Player Movement Experiment

Here is a new video where we discuss recent changes to the player's movement.

Designing a New Enemy

We wanted some bigger enemies and saw two directions we could go in:

1. Large enemies with a lot of health (like the boss sphere thing)
2. Large enemies composed of lots of smaller enemies

We decided to try out option 2 for a few reasons:

• More explosions are more satisfying
• The entire body being destroyed acts as a natural progress indicator
• Different types of blocks can be used to make some parts easier/harder to destroy

Before starting we came up with a list of questions, here's a few:

• Will it look as cool in-game as it does in our imaginations?
• How many blocks are needed in order to make the object identifiable?
• Can we still use the same pool manager to optimize spawning of these larger creatures?
• Would we be able to animate these enemies to bring a bit more life to them?

We decided our first experiment would be a dragonfly. We came up with some 2D concept block configurations, then came the fun part of turning the pixel art into an actual 3D enemy.

So far the experiment has been successful which means you will hopefully see some cool enemies in the full game.

Time Rifters VR Jam Demo on Oculus Share

Happy to announce that the Time Rifters VR Jam Demo is now available on Oculus Share. https://share.oculusvr.com/app/time-rifters

Acid & Lightning

We've had lots of positive feedback on the weapon upgrades, and decided to keep pushing the upgrades further/crazier. Here is a sneak peak of two new ones that have been added to Time Rifters.

One shot of acid and the chemical reaction begins. The bubbles caused by the Acid Bullet upgrade, which can be purchased for the Flak Cannon and Pistol, will slowly remove health from affected enemies over time.

It's extremely satisfying watching enemies explode from bursts of lightning. The new Lightning Gun discharges an electric spark causing a chain reaction with surrounding enemies.

This is just a glimpse at some of the new features we are adding into Time Rifters. What upgrades/weapons would you like to see?