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Helixftr Deluxe: Malfaren

Added 2025-03-11 22:35:03 +0000 UTC

Malfaren the kobold hoarder has been added to Helixftr Deluxe. He's the biggest in both physical size and file size to date.

I challenged myself to get this one done in a week without looking at the file first. It ended up having 86 animations that needed processing, as well as requiring a couple of new features. I still... mostly succeeded, except that changes I implemented for Malfaren ended up breaking some previous characters, which then had to be fixed.

For some reason, some of the animations in this character causes various character parts to freak out periodically. Fixing them isn't difficult, but the moments can only be seen in the game, and each occurence has to be addressed individually. Some of these issues still persist, and I will work on stomping them out over time.

Debug Visuals

I've added functionality to help me see collision boxes to aid in debugging, but players may also find it handy, so I've surfaced the option in the pause menu. These triggers are otherwise invisible and often not obvious, so it may help you find new paths that you weren't aware of.

Playing Helixftr Deluxe

Subscribers to $3-or-higher tiers of mine or Alsnapz's have early access to the game here: https://www.hungrycritters.net/games/helixftr-deluxe/

Helixftr Deluxe is tested in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome on Windows 10. Performance currently appears to be significantly worse in Chrome for some reason, so using Firefox is encouraged.

Error Reporting

If Helixftr Deluxe crashes or does not start for you, please follow the instructions on the following page to help me diagnose the problem: https://www.hungrycritters.net/games/helixftr-deluxe/report/