GravBot 1.7.1 Now Available!

Technical Changes

• Identified and fixed a CPU bottleneck that was causing levels with certain entity types to experience graphical slowdown (e.g. Laser Trap, Switch Madness, The Grinder)

• More asset loading moved to background threads, which should result in fewer frame drops

• Changed the way that compiled levels are shipped to be slightly more compact

• Changes to the rendering backend to not only improve support for older Vulkan devices, but also to make use of newer Vulkan features when available

• Certain errors during startup will now display error details instead of silently crashing

• Lowered the MacOS requirement to 12.7, though a Metal 2 capable GPU is still required

• Fixed some timing issues on MacOS, which should result in fewer frame drops and less gameplay slowdown

• Hopefully fixed a rare crash bug that could occur on certain drivers while trying to set up the swapchain

• Overhauled the tilemap renderer, but users shouldn't see any visual differences

Gameplay Changes

• Added an explicit controller binding for Options, and added access to the Options menu from the Pause menu

• Adjusted Vault Entrance so that the doors don't stick to each other

• Adjusted Elevator Smash so that pushing multiple blocks at once is no longer a viable strategy

• Returning to Level Select after completing a world or exiting a level should focus either the next world, or the level you were just on, respectively

• Made the Level Select menu's keyboard and controller navigation more consistent

Visual Changes

• Swing Doors and Spin Blocks once again animate the arrow direction after completing their movement

If you wish to continue playing 1.7.0, it is available under a public beta branch.