v0.2.3

Version 0.2.3 - 2024-06-23

Features:

• New Consumable Items:
  • Salt: You can drop salt on the ground, and if the ghost walks over it,
    it will leave a trace of salt where it goes. These traces are only visible
    under UV light.
  • Quartz Stone: It absorbs the ghost's hunting energy, effectively shortening
    hunts and protecting the player. The stone gradually cracks and eventually
    breaks after repeated uses.
  • Sage: Burn it and smoke the ghost, and it will calm it down for 30 seconds.
    During hunts, it will confuse the ghost and make it lose track of the player.
• New Menu: Map Hub:
  • Provides a clear and dedicated menu for selecting the map and difficulty
    level before starting a new game.
  • Displays all available maps in a list, allowing for easy browsing and selection.
  • Presents a separate screen for choosing from a range of 16 difficulty levels,
    each with a description of its unique challenges.
• Expanded Difficulty System:
  • Offers 16 distinct difficulty levels, ranging from "Novice Investigator"
    to "Master Guardian", providing a wide range of challenges for players
    of all skill levels.
  • Each difficulty level affects various aspects of the game, including
    ghost behavior, environment conditions, player attributes, and scoring.
  • Difficulties now customize the available equipment for the player.
• Improved Ghost Expulsion Feedback:
  • When a ghost is successfully expelled, it now fades out over 5 seconds
    while emitting smoke particles, creating a more noticeable and satisfying
    visual effect.
  • The ghost's breach also fades out, indicating its permanent
    departure from the location.
  • Two distinct roar sounds now play during the expulsion, adding to the
    dramatic effect.

Fixes:

• Lighting: Several adjustments have been made to the lighting system to
  create a more visually appealing and atmospheric environment.
• Quartz Stone: The Quartz Stone's energy absorption rate is now adjusted
  based on the selected difficulty level, making it more effective at higher difficulty levels.
• Repellent Flask: The behavior of the Repellent Flask particles has been
  improved. They now spread more realistically, preventing them from clumping
  together or moving in an unnatural way.
• Hiding Mechanics:
  • Players can no longer hide while carrying any items,
    preventing conflicts with other actions.
  • The player's sprite now changes color when hiding,
    providing a visual indicator of their hidden state.
  • Hiding now requires the player to hold down the "E" key
    for a short duration, reducing accidental triggers.
• Truck Journal: The Truck Journal UI now filters possible evidence more
  effectively based on the selected ghost type, streamlining the evidence selection process.
• Windows: Fixed a bug that prevented map tileset images from loading correctly
  in the Windows build, ensuring compatibility and a consistent experience across platforms.
• General:
  • Addressed several warnings and clippy lints to improve
    code quality and maintainability.
  • Fixed minor UI issues and typos in the game.

v0.2.2

Version 0.2.2 - 2024-06-02

Features:

• Item Grab & Drop:
  • Items are now dropped to the center of the tile and it
    checks for other items to prevent dropping items in occupied tiles.
• Deployable Gear:
  • Players can now press G to drop the gear to the ground.
  • F will pick up the gear if there's space for it.
  • Gear continues to work while on the ground
• New Sound effects:
  • The ghost will snore, roar and more on different scenarios.
  • The player will hear a loud heardbeat when the health is low.
  • The backgroud music will fade out and be replaced by unsettling sounds
    when the sanity is low.
• Basic Spatial sound:
  • Now the sounds will have a volume (not panning) depending on the distance.

Fixes:

• Increased overall brightness of the game.
• Ensure the torch iluminates the player itself.
• Fix player sprite to follow flashlight ilumination.
• Lower difficulty by making ghost a bit friendlier.
• Now torches have occlusion too.
• Prevent the ghost from re-hunting when the player re-enters location.

What's Changed

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• Release v0.2.2. from Next by @deavid in #13

Full Changelog: https://github.com/deavid/unhaunter/commits/v0.2.2