Vapor Trails

Devlog

• STEAM RELEASE
  January 29, 2024 by sevencrane

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  #steam

  Hello! I've been working diligently on the physics build and I've finally been approved for a Steam release. I'm polishing up the demo to be ready by mid-March, but in the meantime you can wishlist it... Continue reading

  
• 0.18.10 Update
  October 12, 2022 by sevencrane

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  It took rewriting the save system from scratch to realize some of the mistakes I'd made. Lessons learned about overdesigning, more code is more bad. Bugfixes: + items get saved to disk between scenes... Continue reading
• Ghost AI for Andromeda
  September 26, 2022 by sevencrane

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  That's right, I'm not dead yet. I'm working on the Andromeda fight! Here's what it's been like so far. Guess which one is me. Introduction Ghost AI is a fast alternative to classical state-machine AI... Continue reading
• 0.17.31 Update
  April 02, 2022 by sevencrane

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  Sorry this took a while to get out. I was out of town right after uploading the broken build last week 🥴 Bugfixes: + player can't attack out of environment damage respawn animation + fixed bug wher... Continue reading
• 0.17.15 Update
  March 25, 2022 by sevencrane

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  This is a breaking update. Old saves are incompatible. I wanted to add actual game content to this update but seeing as how the old saving is currently broken, I'm just pushing it out as soon as possi... Continue reading
• 0.16.5a Patch
  March 15, 2022 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + Gray dying triggers the correct cutscene Content Changes: + Gameplay Changes: + Richter is no longer invincible during his air tumble Visual Changes: + made camera lookahead less sudden In... Continue reading
• 0.16.4a Patch
  March 14, 2022 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + added a ground check for Richter Content Changes: + Gameplay Changes: + speedrun timer starts when the player gains control of Val in the tutorial Visual Changes: + Internal refactors: +... Continue reading
• 0.16.3a Update
  March 13, 2022 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + speedrun timer is enabled now Content Changes: + Gameplay Changes: + speedrun timer pauses in main menu and during loading screens, but not during dialogue or when the game is paused Visua... Continue reading
• 0.16.2a Patch
  October 08, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + fixed black screen when traveling to the Sludge Wastes subway station + player health upgrades persist when moving between areas Content Changes: + added text on the Lady of the Lake's hea... Continue reading
• 0.16.1a bugfix
  September 18, 2021 by sevencrane

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  fixed the bug where the player would bypass the elevator when entering it for the first time and get sent directly to the sewers... Continue reading
• Beta Roadmap
  September 17, 2021 by sevencrane

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  With the release of the latest build, I decided it's time to get off my ass and finish the main story arc so I can call Vapor Trails a beta instead of a "hobby," "passion project," "demo," etc. I owe... Continue reading

  
• 0.16.0a Update
  September 17, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Old saves are no longer valid. The Deeps have been split into two levels, so its reference name and saved positions can no longer be loaded. This was for optimization. Some people reported that the we... Continue reading
• 0.15.5a Patch
  September 09, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + gun eyes actually target both directions in backdash and backstep animations New Content: + Gameplay Changes: + fall velocity snaps to a vertical line at horizontal speed of under 2 units... Continue reading

  
• 0.15.4a Music Update
  September 06, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + player doesn't reset to electric wires after taking damage from them + richer doesn't follow through with attacks on death + fixed sewer elevator placement issues + fixed easter egg dialog... Continue reading
• 0.15.3a Patch
  July 20, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + fixed cigarettes spawning in the Deeps, along with other various pickups New Content: + Gameplay Changes: + Visual Changes: ~ brightened the Lady of the Lake's heart sprite Internal refact... Continue reading

  
• 0.15.2 Update (Bugfixes)
  July 17, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Bugfixes: + vertical axis (for crouching & divekicking) can be correctly remapped + (finally) fixed bugs around hitting spikes and respawning + target door in the Deeps will stay disabled after leavin... Continue reading
• 0.15.1 bugfix
  June 12, 2021 by sevencrane

  + remapped controls actually persist now, I misread the Rewired documentation... Continue reading
• 0.15.0 Update (Sewers)
  June 11, 2021 by sevencrane

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  TL;DR 2 new enemies and small areas, no new bosses. also, your saves aren't compatible with the new update. To be regular about this, I started using semantic versioning. Bugfixes: + HP/energy don't r... Continue reading
• Why DontDestroyOnLoad is Bad
  May 25, 2021 by sevencrane

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  DO NOT FOLLOW THIS ADVICE This is based on the incorrect assumption that ScriptableObjects are retained in memory between scenes. This is false, and has resulted in other bugs in VT. Original Sin Here... Continue reading

  
• Poster
  March 28, 2021 by sevencrane

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  No game updates (yet, I'm waiting on my friend for some new music) but enjoy this promotional art I made in the meantime. I might (eventually) sell it on Redbubble or something once I'm happy with all... Continue reading

