- released demo with tutorial and first 3 biomes
- added message to credits for demo
- added Rebuild option in Modify menu to toggle permadeath
- added Energy Whip upgrade which replaces laser with whip
- added rotating blast tip and shockwave rings to laser
- added dissipation timer to laser
- added energy wheel fade from green to yellow when energized and depleting
- adjusted floater model and colors, added boost effect, now spawn in gravity grotto
- adjusted robot model, now flashes continuously when enraged
- replaced gravity grotto key with +1 max HP up
- fixed jackhammer hitboxes
- fixed biome not resetting upon game completion when Rebuilding is active
Unification
Steam SHMUP Fest 2023 Demo
2023.08.20.1 - Subtitle Accessibility
- added sound when subtitle plays
- subtitles now display in screen-space instead of world space if not using XR
- added vsync toggle to options -> visuals, enabled by default
- increased color variation and brightness in first two biomes
2023.08.14.1
2023.08.10.1
- fixed map rotation desync upon opening the map, rotating, then using a teleporter
- moved vault tooltip next to grasp tooltip
- added walljump tooltip
- increased wall height in tutorial to require walljump
2023.06.26.1 - Seed of Revenge
Get revenge with immediate respawns at the beginning of the level, or retry the entire run by learning the seed upon ejection.
- seed is now shown above stats on menu, with an initial ? if unseeded or ! if seeded
- unseeded runs now choose from a valid seed which is hidden during play and revealed upon ejection
- seed now only regenerates after ejection
- reduced penalty of death to automatically respawning at the beginning of the current level with full health
- added death reason subtitle while stunned and awaiting respawn
- added credits to Options menu
- enemies are now automatically dropped if they die while grabbed
- extended range of jackhammer and allowed double block destruction
- re-enabled collision impact damage, as gravity claws are sufficient to maintain control while falling
- simplified tutorial
- added keymap tip to beginning of tutorial
2023.06.23.1
- adjusted event horizon tower to include platforms in the climbing shaft
- prevented lock-on behind player
- fixed gem growth disappearing before properly exploding if the block it grows from is destroyed
- added gravity dashing: while grasping tool hand claw and locked-on to enemy, pull tool trigger to dash towards enemies and pull them off the ground
- added enemy grabbing: enemies touched by grasping claws will be grabbed in the tool hand and highlighted orange, can be thrown by pulling tool trigger
- improved teleporter visuals
- removed whip attack, replaced with laser blaster
- added delay to energized black hole shot
- fixed unintended micro rotations in XR by preventing accrual of interpolation offset unless using mouse
- increased size of snail
- snail now receives launching knockback upon hit
- increased enemy health and gems to improve balance with new laser blaster and enemy grabbing options
2023.06.12.3
- fixed grab whip not moving the full distance to the item
- added auto aiming whip and blaster for closest enemy in sights
- tuned scorched canyon micro levels for variety and brevity
- disabled gliding while grounded
- fixed gravity shifting sometimes not being available while still being able to jump from the ground
- fixed enemy detection lines staying visible after killing
2023.06.11.9
- decreased EVA braking
- increased EVA rotation
- increased EVA base propulsion
- increased stun time of non-energized fall impact from 0.5 to 2 unless using shock absorbers
- increased default XR framerate to 120Hz
- improved XR rotation smoothness when frame timing is inconsistent
2023.06.11.1
- upgrade menu is skipped on mid-biome levels and after event horizon
- biome subtitle now only shown on first level of biome
- upgrade menu list now shows only 3 unchosen upgrades instead of full list
- removed skip upgrade button
- fixed simulated hmd rotation locking in menu when pressing inventory swap or gravity toggle buttons
- prevented inventory swap or gravity toggle while paused
2023.06.10.1
- removed claw force pull effect on player