Bioluminal: Volcanic Resonance Update (0.4.0)

Bioluminal: Volcanic Resonance is the official name for version 0.4.0. This new update will include lots of new features, giving the game story and gameplay, along with improving performance. Spoilers will be provided for certain changes I recommend players find out themselves.

In-game Features

New items;

• Flashlight (fixed)

• Sonar

• Nightvision

New mechanic: Survival

Bioluminal Volcanic Resonance will include a new- work-in-progress survival mechanic. The are 4 different stats

• Calories

• Water

• Health

• Sanity

All of these need to be fulfilled to avoid failure. If the player is unable to do so, the game will progressively get more difficult until it's game over.

Points of Interest (POIs)

Points of interest (POIs) define an area important to gameplay. These are helpful for progression.

POIs;

• Tech Department

• Fusion Reactor Elevator Building (likely)

• Fusion Reactor Core (not confirmed)

Not all of these will be included in Volcanic Resonance.

Performance

Volcanic Resonance will include lots of optimization and performance fixes. Here is a simplified list of them (nerd alert).

• Drawing

• • Decreased the amount of meshes in the game for the engine to draw.

• Lighting

• • Some light sources have been changed to baked, or their resolutions have been decreased.

These features will greatly benefit performance, though the game is built using HDRP, so not all computers can run the game.

The End

That's it for this article. There are other things to discuss like music and graphics, but I don't have time. If you read all the way through- here's a digital cookie :D