Core Lords - Demo Update (v1.1)

Hi all,

A (long overdue) update to the demo has been released.

A huge list of updates, bugs fixes, QoL changes have been worked on, and I will be unable to list them all, but some major changes are as follows:

GAMEPLAY/AI

• More enemy behavior such as strafing, keeping distance and better line of sight calculations

• Vastly improved AI actions and decision making (though still needs work!)

• Enemy drops (combat drops and permanent upgrades)

• Improved jumping and falling behaviour

TUTORIAL STORY

• A huge amount of bug fixes

• Clearer tutorial hints

• Balanced delays and pacing of tutorial information

• Visual and camera tweaks

• Fixes for puzzles

QoL

• Visual indication of enemy and player health and action points in combat

• More indicators and affordance for what actions you take will result in, especially with Core interactions

• Smoother movement behavior, such as better navmesh, hold-to-move and click-to-move, move-to and climb etc.

LEVEL DESIGN

• Better interaction with water and lava

• Better procedural generation for Quick Battle

• Gaps, holes and other kinds of collider fixes

• Lots of general bug fixes

ANIMATION

• Smoother animations, especially with running and other movement (less janky and staggered, but still working on it)

• New animations for the player character

UI

• Cleaner and more consistent design

• UI interaction fixes, such as toggling and buttons

• General visual UI improvements and fixes

VFX/SFX

• Improvements and adjustments to visual and sound effects, such as performance tweaks, visual clarity and consistency

If you give the demo a go, please let me know what you think!

Cheers, Chris