DEVLOG #12: Info Screen, New Boss, Boss Dialogue, HIKER, and Letter Tooltips - Wordpetition DEMO:
DEVLOG BELOW:
Added a new BOSS to the game (shown at end of video)!
Added an info screen to the game. It can show you an expanded version of the card pile, where you can inspect all of the cards in the pile. It can also show you the book, which displays the next boss/page and current boss/page. It also shows a WIP stat menu (still need to add more stats to the stat menu) which currently includes all of the words you used during the round.
I also added in a tooltip to the letters which can be shown by clicking directly on it, without dragging.
Seeds now function and are shown in the pause menu. The new run screen can be accessed during the game without need to quit the run, kinda like how it works in balatro, been playing that game a lot more lately, which might influence the game a littl-
Added in the HIKER Word Card!
It permanently upgrades any card scored by 1 point. Totally not inspired by any other game, but it works really well and plays entirely different in this game since the main premise of the game is to REUSE letters/cards over and over again (sound familiar?). Deck fixing (the main playstyle of the other, different hiker in that other, different game) also doesn’t work out in this game, since you need every letter in the game to succeed at spelling words. You can’t just get rid of all of your Es like you would get rid of all of your 2s in balatro. The card ultimately ends up feeling and playing entirely different, it’s also more fun since you benefit from it immediately.
Talo and NodeTunnel look amazing, I actually got the idea of adding in a lobby system from the post you linked lol. Thanks!
l’m really excited to see you try it :D. The demo is definitely getting closer to completion!