Big Demo Update – Tutorial improvements, Voice Over & Major Improvements

This is only a condensed list.

This one’s for the demo. Steam doesn’t give me a separate place to post demo updates,

so it’s going here:

• Major performance improvements and reduced VRAM usage

• Improved water simulation stability and fixed multiple infinite water source bugs

• Improved tool interaction logic and pickup behavior

• Holding mouse button now continuously uses tools (shovel, rake, squeegee)

• Improved cable, hose and pump connection logic

• Added failsafes to prevent broken water behavior when placing and removing equipment

• Improved savegame system including water height, tools and equipment states

• Fixed multiple bugs with pumps, hoses and inflatables not behaving correctly

• Improved replay system including rewards and endscreen feedback

• Disabled shop in magnet fishing levels for now

• Improved audio including water movement sounds and radio balancing

• Replaced radio voice with a human voice actor

• Disabled mouse smoothing and improved input handling

• Fixed various input bugs including deadzones and blocked keys

• Fixed multiple UI and interaction issues (whiteboard, hints, menus)

• Fixed multiple crashes including Linux Proton related issues

• AddedIntroadded basement area
• AdjustedIntroimproved tutorial flow and interaction logic
• FixedIntrofixed progression issues and softlocks
• AdjustedIntroimproved basement water behavior and blocking

• Midtown Market: performance improvements

• AdjustedMidtown Marketadjusted dirt regrowth behavior
• AdjustedMidtown Marketimproved water flow handling
• FixedMagnet Fishingfixed trash spawning issues
• FixedMagnet Fishingfixed magnet interaction bugs (including teleporting to world origin)
• AdjustedMagnet Fishingimproved interaction reliability