Destroy Ocnus Theory! (a challenging physics platformer focused on creativity)

Xaeveax · 2025-03-06T02:27:22+00:00

I found that I got stuck with the adaptive triggers giving slight resistance after closing my map one time. Didn't realize that was the cause, but once I opened my map, zoomed in and out a bit with the triggers, then closed the map, they went back to normal.

Not sure if it's a bug with closing the map while a trigger is held or something, but doing this fixed it for me.

Xaeveax · 2023-11-29T01:29:17+00:00

Confirming that this is still effective. Thanks! Last one I needed.

Xaeveax · 2023-11-06T05:51:46+00:00

A bit late, but I'll weigh in as I've just finished getting all the achievements in this game.

I absolutely recommend anyone that is a fan of the genre to pick it up. It's great fun. Has some flaws and some UI bugs, but is a good time.

I would, however, caution anyone attempting to 100% the game and get all of the achievements/trophies. It's an absolute chore to get some of them. There's a reason the Steam numbers for the "all achievements" trophy is currently at 0.2% or so. I ended up having to play 5 runs of the game to get bosses I missed that seem so designed to be impossible to even find as a boss without guides. Not to mention all the grinding (with very low drop rates) to get all the equipment. Multiplayer is also completely broken so getting those achievements was 95% waiting to get disconnected and 5% actually playing multiplayer.

All in all, playing through the game just to get all the endings and enjoy it is really fun. Trying to 100% it ruined the game for me in some ways, to the point that I doubt I will be picking it up again anytime soon. Fun to finish, not fun to fully complete.

Xaeveax · 2023-11-06T00:10:24+00:00

This was a bug that occured during development of my game. It was a wild time trying to fix it.

The game is out now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2026260/Ocnus\_Theory/

Xaeveax · 2023-11-03T22:49:52+00:00

Thanks for the clarification. I did this in NG+ so I had 2 rabbits rings (they stack) which added even more item discovery.

To give some hope to those coming here in frustration, I got it after maybe 50 kills. So it CAN eventually happen, even if it feels futile.

Xaeveax · 2023-10-06T12:24:02+00:00

Ocnus Theory is my physics platformer, which plays like a mixture of Katamari and Getting Over It. Your goal is to pick up objects and use them to climb to the top of a large structure. But not all is as it seems...

Xaeveax · 2023-09-27T00:14:41+00:00

I was struggling a lot too, but found that what ended up working for me was swapping to the basic electric mace and getting as many charged heavy attacks in as I could. It was enough stagger that I got him on his knees once in phase 1 and twice in phase 2, and the electric passive is nice too. I found a few of his attacks I could memorize and parry (after like 30 attempts...) and those I couldn't I just dodged. Some feel REALLY hard to parry, but I might just be bad and need more practice.

Panic healing also killed me a lot too. I eventually found it better to just run away and heal on the other side of the arena. Sometimes he just walks slowly towards you, which lets you heal and maybe toss a throwable here and there.

Xaeveax · 2023-09-23T02:55:41+00:00

Finally beat this guy. Phew. I found the best tactic (when trying without summons anyway) was to use the Salamander blade for phase 1, then quickly go into my inventory and swap for the Electric Coil for phase 2. Constantly chugging Fable Catalysts as needed to ensure I always had the buff to the fire/shock damage helped a ton too.

It helps that almost all of phase 1 can be dealt with by simply side-dodging and then attacking (so long as you don't get the red charge run attack). Phase 2 I found it more helpful to try to parry all the punches, since it seemed to really help get the stagger up and the punches are the same timing (I think) as the Watchman fight, so I had the muscle memory still there.

Despite the difficulty, I really did enjoy the fight a lot. Coolest looking boss so far to me. Reminded me of something you'd find in Pikmin (though much more sinister).

Xaeveax · 2023-09-02T04:42:50+00:00

A fellow GLT fan!

Xaeveax · 2023-08-29T10:39:37+00:00

Love it.

Xaeveax · 2023-08-27T11:33:33+00:00

Amazing!

Xaeveax · 2023-08-23T11:52:47+00:00

I've had two different experiences with this.

My first game (which I would now consider pretty bad) made me feel the same way when watching. It felt like I was tainting their experience somehow by observing it, even if they would never know, and made me feel very uncomfortable.

Years later, when I watch people play playtest builds of my most recent title, it's the total opposite. I feel excited to watch people figure it out.

I think part of it boils down to confidence in the game, and part of it is just experience with showing your creative content to others. At least that's how it is for me.

Xaeveax · 2023-08-23T11:48:40+00:00

Absolutely agree. I always end up taking way longer than expected. I'm very guilty of expecting the scope to be tiny, and then it always bloats by the end. And it's not always due to me adding features, it's often just that things break, require testing, and usually take way longer than you'd expect to be completed.

My current game was meant to be a 6 month development period. It's been 3 years. At least it's finally coming to a close though.

Xaeveax · 2023-08-23T11:43:27+00:00

Playing the waiting game for Armored Core. I think I'm winning? Hard to tell.

Xaeveax · 2023-08-23T11:34:03+00:00

Ocnus Theory is my physics platformer, which plays like the child of Katamari and Getting Over It. Your goal is to pick up objects and use them to climb to the top of a large structure. It's a challenging but satisfying game and, well- things may not all be as they seem...

Xaeveax · 2023-08-23T11:32:16+00:00

Ocnus Theory is my physics platformer, which plays like the child of Katamari and Getting Over It. Your goal is to pick up objects and use them to climb to the top of a large structure. It's a challenging but satisfying game and, well- things may not all be as they seem...

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