I finally tried the new version. I like it! The new map spacing feels a lot better and a lot of my previous comments have been addressed. It looks a lot nicer too.
I have some feedback for this update:
- Some weapons have too much spread. I can see halfway across the map but my bullets only have good accuracy at short distances. It's so bad that I feel like it's bugged or something.
- The AR is difficult to use at medium ranges.
- The LMG is unusable except at close range.
- The shotgun often misses at point blank range.
- Sometimes the shotgun shoots behind where I'm aiming or in a star pattern in every direction.
- I'm having trouble with swapping weapons. It doesn't always swap on the first try.
- Same with reloads. It often doesn't reload the first time I press the button and mashing the reload button multiple times will often cancel an active reload.
- Some weapons like the shotgun and sniper should reload one bullet at a time so I can cancel the reload still get some of the ammo. This would make these weapons a lot more usable at higher wave counts.
- Grenade switching is cumbersome and also doesn't seem to work unless I press the button multiple times. It would be nice to press the button and instantly throw the grenade without swapping. Maybe let the player hold the button to cook the grenade.
- Mystery box is hard to use. Unneeded weapons don't allow you to reroll and sometimes weapons disappear before I have a chance to pick them up during combat.
- Mystery box gave me the LMG 3 times in a row and then a pistol the next 2 times. I would expect it to avoid duplicates like that.
- There are a few different enemy types but they mostly behave the same. It would be nice if they were a bit more unique in terms of gameplay.
- Some enemies are too tanky for my taste. I would rather have more enemies with less health.
- I'm still not a fan of the panning camera. It think it's a good effect but should be massively toned down (and maybe add a setting to adjust it).
- The shooting screen shake goes on a bit too long. The strength could maybe even be turned up a bit if you reduce the duration (add a setting for this too).
- The axe is awesome but needs a faster fire rate. It's good enough that I kind of want a dedicated melee button and more melee weapons.