More patches for you all!
- Collectables do not reset on new game
- Cleaned up some levels
- Graffiti issues fixed
- Increased mugger cooldown
- Nerfed game difficulty slightly
- Increased delay between enemies spawning
- Fixed issue with UTC time in Main Menu - Fixed Wallpaper being in wrong save file - Added Save and Continue System - Added Level Select System - Added Collectables - Added Side Objectives for Mall Levels - ATM's are now Single Use - Added 9 new wallpapers - New Item system, you can now only have 2 items. Press Q to switch between them. - Added an area in the Main Menu to show Steam Information - Added a screensaver - Added a new and improved Cassette Player - Added around 10 new posters to the mall - View Trading Cards and Graffiti that has been collected in the main menu - You can now left click to dismiss a popup on the screen such as dialogue boxes - Fixed Achievement Issues
Some quick patch notes for you, here are some bug fixes: - Fixed missing collision on floor on the "Little Tokyo" level - Fixed missing wall in the "Arcade Alley" level - Fixed issues with Trading Cards, Graffiti and Cassette Heights - Fixed issues with Trading Cards, Graffiti and Cassette's not registering as collected - Fixed random floating Graffiti area - Fixed random ATM spawn room (I have no idea where this came from and am investigating...) - Fixed Z-Fighting issues - Added a mechanic that will spawn the player back at the spawnpoint if they fall out of bounds
Hello guys, To celebrate the new year I have a new update for you! Sunset Mall has been overhauled in this new update, adding levels, and achievements as well as removing some annoying stuff that honestly, should not have been added in the first place! Here are some things I have added:
- A tutorial (finally)
- 4 Story levels (more coming soon)
- Tons of new achievements
- New NPC's
- New Malls
- New stores
- New custom mall tiles (such as art galleries, sitting areas)
- An overhauled spawn system, enemies will now spawn at elevators found around the map
- An endless mode (you may remember this as the old-school Sunset Mall mode, I made it better)
- + More!
Hey guys I have fixed the remaining bugs and now everything on my to do list is finished! Here are a few new things!
- 4 New achivements
- 4 New Wallpapers (Hidden way to unlock them!)
- Multiplayer and Server Browser has returned!
- Updated the Cassette Player UI
- Updated the Main Menu UI
- Updated in game UI
- Fixed issue where some music might not loop
- Fixed issues where some music did not load into the Cassette Player
Fixing some more bugs that were found.
- Fixed achievements not working correctly
- Made the Cassette player UI look better
- Fixed issue where player could walk around while on the loading screen
- Fixed issues with Music not appearing properly
- Fixed issues with Cassettes not actually Unlocking
- Can now skip intro movie
- Fixed issue with settings not saving
- Balanced the stores out more so there items they stock are more diverse
- Multiplayer will be returning next week!
Hello everyone, This new update brings a lot to the game and also correct a few areas where the game has gone wrong in the past. As you all may know this game was more of a showcase of my abilities as I progressed through my game development journey. I have changed and tweaked the game so much. Added and removed so much as I have learned new things and new ways of fixing issues. I am glad to have gotten the game to where it is and as such I am now officially moving onto the next project! This project will be spoken about in more detail in the official Sunset Mall Discord server so be sure to check there when you can! Here is a quick breakdown of the new stuff!
- + Add 50+ new texture types to the mall!
- + Tweak Shopping Mode so that it will load a random Mall
- + Add a new system for collecting and listening to music
- + Re-work the Soda system, it is now easier to collect and using Sodas
- + Add new Shoppers around the mall to talk too
- + Add new quotes for shoppers
- + Add 4 new tracks
- + Tweaked the outside of the Mall
- + Added new cars around the Mall to interact with *not drive*
- + Added new items and bring retired items back
- + Added 7 new Mall Layouts
- + Added 'End of Life' support just to be ready. (Do not worry that wont be for awhile)
- - Removed Multiplayer, it was buggy and unused. (I will soften the blow in future announcement)
- - Removed some unrelated content
- - Removed default cube Mall
- - Temporarily Removed 2nd Story just while we test the new layouts!
Hey guys, here is some new stuff! I have added Relax mode and Relax server support, this removes muggers from the mall and allows you to explore and do things at your own pace. Here are the bullet points!
