Initial release of so-called Swarm - Buginis third boss fight has shown several things it needs to be improved upon. Its AI was tweaked to have a goal inside the Boid-brain to attack its current target Siphonophore - you, the player. Previously it would override Boid flocking behavior to go straight to its target, if it is in vision, and it would cause clumping together with other agents. Clumping up should now happen much less often. Another interesting change was addition of Camera position and size overrides for boss fights. We can now increase zoom range in arenas without having to design environment outside of playable areas - the camera is simply pushed away from the edge, towards arena contents. This increases vision of important arena parts and allows us to tell the story using the environment more clearly.
Version 0.7.5f1
- Beautify Buginis boss 3 arena
- Add plant Nest formation
- Add damaged effect to Sipho container
- Fully zoom out when using custom views - makes boss fight zoom consistent
- Make Buginis Swarm boss movement fully boid based with goal support
- Sipho eggs spawn siphonophores using their own direction
- Tweak Buginis Boss 2 arena camera limits
- Add Camera Follow Overriders to boss arenas to limit vision only to relevant area and allow zooming out further
- Tweak Buginis Swarm boss behavior to include player as goal in Boid simulation
- Workaround Sipho size being very large after boss area load by skipping a frame
- More Rect utility tests
- Add Camera Follow Overrider to enable custom camera control for boss fights
- Remove explosive sweeping from Sipho container
[ 2021-02-14 18:08:37 CET ] [ Original post ]
- Sipho Linux [211.44 M]
Sipho is a game that combines eerie real life underwater creatures, insects, body parts with building, combat and exploration. Create your own creature by combining various parts, called zooids. Each zooid specializes in some sort of function– some zooids eat food, others are responsible for movement, attacking other creatures or providing structural support. Most zooids have active and passive abilities. All of the zooids combine into a single creature, Sipho, whose main goal is to climb to the top of the food chain, by using cunning weaponry and various skills.
Collect nutritious food, grow your own creature to become the best of them all. Beware though, there are powerful enemies out there to stop you.
Features
- Creature customization
Create your own ultimate monstrosity by combining different body parts, each with unique function. The further you progress, the more options you unlock, the more powerful you get. - Choose your own playstyle
Unlock 4 different species throughout the game and discover the one that fits your playstyle. Mix and match parts from different species to create the ultimate monstrosity. - Infinite worlds
Dive deep into various undiscovered places without the need to look back or backtrack. - Battle cunning bosses
Show your superiority by defeating the best of their breed bosses to unlock parts to aid in your conquest. - Environments
Your journey will take you from the underwater depths to lush environments to undiscovered and strange lands.. - Replayability
Sipho features infinite procedurally generated worlds teeming with life and challenges. Each playthrough will also provide you with different zooids that will further enhance your creature, allowing to try out various playstyles throughout the game.
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: Intel Core i3 2100 or equivalentMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 460 or equivalent
- Storage: 512 MB available space
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: Intel Core i5 2500k or equivalentMemory: 4 GB RAM
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GTX 750ti or equivalent
- Storage: 512 MB available space
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