HAGgle Major Update!!

We are releasing a major update for HAGgle which will address most of the concerns raised by the judges of the 7DRL game jam and will include many of the features we wish we had the time to put in the game under the 7DRL time frame. We are looking to continue working on HAGgle for some time and would really appreciate your feedback!!

Here are the updates we included into HAGgle version 1_0:

Game Play

• New gambling mechanic allows you to sacrifice a random item in exchange for more souls on each run.
• Replaced Hag room door with portal.
• Updated dungeon random creation.
• Added light effects to decrease player visibility and add to overall horror mood during enemy waves.
• Increased amount of souls picked up and prices in store to allow for discounts and a more balanced store pricing.

Quality of Life Features

• Triggering the Hag fight requires you to press [ENTER] twice to avoid accidental triggering.
• Item you are currently holding will remain in your hands when the wave starts.
• Implemented [E] as the interaction key for the portal, doors and Hag. This avoids accidentally walking into a door or portal.
• Added flicker and SFX when player is hit.
• Increased time and added a flicker effect before souls despawn.

Store

• Removed stores and added a store menu. You can now buy items directly from the Hag by pressing [E].
• Upgrade menu gives item descriptions and allows you to customize your towers.
• Added the following upgrades for towers: power, speed, range and light.
• Added specialized functions for towers: AOE, chain and pulse.
• Towers can inflict the following status effects: poison, slow and stun.
• Added random sales on purchases along with random over priced items.

Visuals

• Created forest environment for Hag.
• Graphics updates on player character, enemies, environment tiles and Hag.
• Updated graphics on start, escape and victory screens.
• Added particle effects on certain attacks.

Hag

• Updated Hag fight to give the Hag more moves for the final battle.
• Updated Hag roaming AI to seem more natural.
• Added slap.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue where blocks were broken unfairly by enemies.