Optimizations:

Total optimization: CPU frame time: ~4.5 ms -> ~3.8ms (10-20% improvement) Please note that this doesn't 100% translate over to real world performance in case your system is GPU bottlenecked.

These may not look like large numbers, but it's because I tested them on my strong enough computer, where the difference is hundredths of miliseconds per frame. Frame rate improvements may vary per computer. The test scene is the screenshot above with 30 buffs and 4 skills unlocked. Testing was done INSIDE THE ENGINE, not on an exported version (likely would have better performance there).

Weapon Description: doesn't update position on screen while invisible: ~3-4% total frame time decrease
UI 3D: no longer updates when invisible: runs 35% faster
Trail Renderer: no longer updates when invisible: runs 50% faster
Buff/Skill Scroll bar: doesn't update the scale and color of children when invisible: runs 84% faster
Majorly decreased stutter when moving weapons around, loading the weapons for the first time in a savefile. (this mainly affected late-game savefiles with a lot of buffs)

Changes

Changed how the camera behaves.
Changed the looks of the weapon backgrounds during the area transition to make weapons more visible.
Added additional particles to the Black Hole to improve its visibility.
Combo descriptions should no longer clip off screen.
Hitstop amount now depends on the target damage.

[ 2025-04-29 21:16:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

COMBOLITE combines roguelike deckbuilders and autobattlers in a unique way.
Your goal is to hit the rock as hard as possible by making the perfect sequence of weapons.

What is a combo?

Combos are defined by a sequence of 3 directions and a reward for pulling them off.
Each weapon attacks in one of 8 directions, and you can execute a combo by placing them in your deck in the correct order.

Combos level up based on the amount of damage the 3 weapons performing the combo do.
The higher their level, the stronger and more useful they become!

EXPLOIT the buffs you get!

Combos make a certain category of weapons stronger, or provide an overall buff to the player, like increased shop luck. The best strategy is to go with the flow. Try to play to the strengths of your buffs as much as possible.

You can get these after every third fight, buying loot bags in the shop, opening treasure chests and completing objectives!

BREAK THE GAME!

I've seen millions of damage done, someone hit 13 BILLION damage in a single turn! You're encouraged to break this game, and with multiplicative buffs this isn't hard to do!

But you have to be quick! The target damage keeps increasing every turn. If you can't deal enough damage, well... you can guess what happens I suppose.

Features: (still W.I.P.)

X categories of weapons, with a total of X weapons
X collectable buffs
448 combos with X different special rewards
7 difficulty settings to make your runs even more interesting

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Any Steam-compatible Linux Distro
Processor: Intel Core i3Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Vulkan compatible GPU
Storage: 500 MB available space

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