So I have been working at the under tunnels section of the game. This is essentially the second level after you leave the dark base. With that said numbering the levels is not really accurate as you will be revisiting The Dark Base multiple times in the full play through to travel through newly accessible locations.
These areas are under ground, they are dark and new loot and enemy archetypes hide here as well. These sections have yet to be fleshed out with the new art assets I have created. The first section that you explore has a level range between 7-14 and is called the Cistern. Since it is essentially a water treatment area located underneath The Dark Base.
The first thing you are greeted with when entering the Under Tunnels is a fast travel point so that you can recharge up and prepare for your plunge into the darkness. But I need to make sure the player does not miss this fast travel point. So I have locked the door and added a button at the top right location to make sure the player is at least lead in the correct direction.
Normally I want to avoid hand holding but in this case if the player misses the fast travel point after doing a full succesful run of the warpath it would suck insanely bad for the player to learn what a death spike is and start all over. That would suck MAJORLY bad.
There are some interesting differences with this section of the game. For one, I don't have to worry about sunlight in this entire level. This means I can focus on game play space more as opposed to having to build artificial sun blocker structures to make sure the interior spaces do not suffer from light bleed.
Next post will be talking about new weapons, baddies and the first miniboss encounter! Stay tuned for more :D
Revulsion is an independent game project that I am solo designing right now! My plan is to get the game on steam early access soon.
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