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Steam News21 March 20265mo ago

πŸŽ‰ Escape From Vacov β€” Update v0.5

✨ What's New: πŸ† Achievements System Added 5 Steam achievements: First Death β€” Die for the first time First Victory β€” Complete the game World 1 Cleared β€” Finish all levels in World 1 Getting Started β€” Die 10 times Death

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Performance
added✨ What's New: πŸ† Achievements System Added 5 Steam achievements: First Death β€” Die for the first time First Victory β€” Complete the game World 1 Cleared β€” Finish all levels in World 1 Getting Started β€” Die 10 times Death Master β€” Die 100 times Achievement progress tracked across all playthroughs
addedπŸ’€ Death Counter New persistent death counter UI Tracks total deaths across ALL playthroughs (never resets!) Your suffering is permanent... 😈 Check your progress in the top-left corner
added🎨 Character Animations Completely redesigned player sprite (64x64 pixel art) 4 new animations: Idle (breathing animation) Run (smooth 4-frame cycle) Jump/Fall (air pose) Death (explosion effect) Smooth transitions between all states Proper pixel-perfect rendering (no blur!)
changedπŸ”Š Trap Sounds Background music ALL trap types now play activation sounds: Trigger Traps Directional Traps Teleport Traps Timed Traps Toggle Traps Global sound system (one control for all traps) Smart cooldown prevents audio doubling Consistent volume across all traps
fixed⚑ Performance & Polish Fixed restart delay after game completion (now instant!) Unified transition speed between all chunks Fixed UI showing incorrect level after restart Fixed HP slider not resetting after death Fixed player spawning on old chunk after death Fixed achievements not unlocking in build Removed all console warnings
addedπŸ—ΊοΈ Level System 5 worlds with randomized chunk selection 5 chunks per world (selected from pool of 10) New chunks on death (same world, fresh layout) Speedrun timer (never resets on death) Best time saved locally

Escape from Vacov changes

added✨ What's New: πŸ† Achievements System Added 5 Steam achievements: First Death β€” Die for the first time First Victory β€” Complete the game World 1 Cleared β€” Finish all levels in World 1 Getting Started β€” Die 10 times Death Master β€” Die 100 times Achievement progress tracked across all playthroughs
addedπŸ’€ Death Counter New persistent death counter UI Tracks total deaths across ALL playthroughs (never resets!) Your suffering is permanent... 😈 Check your progress in the top-left corner
added🎨 Character Animations Completely redesigned player sprite (64x64 pixel art) 4 new animations: Idle (breathing animation) Run (smooth 4-frame cycle) Jump/Fall (air pose) Death (explosion effect) Smooth transitions between all states Proper pixel-perfect rendering (no blur!)
changedπŸ”Š Trap Sounds Background music ALL trap types now play activation sounds: Trigger Traps Directional Traps Teleport Traps Timed Traps Toggle Traps Global sound system (one control for all traps) Smart cooldown prevents audio doubling Consistent volume across all traps
fixed⚑ Performance & Polish Fixed restart delay after game completion (now instant!) Unified transition speed between all chunks Fixed UI showing incorrect level after restart Fixed HP slider not resetting after death Fixed player spawning on old chunk after death Fixed achievements not unlocking in build Removed all console warnings

✨ What's New: πŸ† Achievements System Added 5 Steam achievements: First Death β€” Die for the first time First Victory β€” Complete the game World 1 Cleared β€” Finish all levels in World 1 Getting Started β€” Die 10 times Death Master β€” Die 100 times Achievement progress tracked across all playthroughs

πŸ’€ Death Counter New persistent death counter UI Tracks total deaths across ALL playthroughs (never resets!) Your suffering is permanent... 😈 Check your progress in the top-left corner

🎨 Character Animations Completely redesigned player sprite (64x64 pixel art) 4 new animations: Idle (breathing animation) Run (smooth 4-frame cycle) Jump/Fall (air pose) Death (explosion effect) Smooth transitions between all states Proper pixel-perfect rendering (no blur!)

πŸ”Š Trap Sounds Background music ALL trap types now play activation sounds: Trigger Traps Directional Traps Teleport Traps Timed Traps Toggle Traps Global sound system (one control for all traps) Smart cooldown prevents audio doubling Consistent volume across all traps

⚑ Performance & Polish Fixed restart delay after game completion (now instant!) Unified transition speed between all chunks Fixed UI showing incorrect level after restart Fixed HP slider not resetting after death Fixed player spawning on old chunk after death Fixed achievements not unlocking in build Removed all console warnings

πŸ—ΊοΈ Level System 5 worlds with randomized chunk selection 5 chunks per world (selected from pool of 10) New chunks on death (same world, fresh layout) Speedrun timer (never resets on death) Best time saved locally

πŸ› Bug Fixes: βœ… Fixed: Restart delay after completing the game βœ… Fixed: UI showing wrong level (999.999) after restart βœ… Fixed: Player spawning on old chunk after death βœ… Fixed: HP slider not resetting after death βœ… Fixed: Achievements not unlocking in build βœ… Fixed: Trap sounds not playing on some trap types βœ… Fixed: Audio doubling when multiple traps trigger βœ… Fixed: Animator transitions not working correctly βœ… Fixed: IsGrounded parameter missing from Animator βœ… Fixed: Various console warnings and errors

πŸ“ What's Next (v0.6): πŸ”œ More chunk variety (10+ unique chunks per world) πŸ”œ Main menu (Start, Settings, Quit) πŸ”œ Pause system (Esc key) πŸ”œ New trap types (moving spikes, falling platforms) πŸ”œ More achievements πŸ”œ World 3-5 content

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Steam News / 21 March 2026

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