I fixed all remaining bugs (that I was aware of), added some new sounds and a new enemy. Oh, and I added achievements as well.


Thank you for your support, ideas and crash logs.
Have fun!

• added Leaderboard
• new upgrade: Cultist Magnet (you'll love it :D)
• new upgrade: Burning Handbrake
• added an option to control the camera "glue" (how much it follows the Old Ones)
• house shakes when it's being claimed by the player
• better car damage info (debris, smoke, sounds)
• car explodes on death now
• new sounds added
• bugfixes
  

I just added the tournament mode. Grab some friends, enter your names, play the game one by one and see who's the best at shooting The Unspeakable Ones!

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I pushed a new build; you can find destructible crates on the play area now. They contain ammo or XP bonuses (that's another thing I added in this build) - so it's certainly worth to look around for them!

• added in-game tutorial texts
• added destructible bushes
• added ground texture
• fences are easier to drive through now
• optimized a few things
• fixed claimed house icons
  

• added in-game tutorial texts
• added destructible bushes
• added ground texture
• fences are easier to drive through now
• optimized a few things
• fixed claimed house icons
  

- play area is restricted now
- impenetrable forest
- player starts on a road
- added a new enemy type
- added support for looping sounds to the positional sound system
- fixed numerous bugs with giant enemies death
- more balanced gameplay, enemies are getting more dangerous as the game progresses
- fixed some sounds looping for too long

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/beginning03_sm.gif][/img]

- play area is restricted now
- impenetrable forest
- player starts on a road
- added a new enemy type
- added support for looping sounds to the positional sound system
- fixed numerous bugs with giant enemies death
- more balanced gameplay, enemies are getting more dangerous as the game progresses
- fixed some sounds looping for too long

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence04_2.gif][/img]

At last! It took much more time than I planned, but the new build is available now. Most of my work was spent on making a world generator which does not allow for overlapping of any objects (houses, roads, fields) - it was surprisingly tricky to get this right with all the object shapes and rotations available. The good news is that I can add new objects much easier now, so expect to have a more varied game area in the upcoming builds!

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence03.gif][/img]
Changelog:

• garages are now bigger
• cultists don't chase you when you're indoors
• added fields
• added destructible fences
• the Elder "bullets" are easier to avoid now
• houses absolutely won't overlap anymore
• fixed crash on longer play sessions (thanks to Queen Ripple!)
  

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence04_2.gif][/img]

At last! It took much more time than I planned, but the new build is available now. Most of my work was spent on making a world generator which does not allow for overlapping of any objects (houses, roads, fields) - it was surprisingly tricky to get this right with all the object shapes and rotations available. The good news is that I can add new objects much easier now, so expect to have a more varied game area in the upcoming builds!

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence03.gif][/img]
Changelog:

• garages are now bigger
• cultists don't chase you when you're indoors
• added fields
• added destructible fences
• the Elder "bullets" are easier to avoid now
• houses absolutely won't overlap anymore
• fixed crash on longer play sessions (thanks to Queen Ripple!)
  

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence01.gif][/img]
I'm adding things to live up the world a bit. My current focus are fenced areas; cultists need to move around them, they stop the Elder "bullets" and they crush and bow before your mighty car, if you're at proper speed!
[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence02.gif][/img]
I have to fix a few things about them first, but I'll push the update soon!

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence01.gif][/img]
I'm adding things to live up the world a bit. My current focus are fenced areas; cultists need to move around them, they stop the Elder "bullets" and they crush and bow before your mighty car, if you're at proper speed!
[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/fence02.gif][/img]
I have to fix a few things about them first, but I'll push the update soon!

