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Steam News21 February 20215y ago

1.2.0 Version - Looking into a sharp future!

Oh boy, this update got bigger than I initially planned. One day when I took a break from my new project (Sonucido: The Mage), I decided to improve the code in Bring Back The Sun a little bit and thought about putting s

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0 fixes6 additions8 changes0 removals
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
  • Store
addedOh boy, this update got bigger than I initially planned. One day when I took a break from my new project (Sonucido: The Mage), I decided to improve the code in Bring Back The Sun a little bit and thought about putting some Quality of Life features into the game. This quickly turned into a much bigger update!
addedI discovered that I had some settings wrong in the graphical department but could fix them fast and the game looks a lot sharper now, especially on higher resolution screens. Also, to improve the graphics even further, I designed a whole new tileset of broken tiles and put some of them here and there. I use them only a few times because I didn't want to change the core look of the game too much but I think these tiles are a good addition!
addedNewly designed tiles added to increase the visual variety
changedChange the music and sound volume from your keyboard (F1/F2)
addedYou can now quit the game directly and skip the menu (F8)
changedI moved the screenshot key from tab to F6

Oh boy, this update got bigger than I initially planned. One day when I took a break from my new project (Sonucido: The Mage), I decided to improve the code in Bring Back The Sun a little bit and thought about putting some Quality of Life features into the game. This quickly turned into a much bigger update!

I discovered that I had some settings wrong in the graphical department but could fix them fast and the game looks a lot sharper now, especially on higher resolution screens. Also, to improve the graphics even further, I designed a whole new tileset of broken tiles and put some of them here and there. I use them only a few times because I didn't want to change the core look of the game too much but I think these tiles are a good addition!

This is by far the biggest update to the game yet and I let the changelog speak for itself!

TL;DR Sharper graphics, more visual variety, Quality of Life features.

PS: If you can't see a difference right away, it's more noticeable on large monitors.

Full Changelog

  • I got rid of filtering the tiles and now the game looks a lot sharper!

  • Newly designed tiles added to increase the visual variety

  • Change the music and sound volume from your keyboard (F1/F2)

  • You can instantly go to the reset save menu - this should be nice for speedrunners (F7)

  • You can now quit the game directly and skip the menu (F8)

  • I moved the screenshot key from tab to F6

  • You can now disable the F1-F8 keys in the settings if it is causing problems with your setup

  • Reduced the filesize over 5%

  • I reduced the standard volume of the music and sound to the 75% setting

  • A lot of code improvements and cleanup

  • Performance improvements (in 1-2 places the performance is a bit worse but overall it's better)

  • Some graphical adjustments

  • The sun looks different now

  • Layout of the menu improved

If you want to check out my new game Sonucido: The Mage!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1535240/Sonucido_The_Mage_by_Daniel_da_Silva/

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Steam News / 21 February 2021

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