When you’re searching for extra gaming information on this upcoming first individual shooter of ‘Grind’ for the Commodore Amiga 500 and above. Then now we have simply been knowledgeable by Saberman, that not solely does this work in progress recreation have a model new DevArena map so that you can attempt (Patreon Paywall), however this new replace showcases all the newest fixes and options added to the sport since then. To coincide with this information, we have got some new footage of the sport and additional particulars under.
And here is the newest which incorporates the earlier article particulars. “Welcome to Dev Area! That is the model new model of the beforehand named ‘TestArena’ map. Initially made for testing new enemies, objects, methods and so forth. in addition to a showcase of all the brand new options added into the sport. When it comes to Dev Area Construct v0.6, that is an up to date model of the earlier DevArena map, showcasing all the newest fixes and options added to the sport since then!”
Efficiency optimizations
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- New “turbo” wall renderer (engine inside) : provides a pleasant efficiency enhance to all low-end configurations (vanilla a500)!
- Further optimizations that have an effect on efficiency throughout the spectrum (from a500 and past) together with modifications to BSP, sooner hitscan and object transfer evaluations, blitter IRQ pace enhancements, sooner blitter interrupt processing, sooner sprites sorting and extra!
- Choice to disable/take away non interactive decorations : this may give a further efficiency enhance if chosen, particularly in closely adorned areas.
Bugfixes
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- Repair for Crimson screens on startup with numerous actual Amiga setups and accelerators together with 030, 040 and 060.
- Repair for crashes after some minutes of gameplay with a wide range of actual Amigas.
- Repair for numerous sound and music glitches on actual accelerated Amigas.
- New renderer 020+ not working with vanilla 1200 within the adf model is now mounted.
- Repair for a script bug with all comparators which was inflicting numerous different smaller bugs and inconsistencies within the recreation’s logic.
- A brand new repair for enemies getting caught in partitions or different objects.
- A correct debug display for when the sport crashes.
Gameplay additions
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- The ultimate implementation of the brand new explosion particles!
- The ultimate implementation of the brand new blood particles!
- Chaingun grenade can now bounce on partitions!
- Grenades can now be thrown by means of or above ornament objects and can explode on impression solely vs enemies or different destructible objects (or when its time expires).
- Enemies can now not harm you behind closing (or closed) doorways.
- Doorways now reopen if participant or enemies are in the way in which.
- Explosion harm is now blocked by a totally closed door.
- Reworked ache state for the Chaingunner and Head enemy to stability them higher vs the loaded Pistol and Chaingun.
Visible & Audio additions
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- A large quantity of latest blood and explosion particle gfx have been added and at the moment are utilized by our new particles system!
- The outdated Chaingunner enemy has been absolutely overhauled.
- The Shotgunner enemy now encompasses a new demise animation and a number of other tweaks to his frames.
- A redesign of the Head monster’s useless physique, making it much less tall. This obscures the sphere a lot much less now.
- A model new alternative for the participant missile.
- Participant projectiles now correctly spawn from the tip of the weapon!
- Participant projectiles now not have stripes when they’re near the participant.
- The Chaingun sound now not stutters, whatever the body fee.
- New looping choice added to the sfx system.
- Enemy sounds when they’re exterior a visual sector (f.e. behind a closed door) are attenuated barely.
- New sound for Grenade bouncing.
- Participant will now at all times react with a ache sound if hit.
- All enemy ache sounds have now modified to growls to distinguish them from the participant ache sounds.
- Blood-splat sounds added to the the impaled dummy (inside the world) if you harm it.
Necessities
- Amiga – ADF model:
- Minimal: any PAL or NTSC a500 with 512k CHIP and 1mb OTHER ram
- Really helpful: a1200 + quick ram
- Amiga – HD model:
- Minimal: any PAL or NTSC a500 with 1.5mb free RAM (512 free chip) + Exhausting Drive
- Really helpful: a1200 + quick ram + Exhausting Drive
Writer/credit:
- Recreation design, gfx, sfx, map design : John Tsakiris
- Authentic engine code: Krzysztof Kluczek (KK/Altair)
- Extra engine code : Temisu, Remz
- Extra logic code : Remz, Temisu, BSzili, John Tsakiris
- Music : Christoffer Magdalus, John Tsakiris
- ST Music : DMA-SC
- Extra GFX : Dennis Ramberg
- Testing thanks: AmigaBill, B2k_ad, Nikosidis, Saberman
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