Devlog #4

Devlog #4 – New Frogs, New Abilities  [Playtest v0.2.0]

Hey everyone, and welcome to another devlog for Hopfall!

I’ve been working on a lot of updates over the last few weeks and wanted to share what’s new, what got improved, and where the game is heading next.

🦴 What’s New

• Added several new frogs and paired them with their own signature abilities:
  • Budgett frog with Taunt
  • White tree frog with Triple Bite
  • Mossy tree frog with Heal and Cleanse Poison
  • Surinam frog with Tadpole Mortar
  • Green poison dart frog with Poison Touch
• Changed Venom Spit so it targets backline enemies -> I needed some frogs which target backline frogs so they are not completely safe by just putting tanky frogs infront to force more strategic field placement.
• Added more visual polish with updated frog graphics, animations, heal travel FX, and poison cleanse FX.
• Made poison and healing effects look more readable with smaller, more pixel-perfect status FX particles.
• Improved looping behavior and timing for newly added ability animations and attack flows.

🔧 Bug Fixes

• Fixed combat music not looping correctly.
• Fixed cases where ability animations ended too early due to early cancellation.
• Fixed an issue where selling items from frogs did not properly remove them.

🚀 What’s Next

• Adding a Frog Codex - an overview of all discovered frogs
• Adding an Item Codex

💬 Feedback

If you’ve been trying the latest version, I’d love to hear what you think. Which new frog and ability combo is your favorite so far?

Feedback on combat clarity, ability feel, targeting behavior, and overall frog identity would be especially helpful.

Thanks for following the development ❤️

Classical Frog