September Devlog

Hello everyone! Let's get into the September devlog:

Over the course of HC2 development, I ended up gathering a decent amount of workout and exercising albums that I never really had a clear purpose for. If I simply turned all of them into new enemies, they would just end up feeling a bit repetitive... So, instead of doing that, I took some of these albums I had lying around and decided to expand the "workout companion" into a full event.

You will now be able to visit the Gym, which can be accessed through the city's Alley once you unlock that area. I originally intended to turn the location into a fully functional gym where the hero would have to pay a weekly membership fee to attend, but I haven't found quite enough albums to support that whole scenario just yet.

Because of that, for this upcoming update, Gym access will be unlocked right at the start of your run so everyone can experience the new event without any hassle. However, from the next update onward, you'll probably need to trigger the workout companion event first before the Gym actually shows up on the city map.

To go along with this new event, I created a new mechanic: the lifting minigame. You'll need to keep a moving bar inside another bar to successfully complete the exercise. The more reps you manage to pull off, the more EXP you'll earn. Although a hero training all alone at the gym might just draw the attention of some of the other members...

A new enemy, Evelyn, was also added, I'm still deciding exactly where to place her. Initially, she was meant to be an alternate boss for Riverside, but I want to think about it a bit more before setting that in stone.

The next HC2 update will be available on Friday, October 2nd. See you then!