#grapplehook

The single player mode 'Monster Hunt' is almost completed. There's a couple of small stuff left to implement, and it will also be playable in multiplayer if you want to help each other!

Here's what the enemies look like right now:

There was a lot of stuff that needed fixing on the backend, like game mode selection and other boring issues, but it's all done now. The fun stuff is still left though - creating the different enemies. I did a quick batch of enemies that you can kill, and right now I'm writing the movement pattern for them all.

For a while now the game has been ready for the first playable version, but there’s still a lot of stuff that I want to fix before actually releasing it.

After some play testing I found some additional stuff that I have to fix, such as score not resetting after a play session, controls are not as good as I thought, game locking the player out when playing alone, and so on..

I also started working with a friend, who will be making the art assets for the game from now on. He started right away by making some animations for the existing characters.

The next few weeks will be kind of slow, due to christmas and whatnot *cough* Final Fantasy XV *cough*. But, as soon as I get some more spare time I’ll fix the last issues, I promise.

There’s also the whole marketing thing, which is not really my cup of tea. My current plan is to release the first couple of versions for free on Gamejolt to see the initial response of the game, and after that - who knows. I don’t really have a plan =/

Hey!

So, for a while now, the Necken project has been on hold. Mostly because I grew tired of the project, but also because I’ve been wanting to do a specific project for a couple of years. Introducing, End of Rope!

End of Rope is getting closer and closer to being a 

local multiplayer grapple hook battle game,

where players win points by knocking the others out of the level, using their powers (and grapple hooks of cource!).

Imagine that the ninja rope from Worms had a child with the knockout mechanic from Micro Machines, or Smash if you will. Add a few powerups in there and you will have a great game to play with your friends while drinking beer.

The game is very inspired from a game me and a couple of friends made a couple of years ago, Twang!, that even won a BAFTA. I wanted to reawaken the fun our players had with that game.

So, for the devlog part

So far the game is playable and stable enough to be released as a first alpha version. However, there are a few minor things I want to address before letting you guys play it with your friends.

The two things to address right now:

- Not crashing on Windows. Typically bad thing. - Controllers get reassigned between rounds.

Currently you can choose between 4 characters, up to 4 players, and first to 5 points win. You can only score by being the last survivor. The players kill each other by making sure they disappear in the dark void along the edges.

To keep updated, please follow my twitter, and the game page on game jolt!

Until next time! Love,