We're back with another exciting update! Our demo is now not only looking better but also sounding delightful too (new Yak sounds anyone??) 🦬
Go try out the improvements to our puzzles and explore the library! 🌠
General
- Performance increase and memory leaks update. Now less memory leaks overall.
- New Timer turner UI added, now pulses and gives a visual indicator that time has passed.
- Added a new dialogue box.
- Updated run and jumping animations. Less float, more joy!
- Quest UI uses controller to move between tabs now.
Leo Puzzle
- Hints are added when the Twilight crystal is not touched.
- Dusk tutorial hint added to encourage players to enter dusk.
- Twilight crystal has new VFX to entice the player to interact with it.
- Updated working on the notifications for the Twilight crystal and Sagittarius book puzzle.
- Updated the scrolls and book to give better hints for the puzzles.
- Fixed light source messaging not triggering when Solariseye is added.
Sagittarius Puzzle
- Interaction on object improvements for the library puzzle.
- Lighting pass indoors (Castle).
- New name for the library.
- New object names.
- New Atherbolt Library assets placed.
- No more placeholder assets, all removed.
- Sagittarius castle cinematic adjusted to include more hints for the puzzle.
- New Sagittarius castle hidden room added.
- Sagittarius Bow puzzle hint in the hidden room of the Atherbolt Library.
- Fixed the empty book not getting replaced in the Sagittarius puzzle.
Audio
- Implemented Book Place + Pickup, and Bow Place.
- Implemented sound for bookcase movement.
- Added sound when glass is added to a light source.
- Leo puzzle: completed laser and mirror hit implementation.
- Tarot Aura card now makes a mystical sound effect ✨
- Castle reverb added.
- New Yak sounds!!!
- New Fox Monkey Sounds.
- Updated Aurora footsteps.
- Various Audio bugfixes.
We're so excited for you to see what we've got planned - onwards adventurers!
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