Creator's Asteroid

Released: Dec 21, 2021
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Last updated: 13 Sep 2026, 16:06 GMT

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18 posts

01 May 2026Developer post
Beta Finale Update
The final planned content update toward the game's main development! Bug fixes and other improvements will continue to be addressed leading into the full release. Newly Added Maker Tiles: Hive Mind - Upgrade that enables taking control of Enemies. Gel Ball - Ball that behaves lik
The final planned content update toward the game's main development!
Bug fixes and other improvements will continue to be addressed leading into the full release.
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Hive Mind - Upgrade that enables taking control of Enemies.
Gel Ball - Ball that behaves like and moves through Gel Blocks.
Enemy Camps/Forts (6) - Dispensers that release the indicated Enemy.
Shot Hazard Dispensers (6) - Dispensers that release Fly projectiles.
Fatal Bomb Hazard Dispenser - Dispenser that releases lethal Pillbug bombs.
Ceiling Lizards (16) - Lizard enemy variations that move across ceilings.
Fixes and Improvements:
Gameplay Adjustments:

Player character is no longer knocked back when hit during a Hyperfocus.
Damage from environments is now dealt in chunks when not in water.*
Slashing Deflect can now also direct projectiles straight up or down.
Camera now pans up or down when holding Up or Down while not moving.
Play HUD temporarily turns transparent when panning the camera upward.
Outlines of single-hit knock-out tiles are now tinged magenta.
Improved player jump trajectory when jumping from Climbing Surfaces.
Player now grabs Climbing Surfaces more quickly after leaving one.
Added player character animations when grappling.
Added dust-cloud effects to player character.
Updated the animation for air-jump effects on player character.
Added jump effects on Enemies and Bosses.
Added more effects when Enemies and Bosses are defeated.
Added more visual and audio effects for Player knock-out.
Added more visual effects to the Start Point and Checkpoints.
Added visual effects to Elevating Blocks and Oscillating Blocks.
Added visual effect to successful Slashing Jumps and Slashing Deflects.
Added visual effect to unlocking Padlock Blocks.
Player character now snaps to the Goal Point once reached.
Tweaked the speed and animation of deflected projectiles.
Reduced the hitbox of Checkpoints, Starting Points, and Goal Points.
Reduced the hitbox of Spike Blocks and its variations.
Reduced the hitbox of Fire Pits and Air Pockets.
Reduced the ground-detection hitboxes on Bat, Fish, and Rabbit enemies.
Tweaked the behavior and speed of underwater Drago Wasp projectiles.
Limited the maximum speed of Drago Wasp projectiles.
Randomized the animation speed of collectable Upgrades.
Maker Mode Adjustments:

Limited physics-based tiles per Room to remediate gameplay slowdowns.
Checkpoints and most Hazard tiles cannot be placed next to each other.
Nested the Boss Compass Upgrade as a Tile Variation of Compass Upgrades.
Moved the Bomb Dispenser selection into a new "Hazard Dispenser" selection.
Rearranged the Tile Variations layout under the "Dispensers" selection.
Added visual effects when placing or removing individual Tiles.
Large flood fills now have a screen-shake effect.
A checkmark badge now appears after clearing a World Playtest.
Clarified affected projectiles in the Slashing Deflect Upgrade description.
Tweaked Slashing Deflect Upgrade description to reflect updated behavior.
Tweaked Super Shot Upgrade description to reflect Gel Ball tiles.
Tweaked Hyperfocus Upgrade description to reflect negating knockback.
Tweaked Environment Generator descriptions to reflect updated behavior.
Renamed "Dispenser (Bomb)" tile to "Hazard Dispenser (Bomb)".
Renamed "Compass" Upgrade tile to "Room Compass".
Mouse-hover tile previews no longer show outside of the Room's canvas area.
Rearranged the Tile Selection and Starting Items layouts to fit new Tiles.
UI Adjustments:

