This is a small patch that primarily improves the Bounceball mechanics in preparation for 1.1, as well as fixing a variety of minor bugs, and at least one major one: Mouse controls not working with the new direction resetting code. Oops!
List of Changes
Fix aim resetting when using keyboard and mouse controls
Fix text box alignment sometimes extending past the view screen
Fix items getting stuck in walls if player was hugging a while when trying to pick it up
Fix description text in options menu not always displaying properly
Improve some desert backgrounds
Bounceball NPC AI improvements
Fix some NPC names when using the glasses
Minor player physics improvements
Other various Bounceball Improvements
Various other minor bug fixes
[v1.0.11] NPC Improvements, Bug Fixes, Polish
PATCH NOTES
[v1.0.11]
Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a great holiday. This update is a moderately sized patch that improves a variety of NPC functions, fixes a couple of hats which functionality wasn't working, along with a variety of general bug fixes and improvements I have found through my testing and bug reports that were sent to me. Massive thank you to everyone who's submitted a bug report, it helps a lot!
If anyone finds any more bugs feel free to reach out to me on twitter or post on the steam community forums (I check twitter more often though).
List of changes:
Increase final boss max health by 33% to 2000hp
Fix NPCs unable to climb ladders (bug introduced in last patch)
I am once again updating the final boss music mixdown
Fix items sometimes getting stuck in walls if picked up when inventory is full
Add new tutorial sign
Minor NPC pathfinding improvements
Fix jump hat and bunny hat
Fix wrong button icon glyphs on new game and load game menu screen
Attack direction now resets to forward when not pushing in a direction (Thanks to Novalia Spirit for the brilliant suggestion)
Confirmation boxes now require you to hover over the button with the mouse instead of being mapped directly to the mouse buttons
Minor Audio improvements and bug fixes
Improve animations for some NPCs
Fix NPCs never stopping when running away from enemies
Fix bug with NPC ground detection
Inventory upgrades now grant 2000g if already at max capacity
Reset default file slots to 9 (changable in settings.ini, will not affect anyone who has already played the game)
Various other minor fixes and improvements
[v1.0.10] Performance, Stability, and Polish
PATCH NOTES
v1.0.10
This is another large patch that addresses a number of bugs by refactoring a lot of old code to make future bug fixes easier to diagnose and fix. With this comes major increases to performance in large rooms on low hardware, more stable collisions for the player and npcs, further UI improvements, better ultrawide support, and more. Full patch notes below.
Once again thank you to Novalia Spirit for reporting many of these bugs.
Greatly improve object culling for increased performance
Standardize weapon and collision behavior across all humanoids
Fix backgrounds being drawn outside of room bounds on ultrawide monitors
Improve UI animations in the options menu, title screen
Improve healthbar visuals
Improve screen shaking effect, the setting in the options menu now affects intensity instead of being a simple toggle
Improve loading game and spawning player scripts
Re-organize resolution changing code
Fix display options menu bugs
Glasses item improvements (now required to view damage numbers)
Lower time between save stations letting you save again
Stop wizards from sighting the player through walls
Improve coins and emeralds
Remove stealth feature for crates and physics armor
Improve equip menu visibility
Fix inventory screen not toggling on when opening with tab on keyboard
Minor map screen improvements
Particle improvements
Fix interacting with NPCs while in equip switch menu
Minor HUD improvements
Improve player and NPC ceiling collision code
Improve text and message boxes
Add missing save room icon to map screen
Improve sand worm boss
Fix some NPCs not calling NPC behavior
Minor Final boss and new game plus bug fixes
Numerous other minor fixes and improvements
MAJOR CONTENT UPDATE ROADMAP
Hey all, I just wanted to announce my plans for the major content updates and free DLC for REDSHOT. The dates and features listed here are tentative and not set in stone, but offer a general estimation of what I currently have planned for the future.
In addition to the content listed below, each major update will come with regular bug fixes and improvements.
WINTER 2023:
[v1.1] Bounceball Update
This update brings 4 new bounceball arenas to the game, a bounceball tournament side quest, and improvements to the bounceball minigame. Winning each tournament will give the player the choice of health, stamina or ammo upgrades.
SPRING 2023:
[v1.2] Multiplayer Update
This update will bring 4 player local multiplayer support to REDSHOT in the form of co-op and versus modes. Co-op will be drop in/drop out at any time during the main campaign. Versus mode will offer deathmatch, capture the flag, and bounceball modes.
SUMMER/FALL 2023:
[v1.5] Free Epilogue DLC
This is the final planned content update for the game, bringing an expanded ending, new area(s), new weapons, new enemies, and new bosses. In addition, this update will upgrade the underlying engine version from Gamemaker Studio 2.25 to the latest 2022.x release, and will coincide with release of a switch port(and possibly xbox/playstation ports as well). All updates following this one will be bug fixes only, and will offer no new features or additional content.
[v1.09] UI Improvements and Stability
PATCH NOTES
[v1.09]
This is a massive stability and UI patch that fixes numerous bugs and refactors a lot of legacy code that led to inconsistent behavior and bugs in game. Along with a long list of bug fixes, this patch also includes visual improvements to the UI and menus. This patch polishes up a lot of code in preparation for version 1.1, which will be a major update including some new side content in the form of 3 or 4 new Bounceball arenas, in addition to the regular bug fixes and polish you'd expect from a regular update.
Big thanks to @ManAthan123 on twitter for bringing many of the following bugs to my attention.
