BackroomsBaseProject

Baseplate project made in Godot for a Backrooms Game

Versions

Alpha 1.0

• Added main features to the game
  • Player movement, camera and animations
  • Player sounds (Run/Sprint)
  • Ability to sprint with Ctrl
  • Ability to toggle flashlight with F
• Added basic enemies
  • Enemy 1, the "Stalker", moves slowly and can go trough walls. Long detection range.
  • Enemy 2, the "Chaser". Moves quicker and has a short detection range.

Alpha 1.1

• Big changes to the map rendering
  • Individual lights temporarily removed due to performance issues
  • Global lights added to sed the "backrooms-y" mood
  • Still some bugs with intersecting walls
• Systems / gameplay rework
  • Flashlight temporarily removed (no use with lighting changes)
  • Movement tracker added
    • Spacebar to toggle
    • Responsive sounds
    • Responsive animations
    • Probably will debuff in next update (finite batteries/slowing the player)
• Aesthetics rework
  • Added shadders to make the game feel like actual footage
  • Added timer (time counter) on the top left of the screen, next to "REC" text

Alpha 1.1.1

• Systems / Mechanics
  • Added Stamina and Stamina Bar
  • Details / animation to Movement Tracker
  • Minor changes to player movement
• Levels
  • Added baseplate of Level 7
  • Added new textures for levels

Alpha 1.1.2

• Systems / Mechanics
  • Added Flash mechanic
  • Model of the "Flasher" tool to be added in 1.1.3
  • Added checkpoint idea (old computers). To be implemented

Alpha 1.1.3

• Added picking up / dropping items
  • Pick up with E, drop with Q
  • BUG A1131: Dropping items makes them fall trough the world
  • BUG A1132: Player can sometimes fall trough the world when picking up / dropping items

Alpha 1.1.4

• Systems / Mechanics
  • Removed the ability to drop items
• Bugs
  • Fixed Bug A1131
  • Bug A1132 still persists, even in other levels than Level7
• Gameplay
  • Main menu revamped
    • "OPTN" button (options) has no functionality yet

Alpha 1.1.5

• Systems / Mechanics
  • Created saving / loading system. Not fully implemented in-game yet, but the code is there
  • Added "Secrets". They will be collectibles that unlock different looks in the main menu.
• Bugs:
  • A1151: when acquired, motion tracker is up but off. It should be on.
  • A1152: motion tracker can be activated from main menu.

Alpha 1.2 (stable)

• Systems / Mechanics
  • Saving / loading now works in-game. Checkpoint's model will need a rework.
  • Flasher now visually updates its charges.
• Bugs:
  • Fixed BUG A1151
  • Fixed BUG A1152
  • Found BUG A121: On load, player's rotation doesn't get saved and updated. This makes them face weird angles.

Alpha 1.2.1

• Gameplay
  • Added new introductory video / analog horror styled
• Levels
  • Added new materials and objects for levels, still unused
• Incoming Changes:
  • Enemy Balance / Rework, they are too easy to run away from
  • Loading file needs more information
    • To not repeat cinematic every time (first time play or not?)
    • To keep track of player's camera time
• Bugs:
  • Found BUG A1211: Items respawn when reloading level, but the player still has them in their hand

Alpha 1.2.2

• Levels
  • Added Level14, entire new level dungeon-like. Added Collisions, they should be fine.
• (Debug: added debug mode, so player doesn't get automatically tp'd to checkpoints)