Play categories now appear after selecting New or Continue Game, not before.
Most in-game buttons now have minor animations when hovered and clicked.
Improved mouse-wheel scrolling speed for World selections on title screen.
Popups now move off-screen before transitioning from Playtest into Maker.
Health value flashes red when hit, and yellow when taking environmental damage.
Health value turns green when standing at a Fire Pit or any type of Checkpoint.
Environment icon displays near health if affected by the current environment.
Underwater icon displays near health if hindered from being underwater.
Now able to back out of Pause menus and submenus when using a gamepad.
Updated Controls menu to reflect latest default Steam Deck Layout.
Other Adjustments:

Updated bonus Training Stage 16 to include use of the latest tiles.**
Added bonus Training Stage 17 to cover Hive Mind gameplay.
Tweaked the sprites of the Dash Boots and Super Dash Boots upgrades.
Updated the text that displays upon clearing a bonus Training Stage.
Behind-the-scenes refactoring to help improve game performance.
Added support for PlayStation controllers***.
Bug Fixes: "Fixed a bug where..."

player character could behave unexpectedly during Goal transitions.
some actions could delay instead of cancel when player character is hit.
movements of some Enemy types were very slow when first spawning in.
highlighted text for New World name entry was difficult to see.
Elevating Blocks could randomly turn around mid-travel.
Penguin enemies could continuously oscillate above and below water.
Rabbit enemies could not jump through Sidestepping player character.
Rabbit enemies had the potential to air-jump when pressed against a wall.
Frog Fly projectiles would move incorrectly whenever the Frog enemy moved.
all deflected projectiles were using Bee sprites.
Drago Wasp projectiles could sometimes phase through walls.
Goal Points would not trigger when Proximity Warping directly onto them.
Proximity Warp visual effects were not displaying properly.
shatter effects on blocks with custom sprites were sometimes too large.
shadow effects could sometimes lag behind their shadow casters.
certain conditions could speed up flashing effects from environmental damage.
spamming the Playtest button in Maker Mode could corrupt the current Room.
Maker Tile placement would not work with some Steam Deck input settings.
the default Steam Deck Layout would not properly load for the Demo version.
texture artifacting could appear on the Title screen's background filter.
*Previously, environmental damage was always applied immediately for each single hit point (this is unchanged when underwater). After this update, when not underwater, environmental damage is applied in chunks of 5/10/20 hit points, depending on the severity of the environment. The overall damage over extended times is equivalent before and after the update.
**Because Training Stage 16 has been updated, it must be started as a New Game first before it can be launched through Continue Game again.
***In-game text will still display controller inputs in Xbox format (A, B, X, Y, etc).
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10 Oct 2025Developer post
Wrapping Update: Part 3
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Holding Claw - Upgrade that enables pushing and pulling Ball tiles. Fixes and Improvements: New Features: Added an Options Display Setting to display enemy health bars after hit. Gameplay Adjustments: Tweaked running animation speeds of the player charact
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Holding Claw - Upgrade that enables pushing and pulling Ball tiles.
Fixes and Improvements:
New Features:

Added an Options Display Setting to display enemy health bars after hit.
Gameplay Adjustments:

Tweaked running animation speeds of the player character.
Removed shadow from player character's slash effect.
Adjusted Moving Blocks for smoother block and player movement.
Maker Mode Adjustments:

Left stick on gamepad now controls Tile placement location.
Right stick on gamepad now controls Tile Variation scrolling.
Adjusted the Tile Description box to better display text.
Save icon no longer appears when switching from an unmodified Room.
The Latest tab updates for placed tiles that were previously listed.
Removed DPad copy of face button gamepad controls.
UI Adjustments:

Remapping controls to already-assigned inputs now shows a warning.
Remapping controls to reserved inputs are now prevented.
Ability Info popup boxes now display images of the collected Upgrade.
White UI backgrounds now include a paper texture.
Improved selected-button visibility when scrolling in popup prompts.
Updated verbiage around distributable files in popup prompts.
Other Adjustments:

Updated bonus Training Stage 16 to include use of the latest tiles.*
Behind-the-scenes refactoring to help optimize the game's code.
Updated on-screen controls with latest Maker Mode controls.
Tweaked the sprite for the Wall-Jump Gloves Upgrade.
Maker Mode Tile cursor hides when submenus are selected on gamepad.
Tweaked how Color Assist display settings are saved.**
Increased the size of Color Assist symbols on Boss variations.
Updated Unity version for added security fixes.
Bug Fixes: "Fixed a bug where..."

