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0.7.0: New levels! New mechanics! New art!
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Hello friends! We've got LOTS of changes in this update! Highlights include NEW LEVELS, Steam Deck verification, new mechanics (including moving hazards, updrafts, and breakable boxes), pettable cats, and new artwork!
Check out the full patch notes below:
- FULL DATA WIPE. This includes Save data, Options data, Input mapping data, and Ghost data. In addition to new levels, there’s a new save directory structure to allow for multiple Steam users to have separate save files on the same computer.
- THREE NEW LEVELS!
- Hot Dog Reporter is officially Steam Deck verified!
- Updated engine to Godot 4.2 RC6! Is using a beta engine a good idea for a Steam release? Probably not but it fixed a lot of problems and got us Steam Deck verified! Lots of performance optimizations and bug fixes under the hood, but the most noticeable for some of you will be…
- Fixed swapping between the d-pad and analog stick being extremely buggy! Controls now default to having both enabled.
- Updated tutorial with new mechanics
- Added moving hazards (sawblades go brrrr)
- Added updrafts (fly with the umbrella)
- Added breakable objects (run into them fast enough to break)
- Implemented rotating platforms (not yet used anywhere)
- Gravity reduced by half while sliding! This was intended to make sliding over two tile gaps more consistent, but as a bonus, it means that sliding and jumping on the same frame give you extra height
- You can pet the cat now
- More background art
- Added 2 hidden achievements
- Fixed a bug where player velocity would carry over from death to respawn
- Improved backflip timing (should trigger much more consistently along with the skid audio cue now)
- Added HALLOWEEN FOREVER mode, in case you missed out on the Halloween update or owe allegiance to the Pumpkin King
- Fixed Steam Cloud cross platform save compatibility
- Lamps and torches now flicker
- Fixed and embarrassingly long standing issue with the start menu not reloading when it was supposed to (after deleting save data, unlocking all levels, etc)
- Fixed fall impact triggering after using the umbrella to slow down
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