Hi soldiers,

We just released version 0.1.12 of BUFFER: Skills and Sounds. It's a big one, so here is a list of the changes:

New features

• Added music and sounds
• Added music to all levels
• Added weapon shooting sound
• Added player hurt sound
• Added enemy hurt sounds
• Added enemy death sound
• All skills also have their own sound effects
• Added skills
• New Skill: Mine
• Places a mine at your current position that explodes when an enemy walks over it, dealing 500 damage
• New Skill: Flashbang
• Throws a flashbang at your mouse position that stuns all enemies in sight for 1 second
• New Skill: Laser Turret
• Places a turret at your current position that shoots lasers at enemies 4 times per second, dealing 20 damage per shot
• New Skill: Heal
• Heals you for 50 health
• A fifth skill will be added in the future
• Changed the keys `1` to `5` to use abilities instead of switching weapons
• Weapons can still be switched from the inventory screen, by pressing I
• Added back the HUD
• The HUD now correctly shows the player's health
• The HUD now correctly shows all skills and their charges
• Added a minimap
• The minimap is shown in the top right corner of the screen
• The minimap shows the entire level, the player's position, and all enemies' positions
• Players can toggle the overlay map with the Tab key, which shows the minimap in the center of the screen

Balance changes

• Laser Rifle base pierce increased from 0 to 1
• Laser Spread Rifle base spread decreased from 35.34° to 17.67°
• Laser Spread Rifle base bounce increased from 2 to 3
• Laser Spread Rifle base pierce reduced from 1 to 0

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where the player's vision would not work properly after resizing the window
• Fixed a bug where the player would spawn at a slightly wrong position
• Fixed a bug where the informative text in the simulation room would draw on top of the UI
• Significantly improved rendering performance

We hope you enjoy playing with the new skills!

Hi soldiers,

We just released version 0.1.11 of BUFFER. We worked hard on optimizing the net code so that it is smoother and takes up less bandwidth. Here are the changes for this version:

• Reworked all the game's netcode to be smoother and less bandwidth intensive
• Added current bandwidth and ping in the debug overlay
• Added keybinds from `1` to `5` to switch weapons
• Laser Shotgun base damage increased from 40 to 50

Hi soldiers,

Online is now officially available! You can now play BUFFER with your friends, and we hope you enjoy it!

Here are the changes in this version:

New features

• Added online multiplayer
• Rewrote the movement logic to be even more robust
• Rebalanced the weapons available

Balance changes

• Laser Spread Rifle base damage increased from 8 to 15
• Laser Spread Rifle base spread increased from 17.67° to 35.34°
• Laser Sniper Rifle base damage reduced from 250 to 200
• Laser Sniper Rifle base fire rate increased from 0.5 to 1
• Laser Shotgun base damage reduced from 60 to 40
• Laser Shotgun base spread reduced from 35.34° to 17.67°

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where the player accelerated when going around a corner
• Fixed a bug where the player moved faster in diagonal
• Fixed a bug where the vision system would not work properly in corners made from only 2 diagonal walls
• Fixed a bug where the vision system would not work properly when there were no walls close to the corner of the screen

Known issues

• Enemies will sometime twitch when gaining or losing line of sight with the player

Hi soldiers,

We just added a bunch of quality of life and bug fixes to the game. Here are the changes:

• Added a main menu
• Added a settings menu
• Added a space background
• Added a timer in the main mission that stops when all enemies have been defeated
• The player can now select which weapon to use in the simulation room
• Fixed a bug where the vision system would not work properly after resizing the window
• Fixed a bug where enemies could sometimes get stuck on corners

We hope you enjoy the new menu and the new details!

Hi soldiers,

A new version of BUFFER is available with not a lot of changes, but some important ones:

• Added a new vision system where the player can only see what's in direct line of sight
• Added doors that can be opened by pressing `E`

The game is shaping up nicely, and we hope you enjoy this new version!

Hi soldiers,

We've just released version 0.1.7 of BUFFER. This patch has a lot of small details added in and a brand new demo map, but here are the main changes:

• Added a new simulation room, in which the player can choose their next mission
• Added damage numbers when the player hits an enemy
• Added animations for the player and the enemies
• Added a small mission with enemies
• The player now has a health bar and can die, returning to the simulation room
• Rebalanced the weapons available to the player

Now there is a challenging mission for you to try out! Try clearing it with all the different weapons!

Hi soldiers,

Version 0.1.6 of BUFFER is now out. This patch introduces a lot of changes and additions to the game, including:

• The game window now has an icon
• Enemies now have pathfinding and can now chase the player around
• Enemies now have a health bar and can die
• Added weapon damage and DPS stats
• Rewrote the movement logic to be more robust around corners and thight gaps

With this, now players will actually have something to do in the game! We hope you enjoy!

Hi soldiers,

Version 0.1.5 of BUFFER is now out. This patch is mostly bug fixes, fixing these issues from 0.1.4:

• Fixed a collision bug when the player tried to move through narrow gaps
• Fixed lasers lingering for too long when using the sniper rifle
• Fixed the player sprite wiggling when moving

We hope these fixes will make it a better experience for you all!

Hi soldiers,

Version 0.1.4 of BUFFER has been released. This version includes the following changes:

• Added a basic inventory and equipment system that can be accessed by pressing I
• Added some weapon options
• Added basic windowing functionality
• The camera now follows the mouse slightly when aiming
• Changed the movement logic to be pixel perfect

We hope you enjoy this new version!

Hi soldiers,

Welcome to the official website for BUFFER! Here you will find news about the game, download links for the client and a story primer until the game actually has one. If you have any question or comments about the website, please send me a message on Discord at alphspirit. Thank you all for stoping by!