Attack of the Giant Mutant Lizard news & patch notes

Hi everyone! I have another update to talk about before this game leaves early access. A few of the people who played the mobile version have requested special abilities like breathing fire. I hadn't planned on doing that earlier, but it didn't seem like a bad idea to me, so I spent a few weekends adding a new ability for each of the monsters. The special attacks need to be unlocked just like the normal attacks, but they are triggered by holding the secondary attack button for about a second, then aim and release. The special attacks can only be used once every couple of seconds. https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/19/141/1244141/media/beam-optimized-smu8jfbf.gif https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/19/141/1244141/media/fireball-optimized-vbfykai9.gif https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/19/141/1244141/media/firebreath-optimized-uykwyzth.gif I also added a simple little feature, just for the hell of it: Throw and catch someone repeatedly without letting them hit the ground. The more times you catch them, the more points you get. There's not really any point to this, I just figured it would be fun for a couple minutes. https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/19/141/1244141/media/juggling-optimized-frxgqvb6.gif I plan to take this game out of early access soon, even though it's still a really short game. I think I can make something much better if I start fresh with the things I learned from making this game. I plan to focus on fixing bugs in the next couple weeks and then release the game with the fourth monster and the new location.

Question:

Should players be required to complete story mode to unlock the other monsters?

I was curious about people's thoughts on whether unlocking the monsters for "arcade mode" is any better than having them be available from the start. Please visit this poll on GameJolt, or leave me a comment/message here on Steam. https://gamejolt.com/games/attack-of-the-giant-mutant-lizard/176981/devlog/poll-should-the-monsters-all-be-unlocked-from-the-start-wakf74cy The results of this poll might impact the character selection in the game when the new monster (the giant snake) is released.

Hey everyone! People (more than one person, at least) have been asking me about the progress on this game, so I think it's time for another update. I made a change to the way the first monster's tail is controlled by the mouse. Previously, its position was relative to the point where you first clicked when starting to control the tail. I originally did it that way so that on mobile devices, the claws would not be covered by your finger. The mobile version will still work that way, but now the PC version will have the tail follow the mouse cursor directly. Hopefully that's a bit more intuitive for everyone. I also added some support for controllers, but some of the menus may still need you to use the mouse. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/34249789/d2739c0dbe8e4db433583c45ba438c43ac329528.png I only tested with a XBOX 360 controller, so I don't know if others will work the same way. I still think it's easier to use the keyboard and mouse though. But for those who want to use a controller, the right joystick can be used instead of the mouse. I added a nifty crosshair so you can tell where you're aiming. https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/13/50/859800/media/joystickcontrol-optimized2-fzfjh4ea.gif You can try the updated controls in the latest version of the demo. One other new thing is that I enabled Unity's Cloud Diagnostics service, so I'll be able to see all the errors that I'll probably be too lazy to fix.

So what's next for this game?

Despite how short it is, I've been working on this game for a long time, and I can't wait to start working on a new game. But before I do that, I'm working on adding one more monster, and a new map to go with it. This next one is a giant snake that is able to throw things with its head and swim underwater. That's where the new map comes in: https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/13/50/859800/media/snake2-optimized-zjpwes8x.gif Since snakes typically don't have legs, I'll need to think of some other attack moves for players to unlock. So far I have one attack. This one: https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/13/50/859800/media/snake1-optimized-ac5cjhvx.gif I've also made an addition to the wildlife. https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/13/50/859800/media/bear2-optimized-cj9sbhny.gif https://i.gjcdn.net/data/fireside/posts/13/50/859800/media/bear-optimized-yakspsny.gif There's still a lot of work left to do on this though -- textures, AI, fish that stay in the water instead of floating through the air, etc.

I just added a German translation to the game. I also adjusted the helicopter's gun to fire in bursts and to also be a little less accurate. There's also probably a few bugs fixed (or added) as well.

Thanks to the work of two translators, I was able to add translations for Portuguese and Korean. Some of the text might look weird though, because the font I'm using doesn't have all the characters used for Portuguese. Oh well. Anyway... If you notice any mistakes, or can provide additional translations or suggestions on improving the current text, feel free to email me at [email protected].

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Help Me Translate!

Are you fluent in both English and another language? If you answered "No", then we have at least one thing in common and we should hang out sometime. (I'm joking. Don't come near me.) But if you answered "Yes", then you may be able to help me make my game support multiple languages. I recently modified my game to enable me to add translated versions of all the text in the game. All that's needed is the translations, and as all the confusing international comments on Google Play I've read so far have proven, Google Translate is not exactly reliable when it comes to translating things correctly. If you are interested in helping to translate even just some of the text, contact me at [email protected].

I made two improvements to make using the "hammer throw" ability a little easier. I added an alternative way of performing the move. Instead of moving the mouse in circles, you can rapidly press left and right (or 'A' and 'D') repeatedly a few times until the character starts to spin. This may be easier for some people. I also added a projectile path display to help with aiming. It's a little imprecise, mainly because the character is spinning so timing can also affect the throw. https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/34249789/93b9939aaf32099031265cb62ff699925dfef20a.png