Creator's Asteroid

• Testing and bug fixes
  
• Marketing materials (Demo version, digital manual, more trailers, etc)
  
• "Pro Version" DLC (exporting Worlds as standalone exe packages)
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Air Tank - Basic upgrade that enables breathing underwater without a KO countdown timer.
  
• X-Ray Goggles - Upgrade that uncovers all Ghost Block and Ghost Wall tiles.
  
• Magnifier Goggles - Upgrade that uncovers all Secret Block tiles.
  
• Polar-Shift Boots - Upgrade that toggles the world polarity without a Polarity Switch.
  
• Slashing Wave - Upgrade that fires short-range wall-piercing wave projectiles.
  
• Super Grapple - Upgrade that increases the speed and reach of Honey Grapple shots.
  
• Boss Compass - Upgrade that locates undefeated Bosses on the Pause Map.
  

• Fire Pit - Gradually recovers health while standing in front of this spot.
  
• Air Pocket - Instantly recovers air underwater while standing in front of this spot.
  
• Secret Block - Block that appears as a standard Solid Block but behaves like a Respawning Block.
  
• Auto Elevating Blocks (2) - Blocks that move up and down, automatically changing directions.
  
• Oscillating Blocks (4) - Variations of Elevating Blocks that travel horizontally.
  
• Delayed Crumble Blocks (2) - Variations of Crumble Blocks that break after a short delay.
  
• Topper Generators (5) - Puts decorative stones, clay, sand, flowers, or vines on standard block tiles.
  
• Leveled Boss (10) - Bosses with increased health and increased contact-damage output.
  
• Flipped Bosses (12) - Bosses that initialize facing the opposite direction.
  
• Air Tank Ability Disabler - Generator that sets Air Tank as unavailable at the start by default.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Starting Items in Maker Mode are now split into World and Room lists.
  
• Clicking on a tile during gameplay now displays a popup with information about that tile.
  
• Added a Tile Search button in Maker Mode that shows room coordinates of the currently held tile.
  
• Added options in Maker Mode to copy and move existing rooms to different grid coordinates.
  
• Added a Display Option to toggle symbols on color-based tiles to assist with color differentiation.
  
• Added option to share Steam Workshop worlds with "Friends Only" visibility.
  
• Added a bonus Training Stage 16 covering this update's new Tiles (Player Mode > Field Training).
  
• Added an external tool to generate full-world images (\Assets\StreamingAssets\world-snaps\).
  

• Renamed standard Crumbling Blocks to Instant Crumble Blocks.
  
• Renamed Sweatband to Cooling Sweatband for consistency with Bodysuit counterparts.
  
• Renamed Earmuffs to Heating Earmuffs for consistency with Bodysuit counterparts.
  
• Updated Boss descriptions to account for the new variations.
  
• Updated Drago description to include damage information for its projectiles.
  
• Updated the Hyperfocus upgrade description to better match the format of other upgrades.
  
• Updated the Checkpoint description to clarify that an upgrade is needed to teleport.
  
• Updated the Slashing Claw upgrade description to mention its ability to reach through narrow walls.
  
• Updated Elevating Block, Ghost Block, Spike Wall, and Super-Dash Boots descriptions for clarity.
  
• Fixed typos in the Frog enemy and Proximity Warp upgrade descriptions.
  
• Fixed the Cave tile category name and description in Maker Mode.
  
• In Display Settings, clarified that Tile Toppers are disabled when Block-Merging is disabled.
  
• On Pause Options menu, updated "Return to" text for Title, Game, and Maker accordingly.
  

• Updated Elevating Block sprites to improve visibility of directional arrows.
  
• Updated Proximity Warp and Point Warp sprites to improve visibility.
  
• Half-blocks and half-ramps now support partial block-merging among themselves.
  

• Added an air meter for KO countdown when underwater without the Air Tank basic ability.
  
• Jumping during Uppercut Glove or Divekick Boots ability effects now interrupt those effects.
  
• Increased hitbox of all Box and Grapple Box tiles to better match size of Solid Block tiles.
  
• Increased Rapto boss's contact-damage output from 30 to 40.
  
• Plesio and Ptero bosses now move forward when spawning, instead of immediately turning around.
  
• Randomized whether Plesio initially moves upward or downward after spawning if underwater.
  
• Removed all Box, Grapple Box, and Elevating Block tiles from displaying on room maps.
  
• Any Pickaxe indicators on Caves now immediately disable after collecting a Cave Pickaxe upgrade.
  
• Added keyboard and gamepad shortcuts to access each Pause menu tab.
  
• The gamepad Start button now opens the Options Pause menu (instead of the last-opened tab).
  

• Added hovering information text to all buttons in the Maker UI.
  