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/house04_sm1.gif][/img]

Changelog:

- added roads leading to houses, making them easier to find and easier to drive into
- added garage-car impact sounds
- added sounds and a particle effect for garage door's destruction
- car engine sound is now muffled indoors
- car is now slightly visible when indoors
- houses shouldn't overlap anymore

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/house04_sm1.gif][/img]

Changelog:

- added roads leading to houses, making them easier to find and easier to drive into
- added garage-car impact sounds
- added sounds and a particle effect for garage door's destruction
- car engine sound is now muffled indoors
- car is now slightly visible when indoors
- houses shouldn't overlap anymore

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/house03.gif][/img]
I just implemented a different way to repair your car!
There are a few shacks on the play area. They're used by cultists, but you can get inside and drive them off. A claimed shack (or is it a barn? Who knows!) becomes your garage and you can stop there to repair your car.
I think it's much more interesting than the old and tired stop-to-repair mechanics. Also, it gives you something to do at the very beginning of the game, which was a bit too empty.
Let me know what you think!

(as you can see, I made the barn doors destructible - just for fun :) )

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/house03.gif][/img]
I just implemented a different way to repair your car!
There are a few shacks on the play area. They're used by cultists, but you can get inside and drive them off. A claimed shack (or is it a barn? Who knows!) becomes your garage and you can stop there to repair your car.
I think it's much more interesting than the old and tired stop-to-repair mechanics. Also, it gives you something to do at the very beginning of the game, which was a bit too empty.
Let me know what you think!

(as you can see, I made the barn doors destructible - just for fun :) )

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/house02.gif][/img]

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/house02.gif][/img]

I just wanted to let you know that I'm back from my vacation - so my work on HPL resumes!
I put the XP/upgrades on hold for a while, since I want to fix a gameplay thing that bothered me since the release: regeneration. Currently you need to stop the car and stop shooting for a while to get the car auto-repaired. It's clumsy and not fun at all... So, I'm reworking it into something else (better, hopefully :))!

I just wanted to let you know that I'm back from my vacation - so my work on HPL resumes!
I put the XP/upgrades on hold for a while, since I want to fix a gameplay thing that bothered me since the release: regeneration. Currently you need to stop the car and stop shooting for a while to get the car auto-repaired. It's clumsy and not fun at all... So, I'm reworking it into something else (better, hopefully :))!

I just pushed a new update with the XP system and a few basic upgrades. I wanted to make it richer first (more upgrades, better upgrade screen etc.), but I decided that you shouldn't wait too long to see it - so here it is. Check it out and let me know what you think, while I'm busy making it better!

Changes:

• XP system added, gain XP by killing enemies. Bigger combo - more XP
• Choose one of three randomized upgrades on level up
• Added handbrake sounds
  

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/cultistmagnet01_2.gif][/img]
It's totally unbalanced so far, but hey, it's fun!

I spent some time to rethink the gameplay and here are my ideas:

• player gets experience points for killing enemies. Higher combo - more XP.
• advancing a level lets the player choose one of three randomly selected upgrades.
• killing large enemies and making long combo chains yields some kind of trinkets.
• the player will use the trinkets to unlock new upgrades (which will be available to choose in further plays).
  

I added the pause menu in the latest build. The "Quit game" option might seem like a bit too much, but I really like when games allow me to quit to desktop anytime.
[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/pause_menu.gif][/img]
This (hopefully!) concludes the much-needed (and a bit boring) technical updates. Up next: work on improving the gameplay!

Phew! That took me a while, but I finally implemented customizable controls for you. Let me know if I broke something!

[img=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/hplovecar/controls02.jpg][/img]

Other changes:

- Controllers: added digital controls for car movement, if you want to bind the acceleration/turning to regular buttons instead of analog triggers/joysticks.
- preliminary handbrake implemented :)

I need to fix a few bugs and test it a bit more, but you'll be able to remap the keyboard controls soon!

I made a few fixes to the controller support and it works with the Steam Controller, Xbox 360 controller and the PS4 controller. Other devices should probably work as well :) Remember to use the Big Picture mode and remap the controls as you like!

Other changes:
- added sounds when collecting ammo
- killing a cultist makes his body fly away a little

I just added controller support based on the Steam API in the beta branch. I tested it with the Steam Controller and the Xbox 360 controller and it seems to work well. But I need more devices to be tested before I push it to the public build! So, if you have any controller - please enable the beta access, download the latest build and run it through the Big Picture mode. Let me know if it works!