Sprucing Update

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Sidestep Upgrade - Enables Player to sidestep enemies and hazards.

• Sneak Boots Upgrade - Enables Player to walk while sidestepping.

Fixes and Improvements:

Key Features:

• Play controls can be remapped to 1-2 keyboard inputs and 1-2 gamepad inputs.

• Keyboard and gamepad inputs can navigate through Pause, Map, and Popup menus.

• Ambient sound effects added, with its own volume slider option in settings.

• Screen shake effects added, with option to disable in settings.

• Settings option available to display Maker Mode controls on the Maker screen.

• Info boxes appear when hovering over Maker selections and Play HUD elements.

• (Patch 0.14.02) Added support for screen resolutions down to 720p.

More Features:

• Title screen background is updated to be more dynamic.

• Top-level title screen has shortcuts for Exit (F1 / LB+RB+B) and Settings (F2 / LB+RB+A).

• Pause menus have listed shortcuts for switching between the Pause and Map screens.

• Pause Map screen has listed shortcuts for toggling environment and water map visuals.

• Room backgrounds have random subtle flourishes to break monotony.

• Enemies have added sound effects and landing effects.

• Player, Enemies, and blocks have splash effects when entering or leaving water.

• Hit-stop effect takes place when the Player is defeated.

• Explosion effects take place when Bosses are defeated.

• Screen shakes during explosions and when Player or Boss is defeated.

• Screen shakes when a large Enemy takes a step or falls from a height.

• Visual and sound effects take place when switching between Maker and Play Modes.

• Enemy movement randomizations are improved.

Adjustments:

• Adjusted camera to better follow the Player, namely when dashing or falling.

• Stackable upgrades increment from 0-8 (instead of 1-9) in the Play HUD.

• The default gamepad LB button is reassigned from an Aim option to Sidestep.

• Slash attack range increased, and its movement better follows the Player character.

• Dashing carries over when running between rooms.

• Dashing in Playtest mode is momentarily disabled when first entering Playtest.

• Updated colors and contrast in environmental rooms.

• Separated the Glasses upgrades from the Shirt upgrades as their own button in Maker Mode.

• Renamed the 'Swimming Bodysuit' upgrade to 'Swimsuit'.

• Renamed the 'Swimming Fins' upgrade to 'Swim Fins'.

• Tweaked the naming convention of Dispenser tiles.

• Game exits if the detected screen resolution is not supported.

• A message shows the screen resolution requirements for full-screen mode if unmet.

• Tweaked the Play Mode HUD layout.

• Increased the width of Drago's body hitbox.

General Bug Fixes:

• Tweaked Player's shots to no longer push back Enemies and Bosses when hit.

• Adjusted Honey Hive form to enter rooms at ground level relative to the entry point.

• Prevented the Honey Hive form from persisting between Play sessions and respawns.

• Fixed an issue where some enemies were still active while the game was paused.

• Fixed the Pause shortcut buttons not registering when in Maker Mode.

• Fixed a save issue that could happen when rapidly toggling Maker and Play modes.

• Fixed an issue related to the Fullscreen toggle in the pause menu.

• Adjusted world preview thumbnails to take more accurate screen captures.

• Adjusted environmental air particles to no longer pulse on/off at the same time.

• Fixed the Notification Box from sometimes staying on screen perpetually.

• Prevented left-click from switching the Controls menu from gamepad to keyboard.

• Prevented splash sounds from happening when the Player spawns underwater.

• Fixed some sprite effects lagging behind their respective sprites.

• Fixed getting KO'd by Polar Blocks causing redundant death sequences.

• Fixed Drago visuals not despawning properly when defeated.

• Added missing depth effects to Water Level Switches.

Steam Deck Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the pause menu Map visuals not rendering properly.

• Fixed World preview thumbnail images not being generated properly.

• Removed unused UI assets that were appearing on the Maker Mode layout.