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Carnage in Space: Crucible
5 years ago

The road to demo 2


Yeah, I know. I keep telling you there's going to be a second demo. I keep saying it's going to be "soon". Here's a plan that I am definitely maybe going to try to follow to polish up everything that's really needed for the demo release.

== Mandatory ==

[X] Finish Chapter 3 gameplay (done!)

[X] Chapter 3 intro cutscene

[X] Chapter 3 outro cutscene (Nightmare's version)

[X] Finish Soulfire moveset

== Optional ==

[_] Re-tool Chapter 2 boss fight and ending

[x] Add missing SFX

== After the demo ==

  • Playable Tuhrahkkkii

  • Kodon's alternate weapons

  • Mid-level equipment swapping

  • Library and collectible data disks

  • Final title screen music

  • Flesh out the hub (NPCs, houses, etc)

  • Minigames

  • Party member conversations in the hub

  • Chapter 4 and beyond

So remember, dear readers! If I come back to the dev log talking about one of the items under the Mandatory or Optional categories, that means the demo is that much closer! But if I tell you I just did one of the "After the demo" things, I'm going to need to you voice your disapproval and tell me to get back on track!

I'm sure if you all keep me responsible, we'll see that demo yet!

Okay, thanks for reading. As a treat, you can now go listen to my brand-new (and very mandatory) new music track, Cutscene - Briefing. Enjoy!

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