• Updated formatting for the Starting Items menu and the map preview window.
  
• Updated formatting for the room coordinates display and the buttons across the right-side UI.
  
• Updated gamepad positioning to center on the room screen instead of the cursor position.
  
• Improved ability to switch between gamepad and mouse controls for maker tile placement.
  
• Separated the stacked Boss tile selection into Rapto, Ptero, Stego, and Plesio selections.
  
• Adjusted Tile Variation menu for Elevating Blocks to accommodate the new variations.
  
• Adjusted number of tiles per row in filtered tile selections.
  
• Background Generators no longer activate in Maker Mode, for better visibility and consistency.
  

• Reformatted the Display Settings pause sub-menu to group the checkboxes by category.
  
• The Options Pause menu now displays the current gameplay stats during Play or Playtest modes.
  
• Added Pause menu transition effects when cycling between Options, Map, and Loadout menus.
  
• Added scroll shortcuts for Player Mode checkboxes on title screen (-/+ keyboard, LT/RT gamepad).
  
• Added a notebook paper effect and border to the Pause Loadout upgrade selection.
  
• Updated Pause screen background color.
  
• Updated screen-wipe effect edges.
  
• Tweaked the order of Climb, Claw, Sidestep, and Vision upgrades in the Play HUD.
  
• Sneak Boots now list a Sidestep upgrade as a prerequisite in the play HUD and loadout menu.
  

• The Player Name can no longer be modified during gameplay (Pause Options > Display Settings).
  
• Maker Mode now generates screenshots of each room under 'UserFiles\makermaps\room-snaps'.
  

• ...the in-game timer in Maker Playtest mode would reset to zero after a KO.
  
• ...the in-game timer in Maker Playtest mode did not always begin at zero.
  
• ...enemies and other physics-based tiles could misbehave after unpausing.
  
• ...Hyperfocus could remain active while Sidestepping or after Slashing.
  
• ...the hovering info box would sometimes not display correctly when using a gamepad.
  
• ...the Maker Mode map preview did not update after deleting a room.
  
• ...the outline effect did not squash along with Player and Drago sprites when landing.
  
• ...falling into some rooms created a splash effect without water.
  
• ...KO's under certain conditions in Playtest mode would remove Starting Items upgrades.
  
• ...the Pause menu could be toggled while a Popup Box is active.
  
• ...the Pause menu could display an incorrect screen when paused during certain transitions.
  
• ...wraparound tile selection in Maker Mode would not work when using a gamepad.
  
• ...the Hyperfocus upgrade was represented with an incorrect color on the map.
  
• ...the placeholder image on the Pause Loadout menu would linger as a white box when turned off.
  
• ...the Title Screen background tile effects misbehaved at lower screen resolutions.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Super Bomb - Upgrade that increases blast radius and damage of Honey Bombs in Hyperfocus.
  
• Uppercut Glove - Upgrade that breaks through blocks while rising at high speeds.
  
• Divekick Boots - Upgrade that breaks through blocks while falling at high speeds.
  
• Poison Bottle - Downgrade that cuts maximum health in half.
  
• Antidote Bottle - Upgrade that eliminates the effects of Poison Bottles.
  

• Ceiling Climbing Surface - Overhead surface that can be climbed horizontally with Climbing Gloves.
  
• Ability Jammers (4) - Devices that disable collected upgrades while in the same room.
  
• Ability Gates (2) - Fields that completely remove or restore all collected upgrades when touched.
  
• Sticky Surfaces (2) - Surfaces that have properties of both Climbing and Grappling Surfaces.
  
• Basic Ability Disablers (3) - Generators that set basic abilities as unavailable at the start by default.
  
• Balls (3) - New variations that are indestructible and/or can float in water.
  
• Boxes (3) - New variations that are indestructible and/or can float in water.
  
• Dispensers (2) - New variations that dispense Floating Ball and Floating Box tiles.
  
• Topper Generators (3) - Places decorative moss, snow, or mud on standard block tiles in the room.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Added Steam Achievements.
  
• Added Training Mode to the title screen: 15 Stages that introduce various gameplay elements.
  
• Added ability to flood-place and flood-erase tiles in Maker Mode, including undo/redo support.
  
• Maker Mode's Tile Selection can toggle between showing all tiles or categories of tiles.
  
• Goal screen shows badge based on clear-time* and item-collection rates.
  

• Added recoil animation to player character's hive when firing Beehive Shots and Honey Grapples.
  
• Added squish animation to player character's hive when dropping or throwing any form of Bomb.
  

• Renamed the original "Climbing Surface" tile to "Climbing Surface (Wall)", and adjusted description.
  
• Renamed standard color "Blocks" to "Respawning Blocks".
  
• Updated description texts for the Environment Generators.
  

