1.06: New Menu, Combo Kills and Barricades!

A few nice changes in this version, the biggest one being a completely reworked menu system. I should have done this earlier, because it looks great and first impressions are oh so important. We've also got some nice changes to the campaign and yet another new combo kill system.

New Menu System

The menu has been reworked in a few ways. The overall aesthetic has been improved with a cool new blue background and new textures. The actual navigation has been changed too, with a dedicated main menu which lets you go into and out of the individual pages. This results in far fewer buttons on the screen at one time and is less overwhelming to new players. Even the options menu has been resdesigned with a new "common options" page that hides most of the advanced settings that no one cares about.

New Kill Combo System (for the 4th time now?)

I've yet again reworked the Kill Combo system, but I think I've got it perfect this time. There is no longer any confusing cash multiplier step that indirectly affects how much money you get per kill. The new system simply gives you extra cash directly. Instead of a double kill increasing you multiplier by 20% so that future kills give more cash, now a double kill just straight up gives you $150 for a kill instead of $100. Easy! There is still the concept of "special kills" which also award extra cash, and if you combo these together you get more money faster. Kills must be made within 3s of eachother to increase the combo. Here are some examples: Normal Kill: $100 Road Kill: $150 Stealth Kill: $150 Double Kill: $100, then $150 Double Road Kill: $150, then $250

No Skill Level Restrictions

In the campaign there are no longer level restrictions when you unlock skills. This means you can now unlock high level skills like Teleportation at level 1! Before you had to wait till you reached level 10 to be able to do this, so with this change these skills are FAR more useful. I'm curious to see how this affects speedruns.

New Animated Barricades

In the screenshot above you can see two barricades blocking off the top doors. This is a new feature that replaces the old doors that were hacked together with models. These are better not only because they're animated and sound cool, but because they go down into the ground when they're closed. The old models stayed the same but simply because walkable, which made it really hard to tell if you could go through them or not.

Change Log

General Changes

The menu has been reworked, graphically and with a new naviation system.
The options menu features a new "common options" section that hides away most of the advanced settings.
There are now three presets in the options menu that easily adjust your graphical settings.
Tweaked a bunch of text and fonts throughout the menu system.

Campaign Changes

Skills can now be unlocked at any level in the campaign.
Help Text is now shown as a separate popup down the bottom of the screen, instead of being spoken by guards.
A new animated barricade type exists to replace some of the old doors, making it clearer if you can or cannot pass through.
The Kill Combo system has been reworked, now rewarding extra cash for special and combo kills directly.
On each stage players can now compete for the total cash earned in the stage, rather than compete over the highest cash multiplier (which no longer exists).
The loading screen between campaign stages now has animated text to build suspense when you see your end of round stats.
Made some general tweaks to Laboratory and Subway.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where vehicles would get stuck on the sides of walls.
Fixed a performance issue on some systems.
Honestly I fixed a bunch of other things, but I forgot to add them to the changelog this version. Lots of good stuff, go enjoy!

[ 2017-12-04 05:07:44 CET ] [ Original post ]

Geneshift

Nik Nak Studios Developer

Nik Nak Studios Publisher

2017-05-23 Release

Indie RPG Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop Tags

Game News Posts: 85

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (2427 reviews)

https://geneshiftauto.com

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The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

Geneshift Linux [17.69 M]

Available DLCs:

Geneshift: Supporter's Edition
Gene Shift Auto: Deluxe Edition

Geneshift is a top-down shooter bursting with brutal gunplay and insane vehicle action. Unlock tactical mutant skills and outplay your friends in fast-paced online combat. Then coordinate your mutant attacks to defeat the rebel scientists and their zombie army.

16v16 MULTIPLAYER COMBAT
Battle in modes such as Capture the Flag, Checkpoint Racing and Zombie Survival.
8 PLAYER CO-OP CAMPAIGN
Play solo or with up to 8 friends online to save the world from a zombie outbreak.
LEADERBOARDS & DIFFICULTIES
Replay the campaign in 4 difficulty levels and set high scores on various leaderboards.
OVER 30 TACTICAL SKILLS
Unlock tactical skills such as Invisibility, Teleportation, Force Fields and Plasma Ball.
INSANE VEHICLE ACTION
Ride with allies to do drive-by shootings, detonate car bombs and run enemies over.
SECRET BASE BUILDING
Build a secret base of hidden chemicals that gives you long-term strategic advantages.
COMPETITIVE SERVERS
Earn ranks in competitive servers that balance teams with a unique ELO rating system.
USER GENERATED MAPS
Create maps in the editor and unlock sexy cosmetics whenever your maps are played.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04
Processor: 2.0 GHz dual core processorMemory: 2 GB RAM
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512MB. OpenGL 2.0+ recommended.Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 512 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Can run at 60+ fps. Requires the internet to save your progress. stats and highscores.
RECOMMENDED SETUPOS: Ubuntu 12.04+
Processor: 2.5 GHz multi core processorMemory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1024MB. OpenGL 2.0+ recommended.Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 512 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Can run at 60+ fps. Requires the internet to save your progress. stats and highscores.

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