It was the distant explosions that brought you here, wasn't it?
I knew adding them explosive to the title was a good idea.
Everyone loves distant explosions!

Anyway, 4th monthly devlog in a row!
Damn, it's going better than I expected.

Today I'm going to show you one of the very first bosses to be made for the game. Its name is [insert here its name later] and it's a skeleton & spirit themed boss!

As it is possible to encounter this enemy pretty early in the game, I tried to not overcomplicate it. Because of that, it has only four simple attacks and a simple movement pattern.

The first and at the same time the simplest of its attacks is to summon multiple fire orbs in a circle like pattern. The attack is really slow and is there only to limit your movement. As long as you watch your step, it shouldn't be a problem.

Another one of its attacks covers a wide area but doesn't target the player. The boss shoots multiple fire orbs in an easy and predictable pattern. The orbs aren't fast, but there's a good amount of them to keep track of.

Its last normal attack is the only one that is directed at the player's position. The skeleton shoots several stronger orbs that instead of disappearing, stay on the ground for a while, limiting your movement!

The final attack is a bit different. It is not used by the boss if it's not necessary. You see, the boss does know what you're doing. If you find a safe spot where the first two attacks can't hit you, the boss will use the third attack to shoot directly at you and make you move. But what if you just hide somewhere where it can't reach you? Well, that's pretty simple! It will force you to come out!

You can hide, but not forever. You need to hit the boss too, after all.

But to damage it, you can't just blindly shoot at the boss. If you want to hurt it, you must attack its heart when it's exposed!
So, does it just open it randomly?
Well, that would be unpredictable and in some cases unfair. The chest opens constantly during its idle movement and every time it attacks!
The boss cannot attack without exposing its weak spot!

Now that you know how to kill it, all that is left is to shoot it.
And when its HP drops to 0 you're done with it!
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. . .

You're done with it...?
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You're done with it... for a while.

That's it for this month!
The game is still going pretty well, and I might show some video footage in a few months.
If you want to see more of the game, check out my twitter. I post stuff there. Sometimes.
Anyway, bauhbauh!!!! (that's bye bye)

This time there are 2 lines at the end ^w^