This is unrelated, I just figured you'd like it plus it makes for a great thumbnail.


So, I wanted to update you guys on some plans and progress for Wrath Of The World - mainly showcasing some of the things that I personally think need some SERIOUS work, and kinda giving you my ideas on how I can fix them. OBVIOUSLY we talked about this guy:

-and my plans for enemies, but to give you a better look behind the scenes, I just wanna share directly with you what my documents say needs done.

Harsh, I know, believe me - but true. There's plenty of angles to address this from, and I'm trying to hit them all. Enemies are these omnipotent and endlessly driven forces of NATURE, when really they need to be more...stupid, like the rest of us. Stupid with a personality, rather. So the plans for fixing enemies up and boosting our combat beyond where it currently lies is as follows:

• Reduce how many enemies the player is fighting to around a dozen or so instead of fucking 1000000
  
• Give enemies unique goals, interactions, and abilities
  
• Further separate enemies with better sound design and effects
  
• Give enemies detection radius, chase behaviors, and other more sandbox-y systems
  
• Make enemies telegraph their attacks more with better sound and visual cues

The Drudge, for example, now throws grenades and telegraphs it with unique audio and visual cues. The Drake now gathers troops with unique animations, creating a squad of lower rank enemies that will follow them as they wander the map. Other enemies stick to guarding zones, like their Beacons or other points of interest like Bunkers. Speaking of...

Yeah, again, harsh - but it HAS to be. I have to see this final update with as much truth as possible. It's clear I've demonstrated I can make cool things, I just need to focus in on the proper direction and craft things in ways that benefit THIS game, not based on what games I'm inspired by. GTTOD has become far too complex to be able to rely on such cheap solutions now. From here on out, GTTOD's problems have got to be solved with some legitimate out of the box thinking. Nothing can be taken at face value, and there's no other place in GTTOD that exemplifies this more than in its current level design.


This GIF. I have remade this GIF in every single version of GTTOD, and it's because I believe it captures something really cool about GTTOD's gameplay. It's nothing insane or anything like that, but when I see the most recent iteration of this gameplay sequence, I'm always like "Yeah okay that's GTTOD - cool guns, fast movement, lots of enemies" and I'm MOSTLY right in that regard. However, what this GIF DOESN'T show you is this:

It doesn't show you what has accidentally become a HUGE part of the game that SHOULDN'T have been as big as it is. Bunkers.

Bunkers are great, don't get me wrong. It feels good to get keys around the map or from cars or from crafting, it feels good to use keys to open bunkers, it feels good to get new Curses and Blessings and Guns and Equipment or Melee or WHATEVER. All of that is GOOD, it is great, and very little needs to change with it...it's just too much and too little at the same time, and that is FRUSTRATING.

What does that mean? You are cracking open like fuckin' FOUR or FIVE bunkers a level and sometimes STILL not getting what you want. You're walking into bunkers expecting to get something and everything is TOO expensive. And in order to OPEN all these bunkers, you're scouring this EMPTY ass level looking for DICK ASS keys and fighting enemies that can spawn in every 5 picoseconds, gather up with their 30 other compadres, and perfectly track you through 3000 square feet of rock and metal. Make it make sense.

No, that first GIF. That's GTTOD. That's what needs to be more present.

So, here's what's gonna happen:

• HUGE reduction in Bunker count per level, going from 4-6 to 1-3 MAX, and really mostly just 1
  
• HUGE reduction in cars in the level, some being replaced with ruined variations.
  
• HUGE increase in the amount of loot in each bunker
  
• A tiered bunker spawning system so that bunkers spawn closer to the END of the level than the start
  
• Bunker types you encounter along the run shift and adjust, prioritizing weapons and equipment over curses and blessings early in a run, but curses and blessings over guns and equipment later in the run

I haven't even discussed what's going on with the levels:

• More movement mechanics like Monkey Bars, balance poles, and other interesting things are getting added to levels
  
• Entire segments of levels are going to be switched out at random to keep things fresh and interesting
  
• WAY more objectives are being added to levels, including things that reward the player with guaranteed Jade Vines for better progression

So yeah, things are changing, and all of these changes are being driven by the community on the Discord. It really does feel like this final update is just me going "Okay, here's something that could use some work; what are our options" and then voting on it in the Discord. I really really do think that if you're passionate about this game and are wanting this final update to be what you want it to be, then...


