Illumina Defender - Devlog (26th Jan 24 - 29th Feb 24)

Project Start - 26th Jan 2024

Jan 26th - PreBuild
- Added Player Projectile - Targets and travels to mouse point
- Added Enemy Projectile - Targets and travels to target point
- Added Enemy Projectile Spawner

Jan 27th - PreBuild
- Added - Player Projectile explosions
- Added - Player Bases
- Added - Player / City life
- Added - Ability for enemy projectiles to damage player / city life
- Added - Variable Enemy Projectile Speed (3 variants)

Jan 28th - Build 0.0.1
- Added - Gameplay - Player Score
- Added - Graphics - Cityscape
- Added - PowerUp - Player shot speed up (+10 to player shot speed)
- Added - PowerUp - Player shot speed down (-10 to player shot speed)
- Added - PowerUp - City Health Pack (+25 to city life)
- Added - Graphics - Background Grid
- Added - Graphics - "City Life" Indicator
- Added - Graphics - Player "Score" Indicator
- Added - Graphics - Player "Shot Speed" Indicator
- Changed - Player projectile from Green to Random (From a selection of 5 colours)

Jan 29th - Build 0.0.2
- Added - Misc - Audio controller / tracker
- Added - SFX - Shot speed down power-up collect / spawn
- Added - SFX - Shot speed up power-up collect / spawn
- Added - SFX - Player Projectile spawn (4 variants)
- Added - SFX - Enemy Projectile destroyed SFX (7 variants)
- Added - SFX - Major City damaged (2 variants)
- Added - Music - Temp Soundtrack
- Changed - Enemy Projectile Spawner speed (3 variants, dependent on level, level is currently manual change only)

Jan 30th - Build 0.0.3
- Added - Gameplay - Ability for Player to damage Major City
- Added - Gameplay - 4th city added to TestLevel
- Added - Gameplay - Limited player Missile Stock (100)
- Added - Gameplay/Graphics - Player Cash Drops (250 cash - Purple)
- Added - Misc/Graphics - Human Fatalities Tracker
- Added - Misc/Graphics - Missiles Launched Tracker
- Added - Graphics - Additional background Starfield
- Added - Graphics - Effects for Major City destroyed
- Added - Graphics - Effects for City healed
- Added - Graphics - Purchase Missile Stock
- Added - Graphics - Purchase Upgrade Shot Speed
- Added - SFX - City Healed SFX
- Changed - Player projectile/missile now rotates to face target point
- Changed - Small edit to Player Projectile trail
- Changed - TestLevel layout
- Changed - Power-up drop speeds (3 variants)
- Changed - Heatlh packs now only spawn if player/city life < 50
- Fixed - Soundtrack stops on player death
- Fixed - All projectiles / power-ups etc, killed upon player death

Feb 1st - Build 0.0.4
- Added - Gameplay - Level 0
- Added - SFX - Vocal SFX for Level 1 start
- Added - SFX - Vocal SFX Missile Speed Up
- Added - SFX - Vocal SFX Missile Speed Down
- Added - SFX - Vocal SFX City Health Up
- Added - SFX - Vocal SFX Warning City Health Low
- Added - Ability to buy Missile Stock (50 for 500 cash)
- Added - Ability to buy Missile Shot Speed Upgrade (10 for 250 cash)
- Changed - Timing on soundtrack_001 start (to accommodate vocal sfx)
- Changed - All 4 Enemy Spawner spawn times adjusted
- Changed - Starting Missile Stock (from 100 to 50)
- Changed - Screen Stats Tracker Layout
- Changed - "City Life" screen stat changed to "City Health"
- Changed - "Shot Speed" screen stat changed to "Missile Speed"
- Changed - Mouse cursor to cross target cursor

Feb 2nd - Build 0.0.5
- Added - Gameplay - Major Cities earn cash while alive (100 per 20secs)
- Changed - Purchase Menu position and layout
- Changed - City Level Tracker

Feb 2nd - Build 0.0.6
- Added - Gameplay - Major Cities can now be upgraded (up to level 6 max) (cost 500
cash - adds 25 cash per city per rake of cash + 25 city health - per level upgrade)
- Added - Indicators when things can be bought from the shop
- Added - Enemy Kill Stat
- Added - Indicator to show if a missile will hit a Major City when fired
- Changed - Enemy Speeds adjusted to match levels (Levels of Enemy 0,1,2,3)

Feb 3rd - Build 0.0.7
- Added - Planet Background (will be an option to turn off)
- Added - Cruuuude Level progression system (up to Level 3)
- Added - Purchased vox to cover (missiles/speed/city upgrade bought)
- Changed - Starter Player Missile Speed increased to 100 (from 70)
- Changed - Player can no longer fire Missiles below city level
- Changed - Purchase buttons are now also a Mouse Left Click command

