Hey Hellsweepers!
Today, we’re going to let you guys have an in-depth look at what we have been up to for the past few months! Come step into our workspace, which showcases some *really* behind-the-scenes early footage of our current progress for Hellsweeper VR...
Watch the video here:
[previewyoutube=E9IaHafenqo;full][/previewyoutube] Let’s dive a little deeper into our upcoming content! *Everything shown is still a work in progress.NEW WEAPON!
About the Katana…
Okay, we hear you! We know, you want the Katana (as do we!). We can safely say a Katana is cooking behind the scenes, so don’t fret. Our main goal is to ensure it has its own identity separate from the Sword, brainstorming unique mechanics and gameplay. But that means we will have something else in our upcoming update and it is…The Magician’s Staff!
Our runner-up is the Magician’s Staff, which some of you might have managed to crack with the puzzle we posted on Discord’s sneak peek ;)
The Magician’s Staff is a magic-focused weapon which fits those who are looking to bring their magical combat to the next level. Using the staff in various ways can offer more effects when you combine your magic balls.
The staff is able to be slammed or can be pointed forward, giving different effects and attacks depending on the elements equipped. In addition, you no longer need two hands to combine spells, allowing your free hand to shoot, slice or punch.
Different effects can happen when you mix-and-match your elements! So for those who enjoy playing wizardry, you can start preparing your spells ????…
Wrath
The new star of the show, Wrath, has been creeping around on our platforms lately. In case you missed it, here’s a little glimpse of our 2-in-1 enemy.
Elemental Bosses
As seen in the video, we’re going to be giving our bosses a little magic to spice things up ;) Elemental bosses were originally not in our roadmap, but we wanted to add more variety to the Boss fights while adding another layer of difficulty for more experienced Hellsweepers. They will have new movesets and amped up attacks, such as a Fire based Savagery leaving lava pools on the floor or setting up fountains of fire. These elemental upgrades will be available to all bosses (Except Treachery). Corruption and Deceit will be waiting for you, too, with new cards up their sleeves :P
Visual Improvements
Finally, we have our visual improvements for PSVR2, PCVR and Quest 2 & 3. For PSVR2, as mentioned before, our team has been hard at work shifting our Unity render pipeline from Standard to Universal since launch. This is to enable us to make use of Foveated Rendering to improve overall performance and visuals. We’re close to the finish line, and PSVR2 will be granted a big overhaul very soon. If you want to keep track of these updates and see them before they drop, you can join our Discord or follow us on Twitter and Reddit! Quest 2 and 3 will also be given some visuals updates. Here’s an example of one of our environment adjustments:
In addition, environments on all platforms will have some smaller scale upgrades, such as updated environmental objects with higher fidelity. Time to sack the sacks :P…
We’ve got a lot in store as mentioned above! From a new weapon (courtesy of our community’s voice.), a new enemy and upgraded bosses, we hope Hellsweepers look forward to the fresh meat to grind soon.
Do you have Questions?
If you have a report or a bug you’d like to send us, you may do the following: Join our Discord : Please select the Hellsweeper role and open a thread under #support. On Steam: Start a thread on the Discussions boards under Bug Reports. For broken saves, game breaking bugs and any other similar issues, please send your save file to support@mixedrealms.com. Your save file is located here: C:\Users\[user]\AppData\LocalLow\MixedRealms\HellsweeperVR\savefile