- Added Relax Mode where no muggers are present in Singleplayer
- Added Relax Servers were no muggers are present in Multiplayer
- Added Relax mode related Achievements
Hello everyone, Here are some things for you all!
- Typical Bug Fixes
- Added Halloween stuff ready for the big day
- Added 2 new achievements
- Added some new Shoppers
- Added some new Shopper Quotes
Hey guys, New Mall Stuff is here!
- Added Invite button to Lobby
- Mall Settings now display and save correctly in the Mall Settings Menu
- Added many new Mall Sizes
- Increased Performance
- Tweaked Mall Settings UI
A cool new patch for you all!
- Removed SteamVR issue
- Removed OculusVR issue
- Sessions that are in progress will no longer appear on game searches
- Players can no longer join sessions that are in progress
- New error messages have been added to better diagnose issues
- Increased Performance, we are getting really close to supporting bigger malls!
- Simplified Textures and Objects
- Added Controls to Main Menu
- Added Date/Time to Taskbar in Main Menu
- Added SpeedRunning App to Main Menu
Hello new stuff is out today as well as general patch fixes. Here is the Gist:
- 'Escape' and 'P' can now be used to Pause AND Un-Pause
- Fixed weird Jump sound issue
- Added Toy, VHS and Tech Item Categories
- Added 3 New Stores
- Added New Music Item Sprites
- Added New Toy, VHS and Tech Item Sprites
- Fixed Bug where players were able to Turn off all Albums on the Menu
- Added an Inventory complete with a Hot Bar and cool UI
- Numbers (1-5) or mouse wheel can be used to cycle Hot bar
- Added new Hot Bar Item Sprites
- Made the Vending Machine UI a bit nicer
Hey guys, Thanks for checking out the patch notes. There is a lot to unpack here! Here are some quick fixes:
- Fixed spelling issues
- Fixed Sale Items bug
- Added more shoppers and shopper quotes
- Made unique Shopper quotes more common
- ATM's now have a 30 second cooldown instead of 60
- Mugger hitboxes are now smaller
- Muggers now take less money
- Mugger top speed is now lower
- Fixed all achievement errors
- Hitting a Mugger with Soda 3 times will knock them out, causing a despawn
- A 'Safe Zone' has been added around players to make it harder for Muggers to spawn near them
- Muggers will now stay stationary for a small time after mugging to allow you to get away, make use of this time to gain lots of distance!
- Root Beer, does a lot of damage if thrown, but is very slow and heavy in the air
- Energy Drink, does little damage but flies really fast
- Sunset Cola, a healthy balance of speed and damage
Hello! Some new bug fixes and general fixes for the Mall. Also some preparation for the January Update now titled "Food and Entertainment"!
- Overhauled the outside area
- Added more Vaporwave Posters
- Vaporwave-ified the Mall Items
- Fixed an issue with soda throwing
- Added more decorations around the mall
- Increased Performance
- Optimized Assets (Smaller Game Size)
- Added support for Custom stores (ready for the January update)
- Fixed some menu issues
Some quick fixes from issues we have received in the new update! - Fixed Performance issues (there may still be lag on larger malls) - Fixed network issue when dying (Forcing players to restart their games) - Development Text has been removed (sorry you had to see that)
What to expect The update should a decent size bringing the game to around 1.5GB in full size. Features: - New Items - New Shoppers - New Achievements - Multiplayer Support - Upgraded Muggers - Enhanced AI - A New and More Vaporwave Styled Soundtrack - New Decorations - An Upgraded Menu - Lobbies and Custom Mall Settings - Multiple Floors and Larger Mall Sizes - Closed Stores - Food Court - Upgraded SkyRunner - Enhanced Visuals - Better Animations (Getting even better in later updates) - Better Performance - New Settings in the Settings Menu - New Splash Screen and Loading Screen - New Mall Entrance - Upgraded Mall Exterior - Better Sound Effects and Audio Cues - Much More Hope you guys enjoy this one!
