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0.7.0: New levels! New mechanics! New art!
[ 2023-11-26 09:56:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hello friends! We've got LOTS of changes in this update! Highlights include NEW LEVELS, Steam Deck verification, new mechanics (including moving hazards, updrafts, and breakable boxes), pettable cats, and new artwork! Check out the full patch notes below:
- FULL DATA WIPE. This includes Save data, Options data, Input mapping data, and Ghost data. In addition to new levels, theres a new save directory structure to allow for multiple Steam users to have separate save files on the same computer.
- THREE NEW LEVELS!
- Hot Dog Reporter is officially Steam Deck verified!
- Updated engine to Godot 4.2 RC6! Is using a beta engine a good idea for a Steam release? Probably not but it fixed a lot of problems and got us Steam Deck verified! Lots of performance optimizations and bug fixes under the hood, but the most noticeable for some of you will be
- Fixed swapping between the d-pad and analog stick being extremely buggy! Controls now default to having both enabled.
- Updated tutorial with new mechanics
- Added moving hazards (sawblades go brrrr)
- Added updrafts (fly with the umbrella)
- Added breakable objects (run into them fast enough to break)
- Implemented rotating platforms (not yet used anywhere)
- Gravity reduced by half while sliding! This was intended to make sliding over two tile gaps more consistent, but as a bonus, it means that sliding and jumping on the same frame give you extra height
- You can pet the cat now
- More background art
- Added 2 hidden achievements
- Fixed a bug where player velocity would carry over from death to respawn
- Improved backflip timing (should trigger much more consistently along with the skid audio cue now)
- Added HALLOWEEN FOREVER mode, in case you missed out on the Halloween update or owe allegiance to the Pumpkin King
- Fixed Steam Cloud cross platform save compatibility
- Lamps and torches now flicker
- Fixed and embarrassingly long standing issue with the start menu not reloading when it was supposed to (after deleting save data, unlocking all levels, etc)
- Fixed fall impact triggering after using the umbrella to slow down
[ 2023-11-26 09:56:50 CET ] [ Original post ]
Hot Dog Reporter
Exquisite Trash Club
Developer
Exquisite Trash Club
Publisher
2023-10-06
Release
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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support
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Hello!
Hot Dog Reporter is a (very early access) game about a hot dog in a hurry.
It's a fast paced platformer with a speedrun mode that will eventually turn into a metroidvania with a mystery to solve and charmingly weird characters to meet (and a speedrun mode). Once the linear levels are iterated on enough to finalize Hot Dog Reporter's mechanics, gameplay will begin to spill onto the sprawling, interconnected streets of New Yorkshire City. I already have a pretty firm grasp of the final narrative shape and visual direction, and I can't wait to share what's inside my head (and also inside like 500 word documents and photoshop files). Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for checking out Hot Dog Reporter.
Current features include:
- Obsessively tuned movement mechanics influenced by some of my favorite platformers, including Celeste, Super Meat Boy, and Mega Man X.
- An in game timer that tracks your fastest runs for each level, as well as a sum of best for your overall time.
- Speedrun Mode, a non-stop race through every level in the game that tracks your fastest time.
- Twelve levels exploring all the best ways to have fun with a fast moving hot dog.
- A leaderboard to rank the best Speed Doggers on the planet.
- Alternate hot dog skins
- A killer bebop soundtrack to GET YOU MOVING!
We're currently working on:
- New abilities to expand your repertoire and go EVEN FASTER.
- Fresh levels with new mechanics to explore.
- Artwork for more diverse levels and biomes.
- Additional accessibility options.
Longer term plans:
- A lovingly crafted story filled with memorable characters. Take Frankie Merguez through the streets, factories, nightlife, and dark underbelly of the city to get to the bottom of the mysterious disappearances haunting New Yorkshire City.
- An expansive, interconnected map with fast travel.
- Ability acquisition, allowing you to reach previously inaccessible areas and more quickly traverse the places you've already been.
- More unlockable costumes for Frankie.
- CUTE CATS!
Join the EXQUISITE TRASH CLUB Discord for updates, bug reports, and more!
HEADS UP: Hot Dog Reporter is currently in very early access and will have frequent save wipes and leaderboard wipes as levels get added and updated.
Credits
DESIGN / ART / PROGRAMMING / SFXAngel Rivera
MUSIC
Do It, Seven, Open the Source, and Nobody Sleep
by Paolo Pavan
SOFTWARE
Godot Engine 4
Aseprite
Adobe Photoshop
Bfxr
Copyright © 2023 Exquisite Trash Club
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- OS: Linux (64-bit. x86 and ARM)
- Processor: Intel Core2 Duo E8400 or AMD Phenom II x2 550Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 260 or Radeon HD 4850
- Storage: 200 MB available space
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