Aug 31, 2024

Polar Penguin Post - littlelemonbulb

Hi Guys!

How was your summer in 2024?

Let's start the 37th developer note.

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updated the Extra Chapter.

If you complete the Lv.5 event after achieving the Lv.5 reliability of all client, you can enter the Extra Chapter.
Extra chapters are bonus episode. That extra chapter consists of seven days of stages.
You can check out the true ending of the Polar Penguin Post after the Snow Festival in the Extra Chapter.

Players who have already met the conditions for entering the extra stage can start the extra stage by loading the saved data with credit.
You can also replay the story in the Extra Chapter through the 'Story Replay' Ui.

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The Polar Penguin Post will see prices rise after its next update, September update.
The increase price is 17,000 won and the official launch price will be 18,000.

I will try to be a Polar Penguin Post and LittleLemonBulb who give you a more enjoyable gaming experience.

Thank you.

LittleLemonBulb

Aug 31, 2024

Game State - Summer 2024

Dreadshot - ZenDev

Hello everyone!

In order to have a closer contact with the audience - it was decided to give news about the game's development and content right here in the Steam community, so that you won't miss anything. Today, as the first post of this kind, I will tell you what is in the game at the moment, what content has been added and/or changed over the summer period, as well as share the nearest plans for the next season.
Also, I think it's a good idea to share the exact number of whishlists for the game in each such post. At the moment, the game is on the wishlist of 5546 people!

What content is currently available in the closed version of the game?

Main Menu
Game Settings
Sandbox level for testing all mechanics.
1 melee weapon (katana)
2 light class weapons (pistol and revolver)
1 medium weapon (shotgun)
1 almost functional enemy NPC (in development)
Speedrun mode
Map Editor (temporarily disabled at the moment)
Test dummies
Targets for shooting practice
More than a dozen interactive objects (exploding barrels, breaking glass, moving platforms, jump panels, interactive doors, equipment store, and so on)

The most important things that were added over the summer period

Added “last chance”, when a player takes critical damage - he has 1 xp remaining
Revolver's alternate shot now fires the entire moon clip.
Added bullet holes for every weapon (except melee).
Added moving platforms
Added movement option for targets
Changed interface design
Updated start video
Added exploding barrel
Added doors and pressure plates to them
Added breakable glass that slows down time when broken
Completely redesigned the loading and launch screens of the game
Added 50 hints when loading between levels
Added speedometer
Zooming now has sounds, effects, and can change from 2x to 8x
Added a leg kick to the V key. The foot does 50 damage, and also if the player is in the air - pushes them back. Currently disabled and will be used later when new melee weapons are added
Added an enemy unit called WMPv1. At the time of publication his AI is still in development and will be released within a month, so far only his unconscious model is available in the game.
The game has been ported from Unreal Engine 5.3.2 to Unreal Engine 5.4.2.
Fixed dozens of bugs and errors

Predictions for the fall season

Lower productivity in the fall

The fall is expected to be less productive. Development has been done for the last year with an extremely small budget (about $100/month on average). I made a very large bet on this project, and have not been officially employed for a year now. During this season, development has progressed quite a bit compared to the same summer in 2023. However, I physically can't continue like this, I need money for my basic human existence, and I'm not even talking about the fact that I also need money to buy hardware and software for game development. That's why I'm moving game development back to a hobby format in the fall, and will be doing it less constantly. I will note that this is exactly a reduction in activity, but not a complete stop. The development will still continue, but it will be less active. And so it will be until I will not have from the game a permanent monthly income of at least 300-400$ per month (which is the average actual salary in my country).

Content to be added soon

Enemy AI
At least 1 heavy class weapon
At least 1 melee weapon
At least 1 medium weapon
Tidying up the sandbox test location
Restore the map editor and add all missing objects to it.
Music system
1-2 more enemy NPCs besides WMPv1

The above list is only the most important content to add. Now the development is going with the expectation of polishing to open the game to free public testing in Steam, so that everyone could try the game for free, share their impressions and contribute to the development of the game.

My requirements for the quality and content of the game for the launch of free public testing in Steam

At least 3 enemy NPCs
Fully functioning map editor
At least 2 weapons per class
At least 5 speedrun levels
Enriched sandbox level
Music system

When all of the above list is implemented - open testing will be a regular event held once a season to test new content, and will continue to be so until the game starts selling in Early Access format.

Conclusions

The summer season was quite fruitful on the quantity and quality of added content in the game.
The fall season is expected to see a decrease in development activity due to lack of development money.
Specific goals and objectives have been set, which we should strive to fulfill.
The game is on the wishlist of 5546 people.

Thank you all so much for your support of the development, for your attention, it's definitely important for morale! See you in November <3

If you want to financially support a project, you can donate here: https://ko-fi.com/zendev

You can add this render as wallpaper for Wallpaper Engine here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3321130366