Sunset Mall is due for a big update around 3pm GMT What to expect The update should a decent size bringing the game to around 1.5GB in full size. Features: - New Items - New Shoppers - New Achievements - Multiplayer Support - Upgraded Muggers - Enhanced AI - A New and More Vaporwave Styled Soundtrack - New Decorations - An Upgraded Menu - Lobbies and Custom Mall Settings - Multiple Floors and Larger Mall Sizes - Closed Stores - Food Court - Upgraded SkyRunner - Enhanced Visuals - Better Animations (Getting even better in later updates) - Better Performance - New Settings in the Settings Menu - New Splash Screen and Loading Screen - New Mall Entrance - Upgraded Mall Exterior - Better Sound Effects and Audio Cues - Much More! Will there be bugs? I sure hope not but if there are any please report them, Multiplayer has not been tested for more than 2 people per game, there should not be any crazy bugs with more than 2 people but it might get laggy if player counts get really high. Is the Music Streamer Friendly? I damn well hope so, I tried my utmost best to get only Streamer and Youtube Friendly music but if there are any issues please email support@cyan-dreams.com and we will remove that music from the game (or remove it from the audio tracks when streamer mode is enabled) Is this it for Sunset Mall? Nope, there are 4 more planned updated for 2023 ranging from adding new stores to the mall (Arcades and Internet Cafes) to implementing "Mega Malls" which will be large high player count areas that players themselves can create and customise. that's right you can pretty much sandbox your own mall choosing where each store will go, the names and the items they sell. MALL TYCOON! I have a lot more but.. Discord has an annoying character count, I will be releasing a Steam News article tomorrow on release but will also be reworking our website I will be promoting that tomorrow too. Hope you guys enjoy this one!
Hey Guys, Just some small fixes again, added 2 new challenges where the very fabric of time is torn, you can now play the game at DOUBLE SPEED and 5X Speed. Have fun and thanks for still playing, I am very much still working on this game alongside my others, and have around 3-5 more vaporwave games coming out within 2022 as well as some horror games that you can find more about on my Twitter - @heckingheckeroo
Small fixes to the game and some overall quality of life improvements to the UI, mug system, graphics quality and much much more. Over the next few updates there will be some DLC changes and also some new things added to the game. but in terms of this update, I really hope you guys enjoy this one :)
Just a small bug fix update, here are the details:
- Added Sunset Mall Merch Store Links go check out the store as I am very happy with the way it looks!
- Fixed props spawning inside each other.
- Fixed store walls overlapping so now things don't look weird.
- New inventory in all stores, new games, movies ETC and more are coming in the next update!
Hey guys! This week has been crazy, we have had hundreds of new shoppers and tons more support! as such we have found some pesky bugs but have also had the chance to work on new stuff for Sunset Mall! Here is an overview:
- Small bug fixes
- Fixed resolution bug
- Discord Button on the menu
- Store Types are back to normal!
- New Soundtrack (Mall Quest Soundtrack)
- Sunset Mall MacOS, Linux and SteamOS Support!
The BUGS
We have found a few pesky bugs in the game that are now fixed, this covers stuff from AI glitches and props spawning inside of each other and all the way up to a very annoying resolution bug! they are all fixed now!
Discord
The Discord server has gotten new members and we now have a goal to become a verified server, this means we need to get to 500 members! Help us out by joining, there is now a button on the main menu to help you do this quickly!
Store Types
Back when Sunset Mall first came out, the stores had set types, for example 'Millennium' would always be a game store, 'Lackluster' would always be a VHS store, it seems in one of the updates this was broken and the stores just became random. I can't for the life figure out when or how this happened but it is now fixed!
Mall Quest Soundtrack
To celebrate the roots of Sunset Mall, the soundtrack of Mall Quest created by Chalet Magical has been added for free download on Steam. Go check it out in the soundtrack section!
New OS Support!
We started on Windows but I have always had high hopes to bring Sunset Mall to every platform, today was the first step towards this goal. You can now get Sunset Mall on Linux and SteamOS as well as MacOS as well as previously being released on Android and soon IOS. This means the game is now supported on a huge range of systems like Mac and Macbooks, Linux machines, Windows PC's, SteamDecks, phones the list continues! I still would like to release the game on:
- Playstation
- Xbox
- Switch
- IOS
Hey guys, I am glad you have been enjoying the new update and I love reading the feedback I have received, Here are a few things I have fixed today!
- Fixed the Shopping Bag Description
- New Shopper has been added
- Fixed the annoying Discord pop-up bug
- Optimised the game a tiny bit.
