Fixes

• sorting layer fixes
  
• fix for Cave BG not repeating seamlessly
  
• fix for both players able to collect pick-ups simultaneously
  
• fix for camera shifting slightly at start of level (2P only)
  
• fix for electrocution SFX not playing on mixer SFX channel
  
• fix for vendor items not always triggering
  

New Features/Improvements

• add power-up drops to most boss fights
  
• add par times and persistent user time tracking for challenge levels
  
• Super Secret: major visual overhaul
  
• new challenge level: Portal Puzzler
  
• challenge level music
  
• add charging SFX for laser
  
• Cave Secret: design tweaks
  
• Ascension: design overhaul
  
• add Alien Drone Scout damaged states
  
• Forest: design tweaks
  
• player sprite improvements (unique weapon sprites, bracing frame, hand improvements)
  
• alien trooper sprite changes (palette change, better weapon sprites, hand improvements)
  
• increase brightness of several levels
  
• stop level timer when transitioning
  

Changes

• decrease max shields to 9
  
• double default damage to 4 DPS instead of 2
  
• don't allow shooting while shielded
  
• remove difficulty-based adventure achievements, replace with a single "Adventurer" achievement which doesn't require starting on first level
  
• critters no longer pursue once off-screen
  

Known Issues

• timer displays 99m99s at start of City level
  

Fixes

• possible fix for blur shader left on camera when gamepad unplugged
  
• fix for whiskey pickup giving player shield instead of whiskey
  
• Cave: fix for missing ambient music
  
• Infected Planet Secret: fix for rockets exploding when hitting botttom of clouds
  
• Forest: fix for ambience missing
  
• Alien Ship Boss: fix for missing respawn icon
  
• Alien Ship Boss: fix for duplicated bloom effect
  

New Features/Improvements

• new challenge levels (3 for now, more to come)
  
• Apartment: visual and design updates
  
• City: visual updates
  
• Mountain: visual and design updates
  
• Mountain: move boss camera target up a bit
  
• Mountain: split map into separate segments to improve rendering performance
  
• Infected Planet: visual and design updates
  
• Infected Planet: push cacti and fire-breathing heads back a bit so gore pieces render in front
  
• water drops in secret cave now use 2D physics/collisions
  
• remove player collider (fixes isue with player "pushing" pick-ups before collecting them, also fixes issue with coins being double-counted)
  
• increase projectile glow
  
• increase ambient light for most levels
  
• update act intro images to match recent visual updates
  
• add light to player shield
  

Known Issues

• touching edges of elevator when grounded triggers movement
  

Fixes

• fix for particle FX occasionally spawning in wrong location
  
• fix for P2 Vendor tooltip using old UI style
  

New Features/Improvements

• major update: new health system! Try it out at let us know what you think!
  
• difficulty setting adjustments
  
• enemy projectile speed no longer scaled with difficulty
  
• visual updates to City (new props, tile sets, etc.)
  
• visual updates to NPC gib in City
  
• added new segment to City
  
• City boss battle now starts after fully crossing bridge
  
• visual updates to Forest
  
• minor level tweak to Desert
  
• level tweaks for Alien Ship Boss level, including slower scrolling speed and player not force-scrolled
  
• integrate remaining mastered music (City boss, Desert)
  
• lower overall loudness of audio by 8db
  

Known Issues

• ambient music missing from cave level
  
• coin pick-ups being double-counted
  

• major update: new health system! Try it out at let us know what you think!
  
• difficulty setting adjustments
  
• enemy projectile speed no longer scaled with difficulty
  
• visual updates to City (new props, tile sets, etc.)
  
• visual updates to NPC gib in City
  
• added new segment to City
  
• City boss battle now starts after fully crossing bridge
  
• visual updates to Forest
  
• minor level tweak to Desert
  
• level tweaks for Alien Ship Boss level, including slower scrolling speed and player not force-scrolled
  
• integrate remaining mastered music (City boss, Desert)
  
• lower overall loudness of audio by 8db
  
• fix for particle FX occasionally spawning in wrong location
  
• fix for P2 Vendor tooltip using old UI style
  

Fixes

• fix for escape key not pausing when using gamepad controls
  
• fix for trooper self-illum layer slightly offset from main sprite
  

New Features/Improvements

• upgrade to Unity 5.4.0: this should improve overall rendering performance
  
• new charge/attack behavour for final boss (to reduce cheesing)
  
• small tweak to Alien Ship level layout
  
• blood and ground impact particles now collide with solid ground
  
• more "explosive" blood particles
  
• enemy gib now float in water
  
• visual improvements to Tutorial level
  
• flames are now lower-def / explosions are slightly higher-def
  

Fixes

• fix power-up missing before alien ship boss
  

New features/improvements - general

• new "minimalist" UI; we think this suits the overall aesthetic of the game much better. Here are some before/after shots:
  

Fixes

• fix for stars appearing abruptly in Ascent
  
• fix for rocket-spawned enemies spawned on top of each other
  
• fix for recoiling off screen (see below)
  

New features/improvements - general

• recoil and knock-back now applied with velocity instead of repositioning. As a result, it is no longer possible to "recoil" off the screen.
  
• new weapon, shield and weapon upgrade icons
  

New features/improvements - weapons

• experimenting with charging laser behaviour
  
• add slight Y-axis recoil (a la Cave Story)
  
• reduce price of basic special weapons in vendor
  
• randomize enemy bullet starting position slightly (similar to player)
  
• bigger player bullets
  
• randomize player bullet direction slightly
  
• screen-shake for spread gun
  
• add projectie/ground impact FX
  
• bigger flamethrower projectile
  
• randomize flame-thrower projectile rotation
  

New features/improvements - levels, enemies

• add whiskey pick-ups (only in one level--Desert--so far)
  
• power-ups and coins are no longer permanent
  
• revamp desert mini-boss and boss
  
• revamp space boss
  
• add a bit of "slipperiness" to trooper/gun trooper walking
  
• critter crates now shake
  
• first boss now drops a power-up-spawning trooper
  
• add "falling" frame for cannon troopers (i.e. when knocked off a ledge)
  
• more screen-shake for explosions
  
• pick-ups (shield, weapon) now have gravity applied
  
• integrate mastered Mountain and Super Secret music
  
• experimenting with more dynamic camera (reverse offset if player(s) looking in opposite direction)
  

Known issues

• charging laser relased on pause and boss warning and at end of act intro screen
  
• no audio feedback when laser is charging
  
• may have gone a bit overboard with desert and space boss,we'll see ;)
  
• it's currently possible to "push" desert mini-boss/boss, and space boss, while invincible or shielding (exploit it while you can :)
  
• ground particle effects triggered at edges of some levels (cave, infected planet)
  
• missing power-up before alien ship boss
  
• possible to "cheese" final boss by trapping him in a corner using knock-back
  

Fixes

• fix for enemies walking into crates and partially destructed walls
  

New features/improvements

• explosive crates ːsteamhappyː
  
• level tweaks, mostly to add explosive crates, but a few other small ones as well (Apartment, City, Forest, Cave, Desert, Alien Ship, Ascent)
  
• bouncier critters
  
• textured BG and more lighting in Apartment level