The Struggle of Combat

Devlog

• Small Update (V1.042)
  May 08, 2024 by yrbiax#gold, #loop, #bullet, #health

  Not being able to get any new upgrades after lvl 14 made later loops less interesting. So you can now keep earning gold even after reaching maximum level. This should also make going through new zones... Continue reading
• Small Update (V1.041)
  March 13, 2024 by yrbiax#magic, #bonus

  Arena bonuses can now appear on multiple items in shop (Previously only 1 item could have arena bonus) Fixed magic staff ammo cost being too low... Continue reading
• Small Update (V1.040)
  September 08, 2023 by yrbiax#strange, #guns, #cockroach, #mushroom, #reload

  While doing some testing i noticed one more bug so i decided to do quick follow up update. I thought that i might as well give small buff for some of the weaker items. Cockroach felt by far the worst... Continue reading
• Small Update (V1.039)
  September 05, 2023 by yrbiax#arena, #greed

  Arenas felt somewhat grindy with so many enemies. There was also lot of idle waiting time in earlier arenas, since enemies died so fast. Arenas should now feel lot more fast paced with lower respawn t... Continue reading
• Small Update (V1.038)
  July 04, 2023 by yrbiax#bonus, #item, #arena

  Wasn't really planning on making any major updates, but i felt like game was lacking those juicy rare items. Once you have beaten zone boss there is now small chance to find arena items from shop. Com... Continue reading

  
• Small Update (V1.037)
  June 18, 2023 by yrbiax#rat, #sawblade

  Fixed sawblade sprite in logbook Fixed factory arena boss having wrong sprite Fixed rats being unable to climb walls while frozen... Continue reading

  
• Small Update (v1.036)
  May 13, 2023 by yrbiax#frost, #burn, #magic, #animation

  Some of the new items were feeling bit underwhelming, so i tried to do some rebalancing. Burn damage from fire weapons was also feeling really weak during later levels, so i did small rework for burn... Continue reading
• Struggle Continues! (v1.035)
  May 08, 2023 by yrbiax#Wizard, #Eskimo, #Knight, #Combat, #struggle

  Long waited update is finally here! Whats new? 3 new zones 3 new characters 9 new weapons 26 new items There is now 1 unique item for each character to further differentiate their playstyles. New item... Continue reading

  
• Small update (v1.033)
  February 04, 2023 by yrbiax#fly, #curse, #arena, #gloves, #helicopter

  After some consideration i decided to tune down some of the harder challenges. Difficulty of fly curse and later arenas should be now more reasonable. Spring gloves are getting small nerf. Bonus melee... Continue reading
• Small update (v1.032)
  January 31, 2023 by yrbiax#reroll, #hint, #metro

  There is now 1 item reroll after using metro, so player can now get some upgrades instantly. Still working on that bigger update, but since most important hint message wasnt showing up properly i had... Continue reading
• Price permanently reduced!
  January 09, 2023 by yrbiax#price

  Price of The Struggle of Combat is permanently reduced from $7.50 > $4.99 There had been price differential between Itch.io version and Steam version. This felt unfair for Steam users, so i have decid... Continue reading

  
• Small Update (v1.031)
  November 19, 2022 by yrbiax

  This update was mostly about steam achievements, so not too many changes for itch version. Reminder for people that have purchased game here on itch.io that you can request free steam key. Follow inst... Continue reading
• Character Update (v1.030)
  November 13, 2022 by yrbiax#character, #bonus, #cooldown, #bomb

  Some of the character bonuses felt bit insignificant, so i decided to give small buff for most of them. This should make each character feel more unique. Also small changes for some of the abilities... Continue reading
• Small Update (v1.029)
  October 29, 2022 by yrbiax#shocking, #laser, #flamethrower, #light

  Very shocking small update! Finally fixed some things that had been bothering me for a while.Shocking laser and flamethrower felt bit underwhelming compared to other explosive weapons. Now their speci... Continue reading

  
• Small Update (v1.028)
  October 16, 2022 by yrbiax#mouse, #lock, #accessibility

  Turns out that mouse lock was causing problems with some accessibility softwares, so i added option to disable mouse lock. Added mouse lock option to graphics options Fixed Ninja's piercing slash exte... Continue reading
• Demo version updated
  August 29, 2022 by yrbiax#demo, #controller, #language

  It has been over 6 months since i updated demo version. There has been lot of changes and features added since then, so i thought it was about time to update it. Controller support added Language opti... Continue reading
• Small Update (v1.027)
  August 29, 2022 by yrbiax

  Figured that i should start using proper version numbers. (Counting all updates since releasing on itch.io) After doing some further testing with gamepad, i found out that i often ended up accidentall... Continue reading
• Controller Update
  August 20, 2022 by yrbiax

