Game update

Update 0.1.0

Kill The Hero Playtest · published 55 days ago

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This update cleans up many small rough edges and makes the game feel more stable overall.

The incoming heroes display has been improved and now shows the next threat more reliably.
Doors now behave more consistently.
Conveyor belts have been fixed and now feature better animation and rotation.
Heroes are better at finding reachable positions when attacking furniture.
Guard path previews now update correctly after dungeon changes.
The settings menu is now available from both the start screen and the pause menu.
Research hover texts no longer get in the way while moving the camera.
Held cards no longer remain stuck in the UI after game over.
Rush mode now resets its HUD properly after restarting.
Several smaller UI and gameplay issues have been fixed.

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