Hello,
A lot of people don't know this but we also have a Minecraft Server, this server has a small community that is looking to grow. To help with this, we are doing a Hecktopia x Sunset Mall build competition where 3 winners will get a Sunset Mall role on the Minecraft server! If you would like to join in then just join the Discord server here. Join directly via the IP - play.hecktopia.xyz through the website - minecraft.hecktopia.xyz Or you can also join through the Sunset Mall Discord Server here. PS - I am fairly sure you can do a better job than me...
Hello guys, Sunset Mall has been given a whole new look, there are tons of features that have been added and here are a few:
Discord Integration
The Discord Integration has been updated yet again and has brought with it so many cool things, for example now you can see Discord Friends in game as NPC's, this can be enabled or disabled in the main menu!
Sunset Mall - Mobile
Sunset Mall - Mobile has been updated with some bug fixes! The old bug where Discord would not always initialise has been fixed also!
New Achievements
The game now has 20+ more achievements than before, some are easy, some are hard. and some are just near impossible...
Steam Store Page Update
You may have noticed by now, but the Steam Store Page and Steam Library areas for Sunset Mall have been completely re-worked and now look a lot better. let me know what you think of em!
Store Interiors
Now while this is basic for now, it's going to get a lot better over the coming weeks, for now stores have random decorations that spawn behind the counter to make them look more like an actual place. right now the decorations are limited but I have a lot planned to make each store very unique!
Texture Detailing and more!
Each Texture in the game now has more detail as well as utilising normal maps to make things look more 3D, you will notice this immediately when loading into the mall. there are new textures that have been added too so be on the look out for them. the carpet is my favourite.
New Decorations
Around the mall there are new decorations, these decorations have new spawn systems also so they may spawn on an angle or with different styles!
UI Fixes
This is a big one, there have been so many UI errors as well as just bad UI in general, these should now be all fixed but will be overhauled again come the final renovation update! The icky 5 second pop-up box has been fixed so that it won't just go off screen randomly when speaking to people. the tutorial has also been moved to the menu, this is to help people read the text before it disappears and also to clear up the UI in the game. The Main Menu UI has also been fixed, there is a lot more to do there now and I will get into that later, but for now ill mention that the way the UI is set up has been fixed and is now much more performant and just looks better.
Mall Kiosk Fix
In update one, the Mall Kiosk was introduced, you can go here to find information and tips about the game that will help you on your mall adventure, the problem was that they would spawn anywhere and there might be up to 10 in one mall, this wasn't good so they have now been limited to only one per mall!
Obstacle Fixes
The obstacles you could find around the mall have been fixed. for example the wet floor obstacle had 4 signs, aside from it being stupid to have 4 signs marking only one puddle, these signs also clipped into other objects so now there is only one sign.
New Currencies
You can now earn Shopping Bags from escaping the mall, these bags will have random items in that you can use to upgrade and customise your character and their vehicles, you can't buy these bags with real money but can instead buy them for in game money Sunset Dollars, you can only earn Sunset Dollars from from time spent in the mall. Sunset Dollars can be used to purchase a variety of things to use in the mall, they can also be used to buy Shopping Bags. Mall Tokens can be used to upgrade and customise your character Mechanic Tokens can be used to upgrade and customise your vehicles
Your Place
Your very own place that you can customise with things from around the mall, or entirely new things you can purchase through the catalogue. View collections, decorations and more at your place! As of this update, you have only just moved in so you can't explore it just yet. just be patient!
Reflections Overhaul
The reflections that were added in the last update have been tweaked so that they are more performant and so that they look better, this hopefully will make the game a lot more enjoyable.
Bye Bye Boosting...
It was clear that boosting was not loved by many, myself included at times. so it has bid us adieu. you can all go back to strafing around the mall but you can also go to the vending machine for some Sunset Cola, and get double speed for a short while!
New Easter eggs, and old Easter eggs have been updated!
Some of the old Easter eggs in the game where not the most elegant so they have been updated to much better versions. with this, more Easter eggs have been added and I hope you guys can find em! Just remember... secret codes, secret codes.
Lighting...
The mall needs to save money on electricity, the ambient lighting of the mall has been reduced so it is gonna be a touch darker from now on. Bills got to be paid! There may or may not also be a spinny light...
