Starfighter Merc Force Post Jam Update 2 Many changes


Time for another update, This one adds and overhauls quite a lot to bring the game more in line with my original vision as well as keeping with necessary changes from the jam's feedback.

First off the game readability issue where some enemies could be sometimes hard to see, they're now all outlined to stand out a bit better, went the extra mile and did so for every gameplay element like the player, the powerup etc... Hopefully this will help making things more clear to read :)

Then some gameplay and scoring system change, as a middle ground to the arcade inspirations of the game, i put a 3 lives system however with unlimited continues, the main penalty here being if you're going for a high score hitting continue on a game over will reset your score back to zero, still on gameplay, i shortened the stage lenght by allowing them to "flee" and still count towards stage completion, you just don't get the score if they manage to get away, i also spiced up the encounters by having them spawn in a bit more randomized locations (only exception being the larger enemy ship from stages 2 and 3) oh and shots that hit now grant you points as well so you don't end up with nothing on downing 2 turrets on a big ship and he manages to escape.

Last but not least some visual changes, i made a bit more "decorated" hud, added a new Boss warning prompt before boss encounter ( yes like they do in proper oldschool shmups :p )

And that's about it, i'll just add the changelog for recap 


Post jam  Update 02 Changelog :

  • Added 3 Lives and game over system with unlimited continues, score reset upon continue
  • Added Outlines to all gameplay related sprites such as player ship enemy ships and powerup
  • Added Boss Warning screen prompt before boss encounters
  • Bullet hits now grants 10 points
  • Updated the Hud to look a bit better


Important note : Sound has strange glitches when playing on Google Chrome, i found no way to fix this yet, this may be an issue with Godot or Chrome itself ?  I would advise to play in any other browser for the best experience. Sorry for the inconvenience :(  

Files

SFMF_Post_Jam_by_PixelMetalWolf_Browser.zip Play in browser
May 19, 2021

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