Once again, thank you for your patience, and I'll be back soon to inform you of changes to progression, side objectives, story, and most interestingly of all - Beacons. I know that's a weird one to pull out of the pile, but trust me, you'll like what I've got cooking.

Hello everyone, how's it goin'?

So, we are now two months out from the Past And Present Update. If you were following along, you know it was a kind of oddly received update. New players seem to like it, old players (from like 2020-ish through to bout 2022-ish) seem to not. There's some super valid criticism of the game, directionally. There's also a lot of confusion due to lack of tutorialization and proper explanations for mechanics. There's also more things than that, too, that led to the Past and Present Update - but one way or another, the NEXT update is going to be the last.

That means I have to address all of that...in one update....and it's going really really great thus far.

If you want to see the general direction that the community and I have decided to go in with this final update, you can see the bones of that plan being discussed and created live on this live stream from a few days ago.


I had this live stream, took a few more days to really sit there and consider the magnitude of the situation, and then I got to work.

The first place I started? With this little guy right here:

If you are familiar with the game, you'll immediately notice a few things different about this. I bet a lot of you have never even seen what a Drudge's back looks like, and that's because enemies, the second they spawn in, know exactly where you are and charge straight for you. Instead, I'm writing a new AI that populates the level, has goals, preferences, and different sets of behaviors and abilities. Beacons are becoming side objectives for more Shards and ammo, Bunkers are becoming less common, more filled with goodies, and moved towards the END of the level (in most cases) so that the actual majority of the level can focus on moving fast and kicking ass.

Speaking of moving fast...

I, low_hanging_nuts, hereby declare that I am done rewriting my movement code over and over again. It's not gonna get much better than this right here. Two nights ago, froth foaming out of my mouth until 2AM, I rewrote GTTOD's movement code from scratch. This is what I ended up with. It is clean, it is smooth, it works every single time, it feels good, it is consistent, it's everything it needs to be. It is a GREAT foundation to rework some of GTTOD's base philosophy around, and I hope that this is the start of a final update for GTTOD that makes everyone happy.

I'll be doing more of these little posts here and there to keep everyone on Steam up to date on what's going on. In the meantime, I'll see you around! You can always find me talking in my:


See ya later!

This is definitely one of the updates of all time.

No but actually this update slaps so hard lmao I'm so happy with how this one turned out, it's by FAR my favorite of the...12 major updates GTTOD has had...ever. That's a bit embarrassing. I wish I was like The Forest Devs who pump and dump an update out on Steam every other month or so, BUT ALAS, you're stuck with me. At least I'm not Yandev.

ANYWAY, this update brings a lot of improvements to the core loop of GTTOD without really changing anything drastically. It also adds a LOT of new content to the game, and brings back TONS of old content as well. Namely, QUICK PLAY. I have revived the original mode that GTTOD released with (with a few updates, of course) this time around, and it is REALLY fun. Over the coming days and weeks I'll be updating it and adding more to it to expand it into what I had originally envisioned for the FIRST version of Quick Play back in 2019. The whole point of Quick Play was and has always been to just give the player a nice vertical slice of what it feels like to play GTTOD. I feel like I've kinda nailed it this time around. Hop on in and give it a whirl!

As far as other changes are concerned, all the curses and blessings got a nice comfy rework and now can STACK up to three times, gaining new attributes and stats as you increase their rank. Aspects got a once-over, and a new Aspect tree called "Purity" was added to the end. This increases the amount of Jade Vines it costs to upgrade, HOWEVER this has been mitigated by a few really important changes to how the game is balanced; specifically with difficulty levels, new Attunements, and The Fool. Jade Vines in your Leyline Offerings can be manipulated by a lot of things, so if you want to scale FAST, you can actually get it to where each Leyline grants you like 120 Jade Vines every single time. It's nuts.