  Controller support is finally here! There is 2 aim modes available. Free aim mode that works similiar to mouse and locked mode where crosshair spins around player at fixed distance. Aim speed can be c... Continue reading

  
• Localisation Update 3
  July 14, 2022 by yrbiax#japanese, #korean, #chinese, #translation

  Translations for Japanese, Korean & Chinese are now available! It might take slighty longer to load game since it has to create new fonts. There might be some graphical imperfections with some of line... Continue reading
• Localisation Update 2
  July 06, 2022 by yrbiax#localisation, #translation, #portuguese, #german, #italian, #russian

  Translations for Portuguese, German, Italian & Russian are now available! There is going to be some minor graphical imperfections, since some of the translations didnt fit properly into menus. Added t... Continue reading

  
• Localisation Update
  July 01, 2022 by yrbiax

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  #localisation, #French, #Spanish, #Language, #Translation

  Started working on localisations for different languages. This update took a while to make since i had to re-code most of the text in game and create localisation file. Note: These translations are ma... Continue reading
• Now available on Steam!
  May 06, 2022 by yrbiax#steam, #key

  The Struggle of Combat has been released on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1969420/The_Struggle_of_Combat/ If you purchased game here on itch.io you can now request external Steam key for f... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 20
  May 02, 2022 by yrbiax#metro, #steam

  Here are some remaining issues that i found while working on steam achievements. Also added sound effect for metro. Note: There is some steam extension related files in this version. It should still w... Continue reading
• The Struggle of Combat is coming to Steam!
  April 22, 2022 by yrbiax

  The Struggle of Combat is finally coming to Steam! Trying to get it ready for up coming Going Rogue festival. I still have to create new trailer and get achievements working. https://store.steampowere... Continue reading
• Minor update 19
  April 21, 2022 by yrbiax

  I am getting ready to release game on steam, so i have spent couple of days trying fix any remaining issues i could find. Mosty small graphical imperfections that i was too lazy to fix earlier, but i... Continue reading
• Devlog for new update 7
  April 07, 2022 by yrbiax#spider, #boss, #dungeon

  New Dungeon Boss: Slowly making some progress for new zones. Currently refining new enemies and items. I am quite happy with dungeon zone now, but others zones will need lot more work... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 18
  March 20, 2022 by yrbiax#cyborg, #barrier, #logbook

  Some of the late game weapons would melt final boss way too fast, so i decided to make final boss and cyborgs fully invincible with barrier. I was bit hesitant on making cyborgs completely invincible... Continue reading

  
• Devlog 6 + Minor update 17
  March 11, 2022 by yrbiax#Wizard, #Eskimo, #Knight, #Spinner, #Shield

  It has been while since i posted anything about that bigger update. Anyway i have been working on some new weapons and characters. Initially i only planned on making 1 new character, but it would have... Continue reading

  
• Arena update
  February 20, 2022 by yrbiax#arena, #buff, #items

  Arenas often felt like waste of time due to reward from them wasnt granting any long lasting effects. Especially in early levels weapon you got wouldnt be very useful after next zone. So i decided to... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 16
  February 14, 2022 by yrbiax#walls, #logbook

  Extending walls to the bottom of the screen has been suggested multiple times, so decided to try it out. I must admit that it looks way better this way. I finally reworked enemy logbook descriptions... Continue reading
• Minor update 15
  January 23, 2022 by yrbiax#gun, #magnets

  Here is another small update fixing some stuff. Also added some actual magnetism for Gun Magnets. Gun Magnets now also pull weapons to player Fruit Bat no longer carries weapons Fixed enemies getting... Continue reading
• Demo version added!
  January 11, 2022 by yrbiax#demo, #free

  I decided to add demo version, to see if it would attract more players. When i used to have demo earlier it had first 3 zones, but i decided to include 1 extra zone, since lot of people have liked riv... Continue reading
• Menu update
  January 03, 2022 by yrbiax#menu, #font

  Finally made some improvements to menus! This has been on my todo-list for while, but i just never got into it properly. I quite liked how main menu ended up looking, but im not sure how i feel about... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 14
  November 27, 2021 by yrbiax#parrot, #ninja, #bomb

  Parrot was feeling pretty useless due to its slow speed. Often by the time parrot reached enemy they were already dead. So i decided to do small rework for it. Also ninja now turns 45 degree while usi... Continue reading

  
• Devlog for new update 5
  October 04, 2021 by yrbiax#gamepad, #items, #entrance, #coffee pan

  It has been while since it posted anything about new update. So here is some new stuff i have been working on. New entrances & exits added for new zones. Options for gamepad controls. I still have to... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 13
  September 25, 2021 by yrbiax#cactus skin, #shock armor, #music, #characters, #struggle

