Skip to content

ApexShock v0.3.1 - 2D HDR Glow, Isometric Metal Obstacles & Volumetric VFX Overhaul

Latest
Latest

Choose a tag to compare

View all tags
@BiosSystem BiosSystem released this 07 Nov 19:34
· 4 commits to main since this release
v0.3.1
ed00219

ApexShock v0.3.1 Release Notes

2D HDR Glow & WorldEnvironment Post-Processing Pipeline

  • Enabled 2D HDR buffer (rendering/viewport/hdr_2d=true) in project configuration for wide color gamut rendering.
  • Added WorldEnvironment with Canvas background mode, Screen blend mode, ACES tonemapping, 1.20 saturation, and 1.12 contrast enhancement.
  • Dynamic 2D normal-mapped point lighting on central crystal mine and top Aegis Reactor Core (PointLight2D).

Textured 3D Isometric Obstacles & Destructible Cover

  • Replaced flat rectangle drawing routines with Kenney CC0 textured isometric metallic structures (assets/props/metalStructure_NE.png).
  • Added ambient occlusion drop shadows, gunmetal foundation chassis, and glowing HDR conduit strips with dynamic damage warning shifts.

Volumetric Combat VFX & Cel-Shaded Hero Readability

  • Added multi-pass cel-shaded silhouette outlines to hero character sprites (src/combat/brawler.gd) for sharp cartoon contrast.
  • Added star lens flare bursts to muzzle flashes, volumetric plasma coronas, textured smoke puffs (smoke_04.png), and spark lens flares (spark_05.png, light_01.png).
  • Added 36 volumetric smoke puff particles along the Showdown safe zone perimeter with billow motion and dynamic hazard tinting.
  • Upgraded floating damage popups (src/combat/floating_damage_label.gd) with 4-pass comic black outline shadows and star lens flares on critical strikes.

End-of-Match Victory Splash & Locomotion Juice

  • Added full-screen Victory and Defeat end-of-match modal splash (src/ui/match_hud.gd) featuring frosted glass backdrop, Star Player MVP banner, 3-tier reward progression cards (+8 Trophies, +60 Credits, +140 Mastery XP), and interactive replay controls.
  • Added dynamic athletic sprint tilt and low-health pulsating danger warning halos (src/combat/brawler.gd) when hero vitality drops below 30%.
  • Upgraded Power Cube crates with 3D alloy textures and glowing emerald cores; 2.5D faceted isometric crystal pickups with hover bobbing.

Package Verification & Checksums

Artifact Size SHA-256 Checksum
ApexShock-v0.3.1.apk 27.80 MB 10c31a361123e3a8ca8845f0710d295e94c481d704579b60af52c7796bbac996
ApexShock-v0.3.1.pck 4.63 MB 2679da8c090978453dbd0df26cda348cbb258fd901a7443ce45d81a564d5c34b
ApexShock-v0.3.1-Bundle.zip 59.42 MB bded10e4ee489057bbafcca5363fbe93129db82621fcc77e17f245e870647d85
Assets 5
Loading