There have also been some pretty major expansions to GTTOD's extraction mechanics. Now, you can hold like 36 items in your Stash, including use items, keys, weapons, equipment, melee weapons, apparel, and other random bits and bobs. Speaking of, GTTOD now has an ACTUAL INVENTORY SYSTEM with LOADS OF ITEMS. You'll see them in chests around The Shatter. These items each have unique affects on the player and gameplay and can really up the ante for your run. Everything has a description and details on how to use them and what they do, so just keep your eyes peeled for some good items. Apparel also exists now and can be found inside new interactable chests. These items all have specific effects on how the player can interact with the world and their Curses, Blessings, Weapons, and other gear. These go into making your builds even more powerful (except for one of them, which is kinda in there as a meme).

Dead Man's Depot is now a centerpiece in your runs, too. There, you'll be getting randomized starting gear - no longer spawning in with a pistol in Harbor Deep. You'll love what I have in there for you; trust me.

God, there's so much more. You're just gonna have to dive in and find out, I'm tired of typing haha

-Full weapon, player, and enemy rebalace
-New main menu loading system / menu scene system
-New weapons, equipment, and melee
-The Reflection / Igloo rework
-BABE Trial rework
-Item implementation
-Melee implementation
-Apparel implementation
-Curses / Blessings system rework
-New Curses / Blessings
-New element: Frost
-New Attunements
-New Aspect tree: "Purity"
-Ultimate abilities implemented
-Quick Play REBORN
-New Sandbox Mode
-WIP Shop System
-Bunkers rework
-New bunkers
-Ludeo Beta implementation (will talk more about this in a separate Steam announcement)

THANKS FOR STICKING WITH ME EVERYONE!!! I hope you enjoy this newest update to GTTOD.

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I figured a really good way to show the improvements made in GTTOD would be to show a full hour of unedited footage. This was recorded JUST after my last little bout of fever-induced wallrun / movement polish and things were feeling GOOD. Quality wise, this next update is really turning out to be something special.

Take a peek and lemme know what'cha think unless it's gonna be some antagonistic comment about how I'm the worst or something. Maybe keep that one to your friends and family, I'm fragile.

I don't know how to end Steam posts.

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This one won't be NEARLY as bad as the last one since I spent about 4 of these months as dead as Doorguy in the thumbnail, which was pretty cool if you're into being dead. For those of you not in-the-know (which I assume if anyone is reading this, is most of you), I try and do big sweeping "progress updates" where I cover all the important development progress that happened over the last 6 months. A lot of it you guys may already know about considering a bunch of it is already in game, BUUUUT for those who are just kinda casually following along and for some reason like seeing me explain everything...well...

This one's for you.

(But real fast, don't forget to join the)
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Just like a real video game, GTTOD now works off of a save system. You can have multiple save files, delete them, and soon you MAY be able to edit them with Aldin's save editor which I need to talk to Aldin about because otherwise this sentence is pointless and I'm still writing the sentence so I should probably stop. This save system was a pain in the ass to implement since I had to pretty much rewrite all the old save code back into it and then add the functionality of continuing where you left off. This pretty much brought me to redoing the menu altogether as well, so that happened here too, if you were wondering.

I continued working on The Summit, getting some nice wind and snow effects going to sell the atmosphere.

I added a ragdoll death to replace the death cutscene if you're not grounded.

FINALLY readded the stats screen back to the Gear Shop

Gave Doorguy a neckbeard nest in Harbor Deep where he can store all his goodies

Added a stash system so you can save gear between runs

Added a "Teller" system for the same reason as the stash except for M O N E Y

Created a new level called "Cinder City" which became my favorite level in the entire game.

I figured out that the Rune of the Lost Path on Enraged is fucking IMPOSSIBLE and I challenge each and every one of you to go for it.

Revived the MGL from older versions of the game with a fresh coat of paint

I extended the prologue into "The Shatter" which is something I plan on doing more with in the future.

I'm pretty sure that's a Summit Shrine but I just wanted to show this screenshot because it shows the two sides of the development cycle on GTTOD lol

I added a really hacked together crafting system which basically consisted of different equipment items being able to be "combined" in order to make new, cooler equipment items. For instance, a flare and a grenade made a Thermite Grenade.

HA HA

Glenn created the model for a fodder enemy that will be used in the final boss battle. I still haven't created the enemy. Sorry Glenn.

