Hey everyone, welcome to the Eagle Island Summer Solstice Update! I've been paying close attention to reviews and feedback, and challenged myself to create this update fixing all of the key issues players had with the game! Here's a fun video showing the update's features. If you stick around for the end, you'll get a preview of what's coming next! [previewyoutube=2Pg3S9wGO5Q;full][/previewyoutube]

Revamped player control

You said Quill's movement was too slippery and unresponsive. I originally wanted Quill to feel like a retro game character, but this clashed with many players' expectation of an indie game. I've now increased Quill's acceleration (so he's not slippery) and added a skidding animation with dust clouds, making him feel more grounded. His air acceleration has also been increased to give greater control while jumping (a bit less Simon Belmont!) You also said Koji took too long to recover after missing a shot - this recovery time has been significantly reduced.

Revamped aiming system

You said aiming Koji was too difficult and the 8 direction aiming felt bad. I've reprogrammed the entire aiming system making it more responsive - for both keyboard and gamepad. I removed a feature which snaps the direction you aim back to horizontal - this was causing many players to inadvertently launch Koji horizontally when they didn't want to. The game now defaults to 360 aiming when using a gamepad, and has a new (optional) aiming guide to keep your aim true! If you want to use 360 aiming without a gamepad, you can either enable mouse control or use the auto aim accessibility feature.

New runestones

You said some of the runestones are too boring. I've replaced those ones with 17 brand new ones! I've also buffed some of the remaining runestones to make them more exciting and practical. Runestones now display a life bar on the UI so you aren't surprised when they suddenly explode! As before, there's the option to make them permanent if you prefer that. Toucan Traders now carry an extra runestone in their stock so you get a greater choice at shops!

Damage and checkpoints

You said the game is too hard and should have checkpoints to respawn at. It's traditional in a roguelite to restart a run from the beginning if you fail, but I totally understand that many players don't like that. Now you can enable respawning and simply start from the last fast travel statue you activated! There's also the option to completely disable taking damage. These options are available on all difficulty settings and can be enabled/disabled on the fly.

Effects and graphics

Koji's had a bit of a graphical update with a smoother turning around animation and a much bouncier squishy impact animation! Fire, lightning and ice effects have all been greatly improved - the game is much flashier now. Thanks to you all for playing, and stay tuned for more big news coming soon!

[ 2020-07-10 20:39:13 CET ] [ Original post ]