defeated Bosses still appeared on the Pause Map with the Boss Compass.
controller inputs interacted with the Maker UI when paused in Maker Mode.
color accessibility symbols did not properly display on Drago variations.
placing a tile over Maker Mode Room Walls did not add it to the Latest tab.
a background texture element was displaying in the foreground.
under certain conditions, Maker Mode Rooms would save without Room Walls.
exiting Playtest between Rooms spawned the Player character into Maker Mode.
Player-character physics could stay active during some popup prompts.
clearing a Training Stage could result in progress-related glitches.
healing at a Fire Pit could temporarily heal past maximum available health.
scrolling would skip over the "Return to Title" button in popup prompts.
Hotfix Update Patches:
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.23.02 on October 17, 2025:

Fixed a bug where UI artifacts would briefly appear when some tiles spawn in.
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.23.03 on November 7, 2025:

World Name field prepopulates with a placeholder when selecting New World.
World Name field has a "World Name" indicator when selecting New World.
Fixed a bug where Flood Erasing in Maker Mode did not work on Upgrade tiles.
*Because Training Stage 16 has been updated, it must be started as a New Game first before it can be launched through Continue Game again.
**If Color Assist was already enabled, it will need to be enabled again in the Settings.
Original post
24 Apr 2025Developer post
Wrapping Update: Part 2
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Health Blocks (18) - Blocks that are 'on' or 'off' based on the player's health. Trinket - Collectable that adds to the item collection rate without adding new abilities. Fixes and Improvements: New Features: Added a digital Instruction Booklet (button ad
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Health Blocks (18) - Blocks that are 'on' or 'off' based on the player's health.
Trinket - Collectable that adds to the item collection rate without adding new abilities.
Fixes and Improvements:
New Features:

Added a digital Instruction Booklet (button added at top-right of Title Screen).
Added a "Latest" tab filter for the most recently used Tile Selections in Maker Mode.
Text Changes:

Renamed Start Point Sign to Starting Point Sign.
Made extensive but minor clarifications to multiple Maker Tile descriptions.
Tweaked multiple Maker Tile descriptions to improve consistency in phrasing.
Fixed typos in multiple Maker Tile descriptions and Tile Group descriptions.
Removed "one per Room/World" preview text from all affected Tile Groups.
Removed "will stack up to X times" preview text from all affected Tile Groups.
Removed redundant text from Super-Dash Boots info in the Play HUD.
Made capitalization of certain words more consistent.
Updated "knockout" / "KO" verbiage for consistency.
Clarified that Warp Counts are tallying Point Warps in the Play HUD.
Gameplay Adjustments:

Adjusted hitboxes of Moving Blocks for smoother block and player movement.
Maker Mode Adjustments:

Nested the Super Bomb under the Honey Bomb in the tile selection menu.
Nested the Super Grapple under Honey Grapple in the tile selection menu.
Moved Polarity Block tile selection to appear after Padlock Blocks.
Moved Honey Jump and Honey Dash tile selections to appear after Honey Hive.
Swapped positions of Climbing Gloves and Wall-Jump Gloves tile selections.
Tile Variations with number-based differences now display horizontally in the submenu.
UI Adjustments:

Point Warp upgrades now stack on each other in the Play HUD and the Pause Loadout.
Updated the Customize button text and popup text on the Title Screen.
Other Adjustments:

Updated the \custom\README.md file to indicate that the reference folder is zipped.
Added checks for "One Per World" limits when creating distributable World files.
Updated saving method for Room files for better consistency between identical Rooms.
Bug Fixes: "Fixed a bug where..."

common text was not appearing in some tile descriptions.
Dash Boots text did not properly track its stack level in the Play HUD info.
Super-Dash Boots requirements displayed in the Play HUD info when met instead of when unmet.
incorrect help text would sometimes display when performing an invalid Starting Point Warp.
on rare occasions, the player character could spawn into Rooms without a hitbox or sprite.
Room Walls did not display as previews of neighboring Rooms.
the Alpha stage would not unlock upon clearing all Training stages.
Hotfix Update Patches:
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.22.02 on June 23, 2025:

