Koboo: The Tree Spirit

Gameplay

• Added a new ranged weapon, check it out!
  
• The Critical Damage of Daggers has been buffed
  
• The Throwing Leaves upgrade Prepared (+1 Ammo) has been replaced with a new upgrade called Shocking
  
• Reworked Magma Ball’s collision mechanics to fit the new system and make it far more intuitive
  
• Dashing covers more distance but has a longer cooldown
  
• Koboo slides down walls more slowly
  
• Renamed Hawk Slam to Hawk Drop
  

Controls

1. Key Rebinding menu!
   
2. Controller users can now aim more easily with the right joystick
   
3. Added a setting called Strike Cursor to determine whether melee attacks are aimed in the cursor’s direction or where Koboo is facing
   

Graphics & Sound

• Replaced bland, artificial white text and borders with a more natural beige-orange to fit the aesthetic
  
• Added pretty accents to many boxes and borders to liven them up
  
• Generally touched up the upgrade menus, including adding an indication of what weapon was being upgraded
  
• Updated the upgrade borders to match the colour changes
  
• Added an Ammo display to the GUI to make ranged weapon mechanics more clear
  
• Added an aim indicator for controller
  
• Reduced general volume slightly
  
• Added a pop-up to clearly indicate the end of a level
  

• Added Dual Wielding! Select two weapons instead of one, mix and match to fit your playstyle
  
• Added a secret new weapon to select, with its own upgrade paths
  
• Reworked Throwing Leaves, they are now slower but have particularly high critical damage
  
• Reworked Magma Orb, increasing its skill ceiling but also its potential
  
• Reworked the Inferno upgrade to match the change
  
• Reworked the Scorch upgrade to be stronger, more satisfying, and more rewarding
  
• Reworked the Hawk ability, improving its ease of use and balance while reducing its complexity
  
• Buffed Toxicology’s damage
  
• Slightly buffed the boss fight
  
• Improved “Crit Displacement” for ranged weapons (More accurate critical hits)
  
• Generally improved collisions for Koboo’s attacks
  

• Changed the dropped Throwing Leaves sprite to make it clearer to the player
  
• Updated the UI to match the Dual Wielding mechanic
  
• Changed the “Lives” icon to better reflect what they represent
  
• Updated the “Tab” menu’s layout to improve usability in the future
  
• Added an Upgrade Frame to upgrades in the “Tab” menu
  
• Added a unique Sound Effect to the Magma Orb on hit
  
• Improved textures for enemies under Status Effects
  
• Fixed bugs around too much screen shake under certain circumstances
  
• Removed some glitchy textures
  
• Fixed some GUI Scrolling glitches
  

• Added a brief “this is a demo” message upon booting up the game
  
• Added better Controller support to the main menu
  
• Added the visual for the Controller button to continue the opening monologue
  

• Save data from the previous version has been deleted, but this shouldn’t be very detrimental
  
• First enemy is significantly slower and more telegraphed
  
• Koboo has two extra lives in every stage
  
• Koboo’s “fight to stay alive” tutorial tooltip stays up longer before it can be skipped
  
• Magma Orb and Throwing Leaves no longer boost Koboo vertically on hit (Though they should still reset triple-jump)
  
• Added a sound effect to Throwing Leaves
  
• Initial story text has been completely changed
  
• Minor rewrites to Mara’s dialogue and smoother animations
  
• Audio gain has been reduced
  
• Animal Abilities are now cast with “Q” instead of “right-click” on keyboard controls
  
• Fixed incorrect icons for Weapon Upgrades in the upgrading menu
  
• Animal Abilities on controller are now correctly mapped to “LT”
  
• Upgrade and Ability Display Menu is now accessible on controller (“Tab” on keyboard, “Select” on controller)
  
• Fixed incorrect icons for Weapon Upgrades in the upgrade and ability display menu
  
• Made the “LT” GUI button more palette appropriate