v0.9.8 Notes : Slow Rolling Release

The changes below are being sent for store reviews tonight Nov.21! Now uploaded as Release Day build for Steam!

I saw Achievements work live for the first time tonight in both Google Play Games, and Steam (Mac)!! iOS Game Center Achievement integration is also in place, once that build is live, it should be 3 of 3 stores working for achievements. 2 weeks ago I didn't even realize the mobiles had them, of course they do....

This feels like a major update getting those done, I absolutely intend to support achievements where doable. Godot is not trivial to make them happen in, but they appear to be working out so far. Other initial balance changes come from friends and family playing it for the first time, I knew I would have to make some things easier. I expect I will start thinking about New Features sooner than not, especially with the long weekend following Steam Release Day November 27! Suggestions and hate mail welcome in our inbox anytime!

edit 11/22 my coworkers know i love edits... after waking up to mass rejection T_T we have adjusted our Privacy Policy, awaiting one approval after that... We had sent a fully crashy version for ios, everyone is well aware of my rush pushes without testing right....... ...... ...... After my 3rd round of godot-ios-plugins compilations, I finally got the plugin started, debugged it properly and got my code functioning, 22 existing earned achievements on the ipad on my account now /flex/ And after 3 rounds of internal TestFlight testing, that is up for review too... dinged again for mentioning one in the other, careful pasting those patch notes /eyeroll/ learning the finer details of app submission for sure...

Game Store versions will release simultaneously when both are ready for Achievements!!

Heal The Survivors Patch Notes

App Version 0.9.8

2024-11-15 - 2024-11-22

General

collision updates to pushback less on patients
added a little more funk to the main menu music, because that's how Mikey likes it
iOS : added achievement integration with Game Center
android : added achievement integration with Play Store
adjusted initialize to send all achievements earned in game to store, in case some were earned offline

UI

added Patch Notes button on Options menu with these notes as first entry
replaced missing Find-A-Medic logo on Start Game screen
added time limit hints to difficulty text, and faxed speelling
added time limit hints to Tutorial screen
copied main menu's Quit confirm dialog to the pause menu's Exit To System button

Balance

patient health in ALS 10->7 (i could beat it, but still)

Tools

Stethoscope

increased base swing distance 3->10
visually completes its life cycle even after touching patient
Crutches
power buffed, base maxed 27->34

Skills

Stipends was useless without hitting 2x/3x breakpoints, now it gives its % bonus at end of round, separate from base pay (thanks JordanS)

v0.9.5 Notes : Initial Release

Welcome to the Official Release of Heal The Survivors! I hope you have as much fun playing the game as I had making it.

This project began last May, I knew right away I had a good idea when this came to mind, and I have worked on it every single day since then, either a little or a lot depending on mood, time available, and excitement level. What you see in 1.0 is everything I expected it to be. As I write this I have been out of notes for a week or more, still finding small things to add or update, but it is ready to release and then some. The forced wait times imposed by various online app stores have given me lots of time to playtest, find bugs, balance and optimize, to my immediate satisfaction anyways.

I plan to keep working on it for at least a few more months, not just publishing/marketing, but support, bugfixes, and maybe some new features as they come to mind or suggestion. Of course the better the response, the more support I will be happy to supply! I have ideas for the "next game", but I plan to follow through on this one as far as it needs it.

You can imagine here in HTS there could be ample room for improvement, content upgrading, and additions in the future, if warranted... I have some notes and ideas, but we will see how things go first. I am one self-published indie dev doing everything himself for this project, next project could involve outside artists and such, possibly.

You are welcome to contact us with reviews, complaints, and bug reports at dev@goodguydev.net

Hope you enjoy the game, now Get to Healing!