DiBS 0.0.80: Renovation 2/3, Month 3/3 - Cinema Collectibles

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TL;DGAS recap of https://www.patreon.com/posts/45841968

(Done) Phase 1: Level layout (January)
(Done) Phase 2: Background art and some gameplay (February - April)
(Ongoing) Phase 3: Polish (May)

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PHASE 2 - April Edition

New Stuffs

Proper cinema and Cinema Tapes

• ---- Can sit down to watch the movies.
• ---- Added a cinema tape in the mall.

Creature Chamber

• ---- Exiting the chamber puts Mox back in the same room after she was saucied.
• ---- Creatures automatically add to the chamber after saucied.
• ---- Press J to add all creatures.

Debug Tools

• ---- Moxie can teleport. Press G

Mall

• ---- Added music to the mall.

Little Changes

• Tutorial icons persistence
• ---- Some tutorial icons added. If player leaves room and comes back, icon should stay hidden.
• Reintroduced 'tiny trapper' creature.
• Refactored footstep audio (slightly better performance, I think)
• Many, many bugfixes.

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Proper Cinema

Cinema Tapes

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BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE

Creature Vote

We're back again to making creatures again for DiBS 0.0.90! 

Note: The voted creature WON'T appear in the DiBS 0.0.80 update. It will be on the next release: 0.0.90.

1. Yoga Creature

Grapple Minigame:

Moxie's icon will have gravity and 'slide' into one of the tentacles.

Gameplay Gimmicks:

• Will hide if shone a flashlight
• Is crab

2. Tall Nut

Struggle/Grapple Minigame: Watches Moxie from afar.

Gameplay Gimmicks:

• Watches just out of sight.
• Shining your flashlight will make it slink back into darkness
• Don't come near it.

3. Tentacle Head

Struggle/Grapple Minigame: Extend long tentacles from edges of screen towards Moxie. Normal tentacles also follow Moxie.

Gameplay Gimmicks:

• Uses its tentacles to feel its surroundings.
• High health. Stationary.
• Shining your flashlight will make it cover itself like an umbrella, letting Moxie safely run through

4. Barnacles

Grapple Minigame: Pulls moxie upwards

Gameplay Gimmicks:

• Like the ceiling dweller, but barnacles are more abundant and have less health.
• Lies dormant, then extends tentacle when Moxie is near.

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And that's it!

It's time for Phase 3: General Polish 

• Release Candidates Builds in DiBS Discord
• ---- Game builds eligible for release, and is for testing right before release. No new content. Only fixes.

The next report is around May 30.

We're close to releasing 0.0.80. One more phase to go!