Return to Basic Killing

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• Announcements·11 Mar 2025Official

  Adding interactions and game feel

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44720054/b6245f8fe60b9556223da7b36453b1218aca8d43.png Here we go again! Welcome to the second update on Return to Basic Killing... or RBK ːsteamhappyː As a solo dev, I have been working a lot during my spare time and weekends to bring new elements to enhace gameplay and, after adding them to the game, I feel much more confident on the final result. Game Feel I added two new elements that will bring the game some much needed feedback for the player: Camera shake when the player is damaged. Screen damage border and splatters. Yeah, I know they are both pretty much standard nowadays, but I can tell you they made a huge difference on how the game feels more like an actual, modern game. Camera shake was an easy effect to implement and I will maybe refine it a bit in the future. For the screen damage, I created a small system that handles damage of different types, including standard red/blood effect, but also green/poison/acid and blue/armor. I think it gives the player a good feedback received damage. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44720054/af57b04d8ce4dc1a99fe087c119c7c256dd80790.png Interactions Also, I added basic interactions with some props. You are able to pickup weapons, ammo and health from the environment. For each type, and when close to one of those items, it will be outlined and you are able to grab it by using the classical "E" to interact with it. Note: gamepad controls will be added soon. This system enables me to add other kind of items to interact with. Of course, you can think of locked door mechanics, pressing buttons, toggling levers... They can add a bit of puzzle elements to the gamplay as even classic games did. I absolutely think gameplay will benefit immensely by these kind of interactions.
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• Announcements·4 Jan 2025Official

  How it's going?

  {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44720054/2ad860af425119ed8eafe08fc84395211ef0c8eb.png Hi there! This is our first post here in our Steam page. I've been working silently but steady whenever I manage to have some free time. Here is the stuff I've been working during these past weeks: Enemy AI improvements and patrol system My previous AI implementation for enemies was too basic. Just detecting you by distance and attacking even if a wall doesn't allow them to "see" you. Now, the system works as expected, and they won't "see" you if they are in a different room. Also, I implemented a first version of a patrol system, so they are not patiently waiting until they see you. I can add several waypoints to the patrol path and they will move between them. They can also wait some time at each waypoint if we want. Still a simple system but another step forward. Better audio system I changed the audio system. Previously, I created my audio system, wich was too simple for this game. Now I use a much more powerful audio system for the game, wich allowed me to include a lot of variety and 3D sound effects for different things, like... Player and enemy footsteps. Torch and fireplace burning effects. Enemy hurt and die voices. Background music. Basic menus and HUD We have a basic HUD now, with player life and armor status. It also keeps track of the current weapon and its state, as well as current ammo for that weapon. I also created some simple, temporary menus, so we have now: Main Menu Pause Menu Level Completed Menu General bugfixing and tweaking There were a lot of code sections that had bugs or corner cases that I managed to fix or tweak so they always work as expected now. These things include weapon outlines visibility, flickering light effects and other small issues.
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