Describe the improvement that you have been working for this jam
# Gameplay & Game feel

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- Added the “off-ledge slide-mega-jump” movement tech.
- Added time distortion when aiming.
- Added hit-stops for headshots and when player shoots energy ball and it comes back at the enemy.
- Improved the ground slam impact vfx.
- Added a shoot trail to the gun so now firing it is much more satisfying.
- Slowed down the player and turned down jump height when he’s in simple movement (in non-combat scenarios)
- Created an actual, flexible, scalable interaction system. Now it won’t be a pain to implement new interactable.
- Made it so that the shooter enemies turns in your direction when attacking you (only works in levels with proper rooms set up).
- Started implementing the dialog system but I’m still only at around 5-10%.

# Settings

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- Fixed the pixel smoothing slider setting by turning it into a checkbox.
- Added a checkbox in the settings for dithering.
- Removed the resolution scale from the quality settings as it didn’t do anything.
- Created fully functional doors.

# Visuals & Coalition

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- Remade the barrel asset.
- Started remaking the stone floor tiles texture. But it’s still a work in progress so I slapped a noise texture on top to add some cheap details. But it will be done in the next patch.
- Improved textures on bar and stools.
- Added a sky light and fog to make details pop out and make the place moodier.
- Moved down the wood frame to make the space feel smaller.
- Tweaked the post-process so that the distance-based fog pass is put after the limited color palette filter. Now when you move towards a wall, you don’t have huge changes in color anymore.
- Added intensity animation to candle lights to make them feel more anchored in the world.
- Added actual models for bistrot chairs in the coalitions hideout (the tavern).
- Changed the layout of the coalition: Now all the stairs are in the same spot and the place is divided into three separate levels to avoid any lighting issues.
- Removed the glow on the water shader.
- Fixed the candle flame vfx (it used to take 5 seconds to turn on).
- Removed the weird glow from the NPCs. It was originally to better see the enemies so I kept it on them but no need for this on the NPCs.
- Repopulated the shelves behind the bar with a mix of mugs and bottles instead of just placing mugs.

# Backend

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- Cleaned up all the code for loading the settings.
- Cleaned up and reorganised the whole project, applied naming conventions, removed all outdated assets and maps…

Didn't do everything I planned to do, did a lot of things that I didn't plan on doing, but at least I made some progress.

Describe your game in one sentence
An ultra-violent Boomer Shooter where you overthrow the government