Posted May 27, 2022 by Jham
#Major Update
Major update! Lots of new features including a new ability, enemy type and a progression system!
First off, we have rattlesnakes, a new enemy type in Wild West. These guys will start spawning after a couple of rounds and are stationary (at the moment). If you get too close to them they will strike, poisoning you if you get hit. You can either get the timing right and roll past them or introduce them to your ol' reliable 6-shooter.
Next we have a new ability - pocket sand! Use this by pressing the 'E' key. Pocket Sand lets you pick up sand from the ground and throw it in faces of your enemies, stunning and slowing them temporarily. Use this ability to get out of sticky situations or to cluster up a group of enemies for your sawed-off shotgun.
The Saloon is now open! As of now, there isn't much to do but feel free to stop by if you're in need for a 'barfight'. In the future, I would like if you could accept missions and for other events to take place in here.
A progression system is here! Level up by eliminating enemies and use the skill points that you get to improve your stats. At the moment, you can level up your 'Aiming' and 'Stamina' skills. Aiming determines the chance that you'll land a headshot or critical hit on bandits which was also included in this update. Increasing your Stamina skill will decrease your Combat Roll cooldown, allowing you to dodge enemies more frequently.
Now for smaller features. A lot of ambient sound effects have been added to make the game sound more alive audibly. You can also here when you land a shot on a bandit. Hot bar scrolling has been added if you prefer that, this was mostly for convenience when playing on the Steam Deck. The shop now has clickable buttons for items but the number key shortcuts will still work. Like previously stated, critical hits have also been added, so there will be a chance to get a instant kill on enemies, which will make things a bit more interesting.
Other than a couple bug fixes, that's all update 0.5v has to offer! Below is a full list of all of the changes worth noting down.
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