Aura of Worlds (tuxdb.com)

Happy Lunar New Year + Update 0.94.X!

Hi folks, we hope things are going well for you during the festive period and beyond!

We have some bonuses for you during the festivities:

You will have an extra 12% XP in each run through the rogue-lite (until the end of February)
There's another gift for you + Fireworks on the left side of the Hub.
With some decorations drawing inspiration from Chinese New Year culture.
Aura of Worlds is now 10% off for Steam's Lunar New year sale (in addition to the original heavy early access discount).

Level generation improvements:

More scenic objects:
Revised one of the recurring templates for procedural generation to add more variety
Some refinements to 7 hand made templates for the garden/temple area.
Added biome-specific jump through platforms and supports to the generator for the temple, gardens, and ice world.

A.I. improvements include:

Humanoids navigate the terrain better on windy levels.
Held enemy drones will fire indiscriminately at anything in front of them when held by the player (useful for an improvised weapon)
The Ice mage now telegraphs which projectile it's going to use. Both of which have updated graphics:

Miscellaneous:

Significant optimization of the particle system to allow for better accessibility to lower-end computers
Fixed a rare memory leak regarding accelerator platforms in the ice world.
Fixed an uncommon bug; where early game achievements would not unlock for new players. Sorry about that; they should unlock the next time you launch the game (while online with Steam overlay).
More sound effects.
Multiple balance changes
Much more...

A note regarding price

Even without the Steam sales factor, we've heavily discounted the game discounted during early access. The game has been extended and polished with community feedback to become quite a different experience since mid-2018. You can see the list of update sets on the news page: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/841600 As such, the game may increase in price later this year to help us to continue to add extra content to the game for you as we approach full release.

! We wish you all the best for the year of the Ox !

[ 2021-02-14 12:58:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Aura of Worlds
Cognitive Forge

Developer

Cognitive Forge

Publisher

2018-04-24

Release

Indie Adventure Singleplayer EA

Adversity as your ally

F.A.Q.

Let's be transparent...
"What Gamepads are compatible?”
Currently Xbox and Xbox 360 controllers though other Xinput controllers may work.
NOTE: Not natively compatible with Playstation controllers yet.

Keyboard and mouse works just as well.

Is there much of a story in game?
There's minimal story exposition as of the current build.
We do plan on integrating a loose narrative as development progresses though...

“I'm running the game on an old computer, how can I make it run faster?”
Please see the following forum thread on optimization:

“Where can I report bugs/issues/suggestions?”
Please look to the forums, we check messages there each day. Feedback is welcome and there are some excellent community members who are willing to help to.

"Anything else to be aware of?"

Default gamepad controls are slightly different from convention, due to optional 360 degree aiming with right analogue stick. Though buttons can be rebound to suit.
It’s designed to be challenging, and death may be encountered frequently during your initial runs. Though there is no stunlocking/one-hit demises.
Being able to multi-task between abilities will greatly increase survivability.
**The game has a steeper learning curve than the average platformer, particularly in the first 25 minutes

Every challenge has multiple solutions

For example, if there is a chest on the other side of a lava pit; do you...?

Grapple across
Bend time and bounce off enemies
Use a boomerang to fetch the item
Blow up the pit with a grenade; setting everything nearby alight!
...

More Features

Over 70 unique enemies and traps
9+ randomized level themes. Such include tidal corridors filled with mines, rising lava, caverns lined with toxic and carnivorous plants...
3+ Primary world types (grotto, gardens, temple, ...) each with their own traps, enemies, boss and special theme layouts.
A plethora of creative abilities ranging from parkour to cloaking to warping time itself!
Every object has multiple uses E.g. you can grab that lantern from the ceiling, and carry it around to use as a portable light source or improvised flaming molotov...
Hand crafted pixel art and animations by Jessica Turner and Lachlan Cartland
Regular updates
A unique musical score.
Customize character skin and clothing colors.
Permanent progression: allows you to unlock world shortcuts, new items, character backgrounds...
So much more...

Whilst functionally complete; the game is under active development and more content is being added.

This project was Greenlit by the community back in 2016.

MINIMAL SETUPOS: Ubuntu 10.7 or higher
Processor: 64 BitMemory: 1500 MB RAM
Memory: 1500 MB RAM
Graphics: Open GL 3.7 or higher
Storage: 1200 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: You will also need Mono Framework 5.8 or higher installed.

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