Back from the holidays

This is my first update here on Steam. I’m back from my holiday break, during which I took some time to actually play games and make a dent in the ever growing backlog I’ve accumulated.

I’m a solo developer, and keeping everything updated across multiple platforms can feel like a job of its own. I tend to post more regularly over on the Discord thing, so I won’t be listing every recent change here. Instead, I’ll focus on the most recent updates and give a bit of insight into what I’m currently working on.

At the moment, my main focus is a fire system. In short: yes, you can burn things. Alongside that, I’ve been spending a lot of time on level design and creating interactive assets to populate the world and make it feel more dynamic and interesting.

My goal is for this game to be more than a standard horror experience with a few puzzles sprinkled throughout. One of the core mechanics is time management, and that adds an extra layer of complexity when implementing new interesting things. Your lantern is directly tied to your survival, so keeping it lit is critical but, I don’t want that to be the only thing on your mind. Finding the right balance there has been a challenging problem to work through.

I plan to post updates here more regularly going forward. I hope everyone enjoyed some time away from the usual routine, I wish you all the best and thanks for taking the time to check in on the project.

Here is the last update I posted in the Discord.

SeeYou: Update ver 0.3.2 - 0.3.8 Notes (Combined)

Added - Steam achievements.

Added - Steam cloud saves.

Added - Levers (multi purpose).

Added - Lever puzzle functions.

Added - Several new assets.

Added - Several new areas. (Some are not included in playtest or demo)

Added - Look at - event handler.

Added - Throw mechanic for grabbable items.

Added - Physics weight to throwable items.

Added - Resolution setting to options menu.

Added - Fire mechanics. (Certain items can catch on fire)

Changed - Door collision functions reworked. (Making doors easier to open)

Changed - Mouse screen lock conditions. (Fix for windowed screen types)

Changed - Graphics pass - Rework on many materials.

Changed - Some lighting functions.

Changed - FPS cap options changed from 30fps - 60fps / 60fps - 90fps / 90fps - ∞fps

Changed - Added a "Used" function to some items to prevent them from being a cheese object. (Can not carry a fire stick around with you to replace the lantern as a light source.)

Fixed - Lantern fuel inventory bug - Consuming fuel inv count down to (4) after refill if fuel inventory exceeds (5).

Fixed - Lantern catching fire if overfilled while lantern is not lit.

Fixed - Lantern fuel able to exceed capacity if lantern is off and refilled.

Fixed - Lantern flame color sometimes not changing as fuel ticks down after lantern is refilled.

Fixed - Lantern flame color changing while reading notes.

Fixed - Mouse cursor disappearing forever if [ESC] key is held down while also holding down any mouse button.

Fixed - Throw mechanic active when handling doors.

Fixed - Throw mechanic always active on first grab event.

Fixed - Some physics issues with several objects.

Fixed - Pickup item being thrown and picked up at the same time causing a small frame dip.

Fixed - Window mode aspect ratio adjustments not applying when switching between Full screen and windowed modes.

Fixed - Texture streaming issues on load.

Fixed - Some small items clipping through the floors and walls when thrown.

Fixed - Being able to hold certain objects that are on fire.

Fixed - Any item being held at the time something catches fire makes you drop the item you are holding.

WIP - New enemies.

WIP - Level design.

WIP - Dynamic death screen descriptions.

WIP - Fire system functions.

WIP - New Puzzle types.

WIP - Lots of other things.