Dear Oneons community, We're excited to ship a new v1.2.0 version of the game today! This this the second every-other-week release that delivers changes players requested and based on player feedback.

Now Playing: Oneons v1.2.0

This new update includes some significant changes. Mainly: there is no New Game+ any longer! Instead, on 7B, the dungeon changes over into the Wasteland biome. This biome contains what was previously the New Game+ content (new monsters/tileset); in the next release, it should be a complete distinct biome. Furthermore, all persistent boosts have been removed from the game. While you can still rescue Oneons to power up, that only lasts until you die (or win). Major changes:

• Wasteland biome starts on 7B, contains what was previously New Game+ content
• Dungeon floors are much more consistent; you will find fewer monsters, but much fewer, consistent items. Overall, the game is quite a bit harder.
• The much-requested title screen is now a new, separate screen from the game. Winning/losing takes you back there instead of starting a new game.
• Your HP and energy now appears with health/energy bars, as well health for the monster you're looking at.

Additional tweaks and bug-fixes include:

• The Wasteland biome only has two monsters for now and only requires one key per floor
• Bombs hit all enemies, whether you can see them or not
• The game screen is slightly smaller, but biomes have distinct backgrounds
• Nerfed rescued Oneons so they don't power up bomb damage quite so much
• A warning appears on-screen when your energy is 20 or less
• Death messages tell you which floor you died on
• Fixed a bug where you never see the message indicating how much damage you took last turn
• Fixed a bug where rapidly clicking on New Game made the game weird
• Fixed a bug where the current square cursor appeared in the wrong place if you mash the keyboard
• Fixed a bug where playing too fast on the keyboard locked up the story
• Fixed a bug where there's no audio SFX when attacking while in a combo

All the major and minor changes, and some of the bug-fixes, came from your feedback, which I really value. Please continue to send your suggestions, thoughts, and grievances my way so we can continue to make this game into something much better.

What's Next: Oneons v1.3.0

As we mentioned last week, you can expect releases roughly every two weeks. v1.3.0 is planned for the second week of August. Oneons v1.2.0 included lots of internal changes and restructuring; the net effect is that biomes, new monsters, and new monster powers are much easier to create. For the next release, I intend to wrap up the Wasteland biome, and start on the next one (Space-Time Continuum?). You can see a proof-of-concept art piece here:

Let's Talk

As always, I would love to hear from you directly - feel free to reach out on Discord or Twitter (@nightblade99).

[ 2020-07-30 17:45:36 CET ] [ Original post ]