It's been a worthy challenge creating Spark Rising. We were successfully Kickstarted, Greenlit, showcased at GDC, and now you can buy Spark RIsing on Steam Early Access.
And it truly is early access. The game is in a state where you feedback can dramatically change the game. And we're hoping for the better, right? So what's in the game so far?
- Exo-suit 1 - An all purpose exo-suit for you to control, which includes 2 weapons, a sprint and mid-air boost mechanic
- Weapon 1 - Rapid fire energy gun, great for spreading out your firepower
- Weapon 2 - Charge shot cannon that can leave massive holes in the environment
- Creative Mode - Build whatever you like using the same features and tools we did to build various battle scenarios
- Battle Scenario Mode - Several maps are included that let you play through specific objectives
- Titan Attack Battle Scenario - A map to showcase how a boss battle could work
- Obstacle Course Battle Scenario - A map designed to get you familiar with the controls
- Build + Battle phases - You can take your time building out a fortress in your own environment and then switch to battle phase to playtest how well it holds up
- Color Grid Inventory - Select from 256 colors to create blocks to place in the environment
- Structure Inventory - Prefabbed voxel structures that can be placed in the environment, comes with 20 structures at this stage, with many more available in our user generated content forum
- Object Inventory - A collection of objects that distinct properties that can you place around a map, can include defenses, decoration, enemy spawners, etc.
- Voxel Manipulator - A rapid build tool that lets you cut, paste, save, move, duplicate voxel structures
- Fully Destructible Environment - Changes up your strategy as you play
Notable fixes since Early Access version 1.2.1
- Inventory menus now open properly
- Sound glitch at the start of a battle fixed
- Tutorial buttons now working properly
- Ammo availability adjusted
- Font adjusted to make it easier to read
- Fixed sound glitch where at times certain sounds don't play
- AI for flyer enemies improved, they now move about the map in more dramatic fashion
- Turret fire rate adjusted
- Jumping and sprinting mechanic adjusted to feel better, now with improved mid-air course correction
