Since the last update there have been many changes on the systems end for Aqua Lungers, with a focus on monster behavior. Improvements include better navigation, less broken attacks, and new features to make new monsters more unique to each other as new ones become available in the game.

New creature using AimHandle feature for projectiles

Other improvements include features to help communicate to players how the game works. While there is still work to do in this department, testing seems to indicate that the changes are making a positive difference. Check out the list below for more details!

Monsters no longer take damage when they are dead
Improvements to lure distraction logic
Fixed monster not seeing waypoints behind climing objects
Tortoise creature added to game and put in level 4
Death animation added to boss creatures
Controls in map menu tweaked for better responsiveness
Hit Boxes can now be added to creatures
Art pass done for desert zone
Update dungeon art
Energy effect for pinky windup
added aim handle support for monster abilitiess
Monsters now collect treasure and score points, displayed up top.
Monsters can now win a match against the player
treasure piles can now overflow, causing items to slowly spill out over time
players can no longer throw through solid barriers
Monsters now have a resistance to stun after recovering from dazed state
Monster Attacks are now canceled on succesful stun
added lighting system to level select map
creatures now check for CLOSEST player to target, not the last in the list of available players
creatures now check for closer player targets after 1.5 seconds, and then every .5 seconds
monsters no longer turn during attack animations
monster savage mode now waits for special attacks to finish
monster no longer collects treasure while in savage mode
Level 2 rearranged to force more engagements and set up understanding for cliffs in level 3
Added points to win score at start of match
Adjusted level 3 to help new players learn controls
Made red fish attack slower and added pinky back to Level 3
Cameras with dead player now follow the monster
Player rotation now stays at last angle when realeasing thumbstick under water
pressing jump in water now defaults to ascend when no direction is chosen
Game now reads default match settings from Level card
Fixed Players not being scored correctly if dead at match end
Adjusted camera shake behavior to not get the camera stuck
Fixed Game breaking bug where returning to main menu without player 1 would disrupt player order (can't start next menu)
Added xbox version for control explanations
Added menu option to switch input display style
Tweaks to level 1 to make it easier for new players
Added WarpedCore Splash Screen at start
Adjusted rules for agressive shields to attack more reliably.
Fixed Bomb hitting monster more than once at a time
Added powerups to boss stages
Added "Defeat the Boss!" at start of boss stages
Fixed crash on start caused by input manager
Improvements to player settings being passed from game map to character select screen
Improvements to projectile script for more consistent travel speeds across types
Improved creature behavior to reduce getting stuck
Explosion Spark added when player lunge attacks meet each other
math for movement adjusted to account for mass on fish/creature
Bait for monster now takes priority over gold
Added PlayDead Feature
PlayDead does not work on monsters in savage mode.
Updated interface to use a bar to indicate gold being carried
Fixed team victory message for teams with only 1 player
moving platform script now supports dynamic rigidbodies

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Updates June 2018