Eternal Dread - Demo

Devlog

• V0.4.1 - Checkpoints
  April 27, 2026 by Max Ponting#checkpoint, #emission, #flint, #items

  Changes: Added checkpoints to the dungeon. You will return the the most recent one on death. Added slight blue emission to flint given the player is not near a light source... Continue reading
• V0.4.0 - Tutorial V2
  April 27, 2026 by Max Ponting#tutorial, #water, #dynamic, #ripple, #light

  Changes: --- OVERALL --- - If the player is far away from a light source. The environment will be dynamically lit slightly so the player can create a light source. For example, if a player throws thei... Continue reading

  
• V0.3.5 - Tutorial V1
  April 26, 2026 by Max Ponting#tutorial

  Changes: Added a tutorial section. This will help players to understand the mechanics. Namely the ability to combine items together so you can create light. The next update will flesh out this section... Continue reading

  
• V0.3.4 - Stutter Free
  April 25, 2026 by Max Ponting#stutter, #optimisation, #lag, #performance, #C#, #allocations

  Previously, the game would stutter when first loading into the scene and every 30 seconds or so. This is due to C# allocations occurring every frame. Many of which were due to Godot's C# API allocatin... Continue reading
• V0.3.3 - World Building
  April 22, 2026 by Max Ponting#story, #immersion, #notes, #world

  Changes: Added notes that contain hinting to what has occurred and what will occur... Continue reading

  
• V0.3.2 - Explosions
  April 21, 2026 by Max Ponting#explosion, #pose, #fire, #combustion

  Changes: - Pitch fire bombs actually explode now and can hit multiple targets, rather than a single combustable target. - Fixed left hand orientation for unsymmetrical items - Added proper hand poses... Continue reading

  
• V0.3.1 - Performance Enhancements
  April 20, 2026 by Max Ponting#performance, #loading, #DirectX12, #Shader Cache

  Changes: - Switched rendering backend to DirectX12 for Windows as Vulkan can cause issues on integrated GPUs. - Improved loading times. - Added a intial startup screen that loads in common assets in t... Continue reading