List of changes:
Improve UI visual animations
Improve message boxes
Fix controller glyphs not saving and changing control preset resetting gamepad glyphs
Fix Playstation icons not showing up in some locations
Fix world data not being destroyed when deleting a save game
Add safety check to loading game from the pause menu if the file does not currently exist
Fix soft lock if player drops both guns and leaves Odd's house at the beginning of the game
Minor NPC visual improvements
Fix crash if player defeats the helicopter before it leaves Odd's house
Fix helicopter attack scene restarting if you leave the room before it leaves
Fix player being able to stand on helicopter while its leaving
Helicopter propellers now damage the player
Fix Odd's NPC scripts not being disabled after death
Standardize boss names between health bars and enemy log
Merchants will now walk back to the counter after picking up an item you sold
Rewrite gun and ammo pickup code for more consistent behavior
Fix hookshot not triggering when used
Improve player melee attack behavior
Update final boss music mix down
Fix crash when entering room you meet Emma after sh e dies
Minor performance improvements
Numerous other minor fixes and improvements
[v1.08] Bug fixes and polishing
PATCH NOTES
[v1.08]
This is a minor patch fixing some minor bugs and a rare and seemingly random crash related to muzzle flashes, as well as some minor polishing to visuals. Full patch notes below.
Adjust weapon muzzle flashes to avoid dependencies which were causing rare crashes
Fix player not being able to jump when on vertical moving platforms
Fix intro cut scene sometimes not triggering on rare occasions
Make some physics destruction particles smaller and less distracting
Update Lake Limna background music
Fix shop visible pop-in in certain areas
[v1.07] Keyboard Rebinding, Bounceball improvements, and more!
PATCH NOTES
[v1.07]
This is a large patch that adds in mouse and keyboard rebinding, fixes a number of bugs (largest one being fixing the bounceball minigame not initializing sometimes), and adds in a few QOL improvements as well. As usual, full details can be found below:
List of Changes:
Add in mouse and keyboard rebinding, available in the options menu
Fix bounceball minigame sometimes not initializing after payment
Change default keyboard bindings
Your opponent in bounceball will now randomize when entering, each opponent has different stats and will play a little differently
Move initial pistol location to odds house room, so new players are less confused on where to go to start
Fix player light brightness being too bright sometimes
Fix walljumping glitch where you could walljump before getting the upgrade if you were precise with your inputs
New game plus now shows on the file select screen, next to difficulty setting (normal+, hard++, etc)
Fix whip boss behavior on ghost platforms
Objective markers for power cells on the map will now disappear once they are picked up
Increase height of jumps off gold ropes
Update tutorial signs
Remove yellow vase tiles to make coins stand out better
Update mixdowns for final boss music and Lake Limna music
Fix player ship dissapearing from landing site in new game plus mode
Other minor fixes and improvements
[v1.06] Map Coordinate fixes, Better Air control, and other minor fixes
PATCH NOTES
[v1.06]
This is a large update that fixes a bunch of mismatched map coordinates, improves player movement control when airborne, improves some tiles and backgrounds, fixes collision issues when on moving vertical platforms and elevators, and fixes a bunch of other minor bugs. Full patch notes below.
This patch fixes almost all of the known bugs to me. In the next patch, I plan to add keyboard rebindings and possibly custom map markers to the map.
Full list of changes:
Fixes around a dozen rooms with mismatched map coordinates, and add some missing rooms to the map
Improve air mobility for better jumping precision and tighter controls
Increase walljump height
Fix collision bug on elevators and vertical moving platforms
Fixes some missing background tiles
Fixes objective not updating when opening the tower gate after gathering all 4 power cells
Increase final boss sword durability
Update/Improve final boss music mixdown
Increase ALI range and brightness in dark areas
Add ground friction to emeralds to stop from sliding away
Fix stamina achievement to trigger at 50 instead of 52, update achievement description
Improve mini sawdisc thrower and change his color to not blend in with the grass
Update control preset description in options menu
Improve blood splatter behavior
Minor music adjustments in snowpeak area
Improve whip boss collisions with ghost platforms
Update backgrounds in depths level to clash less with foreground
Numerous other minor fixes and improvements
[v1.05] Minor bug fixes and improvements
PATCH NOTES
[v1.05]
This is a smallish patch that addresses a handful of bugs and issues that have come to my attention. Nothing too specific, so check out the full patch notes below for details.
Fix room transition bug where player would miss the trigger box and get hurt (I manually combed through every single room in the game and adjusted the trigger boxes so this does not happen anymore. If this bug still exists after this, I'm gonna be pissed lol)
Adjust backgrounds and tiles for clearer distinction between foreground solids and non-important backgrounds
Fix bullets not shooting through destructable rocks if they spawn inside one
Fix miles continuing to spawn near elevator after completing sand worm quest
Fix important NPCs crashing the game if they previously die while following you around
Fix not being able to drop hats in your inventory
Fix not being able to quickswitch weapons and items if there is an empty slot between two items/weapons
Other minor fixes and improvements
[v1.04] Enable Steam Achievements
PATCH NOTES
[v1.04]
This is a small update that just enables steam achievements, that is all.
If you haven't already left a review on the store page, please do so! I need ten reviews for steam to give me a rating and start pushing it to more people on the store. Good or bad, doesn't matter, I want to hear it!
Massive thank you to everyone who's left a review already as well!
