Release Notes 1/23

New with release:

• Molotov Cocktails - Player can drop molotovs to ignite zombies (and survivors). Flaming zombies can also ignite other zombies and survivors if they wander into them.
• Sticky Bombs - Player can drop bombs that stick in place where they land. This provides the player with a more accurate explosive but without the added fragmentation effect of grenades. (These may eventually make noise to attract zombies to them).
• Exploding barrels now have a flaming effect prior to exploding when contacted by bullets, grenade fragments, and molotovs.  Barrels immediately explode when contacted by an explosive.
• Smoke and spark effects.
• New intro sequence with temporary title and instruciton.
• Updated HUD with numeric weapon controls.

Previously:

• Plane now makes passes in both directions, alternating in between. This allows targets on the left side more accessible.
• Shell casings are ejected from teh gun upon firing.
• Plane now makes passes in both directions.
• Different physics and color for Precision shot.
• Created bullet trail effect for Precision shot.
• Implemented propeller animation for the plane.
• Glass on plane is now clear.
• Updated artwork for "small pine" tree.
• Temporary Start menu with placeholder title.

Currently planned:

• Improved control mapping.
• Better way to defeat zombies in the first 1/4-1/3 of the level.
• Various interaction effects for when zombies collide with survivors. This may be different depending on if the survivor is holding a weapon.
• Display "zombies remaining" and "survivors remaining required" variables in HUD.
• improved contrast for grenade fragments/debris.
• 2d platformer-style refueling level where player will fend off zombies until plane is refueled.
• Additional weapon types which will be ulocked over time rather than all provided from the beginning.
• Zombies will ignite when colliding with a campfire.
• Additional art assets for cabins/structures.
• Final stage - At the end of each set (world/biome) of levels, the ground will move beneath the plane as it clears one long level in one pass.
• Additional worlds/biomes.
• Different bullet impact effect for when bullet hits water tile. (Animation complete, not yet implemented)
• Start menu and level selection screen.
• Aseprite animations
• Sound effects
• Original music
• Molotov cocktail weapon that causes nearby humanoids to catch on fire.
• Snow

Notable known bugs:

• Grenades intermittently don't bounce off of colliders and stick into the ground
• Conflicting logic when player simultaneously kills the last zombie and a survivor causing conditions for level completionand level failure to both be triggered. I've managed to at least prevent advancing to new level in this scenario.
• Dropping a grenade while firing machine gun can cause them to collide which preemptively starts the detonation timer, causing a mid-air explosion.
• Layering of certain assets is set incorrectly causing certain objects to unintentionally poke out into the foreground.
• Only 16:9 monitors are supported. Any other aspect ration may unintentionally more or less of each level.