Posted July 31, 2022 by Wauzmons / Seven Ducks Studios
Welcome to another Elysian Log, where we look at what was implemented this month and what you can expect from the next month of development.
Let's get started!
Milestone: Final Set of Cell Parts
A total of 7 new body parts for cells were added this month. Many of them resemble parts that exist in Spore, like the Jaw and Intoxicator, seen in the picture. Some parts on the other hand are completely new concepts, like the "Hive" allowing you to spawn antibodies that rush into your enemies!
This was the last set of cell parts for now, leaving you with 35 different parts that can be used in the cell editor demo! This doesn't mean that there won't be more cell parts in the future. Elysian Eclipse will be updated regularily, creating a constant stream of content, including new parts for your creations, but for the initial release of cell stage, that's more than enough.
Milestone: Cell Stage Environment
A lot of environment objects have been added to the cell stage, including 4 different colored Nutrients that grant stats to your cell, big Whirlpools that allow you to travel between biomes, and Microfossils that will be used to unlock new parts. The Microfossils don't work yet and biome travel is still missing an interface, but we are making steady progress on expanding the cell stage.
Milestone: Creature Movement Prototype
The creature movement prototype is a big step towards creature stage! It is based on a template, inspired by classic platformer games like Super Mario 64, to give your creatures a flexible moveset, inlcuding jumping, climbing, swimming and throwing objects. It is included in the latest Patreon demo and takes place in the "Blorb Zone", a small map specifically made to test movemnt.
In the following months we will further expand upon this demo, allowing you to load your own creatures into the map and eventually replacing it with the "Island Explorer", a bigger sandbox that contains a procedurally generated piece of land, randomized every time you play, like it would appear in the final version of the creature stage.
What's coming next for Elysian Eclipse
For the next month of development we want to focus on the following:
You can now also find a roadmap with all upcoming major features on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElysianEclipse/comments/w334ui/roadmap_for_upcoming_upd...
Thank you for your Support
Meme of the month by u/Blyarat
Thank you to all the patrons! Without you this wouldn't be possible!
You can support the project here: https://www.patreon.com/wauzmons
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