Feb 7th - Build 0.0.8
- Added - Coin Two - Blue - Value 125
- Added - Coin Three - Silver - Value 75
- Added - Major City generated cash SFX
- Added - Collected Cash SFX
- Added - Cash Destroyed SFX
- Added - Visual Indicator for Low Missile Stock
- Added - Visual Indicator for Low City Health
- Added - Vox Indicator for Low Missile Stock (10,5,3)
- Changed - Player Missile are now Green before Level 1 (Switch from level 1 onwards)
- Changed - Planet Background now on an animation loop (loop may vary as decided at the start of the level, background may also vary)
- Changed - Cash Sprite (Updated Animation)
- Changed - Value of Purple Coin (Coin One) chaged to 200
- Changed - -1 score penalty for firing a missile removed
- Changed - City Landscape

Feb 8th - Build 0.0.9
- Added - SFX for non Major City Hit
- Added - Enemy Death FX
- Added - Player Missile FX for Direct hit on Enemy
- Added - Player Missile FX for hit on Speed Power up
- Added - Visual Speed Up Power up indicator
- Added - Visual Speed Down Power up indicator
- Added - Two new "NON MAJOR CITY" locations for Enemy to aim at
- Added - Enemy Death FX for hitting City (Non Major)
- Changed - Small Sprite edits to Player Missiles / Enemies / Major Cities
- Changed - Small reduction in light power on Player Missiles / Enemies

Feb 10th - Build 0.0.10
- Added - Player Target indicator for after a missile is shot
- Added - Player can now purchase Major Cities in 6 positions (1000 per city)
- Added - Key Esc - Quits Game
- Added - Commander Selection Screen with a choice of 4 commanders (*technically infinite amounts as selection 4 is completely random for ALL stats)
- Added - Player Stat - Luck (1-9)
- Added - Enemy Coinship - Chance to spawn depending on Player Luck stat - The higher the luck stat, the shorter the time in-between rolls for a Coinship
- Added - Enemy Coinship money drops (5 variants)
- Changed - Major City Cash generators (when lost) no longer affect player / city life value
- Changed - Starter Major Cities Removed
- Changed - Tracker for "City Level" now reads "Production Level"
- Changed - City Production values go up by +25 Cash each level until level 6. Levels above 6 earn equal to level 6 (+225)
- Changed - Enemy 001 - Spawning rate adjusted - Spawning levels up to 5 added

Feb 12th - Build 0.0.11
- Added - SFX - A FINAL WARNING alarm SFX - Sounds when the player is <= 5 health and an enemy missile is close to hitting the city
- Added - SFX - Enemy Coinship
- Changed - Purchase graphic for Major Cities now only appears when player has enough cash to purchase

Feb 14th - Build 0.0.12
- Added - Visual warning for the Final Warning (Flashing Red bottom half of the screen)
- Added - Additional Missile Stock Counter to the bottom of the screen
- Added - Mockup Title Screen
- Added - Current Cash up / down indicators to Cash tracker at the top of the screen
- Added - Cash Generation progress bar to Cash generators
- Updated - Soundtrack One - Renamed to "Save the World" and extended
- Changed - Cash can no longer be destroyed
- Changed - Visual + Audio warnings for Final warnings raised to <= 10 Health
- Changed - City cash generation visual

Feb 15th - Build 0.0.13
- Added - Mini Icons to (TOP) stat trackers: Health/Missile Stock/Cash & Player Trackers (BOTTOM) stat trackers: Health/Missile Stock/Cash
- Added - "Buy Health" added to the store + 25 health (costs 500)
- Added - Mini Icons to Store: buy Health, and buy Missiles buttons
- Added - Option to toggle additional on-screen stats during gameplay - Level: Score: Shots Fired: Enemy Kills: Fatalities (Key:S)
- Added - Commander Super Chicken to the Commander Select Screen (not yet playable)
- Added - Title Screen Soundtrack
- Added - Mock-up background to the title screen
- Changed - Stat ranges for "Commander Random" : Player Cash 500-3000: Player Shot Speed 50-150: Player Missile Stock 20-100: City Health 30-150: Production Level 1-3: Luck 1-9
- Changed - "City Upgrade" Store button no longer grants the player health
- Changed - "City Upgrade" Store Button renamed to "Production"
- Changed - Store Layout
- Changed - Stats Tracker (Top) Layout
- Changed - Player City size increased slightly (Y)

