I have been working very hard on the game in the past two days. I have added three new blocks: The candy cane block. I plan to make this block fall when you walk on it so you have to hurry across them as these are usually "candy cane bridges". The new wooden crate is a solid object, it can not be moved, but soon you will be able to move to box, this allows you to push it forwards which will let the crate take all of the damage. The earth block was no needed before when we had the solid snow blocks, but recently when I changed the blocks to dirt with snow on, I needed to add a block underneath them. The new earth block is a solid brown block.
Mrs.Claus will only be available on selected levels,when she is, she will also be armed with a nerf rifle. She will assist you in battle. The ai currently makes her jump at the same time as you so she gets over objects but she can jump herself if anything blocks her path.
Our ragdoll engine is very effective meaning if you shoot a different bone area there will be a different animation which the ai director determines randomly. Originally, when I was first going to make the game, I was going to make it a fixed animation when they died, but I found out, a 2d game with modern style features would be the right way to go.
We also have box art for the game from the minecraft page's Kizzycocoa. Check it out at the bottom of the page. I have also added a Christmas present entity, when you walk into it, it makes a spark and disappears, but I need to add maybe something which counts up all presents you get on a level and maybe rewards you.
I will post more news as progress continues to run smoothly. Feel free to comment and track the game, all support helps.
