GunnRunner Alpha Changelog v 0.8.5 - Several Steps Forward

Player

• Gun no longer stops shooting when held down. Instead, fire rate slows and accuracy decreases
• Animations re-sprited for landing, fast-falling, jumping, and dashing
• Reduced fast-fall speed
• Window to input fast-fall increased to just before peak jump
• There is now a very short time between pressing shoot and the player actually shooting
  • This is is too reduce firing in unintended directions

• Shot SFX will now pitch lower the longer you hold the fire button
• Dashing from a fast-fall will always produce a max dash
• Jump buffer added when attempting to jump while player is under a ceiling
  • The jump will occur after the player clears the ceiling

• Beamer added
  • Can be toggled to always on
  • Can be rotated

• Floatee added
  • Can adjust direction and speed
  • Can be set to stationary

• Motion Gate added
  • Set toggle key for specific doors

• Pelter added
  • Can set shooting speed (0.75 second intervals)
  • Can set shooting angle

• Line indicators for toggle objects and doors now has dark -> color gradient. Dark always starting at the toggle and going to the door.
• Editor will warn if user will paste objects out of bounds
• A grid overlay can be toggled
• Current editor level name and level size now appears on the info bar
• Removed budget constraints
• Cursor position is always shown

• NEW Beamer!
  • Will blast lasers at you if you get too close.

• NEW Floatee!
  • Friendly floating platforms that will assist you along the way.

• NEW Motion Gate!
  • Pass through triggers that will open doors
  • Will detect the player, enemies, and floatees

• NEW Pelter!
  • Stationary enemy that fires at a constant rate

• Shifter will not expand if player is colliding with it

• New musical scores for each world
• New music for editor
• New music for level select

Shell/UI

• Depending on world completion, players can now select a tile theme from extras menu
• Can view Level Times by navigating to extras on the main menu
• Levels generate extra details
• Level backgrounds generate on load and match theme
• Level select visuals update
  • Grass applied to sides of block represent level objective completion

• Deploy animation for Heavy Enemy is cancelled if the player lands on top before shooting animation

Levels

• Considering adjustments to levels and new world sets, the alpha season (00) has been reset
• Added Expert difficulty with 18 new levels
• Added Master difficulty with 20 new levels
• Added 2 new levels in Novice
  • “Juts” and “Outbox”

• Added 1 new level to Proficient
  • “Air Circuit”

• Changes made to “The Basics”, “Osmosis”, “Topsy Turvy”, “Bit More”, and “Shooting the Breeze”
• Moved levels to Competent
  • “Block Me One More Time” and “Alternation”

• Moved levels to Proficient
  • “Wing Chaser” and “Edge Out”

• Moved levels to Expert
  • “Close Quarter Clockwork” and “Gunrobatics”

• Added GrandRunner difficulty with 10 new levels