• The Starting Point tile in Maker Mode now uses its lit sprite to better stand out.
  
• Tweaked colors on Starting Point sprites to better differentiate from standard Checkpoints.
  
• Tweaked colors on floating Grapple Blocks to better differentiate from the non-floating blocks.
  

• One-Way Platform tiles can now be used as Room entry points.
  
• Now able to use the map-based Warp upgrades while in Maker Mode Playtests.
  
• Now able to use Hyperfocus and Super Jumps while in Honey Hive form.
  
• Hyperfocus is now interrupted when using Honey Grapple or Honey Bomb.
  
• Dashing is now interrupted when the player character comes to a stop from hitting obstacles.
  
• Player's Bombs now deal 20 points of splash damage to enemies.
  
• Player's Bombs now explode when coming into contact with Ball and Box tiles.
  
• Splash damage from player character's Bombs now deals minor knockback to enemies.
  
• Splash damage from player character's Bombs now also affects Grapple Boxes.
  
• Super Dash now affects destructible Grapple Box, Box, and Ball tiles.
  
• Explosions from Pillbug Bombs (both from Lizards and Dispensers) no longer affect Enemies.
  

• Updated Maker Mode UI with bigger sprites in all tile-selection menus.
  
• Added outlines and blur effects to tile menus to improve visibility of tile selections.
  
• Tweaked the tile menu background colors to improve visibility of tile selections.
  
• The Starting Items menu now displays its All/None buttons above its header.
  
• Increased text size of Starting Items menu's All and None buttons.
  
• Increased text field size for the Tile Selection menu's description box.
  
• Reassigned Save and Delete shortcuts on controllers to X+RB and X+LB respectively.
  
• The world name now resizes based on its name length.
  
• Added sound effects for Undo and Redo.
  
• The default selection for Ball and Box tiles are now their indestructible variations.
  
• Adjusted the order of tiles in the Tile Selection and Starting Items menus.
  
• Hovering info boxes now dismiss when clicking a tile from any tile-selection menus.
  
• Hovering info boxes now display information about the various tile-selection menus.
  
• Tile Variation menu now better centers its available options.
  
• The All and None buttons in the Starting Items menu now request confirmation.
  
• Clearing a World Playtest returns to Maker Mode by default, with a separate option for title screen.
  
• Cleaned up some overflowing description text for the Frog and Lizard tile variations.
  
• Updated text formatting and wording on some popup-box dialogs for better readability and clarity.
  
• The default Tile selection (Solid Block) is now highlighted when entering Maker Mode.
  

• Updated UI for the Title screen's Play Mode sub-categories.
  
• The world name now displays on the Play Mode HUD.
  
• Updated references to the "main menu" to use "title screen" wording for consistent verbiage.
  
• Added firework effects when clearing a world in Play Mode or in Maker Mode's World Playtest.
  
• Added gamepad support for selecting rooms on the Pause menu map.
  
• The player character now appears in the Pause menu's Options and Loadout screens.
  
• If Steam is offline when clicking "Upload to Workshop", a notification displays instead of the UI.
  
• Clarified "Steam not connected" notification text.
  
• Tweaked text related to Warping between rooms on the Pause Map.
  

• The "Asteroid World Demo" stage is now an unlockable stage when clearing all Training Stages.
  
• Adjusted camera to settle more quickly when entering or transitioning into Maker Mode.
  
• Moved the custom sprite references into the "custom\Tools" subdirectory.
  
• Improved screen wipe performance.
  
• Added screen wipe when returning to the title screen from Maker and Play modes.
  
• Clearing a World Playtest in Maker Mode now also saves the maker's clear-time**.
  
• Updated default gamepad controls to better accommodate Hyperfocus-based abilities.
  
• Improved handling of Steam client processes when offline, and updated related notifications.
  
• Made adjustments to better handle corrupted data files and game crashes.
  

• ...the player could infinitely jump when pushing against walls in Honey Hive form.
  
• ...the player could initiate a ground-jump when slightly above ground in Honey Hive form.
  
• ...the Bear sprite briefly displayed when moving between rooms in Honey Hive form.
  
• ...entering a Sidestep while moving allowed continued movement without Sneak Boots.
  
• ...the player character skipped when moving on standard Block and Room floor surfaces.
  
• ...the player character skipped when moving on Gel Blocks, and on horizontal Gap and Half Blocks.
  
• ...the player character skipped when moving on Grapple and Climb surfaces.
  
• ...the player spawned above ground level onto checkpoints and caves.
  
• ...outline effects lingered after upgrades are collected.
  
• ...outline effects lingered after some projectiles are destroyed.
  
• ...outline effects lingered after Ball and Box tiles are destroyed.
  
• ...outline effects lingered after Maker Tile is destroyed in Maker Mode.
  
