This update makes balance changes to the game over condition with the goal of making the game feel a little more forgiving. The change makes it easier for new players to play the game for longer and for expert players to get larger line clears.
Changes
- Reworked game over condition: game over now occurs when a piece is placed with none of its blocks contained inside the board. Previously game over occurred when a piece was placed with any of its blocks contained outside of the board. Special thanks to MelloBoo44 for suggesting this change on the Steam forums.
- Added slight board shift when blocks are locked above the board: when blocks are locked above the board frame, the board is shifted down slightly to improve visibility of these blocks.
- Added effect where the top of the board's border briefly glows rainbow colors to warn if locking a piece would cause a game over.
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