Weekly Update #37

Gameplay

• Changed keybinds for gamepads
• Increased max enemies on screen based on talent count, using a structured scaling method

Scenes

• Designed new layout for Auglen Hub Scene
• Designed layout for initial invasion scene (and future iterations)
• Designed layout for „Siegbreaker” Scene
• Designed layout for „Trade Route Ambush” Scene

Internal

• Created an analytics workflow

Developer’s Note:

Well, at least I tried. There is a workflow in place for events like PlayerSelectedPower, EnemyDied, LevelFinished, and PlayerDied, but none of the available systems felt like the right choice for me. They were either just raw data storage or too focused on monetization rather than actually balancing the game.

And balance is exactly what I care about here. I want to see if certain talents are always skipped, if some enemies are too easy and drop instantly, or if others are way too difficult for players to handle.

So, while the workflow itself remains, I’ve ripped out its export implementation from the source code. At some point, I’ll build my own solution for this—a simple database to store the data, and for now, I’ll analyze it using SQL queries. That should be enough to get the insights I need.

• Current changelog is now part of the global data for easier access
• Added hit counter to enemies to track damage received. Logged cases where an enemy took more hits than expected or was killed in a single burst.
• Reworked enemy stat scaling lookup table to apply smoother scaling—faster increases at lower talent counts, slowing down as talent count grows.
• Removed separate magical and physical scaling for enemies

Bugs

• Resolved an issue where dash wasn’t triggered properly