• ...Maker Mode sign effects from the cursor selection lingered after switching to Playtest Mode.
  
• ...the Sidestep category in Maker Mode's Tile Selection only referenced the Hazard Sidestep.
  
• ...the Point Warp category in Maker Mode's Tile Selection only referenced the Starting Point Warp.
  
• ...the Tile Variations menu in Maker Mode only showed generic descriptions.
  
• ...upgrades in Picture Frame tiles were still counted as upgrades in the goal totals*.
  
• ...entering Honey Hive mid-dash allowed Honey Dashing without having the upgrade.
  
• ...flipped Spike Platforms sometimes would not spawn when reentering a room.
  
• ...lingering enemy projectiles could prevent Gray blocks from unlocking.
  
• ...the outlines of upgrades were visible from within Bubble Containers.
  
• ...Starting Items menu navigation on Steam Deck and controllers was misaligned.
  
• ...a corner-case could launch a new game in Play Mode with the Maker Mode UI.
  
• ...a corner-case could launch a continued game in Play Mode with the Pause menu open.
  
• ...Undo/Redo in Maker Mode did not properly handle relocating Cave tiles.
  
• ...the "Return to Checkpoint" Pause menu option did not perform a screen wipe while loading.
  
• ...loading a New Game in Play Mode did not initialize the camera to the player position.
  
• ...reloading from checkpoint and exiting caves did not initialize the camera to the player position.
  
• ...the player character's turning animation would sometimes play when entering a room.
  
• ...on KO, player character did not remain in its KO animation leading into the screen wipe.
  
• ...the actions and inputs could misalign on the Controls menu.
  
• ...loading in a new game was prevented if the old save file mismatched the world ID.
  
• ...environmental damage could still be taken briefly during a respawn.
  
• ...Water Level Generators would briefly not activate when entering the room.
  
• ...Background Generators would not refresh properly when moving between rooms.
  
• ...enemy damage recoil could be dependent on player character damage recoil state.
  
• ...the Display Settings could not be toggled when using a gamepad.
  
• ...the item collection rate displayed invalid values in Playtest instead of an "unknown".
  
• ...some tile variations did not properly highlight the Tile Selection menu when copied.
  
• ...the Custom Files Validation tool would crash if a sprite directory was missing.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Atmospheric Helmet - Reduces damage in Pressure environments.
  
• Atmospheric Bodysuit - Eliminates damage in Pressure environments.
  
• Space Helmet - Reduces damage in Vacuum environments.
  
• Space Bodysuit - Eliminates damage in Vacuum environments.
  

• Environment Generators (2) - Creates high- and low-pressure areas that deal extreme damage.
  
• One-Way Platforms (4) - Platform that allows the Player to travel in the shown direction.
  
• Offset Spike Walls (4) - Spike Walls that are offset within their tile space.
  
• Super Spike Walls (8) - Spike Walls whose spikes deal increased damage.
  
• Fatal Spike Walls (8) - Spike Walls whose spikes cause instant knock-outs.
  
• Picture Frame - Interface that transforms most other Maker tiles into signs.
  
• Glass Background Generator - Sets the Room's background to a transparent glass material.
  
• Glass Background Block - Adds a transparent block of glass to the background.
  
• Glass Foreground Block - Adds a transparent Block of glass to the foreground.
  
• Background Trees (7) - An assortment of trees that sit in the background.
  
• Foreground Trees (7) - An assortment of trees that sit in the foreground.
  
• Environment Signs (2) - Signs utilizing the Pressure and Vacuum symbols.
  
• Boss Signs (6) - Signs representing various Boss characters.
  
• Player Signs (8) - Signs representing the player character.
  
• Cave Signs (5) - Signs representing Caves and movement through them.
  
• Checkpoint Signs (3) - Signs representing various checkpoint types.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Added icons to title screen indicating exported, started, and finished Worlds.
  
• Added logs to keep track of personal-record times for each finished Play World (via trophy icons).
  
• Added ambient audio for Underwater, Pressure, and Vacuum environments.
  
• Background and Foreground Block tile sprites now randomize similarly to room background sprites.
  
• Added button icons to Settings and Exit on the Title screen, and to Ok and Cancel in popup boxes.
  
• Added background images behind the Rooms in Play modes, with variations per environment.
  
• Added alternate sprites for all background tiles, including updated sprites for default background.
  
• Bosses now drop markers when defeated, as non-interactable but destructible skulls.
  
• Added tools to the "custom" directory to help identify potential issues with custom sprites.
  
• Updated the Readme file in the "custom" directory with notes on the new custom sprites tool.
  

• Added animations to Player character when standing at the very edge of a platform.
  
• Added animations to the Honey Grapple shot.
  