Fixed a bug where using the Player Name field would sometimes exit the Settings window.
Fixed a bug where rapidly tapping Morph could put the player character in an invalid state.
Fixed a bug where the Boss Compass did not reveal some Bosses in the same World column.*
*If a playable World was generated from an affected playtest World, the playable World may need to be generated again to include the fix.
Original post
11 Nov 2024Developer post
The Road Ahead
We're approaching the final stretch! I haven't done one of these announcement posts before (outside of technical patch notes), but I thought it would only be fair to keep everyone in the loop on future plans, considering the circumstances (more on that later). As of the latest ma
We're approaching the final stretch!
I haven't done one of these announcement posts before (outside of technical patch notes), but I thought it would only be fair to keep everyone in the loop on future plans, considering the circumstances (more on that later).
As of the latest major update (Beta Version 0.21), Creator's Asteroid is nearing its final form. But before flipping the magic switch to leave Early Access and enter full release, I have a few main areas left to focus on:

Testing and bug fixes
Marketing materials (Demo version, digital manual, more trailers, etc)
"Pro Version" DLC (exporting Worlds as standalone exe packages)
Testing and fixes are no surprise; I'd like Creator's Asteroid to be as bug-free as possible before labeling it a fully released game. This is where you can help out the most, just by continuing to play the game! If you come across an issue in the game, please post in the Bug Reporting Thread in the Discussion forum. The more information you can provide about the issue, the better!
As for marketing materials, I've started putting together a digital manual and a Demo version of Creator's Asteroid. There's still plenty of work to do on both, but the frameworks are there, and they just need more time to finish up. The game will also have a Release trailer to accompany its full release, and along with that I have plans for auxiliary gameplay trailers to highlight the different abilities and other features available in the game.
Then there's the plans for a "Pro Version" upgrade path. The ability to export a generated World as its own dedicated exe package has been a hot ticket item for several players (easily the most requested feature during development), and after more planning and digging, I think there's a path forward to make it possible. But, I won't know for sure until I'm there! That said, please don't take this as a guarantee that the feature can be implemented, but as a promise that I'll do my best to put one together. If implemented, this will be a one-time-payment model in the form of a DLC purchase, likely involving a higher price tag (the exact amount to be determined) due to its potential for commercial use.
And now, onto the main reason for this post.
I'd like to be as transparent as possible. On top of Creator's Asteroid being a project that I work on in my spare time (outside of my full-time job), my firstborn will be making his debut into the world soon! Because of this life-changing event, I will be taking a momentary hiatus from active development, followed by a more leisurely pace of work than before. Even though progress on Creator's Asteroid will undoubtedly slow down moving forward, it will still move forward.
To assure that the game won't fall into complete development limbo right before the finish line, my plan is to return to (part-time) work in April 2025, and provide developer updates and/or patch releases related to the above milestones every 4 months following that. At my currently planned pace, Creator's Asteroid should be able to see a polished full release by mid-2026, and the DLC should be able to wrap up by the end of 2026 (assuming the implementation is viable). My hope is that I'm severely overestimating these self-imposed deadlines, and that I can finish each milestone ahead of schedule. But only time will tell!
Looking back, it's hard to believe that Creator's Asteroid began as a hobby project in 2020 to see if I could teach myself game development, and it's been rewarding to see this game grow and evolve over the years. Thank you to everyone who has given earnest feedback, provided amazing suggestions, and has simply been enjoying the game! It wouldn't have gotten this far without all of you!
-Robert
Original post
28 Oct 2024Developer post
Wrapping Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Player Upgrades: Air Tank - Basic upgrade that enables breathing underwater without a KO countdown timer. X-Ray Goggles - Upgrade that uncovers all Ghost Block and Ghost Wall tiles. Magnifier Goggles - Upgrade that uncovers all Secret Block tiles. Polar-S
Newly Added Maker Tiles:
Player Upgrades:

