This week at Mutant, we heard you like seeing massive monsters shoot energy breath attacks...

Weekly Dev Update #75
Week of August 29, 2022

This week at Mutant, we’re a-firin’ our layzah!

Zach’s in full monster mode, ramping up our Kaiju fight systems and getting us ready to really show off what’s going to make Kaiju Fishing the most epic fishing experience you’ll ever have.



KAIJU FISHING BOSS FIGHTS

We’ve gone over the storyboards for the boss fight in previous weeklies and we’ve shown you the big guy in action in our trailers, but now it’s time to put it all together.

To recap: Kaiju Fishing boss fights are going to be broken into a few stages, with mechanics from our usual small and medium fishing as well as the need to use some new and wild tools.

1. You gotta get its attention. This will be done with an ancient Summoning Bell (which you’ll charge up by catching other fish). Charging the bell for each area proves your angler skill and proves you’re ready to face the Kaiju. Ring the bell in the arena to call the boss to you.
   
2. Hooking the monster. Easier said than done. This will be different from our usual fishing; it’d be a bit odd to see a Godzilla-sized creature nibble at a normal line, so instead you’ll need to get close and shoot your special plunger-fish at certain points on its body. The plunger fish is a sweet and magical little creature that Sarah concepted which will act as a sort of leech, “cleansing” the monster of the dark energy in it as you fight. (Maybe we'll show that little guy off next week!)
   
3. The Kaiju won't be the biggest fan of you at this point. In fact, it’s gonna want to swat you like a mosquito. Now is when you need to dodge and dodge well. We’ve got a plethora of attacks for each monster - the one we showed off earlier in the summer was the tail slap but there are a few more tricks up our sleeve just for this fight.
   
   
4. Keep going! If the monster breaks free, hook it again. If you get hit, learn from it and dodge the next. The boss fight itself is still being tuned, but we’re targeting three-ish major phases rotating through the different attacks we’ve got set up for you. Drain all the darkness from the mighty beast and you’ll be the victor.
   

And that’s it! Easy, right? (Not really, don’t get hit too many times or you’ll have to restart the fight.)

HYPER BEAMS ARE FUN

So I figured now is a good time to show you another sneak preview of one of our attacks - and this is one I hold very near and dear to my heart… the inspiration should be obvious!



Zach did an amazing job with the effect and we all can’t wait to keep pushing our visual effects, plus Sarah’s got the new Kaiju model just about ready to go… oh yeah, it’s all coming together. I hope you’re as excited about this as I am because I am so desperately looking forward to each playtest.

And this is where I’ll leave another reminder that we have a Discord… and it’s a Discord where playtests can and will happen… and you, yes you, will be able to play Kaiju fights early when we’re ready to test the fight… I’m just sayin’.

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That’s all we got for ya this week.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

Be sure to check out the Demo and share the game with your friends! Every little bit helps. You can also join our Discord if you want to share your best catches amongst our community, give us feedback, and get access to the newest test builds. We love seeing all the new faces (well, usernames) who are playing the game and we can’t wait to give you more!

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