Survival Island – Devblog 9

This week i focused on adding a health system instead of having text displaying the health. And i also fixed the ai issues so i can start adding alot of enemies. The game is now getting close to testing. So anyone who wants to help test the game please use this link to sign up: Sign up for testing.

New item – Backpack

The backpack can now only be opened if you now have a backpack item picked up. The item does not go into the inventory when picked up, it rather goes to a invisible backpack slot and is then permanently a part of the player. The backpack is not a craftable item, so only 1 will be possible in one world. How the player will get the backpack is not decided yet. But i will come up with something. This is not a inventory item, meaning it does not go into your inventory when picked up. It goes to a dedicated backpack slot where it is stuck permanently.

Player health changes

Player health is now displayed as hearts. Each heart contains 4 parts, when all 4 parts or 1 heart is gone, another heart will start to lose. The player starts by defauly with 3 hearts. but more can be obtained. With this, enemies will also drop health when killed.

New item – Full Heart

The full heart can drop from some enemies and it restores a full heart of health for the player. This is not a inventory item, meaning it does not go into your inventory when picked up.

New item – Half Heart

The half heart is almost the same as the full heart, only it restores half a heart of health. This is not a inventory item, meaning it does not go into your inventory when picked up.

New item – Heart Container

The heart container is a item for health aswell. Only it gives you a extra heart when picked up. The player starts with 3 hearts, but if you pick up the heart container, it will give you 1 extra heart making it a total of 4 hearts. It also heals you fully. This is not a inventory item, meaning it does not go into your inventory when picked up.

Enemy spawner

The enemy spawner idea is taken from the game valheim actually. The spawner is a object that can be found in the woods at random locations. The spawner have a few variables that can be customized for different enemy types, aswell as it takes a list of enemies it is allowed to spawn. It can only spawn a set amount of enemies, at a set distance from the spawner. Each enemy spawned from a spawned, will have the spawner set as “parent”. If the enemy is killed, it will tell the spawner that it died. And the spawner will spawn a new enemy. Spawner can also be destroyed if you get close enough.

New item – Apple

The apple is a new food item added, currently there is no way to get it. but apple trees will be added in. And they will then drop apples.

New item – Bone

The bone is a item i added as a drop to the skeleton enemy. It does not have any use as of yet, but that will be soon.

New item – Fishing Rod

The fishing rod currently have no function, but that will be added soon. You will be able to at the edge of the island and in any inland water source. If it makes sense you can catch fish there ofcourse.

Patch Notes – Devblog 9

Added:

• Added new item – Backpack
• Added small grass to the enviroment generation making it more like a forest.
• Added new item – Full Heart
• Added new item – Half Heart
• Added new item – Heart container
• Added a Enemy spawner
• Added new enemy – Flower Monster
• Added new item – Bone
• Added new item – Apple
• Added new item – Fishing Rod

Changed:

• Using the backpack now requires you to have a backpack.
• Player health is now displayed with hearts.
• Items dropped when destroying objects will now drop a random amount between a min and max value
• Farmland is changed from old farmland graphic to new for all forms. (added missing forms)

Removed:

Existing bugs:

• Scrolling over food items in the hotbar will consume them, this is not intended.

Fixed bugs:

• Fixed enemies spinning when attacking (changed to a state behaviour)

Disabled: (disabled is not removed, things listed here will be enabled again eventually)

• Enemy Spider
• Animal Rabbit

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