Air Tank - Basic upgrade that enables breathing underwater without a KO countdown timer.
X-Ray Goggles - Upgrade that uncovers all Ghost Block and Ghost Wall tiles.
Magnifier Goggles - Upgrade that uncovers all Secret Block tiles.
Polar-Shift Boots - Upgrade that toggles the world polarity without a Polarity Switch.
Slashing Wave - Upgrade that fires short-range wall-piercing wave projectiles.
Super Grapple - Upgrade that increases the speed and reach of Honey Grapple shots.
Boss Compass - Upgrade that locates undefeated Bosses on the Pause Map.
Additional Tiles:

Fire Pit - Gradually recovers health while standing in front of this spot.
Air Pocket - Instantly recovers air underwater while standing in front of this spot.
Secret Block - Block that appears as a standard Solid Block but behaves like a Respawning Block.
Auto Elevating Blocks (2) - Blocks that move up and down, automatically changing directions.
Oscillating Blocks (4) - Variations of Elevating Blocks that travel horizontally.
Delayed Crumble Blocks (2) - Variations of Crumble Blocks that break after a short delay.
Topper Generators (5) - Puts decorative stones, clay, sand, flowers, or vines on standard block tiles.
Leveled Boss (10) - Bosses with increased health and increased contact-damage output.
Flipped Bosses (12) - Bosses that initialize facing the opposite direction.
Air Tank Ability Disabler - Generator that sets Air Tank as unavailable at the start by default.
Fixes and Improvements:
New Features:

Starting Items in Maker Mode are now split into World and Room lists.
Clicking on a tile during gameplay now displays a popup with information about that tile.
Added a Tile Search button in Maker Mode that shows room coordinates of the currently held tile.
Added options in Maker Mode to copy and move existing rooms to different grid coordinates.
Added a Display Option to toggle symbols on color-based tiles to assist with color differentiation.
Added option to share Steam Workshop worlds with "Friends Only" visibility.
Added a bonus Training Stage 16 covering this update's new Tiles (Player Mode > Field Training).
Added an external tool to generate full-world images (Assets/StreamingAssets/world-snaps).
Text Changes:

Renamed standard Crumbling Blocks to Instant Crumble Blocks.
Renamed Sweatband to Cooling Sweatband for consistency with Bodysuit counterparts.
Renamed Earmuffs to Heating Earmuffs for consistency with Bodysuit counterparts.
Updated Boss descriptions to account for the new variations.
Updated Drago description to include damage information for its projectiles.
Updated the Hyperfocus upgrade description to better match the format of other upgrades.
Updated the Checkpoint description to clarify that an upgrade is needed to teleport.
Updated the Slashing Claw upgrade description to mention its ability to reach through narrow walls.
Updated Elevating Block, Ghost Block, Spike Wall, and Super-Dash Boots descriptions for clarity.
Fixed typos in the Frog enemy and Proximity Warp upgrade descriptions.
Fixed the Cave tile category name and description in Maker Mode.
In Display Settings, clarified that Tile Toppers are disabled when Block-Merging is disabled.
On Pause Options menu, updated "Return to" text for Title, Game, and Maker accordingly.
Additional Sprite Adjustments:

Updated Elevating Block sprites to improve visibility of directional arrows.
Updated Proximity Warp and Point Warp sprites to improve visibility.
Half-blocks and half-ramps now support partial block-merging among themselves.
Additional Gameplay Adjustments:

Added an air meter for KO countdown when underwater without the Air Tank basic ability.
Jumping during Uppercut Glove or Divekick Boots ability effects now interrupt those effects.
Increased hitbox of all Box and Grapple Box tiles to better match size of Solid Block tiles.
Increased Rapto boss's contact-damage output from 30 to 40.
Plesio and Ptero bosses now move forward when spawning, instead of immediately turning around.
Randomized whether Plesio initially moves upward or downward after spawning if underwater.
Removed all Box, Grapple Box, and Elevating Block tiles from displaying on room maps.
Any Pickaxe indicators on Caves now immediately disable after collecting a Cave Pickaxe upgrade.
Added keyboard and gamepad shortcuts to access each Pause menu tab.
The gamepad Start button now opens the Options Pause menu (instead of the last-opened tab).
Additional Maker Mode Adjustments:

