Thyrian Defenders - 54

Heya! I've been busy working on the upcoming Pixelblog this week, but there's always stuff going on with TD. As usual, this week has been mostly testing, bug fixing, and adjusting minor balancing issues. Also, got in contact with some audio guys who previously helped us  with sfx and voice over work. Currently, the sfx is still a bit rough and incomplete, so we're hoping to pick back up where we left off and get the audio all finished this time. Next month I'm going to dedicate my schedule to game dev again and hope to really make progress on that front.

As for the media, the first video clip shows a glimpse of a speed run mode. You might wonder how a shmup can have a speed run mode. Well, we give the player the ability to speed up and slow down the game by controlling a hyper speed meter with the trigger buttons. However, the player doesn't become faster, so the faster you make the level the more vulnerable you become. You only get one hit, no wingman, and your weapons are set to an average level based on the stage. You can see in the video the hyper speed meter at the top of the screen and how it effects the speed of everything. Needless to say, this mode  is tough as nails and only for hardcore masters of the game. Furthermore, the mode isn't even unlocked until you beat the game. I like the concept but I find the difficulty bit extreme in this current form. Does this sound like an interesting mode to you?

The other clip is just a bit of action from the Krillis level. In this stage the boss flies past the background in a few sections and harasses you with sniper fire. A network of laser traps criss cross the level to try and impede your actions. Yellow stun, red damage and stun. The only way to destroy laser traps is to lure the sniper fire into the node points. Also on display in this clip is Thexter's proximity shock attack; a powerful secondary attack that must be unlocked.

That's it for now. I might sneak in an update next week but definitely going to hit it hard in June.