Steam News19 January 20224y ago

Devlog - Big Huge Throws

Over the holiday break I prototyped a whole new gamemode and map, which are Hole in One and The Distant Links respectively. They're based on the thought "what if I just multiplied all the throw force, sizes, etc by 11?

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addedOver the holiday break I prototyped a whole new gamemode and map, which are Hole in One and The Distant Links respectively. They're based on the thought "what if I just multiplied all the throw force, sizes, etc by 11?" and it quickly became apparent this is the most fun game mode so far. Even just the basic actions feel good. Check this out:

changedThe map is "what if a golf course was 256km^2?" But I like everything to be interactive so it has randomly placed surfaces that bounce you, sand traps that slow you down and fairways that speed you up.

addedFor the new game mode I needed some new powerups, which are in progress right now. The one I've mostly finished shows your predicted throw path and your predicted movement path which lets you line up exactly where you're going to land. It's powerful so I'll keep it fairly rare:

changedBe sure to wishlist Grab n' Throw to be notified when it's available.And join the Discord to be the first to be invited to demos and beta tests!

Over the holiday break I prototyped a whole new gamemode and map, which are Hole in One and The Distant Links respectively. They're based on the thought"what if I just multiplied all the throw force, sizes, etc by 11?"and it quickly became apparent this is the most fun game mode so far. Even just the basic actions feel good. Check this out:

The map is"what if a golf course was 256km^2?"But I like everything to be interactive so it has randomly placed surfaces that bounce you, sand traps that slow you down and fairways that speed you up.

For the new game mode I needed some new powerups, which are in progress right now. The one I've mostly finished shows your predicted throw path and your predicted movement path which lets you line up exactly where you're going to land. It's powerful so I'll keep it fairly rare:

Be sure to wishlist Grab n' Throw to be notified when it's available.

And join the Discord to be the first to be invited to demos and beta tests!

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