I've been adding a lot of stuff to the game lately and thought I better make a devlog.

I added mouse click movement to the game. Just right click anywhere and the UFO will go exactly there. I want it to feel like proper RTS controls. I'm real happy with how the game feels being controlled with just the mouse, I almost want to just get rid of wasd controls altogether.

I added a bunch of minor things including a new item and spooky ghosts. Another type of NPC. That is only visible at night and causes heat when you get near, You can also abduct the ghost and drop it at the mothership for science, but if you drop the ghost outside of the mothership, it disappears. I'm thinking you will get different types of missions from the ship's computer, like Investigate Graveyard. For now its just more flavor for the game.

Most recently I have been working on a military helicopter that follows you around and causes heat. The helicopter was taken from a previous game I was making about a medevac helicopter. It will show up after you have been caught and reset or once you have revealed half the items. Then it will chase you around for a set amount of time. I'm not totally clear on how I want to handle encountering the helicopter, so it's in development for now. The rest is available to play right now.

I feel like I have an actual workflow going because I've been very productive. Any way if anyone has any ideas or feedback it would be much appreciated!

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