Death Candle v0.9.25.1 Update     —    07/19/25

New Features:

• Added Tutorial Map for beginners with lore connection
• Added NPC Dialogue interactions
• Added End Result Stats screen after each game
• Added Getaway Portal for ending the game via points
• Added Dripthorn boss spawn and death animation
• Added Player spawn and death animation

Changes

• Updated Spitter: it now starts shooting only when close to the player but continues firing as long as the player remains in sight.
• Melee weapons now have durability and can be repaired by activating a Lightstation.
• Reduce Light Station cost from 50 health points to 25 health points
• Reduced Light Station timer from 3 minutes to 1 minute.
• Decreased Melee cooldown from 1.0s to 0.5s.
• Adjusted Streetsweeper Shotgun damage from 90 to 55.
• Adjusted Batsy Shotgun damage from 255 to 120.
• Players can now equip the same gun in both slots.
• Players can melee and throw nades without aiming.
• Recoil resets when switching guns
• Automatic guns now have randomized bullet spread
• Minor adjustments to fire rates for most guns, both with and without the Fox Perk
• Removed Screen Shake toggle from the settings.

Improvements:

• Updated Dripthorn boss animations with added particle effects
• Improved Main Menu Background with an original soundtrack
• Improved Dripthorn Boss UI
• Improved Player In-Game UI
• Improved Camera Movement
• Improved Light Mechanics
• Balanced audio levels

Bugs Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where fire effects weren’t aligned with the player’s head after dashing
• Fixed an issue causing the cursor to flicker repeatedly
• Fixed enemies getting stuck near the Lightstation
• Fixed a bug allowing players to stand on a door and become unreachable by enemies
• Fixed an issue where players could still grab a gun from the Mystery Box after its timer expired

PS. For the past two months, I’ve been cleaning up the code and using composition. This makes it easier to add new maps, guns, enemies, and bosses. The only thing that still takes time is making assets like visuals, animations, and audios.