It’s another Monday starting with another meeting, and in this one we discussed more stuff to add to the final update of Arcade Mode. Here’s a bunch of our new suggestions in terms of events and event rooms you may come across during a run:
* First up, an event room that’s a spa where you can pick up a couple health orbs, just a nice little treat that may show up once in a while
* A potion salesman that sells “bootleg” potions that last longer than the ones you have equipped normally. These potions are usable items you can use whenever you like but will last longer and possibly be a bit stronger.
* A version of the fortune teller room in which you can change the boss of the floor, but for the next event room! In this room Astrid the fortune teller will let you know what event room is the next to spawn, and you’ll be able to let her swap it out for another one, for a fee.
* A “Boss Assistance Fae”, a fae adventurer that may show up randomly in a room and help you clear it out, only to suggest you employ his assistance in battling the boss. Of course, having his assistance will cost you! This fae may also show up occasionally in Astrid’s Fortune telling room where she predicts which boss you’ll face off against next.
* We’re also discussing having floor wide bets, where Bishop will appear at the start of a floor and give you a bet across the whole floor, such as clearing the floor within a limited time!
* Maraccas, who will show up in later floors, letting you exchange silver points for talent orbs, just like in Story Mode
* Trick & Treat buff service which will give you quite a powerful buff – but will also include quite a massive debuff. For example, in an early floor you might get a skill leveled to max, but you’re not allowed to use any other skills or your shield.
* A Trade Up Guy who will take three of your items of the same kind and exchange them for a better version of them
* A Lood room, which is an event room with a lot of loods and one big master lood who is a NPC of sorts
* The Ice Cream parlor, where you can make your own ice cream that gives you different boosts depending on which flavours you pick
* A person who shows up at the beginning of the last floor you died, or possibly after you’ve died at the same floor a number of times, selling buffs that will last until the end of the floor
If you have any other ideas for event rooms or fun things to happen throughout a run, be sure to make a comment! :)
Finally when it comes to Arcade Mode event room entrances, we have the Ghost Ship, the Desert, Tai Ming and Mount Bloom:
Another couple upgrades we’ve been working on is a proper preview window for Shadier Merchant, which compared your items to the ones on display as you approach:
As well as a nice blue warning for the main menu when your save is incompatible (previously it was brown, as can be seen below):
Next, it’s time for another one of those Grindea battle updates! Here, let’s take a look at two more of her moves, still a bit WIP but it’s looking better and better for sure:
•Love the new event rooms ideas! Maybe the Bishop floor challenge could include a “evil” fae that follows the player throwing spells at they or spawning harmful stuff (fire, thorns, bombs…), and another idea is for a boss room bet in case the floor bet doesn’t include it already.
Maybe its not my brightest idea but there could be a event room where some npc/monster wants/lost an item that can only be found in a latter floor and once you reach said floor a enemy will spawn as a stronger elite version and you have to defeat it to get the item, in that floor the event room (or extra event room) is the quest giver waiting for you with the reward (equipment/talent orb/health orb…). Another option is for the quest to be about fishing and doesn’t require you to reach latter floors.
•The visual updates seem really good and well thought, good job!
•Lastly I really liked the blue sword and spear on Grindea, but my idea doesn’t seem particularly popular, and I understand why. Either way you guys decide to go with, it will be perfect!
•Thanks for the update!