Hey everyone, That Fish here!
It's been a while since the last update and news post. What's been going on with Penguin Heist? Well, in short we've been upgrading the whole rendering pipeline, which meant going over every single material, lamp, etc. to make sure it all looks good. This means that in the next update the game will look a bit different, but coherent. It will run faster, look better, no more glowing spots under the map, and we're future proof.
More importantly, the next update will include developed AI behavior and different noots. This is of a larger plan where we will add conversations between AI (that you can eavesdrop on) and make the world a lot more living. The next update will drop in a matter of hours, and you'll find all the new things listed in the post that is to come.
As for now, I just wanted to pop in and say that we're alive and still working on the game, and that a lot is happening. Next July it will be 2 years since Penguin Heist was released in Early Access, and we're looking at finishing up a lot of core features before going into heists again. We have plans for a whole bunch of new - but smaller and focused - heists that we hope will add a lot of new content and fun. However, we want to make sure that the game is more feature complete before going into it, or we'll have to do reworks and revamps all over again.
To sum up, these are some things we'll be working on for the time coming:
- More variation to the main heists in every map, so that there are more ways to complete them
- Vastly improved particles and visual effects for explosions, weapons, etc.
- Additional mini-games and game modes
- Racing game mode with several customizations and maps/tracks to race on
- Dynamic AI conversations
- Additional and improved security systems and natural threats, such as cameras, electric fences, poisonous plants, and the like to make the world a more dangerous place
- Radio communications and backup for higher priority enemies
- Boss music for every boss (around 20 right now)
- More soundtrack for various parts of the maps
- And much much more...
We will surely come up with more things along the way, but this will be the focus for the next updates, and then we will get back to making a load of new heists. If you have any ideas regarding gameplay, feel free to make a post in the forums, on the Discord, or on the subreddit, and we'll check it out and see if and how we can put it in the game. Now is a really good time for those suggestions as that's what we'll be working on.
As always, feel free to come with suggestions, bug reports, or just tell us what you like or dislike about the game. We're here to make the game better, so any input is always appreciated :)
The Discord channel is always open, and you can find people to play with or just to chat, so feel free to join and we'll see you there! Not much more to say, and I have to go and prepare the last things for the next update that will be released today.
Noot like never before, and we'll see you at the next update!
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