Posted January 23, 2022 by willowec
A post-jam update for Laserboids has just been released!
Features:
-Added a shield that is activated on teleport and protects against one boid collision
-Added high score feature
-Added combo feature. Consecutive kills will increase points/kill up to 4x
Bugfixes/Changes:
-A point is no longer granted when the player dies
-Bullets can no longer collide with themselves
-Instead of nudging the player, when a boid collides with the player it will now pick them up
-Misc small fixes
Intent:
The shield feature was added for two reasons: The jam version of the game was too hard, and teleporting was too dangerous. Now, players are incentivized to teleport because it grants them the shield, and whenever they lose the shield they can teleport again to regain it.
Fixing that bullets could collide with themselves served two purposes. First, you could get points by shooting your own bullets which made no sense, and secondly it now allows bots and auto clickers to fire at an uncapped rate, which I prefer.