Massive Update! - Story Mode, a New Character + Map, New Solo Play Modes + More!

It's been a good while since there's been an update, and that's because I've been working on getting everything ready for this huge update, available now!

There's so much in this update, we've got a new character, a new map, a bunch of single player modes like Balloon Burst, Survival Mode and Elimination Challenge, plus a whole heckin'Story Mode. In addition, there are new Accessories to get, and tons of fixes, tweaks and improvements.

I'm really excited for you all to check out the new content, I really hope you enjoy it. And definitely check out the upcoming Friendship Games Festival that Shell Out is going to be in, which starts this Monday, the 13th of February. Here are the details from the event host:

Friendship Games Week 2023 is back with a celebration of couch co-op, local multiplayer, and split-screen gaming! In the name of friendship, love, and family bonds you are yet again summoned to plug the game controllers in, find a good seat, and play video games together! We collected and curated a merry bunch of indie titles for PC that can be played by 2 or more players on the same machine. Make sure to take your time while browsing the gallery for bestsellers, trendsetters, hidden gems, demos, upcoming games, and newfound niches! Friendship Games Week is organized by Frogsong Studios. When: February 13-19, 2023 Check it out during the event at: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/FriendshipGamesWeek2023

And, here's the complete list of new stuff, updates and fixes for those who love the details:

• Story Mode (solo play)

• Balloon Burst Mode (solo play)

• Elimination Challenge Mode (solo play)

• Survival Mode (solo play)

• Multiplayer now has Elimination Mode and Point Rush mode as well as the ability to have teams for all play modes

• 20 more Steam achievements

• A bunch of new Accessories you can get in the shop and/or from beating Story Mode

• Improvements to game clarity and readability

• Many visual enhancements and improvements

• A big performance overhaul, should be much smoother and run at 60fps consistently

• Fixed problems and jank related to controllers doing weird stuff like controlling two players with one controller

• Improved network performance with threaded networking

• Improved flow of playing matches in solo/multiplayer lobbies

• Fixed some rendering issues on Ubuntu where the screen would be tiny in the corner

• Prevented getting COGs with unfair match settings

• Some camera improvements

• Anti-aliasing scaling shader (makes the game look clean and sharp at any size)

• Some minor map tweaks

• Picking up items player a little sound and flashes your character, to make it easier to know when you picked up an item

• Your items now magnetically move towards you when you are close to them (if you need to pick them up)

• Game mode is shown during match countdown