EASOAR Patch - 1.6.0

Smaller update as most of time has been spent on implementing illustrations to cutscenes to give the game a more cinematic flare. I've added a couple as some well needed optimisation fixes.

Also some content from my newest Youtube video about Dash Upgrades.

Patch Notes:

• Increased the ambience volume in the Sandpit.

• Added a new type for the dialogue box.

• Overhauled the introduction cutscene to the Sandpit to use a new illustration.

• Overhauled the cutscene in Croissance City Part 2 which leads to Whittle Road, now has a proper buildup of Cartier.

• Added a new illustration to the cutscene where Marrow first meets Mr. Basanta.

• The trigger object that deletes the blizzard when entering a building will have a special case where it fades out the blizzard before deleting it.

• Snow particles from Mont Blanc now change with the Nightmare hue.

• Powersaw enemies now chase after the player like Saws after their host dies instead of just dying as well.

• Added Powersaws that attack the player during the mid-phase Compass attack to make it more engaging. Attacks between Compass’s attacks has been slightly increased to account for this.

• Compass phase 2 will have it deliberately hover above the player in an attempt to land on them.

• Compass will punch more often in phase 2 of the fight.

• Ctrl + D will reset all User Settings to provide a fix if your bindings are somehow messed up.

• Added Sprint Button and Descent, new dash disks that can be purchased at the start of the game from Mr. Basanta.

• Added Shuffle, a dash disk purchased from Market after completing Cyan Apiary as a temporary location.

Optimisation:

• The Haze effect in Whittle Road and dark areas such as where Market is have been changed from a particle effect to a tiled scrolling sprite to reduce lag and increase visual consistency.

• Added a transition mechanic with haze in Whittle Road to transition from grey to black when going into caves for added ambience.

• Whittle Road part 1 & 2 now have this transition added.

• Rain in Whittle Road is also now a tiled sprite instead of a particle system with its own transition when entering caves.

• Converted the blizzard into a tiled sprite, same with the background snow object.

• The game was drawing prices and comparing arrays when in menus, causing a lot of lag. Now they only check once when the menu opens instead of all the time.