And by the new year begins, I want to talk about my current development – Gala New Year! Development starts in 2022 and according to the plan is going to release 2023. It goes like release will be in a new year. But, yes, I failed to release a game to the new year celebration. But it is not so big fail.

And, I remind you what is it about. Gala New Year – it is continue of Gala. It is direction – of space arcades, retro. Most valuable word here – is retro. This style has original game Gala, it is first part. It is about to fighting with aliens. It is inspired by retro and 80s. By the games – it is after big impression after Galaga and Space Invaders. But I have made by my own. And it is a space shooter. Like it is 80s. But for modern systems.

I show here links to Gala:

At my website - http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/gala/index_eng.html

Itchio - https://dimalink.itch.io/gala

GameJolt - https://gamejolt.com/games/gala/501658

And Gala New Year – it is continue. About New Year theme. So here everybody are kind. But it is also a space shooter. About New Year. And this game is in current development. Here everybody has a space new year. Everybody celebrates it and have fun. And instead of rockets it is about fireworks and about to take a gift. You take a role of a space Santa Clause. And you to collect gifts, that are thrown all over the space.

It is such funny continue. About kind theme, and game is about good things. And funny space. So to be good and kind – it is a big part of the game. As also a celebration mood. Holiday! Game is made with the idea to make a celebration for every player, that plays it. So, you run game in summer – and receive a new year with a fresh cold.

And now about development. I am making game process. Game menu is done. It is made in sketch simple system of upgrades and powerups. All game elements of menu already are reacting and indicating as it should be according logic. It is a process of making a power ups system. It is already done work with game objects. And menu is reacting on this. And it gives you a bonus. I don’t want to make you be boring, because of programming details. Which objects. It is just a little.

And it is already a vision about how system of powerups will work. So, I will talk about this. So, you will have three different weapons. And each with upgrade. In result, six weapons, including upgrades. You need to receive them by raising scores.  More you shoot – the better it goes. More scores you gain. You receive 300 scores – you get automatically new weapon or upgrade. You receive 500 scores – again and so on. It is such equipment. It continues the ideas of the first game. Rockets T1 and rockets T2 and Spider. Weapons has a speed and amount of hit damage it makes. It differed but not a big. It looks like a new upgrade or a new weapon is looks like a new upgrade.  

There is one more interesting thing. For several destroyed enemies with fast speed during gameplay you will receive a sigh. Sigh X2 for two destroyed enemies at once. Sigh X3 – for three destroyed at once enemies, X5 – for five. It counts, if during a second you get more destroyed enemy. And after level you will receive these scores. So, it counts all X2, X3, X5 that you receive. And it multiply. So, amount of received X2, that you receive during the level, will multiply with two. And adds to scores. The same way about X3 multiply 3, and same for X5.

For a certain amount of raised scores during the level, you can even get invincible for 10 seconds. Also, for raised scores you can turn on speed up 25 and 50 precents, or make a shooting with 25 or 50 percents higher rating.

All these bonuses you will rise automatically. But in order to get them you need to raise scores. Some bonus is activated when you get 300 score on level, some at 500 scores, some at 700. And so on. After you raise certain amount of scores, system will give you a bonus according random. It will be shown as a sigh at menu. It can be a weapon, upgrade weapon, or some time effect like speed up shooting at 50 precents.

So, this way will work bonus system in game. It made by my own way. We will see how it works. So, I have interest to make my own bonus system. Even if it is simple.

And development of Gala New Year to be continues. And maybe game will be released at spring or summer. It will be a new year in summer or spring. It is like a winter in spring or summer. Winter in July. Like this.