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• Gameplay trailer
  November 06, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So, after redoing the enemies graphics, I had to redo the trailer. Here we are... Continue reading
• I reworked the enemy graphics
  November 04, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Sorry no video I don't really have time to edit one right now. You will have to see it in game but those new graphics come with a ton a cool stuff that I'm quite excited about : - It's aligned with th... Continue reading

  
• Damage Aura and more
  November 03, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  As suggested by https://www.youtube.com/@DumPupProductions there is now a new bonus, a damage aura ! Also I've got a lot of fixes and improvements for this one : [x] Better explosions with new sparkle... Continue reading

  
• My very first trailer
  October 30, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  I would love some feedback ! I'm not really used to this... Continue reading

  
• New player graphics ! Again (again ⁽ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ⁾)
  October 28, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  But this time, hopefully that's the last time ! Let me know what you think about this, I do have to say that I like it ! Taking a break from coding by doing the capsule gave me a somewhat fresh perspe... Continue reading

  
• I made my Steam capsule
  October 28, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So... yeah, I made my Steam capsule! That's why there hasn't been any update in a week. It was a long and painful process, but I got a lot of really helpful feedback from two Discord servers and on Bl... Continue reading

  
• Mimic bonus !
  October 20, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Sooo ! I recycled the old player effect, tweaked it a bit, and... voila ! A unique graphical effect to go along with a new bonus where you are a mimic that tries to look like the enemies chasing you... Continue reading
• Player overhaul !
  October 17, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So that's a big one today ! I totally redid for the 3rd time the player graphics, and they feel much more organic now ! The thing is I like the organic way the xp chases you that I wanted to have some... Continue reading
• Laser ! x8 dmg, 8-ish projectiles
  October 16, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

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  So there is this new bonus, that turns your bullets into lasers, that do 8 times the damage. That's a x8 applied after everything else so it will combine with the speed freak and the add zone bonus. H... Continue reading
• Less particles
  October 15, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Sooo.. I removed two particle systems. The triangle and square zones that were for the xp and dmg add zones. Effects that I infact had just reworked and were fine, but I think that just plain squares... Continue reading
• Half-elite enemies
  October 13, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Sooo.. Before an enemy could be an elite, or a regular enemy. Elite means white, hp * 4 and a different, more aggressive, movement pattern depending on the enemy type. Well, now we have "half elite" e... Continue reading
• Changing zones is fun now! And a new particle effect
  October 12, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So the focus of this release was changing lanes. There is now : - a new effect on the text of the highlighted lane - a sound effect when changing lane, with varying pitch - a different shooting sound... Continue reading

  
• Stripes on enemies, and big balance patch
  October 10, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Ok so the biggest change today : the enemy hp progression curve has been completely reworked ! It's now tied to your level instead of the enemy spawn progression. The spawn progression itself still re... Continue reading
• Adaptive zones: more enemies, more damage
  October 09, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Ok so two big one in today's update ! Gameplay wise, when reaching a certain level, the lanes will morph to rectangular zones, that will constantly adapt to the number of enemies. This means that the... Continue reading

  
• It's the small details. Hooo and a new zone !!
  October 08, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  It's the smallest of detail but I added particles and sparkles when the bullet bounces of the screen. It helps sell the illusion that it connected with the border. Hoooo and there is a new zone. If th... Continue reading

  
• 10 smalls changes
  October 07, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

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  So nothing fancy today, but they all add up ! The most easy noticeable is the description of the upgrade that is displayed in a bigger font. That forced me to rework the text a bit in some cases but I... Continue reading

  
• The quest for FPS, optimizing, and cheating for 10x.
  October 06, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

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  Soooo... Someone uploaded the first video of the game. And his game turned into a slideshow, which means I have a duty to optimize particles ! That's cool ! Here are the list of updates it prompts, th... Continue reading

  
• Less bugs, more particles
  October 03, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

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  Sooo an epic bug on Windows that crashed the game when going full screen has been fixed ! Other than that, the third weapon now has its specific particle effect. I am planning on adding a specific eff... Continue reading

  
• Weapon selection !
  October 01, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Finally the weapon is not random anymore ! You can select the weapon before starting the game Weapon selection on restart is to come next... Continue reading

  
• Sounds
  September 30, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So nothing to show in this one, the focus was on sound effects. And stupid me just realized that an enemy being hit feels much better with a sound effect :') - the xp pickup now has multiple similar s... Continue reading
• More screen space
  September 29, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Ok so the lanes are getting a gameplay upgrade ! As you level up, their size will increase, giving you access to new but dangerous screen space. Other than that : - The enemy spawning logic has been t... Continue reading
• An XP bar only with particles
  September 28, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Yeah that old xp bar had to go. And of course the new one is particles only. Other than that in today's update I fixed a bug with the light of the pause menu, and the reloading text lights up as you r... Continue reading

  
• From lanes to zones.
  September 26, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So, finally, the concept of lanes as evolved ! Now in addition of lanes the game will spawn zones that give you a bonus as long as you are in it. The first one is a triangle that add damage to your sh... Continue reading
• Damage meter
  September 25, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Couple of updates today ! - The most visible being the damage meter that displays your current base damage ! - The player collider size has been reduced by half. The display remains the same. - The xp... Continue reading

  
• Flexible lanes
  September 24, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Ok so big rework of the code on this one to move to more flexible lanes. It's not a big change on the player side :You start with only two lanes and they expand when you get on them. But that's a big... Continue reading

  
• Such a fancy screen, and an easter egg
  September 22, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  In today's update: The title screen features an easter egg The update screen as been reworked with more particle effects and some sounds The shotgun shot as been completely reworked The weapon and exp... Continue reading

  
• Bullets updated, again.
  September 21, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  New new bullets style, with about 140 particles per bullets. They are composed of several layers: trail particles, a few per seconds. They will stay in place, shrink and go darker. Their lifetime is q... Continue reading
• Pretty pink
  September 19, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  The dead particle have this new bright pink for a few frames when they start falling down. Also, the damage text is more readable by dissolving less quickly and being bump a few level in the drawing o... Continue reading

  
• I speak now !
  September 18, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  A few upgrades today, starting with the more immediately noticeable: - The game now feature voices, linked to upgrades, or general what is happening - There are subtle sparkles when you shoot - There... Continue reading

  
• More with less !
  September 17, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  New button outline that use less particles and look better imho :)... Continue reading

  
• Background grid, v1 !
  September 16, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  New grid as a background ! Explosions and bullet deform it based on the squared distance, clamp to a max deformation. Each point will take the latest color, and it's not interpolated between points to... Continue reading
• Restart
  September 15, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  There is now an end screen. Upon restarting the weapon and music will again be selected at random Also the lanes colors are improved to mesh together more than before... Continue reading

  
• Bloom !
  September 13, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  New bloom effect, which is somewhat subtle but makes the lighting really pop ! Other than that: - The player is dimmer when reloading - When the player shooting, it emits brighter particles. That only... Continue reading

  
• Controller support !
  September 12, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So here it is, the first feature request ! There is now controller support. Tested with my PS5 and XBox 360 gamepads Ho and there is a curso Just 6 pixels. 1 is on the exact position 2 on the previous... Continue reading

  
• Particles and lights
  September 11, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  So quite a few things today. A 'new' bonus appearing : the quick reload I updated the player light so that it gives you some feeling about your current ammo and when you are ready to shoot Basically i... Continue reading

  
• Screenshake
  September 10, 2025 by The Workshop Geek

  Introduced screenshake ! I compute a "heat level" that increase when enemies die, and quickly decrease over time. The screenshake is a gaussian distribution, average with the previous position to avoi... Continue reading