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- WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #012
Idea Last time we described our SpringPeople in all their different variations. Since some of them are important for the main story, to guide the player towards important POIs they need to be able to move around the pla…
Patch notes6 changesGameplayPerformance - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #011
(Happy Springies enjoying their vacation) Idea Since all human inhabitants except for Ernest have left Fin, his interiors would feel a bit empty without anyone else around. To counteract this, we came up with the Spring…
Event7 changesStoreGameplay - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #010
In this final entry of our core ability series, we will cover our WhaliumComponent. Every object in WHALIEN can be made influenceable by Ernest’s “magnetic” abilities through adding a WhaliumComponent to it. The thought…
Event6 changesGameplay - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #009
After we’ve covered Ernest’s glove in the last post, we will now take a closer look at our pearl magnets, Mrs Pull and Mr Push as we call them. While Ernest can only manipulate objects in his direct surroundings with th…
Patch notes6 changesGameplay - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #008
In the next few weeks, we are finally going to talk you through the core mechanics of our game. WHALIEN is all about pushing and pulling. For this, our protagonist Ernest Hemingwhale owns a set of gloves to grab and pus…
Store8 changesFixGameplay - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #007
In WHALIEN, Ernest communicates with Fin using the phonebook he’s always carrying with him. We took this as an opportunity to convey our story in a more charming way than regular subtitles, by displaying the conversatio…
Store14 changesUI/audioGameplay - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #006
As you may know, the whale that WHALIEN takes place in is infested by slimy little Squiddies - it’s why the player takes on his adventure in the first place. In order to properly convey the infestation, we needed to be…
Patch notes6 changesPerformanceWorkshop - WHALIEN - Unexpected Guests
Devlog #005
Idea: In order to make the world of WHALIEN more lively and immersive, we decided to make our music diegetic, meaning that the audio sources are actually located in the world. We accomplished this by placing loudspeaker…
Patch notes6 changesUI/audioBalance
