August 12, 2024 | GTI Productions

New Mechanic Added to the Game: Ship Can Now Be Upgraded

On the previous version of the game, it was noticeable that it was too easy to obtain the maximum upgrade for the weapons. Even though there were some adjustments made to the weapon upgrade prices, it still wasn't enough. However, making the weapon upgrade much more expensive made the game a lot more of a slow-paced game. In response to this issue, we added another mechanic to the game that also requires the player to use their collected gold--ship upgrades.

This mechanic also corresponds to some of the updates that is done with the game. This includes the removal of the ship's natural regeneration, and the newly-added feature, in which the ship's movement speed is slightly reduced when the firing attacks.

Ship Upgrading System

Just like in upgrading weapons, upgrading the ship itself also consumes gold. It will also begin at a cheap price that increments at a certain rate overtime. The incrementation of the price is cumulative. This means that whatever attribute you choose to upgrade, the upgrade cost answers for all of them. This system will force the player to spend their gold wisely. In game, they could choose whether to prioritize upgrading their weapon or their ship's attributes first.

Available Upgrades

As of this moment, there are 4 ship attributes that can be upgraded:

(1) Attack Speed - This dictate how fast is the interval in firing each bullet. This attribute affects all type of weapon. However, of course, the original relative speed of certain weapons is still followed. This attribute only modifies them at a certain rate. This attribute can be upgraded 5 times.

(2) Movement Speed - This attribute defines the ship's mobility. This attribute is important as the faster your ship is able to move, the more likely you are to dodge enemy attacks. This attribute can be upgraded 5 times.

(3) Maximum Health - This upgrade increases the ship's health capacity. This will allow the ship to endure more damage from enemy attacks. This attribute can be beneficial during late games, where enemy attack damages have already increased a lot. This attribute can be upgraded 10 times.

(4) Health Regeneration - This attribute allows the ship to regenerate health overtime. This enables to ship to have self-sustain without relying on the health item dropped by asteroids. This attribute can be upgraded 5 times.