The “secret” map e01m13 has been uploaded and snorms is now in alpha 0.0.7 (build 223) :
- Optimizations (again) : there’s almost no full garbage collector happening during normal gameplay now, I reviewed my cache system and reused more objects. The gc was the cause of the small lags that were happening sometimes (on my computer full gc is around 300-500 ms). I’ve also removed the upper limit of the memory, so it’s fully handled by the JVM now.
- New power up, “matrix”, it will slow down bullets around you (and eventually stop them)
- New boss monster, you can see it in e01m06 as a mini boss (it will flee during fight), you will fight it’s full version in e01m09 when it’s done
- Shadows : bullets, monsters and player now have a shadow under them
- Improved scripting engine, scripts can now be launched in the background (as a result doors will now open a lot more quickly)
- New weapon upgrade : “mini gun”, available at the end of map e01m13, at the moment the mini gun sound is the same as the pistol
- Upon completing e01m13 you will unlock hard difficulty mode (when it’s done)
- Bug corrections…
Map e01m13 is heavily inspired on a Doom 2 map (I love this game)
Next update should focus on :
- The boss map (e01m09)
- Hard difficulty mode
And I will also begin working on the downloadable version of snorms.