• Added animation effects to Play HUD when a new or stacked upgrade is collected.
  

• Renamed "Cooling Shirt" to "Sweatband".
  
• Renamed "Heating Shirt" to "Earmuffs".
  
• Updated descriptions of environment-related upgrades.
  
• Updated descriptions of Honey Hive upgrade.
  
• Updated descriptions of Super Shot upgrade.
  
• Updated descriptions for Brick Foreground Blocks and Brick Background Blocks.
  

• Increased all sprites' image resolution. (Note that this affects custom sprites.)
  
• Updated sprites for Honey Hive, Honey Dash, and Honey Jump to better match the Hive form.
  
• Updated Proximity Warp upgrade sprite to better differentiate from room-warping upgrades.
  
• Updated environmental-upgrade sprites for easier differentiation.
  
• Updated Arrow Sign sprites for better visibility.
  
• Updated Hyperfocus upgrade's sprite for better visibility.
  
• Updated sprites related to Dark and Bright environments.
  
• Added an overlay in Maker Mode to clearly indicate Sign tiles in Rooms.
  
• Harmful environments now use their environment symbols as particles (instead of generic dust).
  
• Renamed files for Spike Wall sprites. (Note that this affects custom sprites.)
  

• Horizontal and vertical Bee shots no longer lag behind player when moving at fast speeds.
  
• Starting Points and Checkpoints no longer make sound effects when respawning onto them.
  
• Removed Background and Foreground Block tiles from being visible through neighboring rooms.
  
• Added particle effects for neighboring Dark and Bright rooms if missing the related upgrades.
  
• Tweaked ambient water volume to better scale with environmental ambient volume.
  
• Added paper and shadow effects to the Honey Grapple shot.
  

• Certain Tile subset "Properties" are now labeled "Rotations", which are now left-right selectable.
  
• Moved Offset Half Ramp and Raised Half Ramp tiles as sub-selections of Half Ramp tiles.
  
• Reorganized Gap Block and Spike Platform tile sub-selections.
  
• Updated the selection order for Background Generators to match those of the Background Blocks.
  

• Updated title screen, including new logo design and tweaked splash screen.
  
• Title screen's Delete button on the Continue Game sub-menu now deletes personal-record times.
  
• The Enter keys and mouse left-click instantly dismiss upgrade notification boxes.
  
• Adjusted transparency on the upgrades' notification box.
  

• Collecting a Honeycomb Health upgrade now increases and recovers HP instantly.
  
• Fixed a pop-up bug that could appear when canceling out of the title screen's Customize prompt.
  
• Fixed a pop-up bug that could appear when canceling out of Maker Mode's Cave-overwrite prompt.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Lockpick upgrade text from displaying properly in the Play HUD.
  
• Fixed a bug where ambient audio would not properly refresh when going from Maker Mode to Play.
  
• Fixed a bug that can occur on the title screen if the Steam Workshop directory is unavailable.
  
• Fixed a bug where the outline effect would outlast the Slash attack's swipe effect.
  
• Fixed a typo in Spike Walls' descriptions.
  
• Fixed an issue where some projectiles were missing shadow effects.
  
• The preview description for the Background/Foreground Block category now mentions Foregrounds.
  
• Assorted bug fixes related to how Background/Foreground Blocks appear in Maker and Play modes.
  
• Fixed a bug where upgrades "collected" after the KO screen would glitch the play HUD.
  
• Fixed a bug where the play HUD's KO counter would reset back to 0 after respawning in Play Mode.
  
• Fixed a bug where the play HUD's KO counter would persist between playtests in Maker Mode.
  
• Fixed a bug where the play HUD's stat counters would show as 0 when first loading a save file.
  
• Fixed a bug that interfered with the Honey Hive morph animations.
  
• Goal Points no longer show the "Goal Reached" info box when respawning onto them.
  
• Removed the Customize button from displaying on Steam Deck.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Hyperfocus - Charges energy to use other abilities and to reduce damage taken.
  
• Super Shot - Shoot piercing shots with increased damage when Hyperfocused.
  
• Super-Dash Boots - Break through certain blocks when Dashing at high speeds.
  
• Attack Gray - Allows attacks to break Gray Blocks without clearing out enemies first.
  
• Air-Jump Boot Bundles (2) - Air-Jump upgrades in bundles of 2 and 4.
  
• Dash Boot Bundles (2) - Dash upgrades in bundles of 2 and 4.
  
• Honeycomb Health Bundles (2) - Health upgrades in bundles of 2 and 4.
  
• Lockpick Bundles (2) - Lockpick upgrades in bundles of 5 and 10.
  

• Lizard (16) - Enemies that run around spitting up Pillbug bombs.
  
• Dash Blocks (9) - Blocks that can only be broken by a Super Dash.
  
