📢 An honest chat about development, New Date & Demo Update! Hello, everyone! This is Bob, developer of Lava Jato do Bodão. Since we are still a very small indie studio, with a team of only two people, launch day is the most crucial moment for our project's survival. Therefore, we made an important strategic decision: we delayed the game's release to July 16th. Releasing the game now, in the middle of the massive Steam summer festivals and events, would cause our hard work to be easily overshadowed by giant promotions. July 16th falls exactly one week after these events end, ensuring a much fairer visibility window for our definitive launch — no matter what! To make up for the wait, work here has continued at full steam. We listened to your feedback, and our Steam demo has just been updated with a brand-new tutorial and direct gameplay improvements. Check out everything that changed in today's demo and what is already set for the full game release below: 👇
🕹️ Patch Notes (Demo)
➕ Additions: — New Tutorial (To-Do List): The tutorial is now much more open! It has been moved to a To-Do List panel on Mr. Champs, allowing you to track which step you're on without locking your view.
— Business Hours Notice: We added clear text feedback indicating when the shop is open or closed, avoiding the confusion of thinking you always had to ring the bell to call a boat.
— Shop Improvements: The item info tab is now always visible. We also added thumbstick support on controllers to use the scrollbar and improved the shop tooltips.
🔧 Bugfixes:
— Sound Fixed: The sound is back! You can now perfectly hear the water jet and the satisfying sound of barnacles being destroyed.
— Gun Pump: Fixed a bug where the gun's rotation would get increasingly crooked with each "pump" the player made.
— Finish Cleaning Button: We increased the button's sensitivity to make it easier to interact with.
— Aim and Laser Adjustments: We made fine adjustments to the aim and fixed the Bubble Machine description button (the laser now properly turns off when not in use).
➖ Removals & Changes:
— Goodbye, Old Tutorial: We removed the system where Mr. Champs forced the camera for the player to read. This was causing bugs where the player would get stuck in his view.
— Item Rename: The "Oxygen Machine" is now officially called Bubble Machine. Its goal was always to boost the water jet, but the old name made people think they needed oxygen to survive.
— Raft Removal: We decided to remove the Raft-type boat. Because the model was too concave, cleaning it was becoming a difficult task, causing stress instead of the relaxation we want to provide. It will be left out for now!
🚀 What's New for Launch (Full Game)
➕ Additions:
— Daily Quests (To-Do List): In the final game, Mr. Champs' panel will give you random daily quests (whenever a day/night cycle finishes) for you to progress and earn rewards.
— Radio & Music: We added a Radio that can be bought in the shop, and songs can also be purchased individually so you can build your playlist while cleaning.
— Zima Upgrade: New size upgrade added directly to the shop.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your patience and continuous support. Download the new demo version, test the new tutorial, and keep helping us out by adding the game to your Wishlist. See you on July 16th!