MAJOR UPDATE! Sound FX, Visual FX, Screen shake, Balancing, and more!

Update Overview

In our latest deployment to Hustle Tag, we’ve executed a comprehensive series of enhancements targeting both the visual and auditory dimensions of the game, alongside critical gameplay adjustments. This update is focused on elevating the player experience through detailed graphical effects, refined soundscapes, and meticulous character balancing.

Visual and Audio Enhancements:

• Character-Specific Graphics and Sounds: Introduced distinctive graphical effects and sound designs for each character, tailored to their unique abilities and thematic identity.
• Particle Effects and Graphical Enhancements:
  • Goober's Dash: Now features a dynamic particle trail, visually accentuating its speed and direction.
  • Mage’s Teleportation: Upgraded with intricate particle effects to visually signify the teleportation process.
  • Sorcerer’s Abilities: Received specific graphical updates to better represent their arcane nature.
  • Shadow: Enhanced with subtle shadow particles and effects, improving visual feedback for its stealth abilities.
  • Trickster: Incorporates a specialized ace card graphic upon successful dodges, enriching the visual reward for skilled evasion.
    
• Added screen shake to when someone gets hit

Gameplay Adjustments:

• Shadow Buff: Enhanced with a minor speed increase during its M2 ability, augmenting its evasive capabilities.
• Ninja Rework:
• Dash Mechanic: Refined to a shadow dash, offering invincibility frames and marked by a unique shadow trail effect for clear distinction from Goober’s dash mechanic.
  
• Added Third Dungeon map

Sound Design:

• Expanded Sound Effects: Deployed extensive sound effects covering a broad spectrum of character interactions, aiming for a cohesive and immersive auditory environment that complements the visual enhancements.

Development Notes:

These updates were informed by both community feedback and our ongoing commitment to refining gameplay dynamics. The introduction of unique visual and sound elements for each character not only enriches the game’s atmosphere but also provides clearer feedback for player actions. Adjustments to character abilities, particularly for Ninja and Shadow, are designed to fine-tune the competitive balance and enrich the strategic depth of the game.