Hey everyone!

Sean from MindBreather studio back with some updates on Barchetta.

As you've seen in previous devlogs, barchetta is a game about a simple boat on a mission to save a stranded survivor. There obstacles and enemies along the way, to maintain your ability to fund this rescue mission you must collect these special starfish along the way, these can be viewed as your lives. As you die you lose starfish so be careful and collect as many as you can, you and you're survivor's lives depend on it.

And the UPDATES!

I've been working on a couple extra levels to progress through, we have a couple new enemies as well, The shark.. he is fast and hungry.. he will track you down and sink your boat! avoid him and try to out smart him. I have given you the grace of a speed boost pickup! thats right you can now pickup this powerup and it will increase your max speed as well as your turning speed helping in the effort to evade the quicker enemies. 

I've been working on implementing the tentacles of a sea monster as you may remember from previous devlogs.. The 3rd level has these plus an environment change with ominous lighting and heavy rain fall distracting you while you try to avoid the moving tentacles that will take you out

Disclaimer: I have decided to conclude this project with a 4th level which I am currently working on.

I will try to make it as fun as possible. I plan to tidy up the menu, add the audio settings that are needed, the level unlock system so you can go back to a specific level after you complete it. As well as the in game pause menu.

So the upcoming updates will have have a 4th level and slight UI polishing. 

I made this decision base off time constraints and other opportunities that are up and coming. 

Here at MindBreather Studio we have taken on another project to create and complete a mobile app/game which when used or played will be able to help people better themselves and create a healthy daily routine and efficiency. I feel the right thing to do is to put our focus on that mobile project as (i won't lie) I could use something like it myself! :)

I am uploading an updated playable demo of Barchetta. Stop by our itch.io page and take a look at our up coming mobile project called Task Quest: Battle for efficiency.

https://mindbreatherstudio.itch.io/task-quest-battle-for-efficiency

Thanks Again! and until next time!