Sunset Cola
Sunset Cola has now become the leading drink of the world, you can find it in every vending machine you see, left clicking will drink the cola, giving you double speed for a short amount of time. right clicking will allow you to spray other shoppers, this will temporarily stop them as they clean themselves off. this can be used on all shoppers in the mall but *try* to use it on muggers...
Multiplayer
Ah yes, the long awaited multiplayer... It's in Beta right now but don't fear, it will be out for all soon enough! Once you get access you can invite friends or join friends in malls, simply go to the area on the menu, name your mall and then hit the host button, a code will be generated for your mall! your friends can join either through steam invites using a button in game, or they can join using that new code you got :) In regards to actual Multiplayer, here is a small summary: Multiplayer Modes Communal Mall - All players can visit this "single-shard" mall, single shard means all players playing the game on this mode will be in the same server, depending on the numbers you could be in here with thousands of other players! Casual Mall Visit - You can see and interact with players, but when buying an item it will only disappear for you. Competitive Mall Visit - Like casual, except items that are bought disappear for everyone, not just you! Battle Royale - Yes its overused but hush! Play with up to 50 other players, try to get all your items before the mall closes down, the mall will close areas off at a time and you will be trapped if you don't escape the area in time. items are limited, you will lose if none of your items are left, other players can slow you down with soda. ATM's are first come first served.
Character Customisation
you can now customise your own character, this character will be your virtual self both in single player malls and multiplayer malls too! you can now customise your:
- Skin color
- Hair color
- Shirt color
- Pants color
- Shoes color
TLDR
the mall got a huge boost in funding from all the new shoppers, thanks to you the mall now has seen some major renovations both inside and out. [strike]Something is out there... beneath us all, something else resides too.[/strike]
We have a small Sunset Mall Discord servers for fans of the game, here we host competitions and giveaways and also allow fans to talk to each other while also being able to send feedback straight to me as I am very active there. If you would like to join and support our community then you can join the Discord Server Here
Join the Discord Server for
- Report Bugs
- Competitions
- Roles
- Patron-Only Channels
- Giveaways
- Welcoming Community
- Active Staff
- Early News and Update Information
- Request for your name to appear in the game
- Suggest new things for the game
- A Discord bot which can be invited to your servers, this bot sends various quotes from the game
This is the biggest update Sunset Mall has ever received, however Part 2 will be much bigger! With Part 1 most of the bugs have been worked out and new things have been added, here are a few: Multiple movement styles! You can now select 'Strafe Movement' or 'Boost Movement', these will alter the game significantly and will have an impact on the difficulty too! Trash Cans You can now search Trash Cans for small amounts of money, this helps if you are only a few dollars off of an item and you can't find an ATM. (Comes with an achievement!) Information Kiosks These Kiosks provide tips about the game and can help if you are in a pinch, consider these like tutorials! Loading Tips Now when Loading into the Mall, tips will appear on your screen to help out, these tips are the same as the Information Kiosk tips. Store Counters To help make the game feel a bit more realistic, each store will now have store workers and counters, although you don't have to pay at the till, they still add to the theme better and in future might have more use. Music Information When in the pause menu, a small cassette will appear telling you what song you are listening to! Wet Floor Areas New obstacles have been added, these wet floor areas are marked with yellow signs, Players and NPC's cannot move through these and instead must go around, this can be a hindrance but smart players will see it as an advantage! Reflections, Reflections! Water sources in the game will now reflect their environment, not much more to say other than its really cool! More Followers! For those who like the followers, 3 more have been added, with more planned as we get ready for Part 2 of the Sunset Mall renovation... Discord Integration 2.0 Those who use Discord will now have better integration with their servers, now being able to open Discord from within the game, also being able to Stream the game directly to their current voice channel, seeing voice channel members in game and much much more! Sunset Mall Quote Bot (Discord) If you like the witty humour of Sunset Malls Shoppers then you will like the Sunset Mall Quote Bot! This is a Discord bot that can join your servers, it will speak to members and give quotes directly from the game. There will be more information about this inside the game but also on Twitter and the Sunset Mall Discord Server! Item Helpers In the past some players have expressed how hard it is to find some items in the game as they do not know what type of item they are. Your pleas have been answered, you can now toggle item hints on and off in the settings menu. However, the hints will be off by default as that is how Sunset Mall is meant to be played! Shoppers are now Ghosts? Collisions have always been annoying in Sunset Mall so now they have gone Poof! Well not all of them... Shoppers will no longer collide with you and you won't have to worry about being stuck in corners because of them! Vending Machine Overhaul Vending machines now will give a random item for a cheaper price! Sadly, Some Shoppers have bid us all adieu... Some shoppers will no longer appear in game. this is very sad and they will be missed. It is not all bad though, some new people have come to visit! Again, thanks for playing Sunset Mall, the game is getting quite a following and it's nice to see!