  Requirement for unlocking characters seemed bit too hard for most players, so i decided to change how they are unlocked. Even though i didnt have problems unlocking them, its really hard for me to jud... Continue reading
• Statistics update
  August 08, 2021 by yrbiax#records, #speedrun, #time, #statistics

  I realised that there wasnt anykind of statistics that you could look at after the game. So i decided to take small break from working on new zones and make small update about stats instead. Stats abo... Continue reading

  
• Devlog for new update 4
  July 23, 2021 by yrbiax#spider, #yeti, #boss, #arena, #dragon

  Here is glimpse at some of new bosses. Still working on their mechanics. Just created arenas for new zones. Although I might have to rebalance arenas since new enemies felt really opressive in such sm... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 12
  July 14, 2021 by yrbiax

  Turns out that custom key bindings where not working with lot of keys. Here is small update fixing that. Thanks for pointing out this issue. I was too accustomed to my default key bindings that i rare... Continue reading
• Minor update 11
  July 02, 2021 by yrbiax#darkness, #cyborg

  100% sale just ended and we got decent amount of downloads. Thanks for everyone who downloaded the game :) This should keep me motivated working on new update. Sadly i didnt get too much done past mon... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 10
  May 25, 2021 by yrbiax#struggle, #combat, #gamemaker

  While working on new update i noticed few bugs on current version. Also title in menu was looking bit unclean so i made it bigger. Fixed sceenshake not working on some rooms Fixed some enemies moving... Continue reading
• Devlog for new update 3
  May 24, 2021 by yrbiax#struggle, #combat, #gamemaker

  Here is some footage from new zones. Still lot of work is needed, but i wanted to share what i got so far... Continue reading

  
• Devlog for new update 2
  April 13, 2021 by yrbiax

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  Started redrawing new characters and items. Here is some of the new stuff: Im still going to refine these later. Currently struggling with spiders walking animation :D... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 9
  March 30, 2021 by yrbiax

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  #struggle, #combat, #gamemaker

  There was bug that made player to go through walls and fall off the map so i rushed to make quick update. I was orginally planning on leaving ammo upgrade reworks for later update, but i decided to in... Continue reading

  
• Devlog for new update
  March 26, 2021 by yrbiax

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  #struggle, #Combat, #roguelike, #gamemaker, #Wizard

  Slowly making progress for new update. Lot of stuff has been added, but its going to take while to refine everything :D Im not too happy with some of new enemies, probably going to have to redo them i... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 8
  January 31, 2021 by yrbiax

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  I noticed that players rarely used some of the weapons so gave them small buff. Also i decided to rework Sticky launcher since it felt somewhat akward to use. I'll try to get back to working on that b... Continue reading
• Minor update 7
  January 17, 2021 by yrbiax

  I wasnt planning on making any small updates, but looking your videos made me realize that not being able to continue game was really discouraging. So i decided to make first loop unlocked by default... Continue reading
• New update in works!
  January 04, 2021 by yrbiax

  Finally started working on new update! Here are some early prototypes for new zones. This will be bigger update so it will take some time. If you have any item ideas or balance changes you would like... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 6
  September 28, 2020 by yrbiax#struggle, #combat, #gamemaker, #roguelike

  Made some balance changes for later loops. Fixed huge mistake in weapon creation code. Cant belive i didnt notice this earlier...no wonder 4th loop was feeling so difficult :D. Also made some changes... Continue reading
• Minor update 5
  September 14, 2020 by yrbiax

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  I felt that character selection menu looked pretty bad, so i decided to draw new icons for characters. New character icons added to character selection and logbook Fixed being able to fire minigun in... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 4
  August 26, 2020 by yrbiax

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  I did some experiementing with enviromental hazards (traps etc..), but i will save those for later update as they need more polishing. Assemblylines Spinning anchors Anyway here is small update wit... Continue reading

  
• Minor update 3
  August 08, 2020 by yrbiax

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  Noticed mistake in last update so rushed to make quick update. Also there seemed to be some weird cursor issues with very large screens. I try to come up with something for next update. Fixed reinforc... Continue reading
• Minor update 2
  July 29, 2020 by yrbiax

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  Fixed secondary weapon not being saved when entering / exiting arena (If you got your first secondary weapon in same level) Fixed some enemies going to wrong direction after stun Inreased time before... Continue reading
• Minor update
  July 15, 2020 by yrbiax

  Minor update with some bugs fixed. If you encounter any bugs, let me know. Fixed death menu not working properly with fullscreen Fixed watergun achievement message Fixed Hunter's Crossbow sprites on s... Continue reading