0.5-Beta

Performance fixes

Lowered physics tick rate from 60 to 30.
Lowered some texture sizes.
Simplified some colliders

Dialogue/UI/UX

Level intros can be replayed with a new button.
Music changes throughout levels
Adjust dialogue to match music/setting/plot

Other

Big Head Mode and ability to disable UI awarded for beating game
Added check to prevent AI getting stuck
Added code to prevent AI from sliding on faces after Runner. Even if this is funny.

[ 2025-03-28 10:51:52 CET ] [ Original post ]

Updated beta build

I never did a beta devlog, so here we go.

Main changes

New levels: Warehouses and Signal Boost
Performance fixes: using simpler colliders where possible
Graphics: adjusting fog within levels.

Patches

More props and scenery in levels.
Planning camera rotates faster.
The option to always show controls is updated correctly.
Camera towers act as navigation obstacles again - no more NPCs trying to walk through them!
Finally fixed an animation bug where the Runner wouldn't crouch while in a hiding spot.

[ 2025-03-20 16:29:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Devlog: Feburary 2025

February Devlog

So, first devlog on Steam. I don't have a fixed timeline for these, but I think it's about time I reported some progress. I've updated the demo to include some of the new features as well, so go ahead and give it a try! Here's a quick video summary: [previewyoutube=KjqiVHN454Q;leftthumb][/previewyoutube]

Next release

The next release will be around the end of March/start of April, which is going to be when I enter Steam Early Access.

UI/UX improvements

Some feedback from a former colleague and from demoing at the Galway Game Devs meetup this month was to improve cutscenes and add some colour-coding for the planning stage. Cutscenes will not advance unless you, the player, manually clicks a button. This should allow you to read at your leisure. I've also adjusted the size and position of the in-mission dialogue. Planning now uses colour-coded arrows and buttons to highlight particular things. I've tried to make that usable for anyone with colour-blindness, using a 3rd-party filter to simulate it in Godot. The auto-generated thumbnail for the video version actually shows that filter in effect.

New levels

I don't show this in the video, but there will be two new levels. The first involves your Runner friend getting onto a rooftop to scout out an old police station, and the second will involve her sneaking out of said police station. As usual, you'll provide overwatch/sniper cover.

Potential achievements/rewards

I'm considering adding achievements. Obviously, there will be ones for completing the game, but I'm also thinking of adding ones for:

Destroying the target before the Runner gets there.
Completing a level without being detected.
Falling in the water.
Completing the game with Big Head Mode enabled.

Did I just include that last one? Errr...yes. I'm considering making that a reward for beating the game, purely because I think it's funny! I'm going to shut up now. See you in the next one, and feel free to try out the demo! -Aceade

[ 2025-02-12 12:46:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

Turret Baffler

Aceade Games Developer

Aceade Games Publisher

2025-10-27 Release

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🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
🎮 Full Controller Support

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In the seedy underbelly of Bailecittà, under the iron fist of the Borflaw corporation, the line between thief and private investigator is as clear as the fog that blankets the streets and factories.
You play as Sadmuc, a freelance “Baffler”. Few of the electronic surveillance systems and safeguards throughout this city can stand up to your custom EMP railgun. But shooting them from a distance doesn’t get you past them. The entire point is that you help somebody else get past.

And when it comes to sniffing around Borflaw's facilities in the sealed-off Bonglesticks area, the only person you can rely on for that is your old partner, Rania. If she can put up with you long enough, you might just be able to get to the heart of whatever Borflaw is up to.

Key Features

Tense, tactical gameplay where success or failure relies on your aim.
Multiple starting locations, allowing you multiple options from which to provide overwatch.
Guards that will not stop searching when they know an intruder is nearby.

MINIMAL SETUPProcessor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200. AMD Athlon XE BE-2300. Snapdragon X EliteMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5500 (Broadwell). AMD Radeon R5 Graphics (Kaveri)

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