Devlog 9:  The Final Fish

This week marks the end of our production phase, we’ve wrapped up implementing new mechanics and are now shifting gears into polish. From new pickups and visual effects to a more dangerous orca, we’ve packed in a lot before the polish phase kicks off. Time to refine what’s here and make Penguin Party the best it can be! 🐧

ART

Swordfish

This week we added a sworfish with all its necessary animations to give the player more ways to get the upper hand.

Emotes

The emote department has begun active development to elevate the Penguin Party player experience and undisputably make it one of the video games out there.

Environment

We've added some more detail to the environment - ice walls now have some cracks and bevels to make them more visually interesting.

UI

The game now has an animated main menu with working UI.

Arena

We also updated the ice texture to feel more icy and touched up the arena slightly.

VFX

The heavy fish slap was also updated slightly to make it feel more beliveable.

Other

• We added a bunch of sounds to the game, gradually pairing every mechanic in the game with an appropriate sound.
• We also tweaked some visuals: the lighting and atmosphere in our main scene should feel better thanks to some fog and bloom.
• The orca has received a boost in contrast to make it more orca-like.

DEVELOPMENT

Player feedback

This week, a lot of time was spent on improving visual clarity and player feedback. Various things were added, like landing indicators, a puffer flicker effect, and more.
Since a new fish recently joined our pick-up family, a bunch of effects and animations were also implemented for him.

Orca movement

We figured our orca deserved a bit more love and attention too. Its player detection and movement were updated to make it just a little more reliable as a killer.

Other

• We spent a bunch of time fixing bugs and issues that were present in last week’s build.
• Added new sounds for enhancing player feedback and immersion.