• Gel Block - Bouncy block that can be pierced by Super Shots, and grants extra jumping distance.
  
• Super Spike - Stronger spike that deals extra damage when touched.
  
• Fatal Spike - Powerful spike that causes an instant KO when touched.
  
• Breakable Grapple Boxes (2) - Grapple Box variations that can be destroyed by attacks.
  
• Grapple Box Dispensers (2) - Dispenses breakable Grapple Boxes.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Added a Maker Mode interface that displays all Tile Variations of the selected Tile.
  
• Hovering over the map grid in Maker Mode shows a preview image of each Room.
  
• Added a Loadout page on the Play pause menu that shows all collected upgrades and their info.
  
• All collected upgrades' help-text on the Play HUD include any missing upgrade prerequisites.
  
• Maximum available Health Points appear on the Play HUD beneath the current HP.
  
• Save notifications appear when gameplay progress, Maker Rooms, or control settings are saved.
  

• Player animations for fast Dash speeds, high jumps, and long falls.
  
• Player animations for aiming up and aiming down while holding Focus.
  
• Honey-Hive Player animations for flinching, aiming up, aiming down, and fast Dash speeds.
  
• Turning animations for all Bosses and Enemies.
  
• Turning animations for projectiles that can change direction (Fishbones, Wasps, Fireballs).
  
• Minor flapping animations for winged projectiles (Bees, Flies, and Wasps).
  
• Flashing animations for Pillbugs and Honey Bombs.
  
• Movement animations for the Plesio boss's Fishbones.
  

• Renamed "Shot Upgrades" to "Attack Colors".
  
• Renamed "Basic Jump" to "Jumping Boots".
  
• Renamed "Basic Shot" to "Beehive Shot".
  
• Clarified descriptions for color-based blocks and upgrades.
  
• Clarified descriptions for Basic Upgrades (Jumping Boots, Beehive Shot, and Hyperfocus).
  
• Updated Swimsuit and Attack Color upgrade descriptions to reflect them being passive upgrades.
  
• Tweaked the text of other assorted Tile descriptions for better clarity.
  

• Super Jump now needs the user to activate Hyperfocus before it can be used.
  
• Proximity Warp is now activated when quickly tapping up/down, and not by holding up/down.
  
• Dash speed now is tapered when running into an obstacle (rather than preserved).
  
• Updated collisions between objects spawned from Dispensers and their Dispensers.
  
• Added unique sound effect for Super Jump.
  

• Reduced player character skipping while dashing across multiple flat tiles.
  
• Deleting a Bubble in Maker Mode now only deletes its contained Upgrade if the button is held.
  
• Rearranged some of the Maker Mode GUI buttons to make room for the Tile Variation GUI.
  
• Updated Play HUD icon for Health Points to better match the Health Upgrade sprite.
  
• Updated Play HUD icons for Basic Shot, Night Glasses, and Sun Glasses to match upgrade sprites.
  
• Updated Play HUD icons for Lockpicks and Lock Key to occupy the same space.
  
• Added Display Settings option to disable showing Save notifications.
  
• Added "Focus" controls to the Pause screen's Controls menu (uses same input as Dash).
  
• Player character now faces the opposite direction by default after performing a wall jump.
  
• Updated sprite for the Floating Grapple Box.
  

• Fixed an issue that could cause the player to respawn at the wrong checkpoint in Maker Playtest.
  
• Fixed paper and outline effects not displaying properly on the player character during KO.
  
• Fixed the Cave Pickaxe and Free Warp upgrade controls not displaying properly when collected.
  
• Fixed Tile Selections in Maker Mode not lining up properly when using a controller input.
  
• Fixed the Floating Grapple Box description's missing text in Maker Mode.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Slashing Range Upgrade - Increases the range and hitbox of Slash attacks.
  
• Slashing Deflect Upgrade - Deflect certain projectiles using Slash attacks.
  
• Slashing Jump Upgrade - Bounce upwards when slashing down on enemies and hazards.
  
• Honey Bomb Toss Upgrade - Toss Honey Hive bombs upward.
  
• Honey Bomb Roll Upgrade - Roll Honey Hive bombs forward.
  
• Super-Jump Boots Upgrade - Jump extra high from the ground when holding Dash.
  
• Spike Platforms (8) - Flat on one side, spikes on the other, and flips when flat side is shot.
  
• Spike Walls (4) - Flat on one side, spikes on the other, and does not flip.
  
• Padlock Block V - Padlock Block variation that requires a Key or 5 Lockpicks to unlock.
  
• Padlock Block X - Padlock Block variation that requires a Key or 10 Lockpicks to unlock.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Dash ability now ramps up in speed instead of going full speed from the start.
  
