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Carnage in Space: Crucible
7 years ago

The all-new weapon shop!


For those of you who played Ignition, you may remember the shop as a static menu screen where you can buy and equip weapon and accessories. Well, there’s a shop in Crucible too, but this one’s more exciting!

This shop isn’t just a menu - it’s an in-game location that’s part of the new hub level.

Prototype graphics ahoy!

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(Ever wondered why the Vibrosword has two holes in the blade? Now you know - they’re joints!)

Not only is the shop a place you can visit in-person, but the weapon detail images are now animated (as you can see on the new Vibrosword screen).

That’s all for now. I have in fact been working on other things within the game since my last post 5 months ago, and I’ll try harder to keep this devlog updated in the future.

In the meantime, you can get much more frequent updates on the Carnage in Space Facebook page!

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