Here it is, the latest update in our open source prototype game, Rogue Wave. This one is a big update. I wouldn’t say we are at the point of being a full-blown game yet, but we are certainly close. This release has focused on ensuring we can move from concept to execution in the next few releases.

Here’s a list of the major changes in this release (if you prefer video we have that too):

Level Generation

• Create “zones” in the map, each zone having a different configuration for tiles within it
• Destructible environment
• Define “furniture” that can be added to individual tiles to fill out the map a little more
• Paths now connect more intelligently
• 6 levels that gradually introduce the different enemies

Character Progression

• Offer 3 upgrade choices at a time, leading to more player agency
• Weighted random (as opposed to pure random) upgrade selection
• Resource availability balancing

Weapons

• Manage weapon builds in levels
• Weapons are now automatically picked up to keep the flow going
• Bigger ammo clips available as an upgrade
• Increased damage ammo upgrade
• Passive weapon for more casual players to deal with those big waves

Enemies

• Squad behaviours
• Balancing
• Flanking and swarming behaviours

Technical Debt and Misc

• Experimental placeholder art
• Developer documentation
• More pooling of objects
• Refactoring for performance
• Bug fixes