Merry nearly Christmas, this update is a fun one.
Followers
You can now select one of two current followers, this is between a cat and a dog at the moment. These followers will keep you company around the mall, you can interact with them and in a future smaller update estimated around new years, there will be many things you can do with your pet!
General UI
The UI for the main menu has been tweaked to look better, this is step one of a plan to revamp the games UI and make it more appealing, this will also follow into the main game too with additional fonts and icons being displayed.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack has been added two and now features more songs, these songs will randomly play in the game, they have also been added to the downloadable soundtrack on Steam which is free. Alternatively the soundtrack has also been uploaded to YouTube which you can find here
Other Updates
Although this has been hardcoded into the game for awhile, it is still being said here as it is a reminder for the Christmas Achievement. If you play on Christmas day, not only will you get this achievement but the map itself will look different, over the next year the Christmas decorations and the event itself will be updated and made to look nicer so that next Christmas it will be something special. The Sunset Mall Wiki itself will be updated and fixed so that it provides a lot more information about the game. Strafing may soon return to the game along with multiple other things that will help the movement system!
Finally
Thank you for still playing the game, it was a fun project of mine that has done really well, although I am working on other games which will be uploaded to Steam and other platforms soon, I am still working on Sunset Mall and am even thinking of Mobile and Switch ports for the game. - OH! and Merry Christmas (For when it's Christmas)
Hello, Sunset Mall has seen a lot of updates but this one is bigger and better than ever!
In Short
The game alongside your feedback has been looked into and lot's of things have been added and updated this time around;
Seasons
Seasons have been added to the game so the outside weather will differ depending on time of year, rain is even in the game now too and has a random chance to appear outside! In a future update there may even be the option for the weather system to be realistic to your location too.
AI
The AI were a little dumb so they have been tweaked to make them a bit more realistic, this should also stop them from ganging together as much however they will still attempt to surround you so be on your guard!
Achievements
5 new Achievements have been added in this update, you can get these by playing on special holidays that appear once a year!
New Holidays
Along with the new Seasons, Holidays have been added, Christmas, Halloween, Independence Day and Thanksgiving are all now in the game, cool decorations will appear around the mall on these days as well as giving you an achievement!
Menu Overhaul
The menu was always a key feature to the game so it has been updated and will continue to receive more support, right now the links and such have been revamped to look nicer, the backend code is much more cleaner and has been tweaked to support multiple aspect ratio's and screen sizes.
Sprite Clean-up
the sprites used in the game, both UI and around the world have been cleaned up and now fit into the world better while also looking a lot more refined.
Discord Integration
The old Discord Integration was a little bit buggy so in this new version it has been changed to not require Discord on launch, it also has more dynamic activity messages and more variation on the images used.
Sunset Mall Wiki
the Sunset Mall wiki is finally up and has some basic articles on there, if you like writing then be sure to stop by as you can edit or even add your own page to the site for people to read, there may even be some rewards for those that do also... you can view the wiki here
Store
A few people have asked for Sunset Mall merch and their pleas have been answered, a store is currently being set up so check this news feed for more updates or follow Sunset Mall and Cyan Dreams on social media to find out there too! Proposed Merchandise: - Caps - Hoodies - Shirts - Phones Cases - Keyrings - Vinyl Version of the Sunset Mall Soundtrack - Stickers - Mugs - Temporary Tattoo's
Thank You!
The game itself has passed so many milestones and has helped out a lot so thank you for playing the game and supporting the company too!
Hello,
I have had a lot of people reporting that their game slowed down at certain times or did not run as well on lower grade machines, so these past few days I have been working on hard on optimising the game and it will now run so much better for all players. Below is a list of what I have done to better the games performance:
Hidden-surface determination (Occlusion Culling)
In layman's terms, what ever the player is not looking at, will not be rendered in game. I remember this was a big problem for some people who went to one corner of the mall and then looked diagonally across at the other, there were so many things being drawn on the screen that didn't need to be there.