This is a comparison to the size of Amber Vale (the first Stage 1 level) and The Summit. The blue circles represent the three zones in Amber Vale.

Summit Big.

I implemented a "Frost" debuff which prevents the player from healing if they stay out in the elements for too long. They can reduce or remove this debuff by getting caught on fire or taking shelter.

I started testing out the difficulty on The Summit using a half-completed arena that ended up getting a pretty massive rework later on.

We celebrated GTTOD's 8th birthday with a funny little dev montage of some core moments (all found in the History Channel in the Discord server).

I reworked the first arena on The Summit to actually be good, and then finished up the second in the same vein as the first.

I finally revealed the Prowler, the main mechanical switch-up you'll be interacting with on The Summit!

Added controller support (finally).

Held an at-length discussion about my thoughts on the current game and where I would like to take it / improve upon it (pretty much everything here is getting done).

Began adding map mod support to the V2 mod tools which will be released on the final Early Access update date.

Made it so the menu tracks what level you're on in your save file and displays it as the background (this came packaged with a lot of other changes including a "Continue" and "New Run" buttons as well as faster mod and level loading.

The Auto Pistol got a remodel

I made a tier list of what I think the best and worst levels are, and with that information...

Began working on a new Act 1 Stage 1 level. I want to add a few more levels to the game before launch to really amp up the replay value, and I want to make sure they're the best levels they can possibly be taking the previous levels' strengths and weaknesses into account.

I readded Monkey Bars, Dash Points, and Balance Poles specifically for use on The Summit. I want The Summit to really mix up how you move and traverse the environment, and I want it to feel much more like a giant GTTOD-themed playground where you can explore and just go wild in.

I created a level called "Dead Man's Depot" which will be a safe starting level you enter after you go through the teleporter in Harbor Deep. It will be where you acquire your starting equipment, which will be randomized out of a few options. This, I hope, will keep the game fresh and interesting in repeated new runs - introducing a bit of RNG right off the bat rather than being a too stagnant.

I animated and readded the Sniper Rifle due to the people breaking down my door and forcing me to do it.

I remade every single icon in the game, it was terrible nbd

I remade the HUD and began working on some new changes to the weapon wheel and inventory systems

We baked this cat into a catsserole

I animated a new SMG, the KMG - a "Kinetic" SMG that currently just shreds shields with its alternative fire mode and desperately needs finished with some extra attention.

Sam doing God's work on the Weapon page of the wiki, which not only displays weapons and their models / icons, but also all their stats with each version / rank of weapon (including BABEs and BABE+)

I began implementing what will probably be the BIGGEST change in the final update, which is replacing the little random icons on the bottom of the weapon wheel with an actual honest to God inventory system. This system will be fast, easy, and simple - only two buttons. The whole idea is to use this system to clean up and manage other weaker areas of GTTOD, such as crafting / equipment combining. With this, there will now be resources you can gather in the levels to use as crafting materials that WON'T take up inventory slots. Furthermore, it allows me to add use items like medpacks and other buffs that can increase your firepower and combat efficiency. Overall, this system is meant to add an extra layer to exploring and looting worlds that isn't half baked and rushed into an update.

Teehee anyway

This one consists of like 36 or so videos, so I'm not turning those into GIFs. If you wanna see the craziest few days of GTTOD dev in like...the last year or so, go check out THE BIG REBALANCE in the Discord server. Basically, this last week and a half has been ALL about taking a peek into GTTOD's mechanics and content and making sure it is running at PEAK efficiency in fun-factor. Can a weapon be adjusted to sound better, hit harder, feel cooler to use? Do it. Can an enemy alter their patterns and attacks to be more unique and feel a bit different to other enemies? Sure. Do it. Do equipment need reworked to better engage in how players want to play? Do it. This gave birth to some COOL fucking things, two of which:

The first being the Shock Rail, a replacement for the Galva Vat that doesn't suck, and then...

The Valari is a GREAT new equipment. This equipment will lock onto nearby enemies and wack'em, then it will bounce to other nearby enemies before returning to your hand. It's EXTREMELY satisfying.


