Update Notes - 0.2.0


Both Masquerade and myself are very excited to share this long-overdue update for 'Going Viral'. We fixed all the bugs we came across as well as improving the features to make the game feel much more satisfying to play! Whilst this isn't the full release we had been hoping for (life got in the way, but we may return to it later on), it does vastly improve the gameplay experience! 


Improvements:

  • The camera is now much snappier in the way that it follows the character, and has also been zoomed out slightly to grant the player better peripheral vision. Now you won't get hit in the face by a virus as you travel along the narrow corridors of the map!
  • The UI has been rescaled and reshuffled to provide a better user experience. The box containing your score, the enemies remaining and your ammo count has been made larger and is thereby easier to read. 
  • The health bar which was previously a tiny UI element in the top left has been moved down to the bottom centre, putting it more in the player's view and making it easier to keep track of your health! The colour of the health bar now changes to let you know when you are almost dead!
  • The purchase box that appears when near barricades/wall-buys have been totally redesigned, making them easier to understand through the use of icons.
  • The main menu has been updated to have a much sleeker design, whilst still keeping the functionality the same.
  • Sections of the map have been redone to remove graphical errors.
  • New app icon - it's similar to the old one, but actually had time put into it!


Bug Fixes:

  • Beforehand, rounds from the Explosive weapon would fail to detonate if in contact with a wall. This made the weapon essentially useless in the tight corridor areas. This has been fixed - enjoy blowing the viruses to kingdom come!
  • Health and ammo pickups now appear above the floor decorations.
  • Viruses now continually cause damage if in contact with the player. Beforehand they would only damage you on collision, so staying still meant that you wouldn't die as they swarmed around you. This is not the case now.


As you can see, a lot of changes have been made in this update! Enjoy what we've put together for you!

Files

[OLD] Going Viral 0.2.0 32 MB
Sep 26, 2020

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