Feb 19th - Build 0.0.14
- Added - Mini Icon for Production - Top and Buy button
- Added - Explanation / How to play screen (Mock-Up)
- Added - Indicator to show how much cash is earned per node (Dependent on production level)
- Removed - Mock-up background to the title screen
- Changed - "Major Cities" renamed to "Production Nodes"

Feb 20th - Build 0.0.15
- Added - Super Chicken (Stats-wise) now playable (Will eventually be locked upon new game)
- Added - Super Chicken SFX for when shots are fired
- Added - Super Chicken SFX for Production Node destroyed
- Added - New Enemy (Double Square) Spawns from Level 3 (Damage levels need to be tuned, possible separate SFX too)
- Added - Player "Smart Bomb" (Right Mouse Click) - clears the screen of all current enemies (coinship, square, double square) (no points gained but cash drops from coinship) - needs FX etc
- Added - Smart bomb stock for player - Selection 1 (Mikey) 5 : Selection 2 (Dave) 4 : Selection 3 (LCL) 3 : Selection 4 (Random) 1-6 : Selection 5 (Super Chicken) 7

Feb 23rd - Build 0.0.16
- Added - Smart Bomb Stock to Commander Select Screen
- Added - Smart Bomb FX
- Added - Smart Bomb SFX
- Added - Smart Bomb Stock Indicator to Top and Bottom of gameplay screen
- Added - Smart Bomb to Explanation Screen
- Added - Mock-up Commanders on the "Choose Your Commander" Screen
- Added - "Request for URGENT help" feature (explained below)
- Changed - "Missile Speed" moved to "Additional Information" panel on gameplay screen
- Changed - "Random" player selection stats now set to be truly random (testing phase complete)
- Changed - Commander Select Screen Layout
"Request for URGENT help" feature:
If a player has < 500 cash, and 0 Missile Stock, and 0 Production nodes - they can request URGENT help.
The request can be granted or denied based on the players "luck" stat.
At 6 "luck" or below the player has a 1 in 4 chance of getting help
At 7 and 8 "luck" the player has a 1 in 3 chance of getting help
At 9 and 10 "luck" the player has a 1 in 2 chance of getting help
If help is granted the player will receive + 1500 cash
If the request is denied, the player receives 0 and has to wait 5 seconds to issue another request (if request condition (cash, stock, nodes) hasn't changed)

Feb 24th - Build 0.0.17
- Added - Level time remaining stat added to "Additional information" panel
- Changed - Enemy Coinship destroys no longer add to player score
- Changed - Direct enemy kills and Indirect enemy kills now add + 5 to score (before Direct + 10, Indirect + 2)
- Changed - Current Level set to rise in 90 second intervals (replacing level being determined by score)
- Changed - Production node values - Level 1 100 to 200 / Lv2 125 to 225 / Lv 3 150 to 250 / lv 4 175 to 275 etc....
- Changed - Commander 1 (Ember) Starting City Health 100 - Starting Missile Stock 60
- Changed - Request for URGENT help button now appears at Cash <499 / No Production / Missiles <10

Feb 27th - Build 0.0.18
- Added - Digital Crypt / Last Child Left - Intro Screen
- Added - Title Screen Vox
- Added - Vox to Defender selection Screen - Ember / Nicole / Pyra / Super Chicken / Random
- Added - Mock-up Game Over Screen (Stats included: Human Fatalities, Enemy Kills, Level Reached, Score) (Stats included but not shown: Direct Hit Kills, Coinship Kills, Decimator Kills)
- Added - "Death of Illumina" Soundtrack to Game Over Screen
- Added - "Extras Screen" Access and a few extras (Ember Destroyer paper docs x 5)
- Changed - Level Time remaining stat shortened to 3 digits
- Changed - Project Title changed to: Simile Defender - Renamed again to "Illumina
Defender"
- Changed - Missile Speed capped at 330
- Changed - Missile Speed Power up will not spawn if player missile speed is above >=280
- Changed - City Health capped at 100 (Unless player is a tricky trickster....can get extra up to 130)
- Changed - City Level now capped at 7
- Changed - Buy option to increase production (City Level) now deactivated if production level = 7
- Changed - Buy option for health now deactivated if health is >= 100
- Changed - Buy option for Missile Speed now deactivated if missile speed is >= 330
- Changed - Player select screen text from "Choose your commander" to "Choose your defender"
- Changed - Player select screen buttons are now pressable across image and bio
- Changed - Player select screen - Bio updates (profanities removed!)
- Changed - Title Screen "Commander Awards" to "Defender Awards"

Feb 29th - Build 0.0.19
- Added - SFX for Request for help: Approved / Denied
- Changed - Small adjustments to gameplay screen text