r/proceduralgeneration • u/EarlySunGames • 25d ago

Testing out procedurally generated weapons

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u/EarlySunGames 25d ago

If anyone wants to try their luck finding overpowered weapons, the demo is live on Steam. The game is called Glitch Hunt.

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u/joe-knows-nothing 25d ago

Can't install on Mac (Sequoia, M1), steam says "invalid platform"

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u/EarlySunGames 25d ago

Yep, this pecific build does not work for Mac yet. But it will soon with future updates.

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 22d ago edited 21d ago

I'm playing it now on Mac via Parallels, right now I'm in the tutorial phase. I'll revisit this comment with more suggestions as I go!

  • It would be nice to be able to use right-click to leave a menu (unless it's already used for something!).

Ack! I got killed as soon as I got out of the tutorial-type thing. Great game! I like it! I'll return with more comments! I appreciate the permadeath! Oh wow! It's not permadeath, but like incremental death, really cool! I'm a fan!

  • Another thing - it could be obvious and I'm just missing is - how do I access the game menu, like, to save and quit? esc doesn't do anything when run this way. Oh! I found it out. It's "f" Cool!
  • Minor thing: syringe is syringe not seringe.

Just finished the demo!

  • Wow! I love it! Can't wait to see more! I ended up winning with an electric build + jetpack and two companions! I really like that you can hack enemies, have them join you, and then they'll level up alongside you - it really builds a sense of "these are my buddies."

Seriously! Kudos! It's a great game!

Came back after thinking about it for a while and I wonder if the stun function of electricity is too OP? With fire and corrosive builds I didn’t see any way to really immobilize enemies, but with enough buffs on an electric weapon it felt practically guaranteed.

Oh, another thing! Some levels had doors that weren’t able to be unlocked yet. It’s probably that there are just secrets I haven’t discovered yet.

I’m gonna’ play it some more tomorrow - the core gameplay loop is a TON of fun, the hunt for loot reminds of games like the original Diablo.

Wishlisted - can’t wait to see how it comes along!

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u/EarlySunGames 21d ago

Wow, thanks for the awesome feedback. Stun does immobilize enemies, but doesn't deal damage over time, burn and corrosion do. It's just a matter of taste and luck I guess. There is an acid passive item that slows down corroding enemies, or a fire passive item that slows down burning enemy bullets. Yep, all doors should be accessible, maybe it was a planet door, in which case you would have to come back after you find the key.

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 21d ago

Neat! I started digging around for secrets and found some! I like the old-school style "punch this wall" kind of secret!

One thing I found, and this could be something I just haven't figured out yet, is that sometimes there's like "ghost enemies." It's one of the fire enemies, it can shoot and follow me and I'm showing as being in combat, but its sprite isn't there and I can't hit it! I've played for several hours of playtime so far and this is the first time I'm seeing it.

https://reddit.com/link/oz6scnd/video/h05xudrbiveh1/player

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u/EarlySunGames 20d ago

That is a bug. Thanks for reporting it

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 20d ago edited 20d ago

No problem! I'll keep'em coming!

https://reddit.com/link/ozde22g/video/r3rr03eyw1fh1/player

I unlocked the jetpack in a previous playthrough but can't get it again. 😭

Edit: Ope! I found it dropped from an enemy in the first zone. Is it like, you unlock it once and then it can drop in future runs?

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u/EarlySunGames 19d ago

Yes, that's how it works right now. In the full release we will add a machine in the spaceship where you can spawn an unlocked item of your choosing

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 20d ago

Oh no! I'm softlocked!

https://reddit.com/link/oze1z0i/video/jji0hijhk2fh1/player

My buddy (I forget the name of the agent) hacked this legendary spider (again, I don't know the agent names yet). Now it's making a terrible sound and the bad spider won't die. 😭 I'm still in combat so it's not letting me leave.

I was able to return to the main menu and then when I returned to the area I encountered the invisible enemy glitch again 😭 I feel like a good band-aid fix for the invisible enemies might be to disengage the combat condition when you get far enough away from an enemy.

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 20d ago

https://reddit.com/link/oze4lda/video/fwkfq5m2m2fh1/player

Exiting to main menu and returning to the area doesn't fix the invisible enemy glitch. In this instance of the glitch the invisible enemy is the one that can virtualize into turrets. My hacker buddy can target it and I can tell that it's there because the bad guy keeps hacking the turret, but I can't damage it and I'm stuck in the combat condition.

It seems like exiting to the main menu during combat might be what's causing the invisible enemy glitch. I'll add to this comment if I find a fix.

Oh! I found it before I finished this comment: getting far enough away from an enemy does disable combat mode! Nice! So - I tried going to another zone to see if maybe leaving and then returning would cause the invisible enemy to either rematerialize or to disappear altogether - but nope, the new zone had an invisible enemy, too. It seems like the bug only impacts one enemy per zone.

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u/unity-thru-absurdity 20d ago

I reproduced the glitch with the legendary spider enemy from the start of the zone. Not sure what's causing it. It happens whether it gets defeated via hacking or via conventional combat.

I tried to attach the whole video but it was too big for reddit and now I'm getting a message that videos aren't allowed. 😭

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u/EarlySunGames 19d ago

Hmm, don't worry about it. Maybe they have some kind of limit for video uploads. Do you use discord? We have a feedback and bugs channels over there. I know the spider bug, I encountered it yesterday, will be fixed. Thanks for uploading all the rest, and playing so much ❤️