The Beacon

Metroidvania month 28 entry. 

In a freak accident, you crash your ship on an alien planet!

To refuel it, you need to find 1 soul somewhere in the world. Armed with nothing but a jetpack, navigate the alien jungle and make it out alive.

Find all the things!

There is a total of:

12 Screws
1 Soul
2 Key items
3 Ship parts

Minimum completion percentage clocks out to 10/18 items. 100% only took about 20 minutes for an unsuspecting playtester, but your progress is saved. So feel free to come back later.

Will this game receive updates?

Yes!

Originally, no. I like ending projects. It's satisfying to end projects. And I was satisfied with myself when I submitted this project. But the people are hungry. 

This game needs a lot more time in the oven. I gave myself actual, regular hours to get this out the door in only 2 weeks, but a couple more 9 to 5's can't hurt, right? Here's a quick roadmap:

1. Usability. Gamepad support, customizable controls (will also make it more obvious what buttons do what in the first place), easier movement and bigger platforms. The web version does not work all the way. It just doesn't, ok? I have no choice but to take it down after the jam ends.
2. Performance. Removing unnecessary lightmaps, improving the build pipeline (some of the most gamebreaking bugs are because I had unnecessary complexity in my export checklist that I wasn't always faithful to).
3. Visuals. Better textures and a more flexible backend for the audio. The game will sound exactly the same but I don't  like that my master bus has reverb on it... that's just cursed right?
4. Content? I had a scrapped plan for a second boss and major ability. No guarantees I'll get around to it.

Current progress:

Most technical and accessibility fixes are out of the way. Improving the level design is probably going to involve an entirely new map. No promises there. I might leave this project for now. 

Stuck?

Guide!