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Hey everyone, Been a while since the last update. Reworked most of the pathfinding system. Works a lot better now and is a lot more efficient. It's been moved onto another thread so there's no performance drop when lots of enemies are trying to find their way to you. We also hope to have the trading cards out at some point over the summer. Lots of other fixes, tweaks and changes in the release notes below :) Thanks, bitSmith

Release Notes - Version 0.5.7

Added

new pathfinding system, works better and much more efficient
mortar / rocket projectile added, model rotation follows the velocity of the projectile

Changes

tweaks to trap spawning, more traps in garden but sprinkler spawns less often
secret appearance changed
flamegoat doesn't spawn in packs anymore
camera zoom in/out a bit more snappy
camera rotate more snappy too
less of a chance for 2 healths to spawn at once
reduced brightness in the furnace
increased turtle/under pressure skullcaps recharge kill count
serpent sting skullcap puddle damage reduced

Fixes

fnj eye position get reset after each level load as they were drifting for some reason
sprinkler puddle resetting properly
zombie tombstone getting cleared after death properly
going through drop room when camera zoomed out doesn't make the camera freak out anymore
fixed, fnj spinning loading screen wasn't spinning
enemies weren't spawning in proper numbers on later levels

[ 2016-05-14 17:33:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update 0.5.7

Release Notes - Version 0.5.7

Added

new pathfinding system, works better and much more efficient
mortar / rocket projectile added, model rotation follows the velocity of the projectile

Changes

tweaks to trap spawning, more traps in garden but sprinkler spawns less often
secret appearance changed
flamegoat doesn't spawn in packs anymore
camera zoom in/out a bit more snappy
camera rotate more snappy too
less of a chance for 2 healths to spawn at once
reduced brightness in the furnace
increased turtle/under pressure skullcaps recharge kill count
serpent sting skullcap puddle damage reduced

Fixes

fnj eye position get reset after each level load as they were drifting for some reason
sprinkler puddle resetting properly
zombie tombstone getting cleared after death properly
going through drop room when camera zoomed out doesn't make the camera freak out anymore
fixed, fnj spinning loading screen wasn't spinning
enemies weren't spawning in proper numbers on later levels

[ 2016-05-14 17:33:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

FranknJohn

bitSmith Games Developer

bitSmith Games Publisher

2015-03-04 Release

Action Indie RPG Singleplayer Coop EA Tags

Game News Posts: 30

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🎮 Full Controller Support

Mixed (22 reviews)

http://www.franknjohn.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

FranknJohn Linux [504.16 M]

FranknJohn is a horror inspired action roguelike, where your head is your weapon! Young FranknJohn is a failed experiment of a demented scientist, Dr Harmin. He wakes, with no memory, in a cell, with a head that can only stay on his body with the help of a chain. FranknJohn is far from helpless however, as his flaw becomes his strength - he can swing his head wildly round to smash away the plethora of strange creatures that roam the house of horror...

Current Features

Smash enemies with FranknJohn's weaponized head
Experiment with 20 different Skullcaps that alter gameplay in many different ways
Huge skill tree. Collect Dr. Harmin's mysterious ooze and use it to upgrade your body and mind
Randomly generated environments. A new experience with each new life
Local co-op - play with a friend!
Battle through the first area two areas of the game, "The Garden of Denial" and "The Furnace of Anger"
Perma-death, challenging enemies will test the sternest of players
Glorious soundtrack by Ben Prunty (FTL/Gravity Ghost)
Pills to temporally upgrade your stats
Explore FrankJohn's underground hideout

Planned Features
Content

More areas - The Cistern of Depression and the final showdown with Dr. Harmin in the "The Lab of Isolation"
More variety, challenges and secrets - We have lot's of fun stuff in store
More Skullcaps - these are so much fun to make we want to keep making them forever
More enemies - Each new area will have roughly the same amount of enemies currently available
More bosses - Dr. Harmins most prized creations are being readied for battle
More glorious soundtrack by Ben Prunty

Bug Fixing

We have put a lot of effort into making sure FranknJohn is as bug free as possible, however the game is in Early Access so it is unavoidable. We will do our best to squish them as soon as they present their ugly heads.

Balancing

A game like this lives or dies on it's balance, so expect a lot of tweaking to occur throughout Early Access.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04+
Processor: Intel Core i3 or AMD equivalent or betterMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 4400 or Nvidia or AMD equivalent or better
Storage: 525 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: SteamOS coming soon. few graphical problems currently
RECOMMENDED SETUPProcessor: Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent or betterMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Dedicated graphics card recommended

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