New stuff
- Auto save system - You can now continue from the start of the level where you left off after abandoning run and exiting the game.
- Screen pulsates a bit on very low health
- New game mode unlocks are now shown after exiting to menu or retrying the run
- Added a brightness setting
Balancing
- Mining drones prioritize crystal asteroids better
- Enemies will no longer spawn too close to the player spawn
- Separated shop items a bit more
- Swarm mode will now tell you to head back to the planet when low on oxygen
Modules - Snow cannon lower energy usage but shorter stun duration
- The first 2 shops can now contain weapons from world 1
- Sentry turrets reduced attack speed
- Sentry turrets and Battle drones will no longer attack exploding Spitters
- Laser shotgun sell price increased from 1->2
Bug fixes
- Controller no longer vibrates on damage events with 0 damage
- Fixed bug where mining drones would sometimes remain in the play area after exiting
- Fixed the bug where the camera would not stop focusing a planet
- Fixed bug where enemies killed by sentry turret or environmental hazards would not drop ammo
- Enemy health bars should now disappear instantly instead of sometimes remaining for a frame or two
- Video settings will now only save when pressing Apply
- Fixed bug where Larva mama corpse would fly away randomly on death
- Healthbar should no longer look like you lose health when adding more max hp without changing the actual hp
- Fixed bug where some weapons would deal double damage if assigned to both actions and pressing both actions at the same time
- Fixed scoreboard bug where you could scroll to an empty page (and get stuck on gamepad)
- Fixed scoreboard bug where switching page would sometimes not update the ship preview
- Taking damage over time now properly plays ship damage effects in short intervals
Other
- Added small credits text in main menu
- Rifle icon is no longer flipped upside down
- Current seed is shown in pause menu
- Game Timer will no longer count when game is paused
- Added small fade out when exiting to menu or Quitting the game
- A new fun little surprise on the victory screen :)
Please enjoy!
Jonas and Jacob
Red Cabin Games
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