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Controller Support, Faster Map Generation, Darker Nights and More! - v0.16.0

Tornado: Research and Rescue · published 2 months ago

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The biggest change in this update is controller support (currently for xbox-style controllers, not steering wheels yet unfortunately).

The biggest fix is the map generator is MUCH faster now, it got a lot slower in the previous update, now I think it may be faster than it was originally.

One smaller fix is the tornado preview works correctly now, before the tornadoes were locking to the bottom-left corner of the map.

I think the control scheme is mostly intuitive, for less intuitive mappings just check the text hints displayed on the screen.

I have also made night time much darker, it is actually quite scary not being able to tell how far away the tornado is, then suddenly seeing the funnel lit up right in front of you.

I have added a windowed mode as it has been requested a few times.

Main menu music is 50% quieter now.

Enjoy!

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