  
• lots of activity recently. thank you
  February 10, 2021 by sevencrane

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  I saw a huge spike in activity in Vapor Trails last week, and although I haven't been able to answer every question and fix the bugs, seeing people interact with everything in the game and find intere... Continue reading

  
• January Tweaks
  January 24, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Tl;dr no new content, but some of these fixes were sorely needed Bugfixes: + removed dust in dialogue cutscenes if player is moving at high speed + player momentum doesn't persist after taking environ... Continue reading
• Tutorial: Wind-blown leaves shader
  January 23, 2021 by sevencrane

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  In this post, we’ll write a fragment shader to animate leaves in Unity. I’m assuming familiarity with light vector math. First, get your base textures. The tree in the gif is actually a tilemap co... Continue reading

  
• Tutorial: Basic Skeletal Animation
  January 20, 2021 by sevencrane

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  I’m very lazy and dislike hand-animating. This is a problem in game development, so I have a workaround. The above animation is skeletal instead of hand-drawn. Skeletal animation is nothing new, but... Continue reading
• Save Bug fixed
  January 03, 2021 by sevencrane

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  This was a gamebreaking bug, and yet it was a very small fix. Please re-download Vapor Trails and select "Start New Game"... Continue reading
• Holiday 2020 Update
  January 03, 2021 by sevencrane

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  Holiday 2020 Update Content Changes: + added a new boss, Thorn + added a dramatic intro with detailed and mostly-finished portraits for most bosses + added new characters: Orca, Dreamer, Sheila, Marqu... Continue reading

  
• Summer Update 3
  August 06, 2020 by sevencrane

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  Tl;dr added options menu Bugfixes: + black fade lifts again after an intra-scene teleport + stackable items don't double when you pick them up New content: + you can select from ten wonderful volume l... Continue reading

  
• Summer Update 2
  July 31, 2020 by sevencrane

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  the shameful bugfix edition The "can't continue game" bug was due to me misunderstanding a tiny yet critical part of C#'s garbage collection. It ended up being a one-line fix. Also, I finally wrote a... Continue reading
• Summer Update 1
  July 18, 2020 by sevencrane

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  I know everyone else in the United States is ready for quarantine to last another six months or whatever, so enjoy this update while our government keeps doing the global pandemic equivalent of repeat... Continue reading
• Demo Day Patch
  May 08, 2020 by sevencrane

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  Smaller bugfixes and changes based on feedback: + added a "main menu" button to the pause menu + standardized font size on pause menu + fixed bug where player would keep moving when sitting on a bench... Continue reading
• Demo Day UPDATE!
  May 04, 2020 by sevencrane

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  The Big Things Brought back the tutorial level and some bosses! You can see some brief backstory in Paradise, and figure out Lauren's plans once you two reach the Night Market. You can also upgrade yo... Continue reading
• Animator State Machine AI
  April 09, 2020 by sevencrane

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  #tech discussion

  I'm polishing the Richter boss fight in the Night Market. I've achieved a decent AI by combining her animator state machine with her AI logic, augmented with external param-settings sensors and state... Continue reading

  
• Demo Day 27 Update
  July 05, 2019 by sevencrane

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  - redid movement system and combat, will update game page with controls and combos soon - tweaked some dialogue to reflect that the player no longer carries a sword - added some saws - fixed some bugs... Continue reading
• bugfixes
  May 09, 2019 by sevencrane

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  - removed headspace, for now - backdash cancel jab1/jab2 - fixed typewriter text rendering - ui scales properly... Continue reading
• demo day 26 bugfixes
  May 06, 2019 by sevencrane

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  - pause menu buttons work now - fixed player getting frozen after exiting headspace - fixed doors sending player to the wrong place in the level or The Void - made it more obvious where the demo gener... Continue reading
• secret update
  March 28, 2019 by sevencrane

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  gearing up for demo day next month. i want to make the subway system before then, but I reached a big enough milestone that I can post a devlog. changes i can remember off the top of my head: - new se... Continue reading
• Demo Day 24 feedback UPDATE
  January 12, 2019 by sevencrane

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  incorporated a lot of demo day feedback and fixed bugs BUGFIXES AND CHANGES increased controller deadzone added dedicated controller support for in-game instructions fixed supercruise exit bug where t... Continue reading
• NPCs with state-based dialogue
  August 02, 2018 by sevencrane

  implemented dialogue/state-based activation system, finally turned the first level into a game of search and destroy... Continue reading
• music!
  August 01, 2018 by sevencrane

  go listen to slime girls, they're good. also fixed a bug in the main menu where the player was hidden, frozen, locked in space, but could still shoot... Continue reading
• Added sound
  July 29, 2018 by sevencrane

  ;^)... Continue reading
• Started using butler, added a webGL version
  July 27, 2018 by sevencrane

  H... Continue reading