• Dash ability can now also be activated when holding Dash before moving.
  
• Significantly reduced knockback when Player character is hit.
  
• Added animation frame for Player character when holding Dash and standing still.
  
• Rearranged the gameplay HUD.
  
• Added icons next to the main buttons of the title screen.
  
• Updated Goal Points sprite, and added animation and particle effect.
  
• Updated Upgrade collection particle effect.
  
• Proximity Warp ability now only works while in Bear form (not in Hive form).
  
• Drago fireball projectiles now burst after touching any kind of spikes.
  
• Sound effect now plays when trying to unlock a Padlock Block without enough resources.
  
• Updated sprite colors for Lock Key and Lockpick collectables for visibility.
  
• Removed transparency effect from Sidestep animation.
  

• Fixed UI navigation issues related to World lists on the title screen.
  
• Fixed Undo and Redo not properly handling deleted Upgrade-and-Container combinations.
  
• Fixed the HUD displaying Shot Upgrade information when the upgrades were not collected.
  
• Fixed Lockpick and Lock Key upgrades displaying incorrect information in the gameplay HUD.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Caves (14) - Tunnels that can connect various locations in the World.
  
• Cave Pickaxe Upgrade - Enables Player to travel through Caves.
  
• Compass Upgrade - Reveals the locations of undiscovered Rooms on the Map.
  
• Padlock Block - Blocks that can be destroyed by using a Key or Lockpick.
  
• Lock Key - Unlocks an unlimited number of Padlock Blocks.
  
• Lockpick - Unlocks one Padlock Block per Lockpick.
  
• Ghost Blocks (2) - Looks like a standard Block or Wall, but anything can pass through it.
  
• Background Blocks (8) - Sets a single background tile design pattern.
  
• Foreground Blocks (8) - Sets a single foreground tile design pattern.
  
• Background Generators (7) - Sets a default background type for its entire Room.
  
• Level 2-8 Enemies (98) - Stronger, tougher variants of all existing basic Enemies.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Custom sprites reference folder is now stored in a zip file.
  
• Updated the Pause Map in Maker Playtest to more closely reflect the Play Mode map.
  
• Tilting a control stick or pressing the DPad now switches from keyboard to controller.
  
• Renamed the "Attack" button to "Slash" in the submenu for remapping controls.
  
• Added "Interact" controls to the Pause screen's Controls menu (same input as "Slash").
  
• Updated block-merging visuals and processing (note that this affects custom sprites).
  
• Climbing Surfaces and Grapple Surfaces now support block-merging.
  
• Renamed "Locked Blocks" to "Cracked Blocks".
  
• Removed "one per room" restriction from Cracked Blocks.
  
• Clarified Maker Mode description of Cracked Blocks.
  
• Updated Gap Block depth visuals and processing.
  
• Added limits to how long Player shots can exist before exploding.
  
• Made some minor tweaks to some enemy sprites.
  

• Fixed an issue where outlines could persist momentarily after their sprites vanish.
  
• Fixed an issue where the player's jump animation might play while standing on the ground.
  
• Fixed an issue where an unlocked block or collected upgrade might still appear on the map.
  
• Fixed an issue where a tile from a neighboring room might appear when it doesn't actually exist.
  
• Fixed an issue where some gameplay sounds might play while transitioning into Maker Mode.
  
• Container tiles no longer turn red while hovering over Upgrade tiles in Maker Mode.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Audio Disablers (2) - Prevents music or ambient audio from playing in the given Room.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Custom sprites, custom music, and custom sound effects can be added as local mods.
  
• A readme file for basic information on adding custom audio and images is available.
  
• Title screen now includes a "Customize" shortcut button to the 'custom' folder and readme file.
  

• Tweaked animation speeds for animated sprites.
  
• Tweaked animations for Player character.
  
• Added new animations for Player character, including idle and claw-attack animations.
  
• Changed Shark enemy to Piranha enemy, with updated hitbox and sprites but identical behavior.
  
• Added swim animations to Fish and Piranha enemies.
  
• Split the Half Ramp selections between "Offset" and "Raised" categories in Maker Mode.
  

• Bosses now register as defeated when they fall out-of-bounds of their Room.
  
• Fixed an issue where some outlines would be trimmed short.
  
• Fixed an issue where some outlines lagged behind their sprites during faster animations.
  
• Copying a tile in Maker Mode no longer preselects the wrong Tile Selection.
  
• The selected hovering tile in Maker Mode no longer appears in World preview images.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Sidestep Upgrade - Enables Player to sidestep enemies and hazards.
  
• Sneak Boots Upgrade - Enables Player to walk while sidestepping.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Play controls can be remapped to 1-2 keyboard inputs and 1-2 gamepad inputs.
  