Pre-Baking Sunset Mall's lighting
This one is a simple but time consuming one, instead of showing light in real time, Sunset Mall will now already know where all the light and shadows should be meaning less time for calculations. This should make the game run faster in general and will not affect the game graphics as it was not rendering shadows anyway!
Other Minor things...
Some other small things I did were to do with Collision Detection and Physics, although I could talk for hours about this stuff, I would like to keep this short and simple so I won't continue!
Some other, non performance-enhancing things I did...
- All Toys now have their own sprites
- NPC's will no longer bounce around when collided with
- Enemies can no longer mug you through walls (Sorry it took me so long to fix this)
- The outside of the mall now looks much nicer although it is not completely finished
- Cars now drive on the road instead of the sidewalk (Sorry there have been a lot of DUI's recently)
- The Sunset Mall Monument is being revamped
- The Sunset Mall Wiki has been linked to the game and can be found on the Social Links Page and even in Pause Menu so you can quickly get help when you need it
- New posters have been added to the game to make it more dynamic
And Finally...
Again, thanks to everyone that is still playing the game and those that have purchased it recently, thank you to all the people who have reviewed the game, I have taken all feedback into consideration and I feel the game is continuing to get better day by day! Lots of new things are being considered for the game and I have now assembled a nice team of Alpha and Beta testers on the Sunset Mall Discord Server!
Hello,
Over these last 2 weeks the game has done extremely well, thank you to everyone who has purchased the game, even more so if you have taken the time to review the game or give me feedback! I have been working hard on optimising the game and making it more accessible for people, although this has seen great progress, I still have a lot of work to do and I appreciate your patience during this time.
FAQ Answers
'Do you have any DLC planned?'
Yes, there will be DLC, I have 4 planned but I have a lot more ideas, these DLC's will aim to not change the game entirely but will add enough to make the game feel different, look different and act differently and I can't wait for people to see what I have created, but first and most importantly is making the main game itself better.
'What is the password for Cake.exe'?
I appreciate all the ideas and groups that have appeared all trying to find the password, I have seen one idea that is close to cracking the first step, but even then is far off from completing the entire 'Easter Egg' but alas, thank you for the effort and I guarantee you will all crack it soon enough. On the topic of the password, this video did surface... [previewyoutube=WPnK3gy6k8I;full][/previewyoutube]
Sunset Mall
Cyan Dreams
Cyan Dreams
2020-09-23
Indie Casual Adventure Singleplayer Multiplayer
Game News Posts 31
🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse
Mostly Positive
(32 reviews)
https://www.sunsetmallgame.com/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1398750
Sunset Mall Linux [505.25 M]
Sunset Mall is a simple "Vaporwave" style adventure game situated in a 90's Shopping Mall where you explore a randomly generated mall in search of iconic 80's - 90's Music, Movies, Toys, Consoles and Games all while you enjoy the aesthetic style and music.
There are 100s of hidden references and Easter Eggs in the game, a lot of which may never be found.
Things to do in Sunset Mall:
- Visit a variety of stores that are constantly moving, upgrading and changing as time goes on.
- Talk to unique shoppers that have their own name, look, style and attitude!
- Run, hide or fight back against muggers, don't let them take your hard earned cash!
- Visit an ATM and withdraw some cash to help with your shopping trip, don't worry about the banks asking for it back. surely they wont mind, right?
- Listen to Smooth Vaporwave music spanning over multiple soundtracks!
- Visit a vending machine and try the bubbly taste of the ALL-NEW Sunset Cola, or spray it at people... if you are mean like that.
The History of Sunset Mall
The game originally released on Itch.io as a reference to Mall Quest which was removed by its developer for unknown reasons.
After a great reception, Sunset Mall was completely rewritten and revamped to provide a better, more fun and performant experience and now here it is on Steam!
Credits:
Thanks to Byzantium for the original game concept : )
Thanks to Chalet Magical for their great music tracks!
And a thanks to everyone who reviews this game, honest feedback is the only way a game can improve and I really appreciate it!
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04 or newer
- Processor: 1.4GHz or fasterMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GT 640 or newer
- Storage: 1 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: x86 and x64 Compatible.
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