Beat Battalion - Update 1!


Hey everyone! 
What a fun month or so it has been! We've been focused on optimizing and cleaning up a bunch of code that was jammed together. There is quite a bit under the hood that has been adjusted beyond what is listed below. 
There are now two game modes that can be played solo or with friends.

Adventure Mode:
This mode will be the main story mode for the game. It will feature branching paths that the player can choose after each map.

Quick-Play Mode:
This mode is for jumping right into the action and will allow players to choose their song. Additional modifiers are planned in the future.


UPDATE 1 LOG

Features

  • Added Enemy Counter that displays the number of enemies on screen
  • Added Unique Abilities to all of the classes (Every character has it's own play style)
  • Added a bunch of monsters all with unique move sets and attacks
  • Added a boss with rhythmic attacks :)
  • Added a new map and boss map
  • Added a bunch of sound effects
  • Added Discord Presence to show current in-game activity to Discord friends
  • Added Temporal Super Resolution Anti-Aliasing for clearer and more detailed visuals
  • Added Adventure Mode and Quick-Play Map Select offering new ways to play and choose maps
  • Added Enemy Health Bar to provide visual feedback on enemy health status
  • Added Procedural Foliage for dynamically generated environments

Improvements

  • Enhanced Lobby UI with Name and Song Selector for improved navigation and user interaction
  • Optimized Performance Settings from Maximum to Scalable to support a broader range of hardware
  • Refined AI and Enemy Behavior for a more challenging and engaging gameplay experience
  • Improved Grid-Based Movement Mechanics to add depth to strategic movement
  • Upgraded Foliage and Environment Visuals for a more immersive and appealing game world
  • Switched to DX12 for better performance overall

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Lobby UI Overlap Issues
  • Fixed Paused Menu Window Scaling Issue
  • Addressed Redirector issues for smoother gameplay
  • And... many many more!

  • Would love to have you all test it out and provide us valuable feedback!


    Files

    BeatBattalion v1 [x64] 663 MB
    Mar 27, 2024

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    lotta fun!
    you guys are really putting in hard work!!!

    Thank you! I appreciate all the play testing you have done with us! 
    You are great at breaking things 😂