOKIN' LATELY!

1) From Losses to Bosses

The first part of NetherWorld (60% of the final game aprox.) has 6 bosses, and sadly during The Accident the ones we already had blew away. To ensure they're ready by the end of this year, Xavi Farr joined the team as freelance programmer to help us with all the fights.
Say hi to Xavi! Among many stuff, hes been working on:

• Testing new potion mechanics to simplify a bit the first fight
  
• ensuring giant trees hit you properly...
  Strike 3, BOSS OUT!
• or choosing the right beer color to be spurted on your face.
  Any beer preferences to get killed with?

2) Minigames

In the last update we talked about Tick Joe roguelike dungeons, but What about the rest of the minigames? [The following footage is not final]:

2.1) Sex(y) encounters

Smash the correct buttons to reach the climax performance and set the thermometer ON FIRE!
Having fun with Miss Garple.

2.2) Drinking tournaments

Catch the drinks at the right time and get wasted before the opponent does!
First minigame test. Just one advice: avoid coffee! For the Wasted Bar we came up with a system so an object can follow the fill amount of an image without using Sliders (in Unity):

2.3) Duels

Make sure you hit the poster with the moving sight, or youll be shot in the face instead!
Deciding sight design. Any favourites?

3) HD Inventory Objects & Map

3.1) Weird pixel art objects deserve weird HD portraits too

3 months ago we showed you how NPCs would look on dialog UI. Dont remember? Heres another one:
Oh, Miss Garple... Our beloved nosy neighbor!

Now its time for Inventory objects!

As you can see below, weve divided the objects into 4 color categories:
Left to right: Hats, Weapons, Masks and Mission Items.

3.2) Press M!

Medoo doesnt give a shit about maps, but somebody else will (and ultimately it will be helpful for Medoo too). This valuable encyclopedic map will change during the story each time Medoo discovers new stuff, and hell write and draw on it like it was a kids menu.
WIP design.

4) Polish & Tweak Should Be Character Names

As always, weve continued:

• Improving existing systems like the teleporting worms
  [Early tests footage] Now they work 100% great, just need final particle touches!
• fixing bugs of new systems like elevators...
  [SPOILER-FREE VERSION] The system understood Medoo was falling into void rather than just going down in an elevator. Looking at his life, we would make the same assumptions.
• and creating new animations like these ones for Mayo, the Hook Lady:
  
or for the not-annoying-at-all waspions:

$$ Oh, and were also implementing the money system! $$

5) In-game cinematics

Were glad to say that 95% of the first part cinematics are built-in in the game. But thats not enough, obviously. During this month theyll be revised and polished in terms of both script and visuals to provide the best narrative experience possible.

6) Playing NetherWorld before 2022

Were now totally focused on finishing a Kickstarter backer exclusive playable version of the first part of the game before 2022 (or at least first weeks of 2022). If you're not a backer, don't worry! You'll be able to enjoy the final game with everything polished, so...

Add NetherWorld to your Wishlist and be a part of this crazy journey too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/672420

Aaaaand that's it for now!

How was it? If you have any questions, please comment below or send us a mail to info@netherworldgame.com. Thanks so much for your support, Happy Holidays and see you in the next devblog! Hungry Pixel team

[ 2021-12-05 15:18:15 CET ] [ Original post ]