New features

Steam Achievements!
New option for helping with build accuracy when using continuous building.
Several keyboard/gamepad improvements

Robot will slow down when continuous building is applied. This can help navigate more accurately. As well as there is no 'second block skip' lag anymore. Before this change:

After this change:

Game settings allow to disable/enable this slowdown. It is 'ON' by default.

More controls improvements

Start menu now includes 'Controls' setting where key bindings are (previously this setting was under in-game menu only).
WASD work in the start menu, global map and in-game menu. These keys can be re-binded.
Gamepad will not require an additional tap on level/global map start to interact.
'Hold SPACE and move to build a line of blocks' hint added for Biomass and Tower Defense levels.
Global map remembers the level completed and won't scroll to the last one if some of the previous levels was replayed.
Builder unit now does move if key released really fast.

Balance changes

Acid Trip: Sleep time reduced to 75 (was 90). Green caterpillar now patrols the arena inside, so it doesnt rush until player reaches the second corner.
Biomass: now includes special cocoons that will release all the waves on impact, this prevents 'spawning from the air' issue and makes speedrun more challenging and fair.
Explosions at the end of Biomass and Tower Defense will kill all the mobs.
TX* tower family now prefers enemy bullets, then magnetos, then other enemies.
TX3 charges amount buffed to 5 (was 3). As a result TX* are now much more useful at handling magnetos and more reliable at the front. TX3 hopefully will be less of a disappointment.
Reworked TFLM2: - Targets the point on the ground. - Bullet collision is off until it reaches the destination. - Always drops flame in a 'plus' pattern. - Cooldown increased to 3.5 sec (was 2.0) - Still affected by magneto shield
Magneto: Shield radius will now diminish when under fire. With the TX* buffs it should be easier to deal with these guys now.
Green caterpillar respawn time increased to 4 seconds (was 3).
Karst Layer: no changes so far, but the level feels better due to TFLM2/TX buffs.

Bugfixes

Fixed Game crash related to switching between builder units in some cases (Cannot read property 'stop' of null at Hero.toBackground)

P.S. Expect some more details on future plans next week. Have fun!

[ 2018-06-22 20:19:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Protolife

Volcanic Giraffe Developer

Volcanic Giraffe Publisher

2018-06-15 Release

Strategy Singleplayer Tags

Game News Posts: 23

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🎮 Full Controller Support

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15 years since the first colonization parties landed on Gagarin-5. 15 years of tedious yet satisfying work on making this planet our home. I miss these years now.
It all happened in mere days. The corruption spread across our lands, waves of crimson doom washed away our mushroom farms, and giant worms devoured our cities. As far as I know, only few thousands of people were able to escape into the emergency bases. Now the thing.. is dormant. It sleeps during the day, and grows only slowly over the night, filled with tumors, blights and rolling, nauseating pink lights.
This small opening seems to be our only chance to fight back, to clean the planet. And we are sure to take it.

Gameplay

Stand to defend a distant human colony against the growing lifeform that devours everything in its wake. Build complex defenses from the simplest element possible – a single block, save few remaining settlements and clean the planetary surface from the corruption in this original tower-based RTS. Initially built for a Ludum Dare 38 game jam, it was completely redesigned, got a graphics update, tons of new content, but still works around a simple idea: build towers from blocks, contain the enemy, survive the night onslaught and strike back.

Key features

Unique approach to building process: Every tower is constructed from patterns of simple blocks. Build your defense grid piece by piece the way you like it, upgrade, combine, optimize space and resources to survive against the overwhelming odds.
An enemy unlike usual RTS adversaries: Growing, living entity designed to exploit every small weakness in your defense. The more space it takes from you, the more powerful it becomes.
Freedom of strategy and flexible defense perimeter: Go for quick low-tier tower rush or bunk with well-defended artillery posts, then collect your blocks and rebuild the defenses on the spot — just mind the free space and resources left.
Direct control over the builder: Or two? Dynamically switch between several battlefronts and dominate over the enemy.
Over 30 levels with variative gameplay and win objectives.
Random missions generator with an adjustable difficulty level and special rewards.
Custom towers editor where you can construct your own powerful weapon.
Remappable keyboard or gamepad controls. Please note that the game was not designed for mouse control.

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