A bit of a smaller update this time around due to the four months I was dead. It's all good, though; my family owns a Lazarus pit. A little Batman reference for you there now that the Suicide Squad has him on my mind day in and day out. God damn it, Rocksteady, what the hell happened to you?


Anyway, thanks for reading! I hope seeing the progress from the last few months was interesting and informative or something idfk how to end these goodbye.

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Join it. Please.

Just like Scrooge, I feel thankful exactly one time every year. I begrudgingly pump exactly one, single, solitary "Mm, thanks" out, and then I hibernate for 365 days in bitter resentment, dreading the next one. You better enjoy this brief respite from my normal cold indignation while it lasts, because there ain't nothin' left to look forward to afterwards, folks.

Nah, I'm just kidding. I do actually wanna say a few words while I've snagged your attention from all the other pretty ladies here on Steam. I don't usually do this sort of thing since I prefer to kinda just skulk in my corner and cast occasional GIFs out into the ether in the vain hope that someone watches it, but there is something I've neglected to say for a while that I feel as though I can word in a very mature and sophisticated manner. Here goes:

Hooooooly moly. Dude, you know how much of a bullet I dodged? Like for God's sake I could have been hitched with the most annoying community on Earth, and instead I'm blessed with you guys; people who make me feel welcome and at home. I'm not just saying this either, like I'm dead serious. It's the perfect balance. I don't feel like the center of attention, and I don't feel irrelevant. I feel like I'm right there in the trenches with you guys, just a part of the community - a community that never ceases to impress me, and ALWAYS leave me wanting to do more for it. I find myself surrounded on all sides by some of the most talented and wonderful humans I've never had the pleasure of meeting. That's something I could not have ever dreamed of one day experiencing, and yet I live in and around it every day all the same.


I don't say it enough; I am not only proud that I get to make games for you, but I'm thrilled to. I cannot wait to keep going. Thank you for letting me, supporting me, and lifting me up higher than I could have ever lifted myself. I hope that one day I can make you as proud as you have all made me.

Uhhh, that's it, I think. That's all I got.

See ya LMAO goodbye I suck at ending cheesy messages, so here's the first picture I ever uploaded to Steam. It's not loading in my images folder, so even I don't know what it is. Even as I'm writing this it hasn't loaded, so I hope it's nothing bad:

Oh actually that's not bad, that's kinda cool. Anyway, see ya.

-Andrew, Dev Dude

Attention all gamers and fans of fast-paced, first-person shooters! We have an exciting announcement to make. GTTOD: Get To The Orange Door is nearing completion, which means that the early access phase is coming to an end. The last update is now LIVE, with essentially double the content from the previous GTTOD update.

For those who haven't yet heard of Get to the Orange Door (GTTOD) is an action-packed, parkour first-person shooter rogue-like game set in a shattered and chaotic dimension. In GTTOD, the player takes on the role of a powerful hero who uses Godlike powers and abilities to battle their way out of The Shatter, a twisted dimension.


GTTOD is an intense and unforgettable gaming experience. And now, as the game nears completion, this is your LAST CHANCE to grab it at a discounted price before its full release,
Get ready to dive into the world of GTTOD and get to the orange door!

Join the Community here:
Keep up with GTTOD on Social media! https://linktr.ee/gttod
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/xe2wartp

Attention all gamers and fans of fast-paced, first-person shooters! We have an exciting announcement to make. GTTOD: Get To The Orange Door is nearing completion, which means that the early access phase is coming to an end. The last update is now LIVE, with essentially double the content from the previous GTTOD update.

For those who haven't yet heard of Get to the Orange Door (GTTOD) is an action-packed, parkour first-person shooter rogue-like game set in a shattered and chaotic dimension. In GTTOD, the player takes on the role of a powerful hero who uses Godlike powers and abilities to battle their way out of The Shatter, a twisted dimension.


GTTOD is an intense and unforgettable gaming experience. And now, as the game nears completion, this is your LAST CHANCE to grab it at a discounted price before its full release,
Get ready to dive into the world of GTTOD and get to the orange door!

Join the Community here:
Keep up with GTTOD on Social media! https://linktr.ee/gttod
Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/xe2wartp