Beta Update on 19th of April 2023

New Features:

• Implemented twin-stick type of way to control the fighters, as an option for the classic controls.

• Added an option to switch between twin-stick control (left stick for thrusting and rotating, right stick for aiming) and classic (left stick rotates, right stick thrusts)

• Added an option change handedness of the twin-stick controls.

• Added an option to enable automatic shooting of primary weapon when actively aiming (only twin-stick).

• Nuke power-up with a huge explosion and damage.

Bug fixes:

• Fix for a bug that caused an error when an AI player in the player joining screen was removed and then user tried to change the color or fighter of another AI player.

• Fix for a bug that caused an error when rebinding “Rotate Left” action for keyboard 2 or gamepad.

• Fix for a bug that caused incorrect amount of damage to be dealt within the blast radius of an explosion.

• Fix for a bug that caused collider of the melter powerup to block projectiles, i.e., made the player almost invincible.

• The worm hazard now collides with projectiles.

Improvements:

• AdjustedGameplayIncreased blast radius of the mini-nuke weapon and size of its explosion visuals

• Gameplay: Player now has the same weapon after respawning as before dying.

• Gameplay: When the ship collides with a red explosive barrel, the ship now explodes in the correct direction.

• Physics: When the ship is rotating rapidly after getting hit by a projectile and hits a healing/launch pad, the ship bounces off the pad instead of landing on it.

• Visuals: Areas outside of the map edges now have a slightly colored overlay to indicate these are areas players can’t go.

• UI: Fonts are now more consistent and font size of the UI hint popups is now larger.

• UI: When in the player joining screen the “Fighters, Weapons & Power-ups” view is toggled on, the back button UI hint is hidden.