• Keyboard and gamepad inputs can navigate through Pause, Map, and Popup menus.
  
• Ambient sound effects added, with its own volume slider option in settings.
  
• Screen shake effects added, with option to disable in settings.
  
• Settings option available to display Maker Mode controls on the Maker screen.
  
• Info boxes appear when hovering over Maker selections and Play HUD elements.
  

• Title screen background is updated to be more dynamic.
  
• Top-level title screen has shortcuts for Exit (F1 / LB+RB+B) and Settings (F2 / LB+RB+A).
  
• Pause menus have listed shortcuts for switching between the Pause and Map screens.
  
• Pause Map screen has listed shortcuts for toggling environment and water map visuals.
  
• Enemies have added sound effects and landing effects.
  
• Player, Enemies, and blocks have splash effects when entering or leaving water.
  
• Hit-stop effect takes place when the Player is defeated.
  
• Explosion effects take place when Bosses are defeated.
  
• Screen shakes during explosions and when Player or Boss is defeated.
  
• Screen shakes when a large Enemy takes a step or falls from a height.
  
• Visual and sound effects take place when switching between Maker and Play Modes.
  
• Enemy movement randomizations are improved.
  

• Adjusted camera to better follow the Player, namely when dashing or falling.
  
• Stackable upgrades increment from 0-8 (instead of 1-9) in the Play HUD.
  
• The default gamepad LB button is reassigned from an Aim option to Sidestep.
  
• Slash attack range increased, and its movement better follows the Player character.
  
• Dashing carries over when running between rooms.
  
• Dashing in Playtest mode is momentarily disabled when first entering Playtest.
  
• Updated colors and contrast in environmental rooms.
  
• Separated the Glasses upgrades from the Shirt upgrades as their own button in Maker Mode.
  
• Renamed the 'Swimming Bodysuit' upgrade to 'Swimsuit'.
  
• Renamed the 'Swimming Fins' upgrade to 'Swim Fins'.
  
• Tweaked the naming convention of Dispenser tiles.
  
• Game exits if the detected screen resolution is not supported.
  
• A message shows the screen resolution requirements for full-screen mode if unmet.
  
• Tweaked the Play Mode HUD layout.
  
• Increased the width of Drago's body hitbox.
  

• Tweaked Player's shots to no longer push back Enemies and Bosses when hit.
  
• Adjusted Honey Hive form to enter rooms at ground level relative to the entry point.
  
• Prevented the Honey Hive form from persisting between Play sessions and respawns.
  
• Fixed an issue where some enemies were still active while the game was paused.
  
• Fixed the Pause shortcut buttons not registering when in Maker Mode.
  
• Fixed a save issue that could happen when rapidly toggling Maker and Play modes.
  
• Fixed an issue related to the Fullscreen toggle in the pause menu.
  
• Adjusted world preview thumbnails to take more accurate screen captures.
  
• Adjusted environmental air particles to no longer pulse on/off at the same time.
  
• Fixed the Notification Box from sometimes staying on screen perpetually.
  
• Prevented left-click from switching the Controls menu from gamepad to keyboard.
  
• Prevented splash sounds from happening when the Player spawns underwater.
  
• Fixed some sprite effects lagging behind their respective sprites.
  
• Fixed getting KO'd by Polar Blocks causing redundant death sequences.
  
• Fixed Drago visuals not despawning properly when defeated.
  
• Added missing depth effects to Water Level Switches.
  

• Fixed the pause menu Map visuals not rendering properly.
  
• Fixed World preview thumbnail images not being generated properly.
  
• Removed unused UI assets that were appearing on the Maker Mode layout.
  

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Room Light - A crack in the background that lets some light and shadows into the room.
  

Fixes and Improvements:

• Room background depth in Play Modes (and option to disable).
  
• Paper textures and borders on sprites (and option to disable).
  
• Background shadows behind sprites in Play Modes.
  
• Basic controller support for Maker Mode.
  
• Ability to decrement stackable Starting Items in Maker Mode.
  
• Dust particles in Play Modes that indicate environmental room states and damage levels.
  
• Screen shake effects when hit.
  
• Effects when defeating a Boss or when defeated.
  
• Jingles when collecting upgrades, reaching the goal, and other major gameplay events.
  
• Audio notifications when player character health is 20% or below and damaged.
  
• Animations for Penguin enemy and Spikes hazard.
  
• Textures on title screen, skyboxes, and background walls.
  
• Updated sound effects and music.
  
• Smoothed camera transition when switching from Playtest back to Maker.
  

• Room Playtest can no longer start from a Goal Point room.
  
• Pause screen can no longer be opened when a Popup is active.
  
• Player character's movements no longer affect the Player's projectiles after firing.
  
• Player character no longer prepares for wall-jump when flung backwards onto a wall.