V0.2.1 - Cybernoodle

Summary

• Face a giant robot snake in a new level with the first major boss battle

• New enemy type and some updates to existing enemies/levels

• Damage flash effect added and some other updates to UI and music/sound

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UI

Homing incoming

• When homing projectile is locked on player, warning sound with frequency increasing by proximity is played. Also lockon text updated.

Resource gain flash

• Added flash to energy, shield & ammo bars when gaining them. Energy bar color changed to darker, ammo bar edge changed to white

Damage flash

• Added a red flash effect matching cockpit edges and on healthbar when taking damage.

Loading screen

• Now shows tips instead of whatever it showed before. Also added instruction "click to continue" when ready to start.

Music & sounds

Music & sounds

• Adjusted music volume & sounds levels; may need to adjust volume levels in settings.

• Added lowpass effect to music while in pause menu

• Reduced resource pickup sound volume

Reactor music changed

• The old music was a bit too intense for basic reactor battles.

• Also the music has a longer delay before changing to exploration music when reactor can't see you

Boss health bar

• Bosses can have a separate health bar at the top of screen (only used with bigger bosses)

Weapons

• AdjustedLaserAdjusted laser beam particles Rockets: Increased collider size for registering hits on enemies. Plasma gun: Reduced cost per shot

Enemies

Snake boss

• The first non-reactor boss. Have fun with it.

• The boss is armed with 4 types of weapons, and most of it can be destroyed during the battle.

• It goes to grab new sections at certain hp thresholds and gets faster too.

Orber mk2 (new enemy)

• Diagonal cone attack with 5 balls with alternating angle

• Has a new kind of animation when attacking

Green turret enemy

• Now fires 5 bullets in a wider pattern, instead of 2x4 bullets

• Attack range increased and bullet damage reduced slightly.

Laser beam bullets

• Modified so they are easier to see when coming straight towards you

Sub-enemies

• Bosses can have sub-enemies so that attacking the sub-enemy damages the boss also.

Levels

Glasskey:

• Added some new paths to the boss room

Updeep:

• Reactor area redesigned

• Some changes to start area

Hidden rooms

• Added glow edges

Tutorial updates

• Added some more tips

• Updated layout, red key moved to another place

• Energy paths now properly lead from key to door

Highway updates

• Added a few enemies, pickups etc

• Removed the 2 blue doors leading back to startNew level: snake boss

Other

• Green room wall texture modified

• Things moving on path loops can now have multiple randomized path options (used with boss)

• Added glow edges to hidden rooms

Bugfix

• FixedMusic volumeFixed issue where music volume setting also affected effects volume
• FixedGameplayfixed issue with laggy movement at lower quality settings