Added hovering information text to all buttons in the Maker UI.
Updated formatting for the Starting Items menu and the map preview window.
Updated formatting for the room coordinates display and the buttons across the right-side UI.
Updated gamepad positioning to center on the room screen instead of the cursor position.
Improved ability to switch between gamepad and mouse controls for maker tile placement.
Separated the stacked Boss tile selection into Rapto, Ptero, Stego, and Plesio selections.
Adjusted Tile Variation menu for Elevating Blocks to accommodate the new variations.
Adjusted number of tiles per row in filtered tile selections.
Background Generators no longer activate in Maker Mode, for better visibility and consistency.
Additional UI Adjustments:

Reformatted the Display Settings pause sub-menu to group the checkboxes by category.
The Options Pause menu now displays the current gameplay stats during Play or Playtest modes.
Added Pause menu transition effects when cycling between Options, Map, and Loadout menus.
Added scroll shortcuts for Player Mode checkboxes on title screen (-/+ keyboard, LT/RT gamepad).
Added a notebook paper effect and border to the Pause Loadout upgrade selection.
Updated Pause screen background color.
Updated screen-wipe effect edges.
Tweaked the order of Climb, Claw, Sidestep, and Vision upgrades in the Play HUD.
Sneak Boots now list a Sidestep upgrade as a prerequisite in the play HUD and loadout menu.
Additional Assorted Adjustments:

The Player Name can no longer be modified during gameplay (Pause Options > Display Settings).
Maker Mode now generates screenshots of each room under 'UserFiles/makermaps/room-snaps'.
Bug Fixes: "Fixed a bug where..."

...the in-game timer in Maker Playtest mode would reset to zero after a KO.
...the in-game timer in Maker Playtest mode did not always begin at zero.
...enemies and other physics-based tiles could misbehave after unpausing.
...Hyperfocus could remain active while Sidestepping or after Slashing.
...the hovering info box would sometimes not display correctly when using a gamepad.
...the Maker Mode map preview did not update after deleting a room.
...the outline effect did not squash along with Player and Drago sprites when landing.
...falling into some rooms created a splash effect without water.
...KO's under certain conditions in Playtest mode would remove Starting Items upgrades.
...the Pause menu could be toggled while a Popup Box is active.
...the Pause menu could display an incorrect screen when paused during certain transitions.
...wraparound tile selection in Maker Mode would not work when using a gamepad.
...the Hyperfocus upgrade was represented with an incorrect color on the map.
...the placeholder image on the Pause Loadout menu would linger as a white box when turned off.
...the Title Screen background tile effects misbehaved at lower screen resolutions.
Hotfix Update Patches:
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.21.02 on November 7, 2024:

Fixed a bug where Rooms containing "one per World" tiles could be copied.
Fixed a bug where Room Wall sprites appeared as Ghost Wall sprites in some menus.
Ghost Wall tile's Maker Mode description now specifies that it can replace Room Wall tiles.
Renamed Free Warp to Free Point Warp.
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.21.04 on February 11, 2025:

Fixed a bug where a World would not copy/rename if its name also appeared in the file path.
Fixed a bug where a World could be named/renamed without using any alphanumeric characters.
Fixed a bug where some Boss variations were not properly tracking in Boss-related stats.
Original post
30 Jul 2024Developer post
Beta Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Player Upgrades: Super Bomb - Upgrade that increases blast radius and damage of Honey Bombs in Hyperfocus. Uppercut Glove - Upgrade that breaks through blocks while rising at high speeds. Divekick Boots - Upgrade that breaks through blocks while falling a
Newly Added Maker Tiles:
Player Upgrades:

Super Bomb - Upgrade that increases blast radius and damage of Honey Bombs in Hyperfocus.
Uppercut Glove - Upgrade that breaks through blocks while rising at high speeds.
Divekick Boots - Upgrade that breaks through blocks while falling at high speeds.
Poison Bottle - Downgrade that cuts maximum health in half.
Antidote Bottle - Upgrade that eliminates the effects of Poison Bottles.
Additional Tiles:

Ceiling Climbing Surface - Overhead surface that can be climbed horizontally with Climbing Gloves.
Ability Jammers (4) - Devices that disable collected upgrades while in the same room.
Ability Gates (2) - Fields that completely remove or restore all collected upgrades when touched.
Sticky Surfaces (2) - Surfaces that have properties of both Climbing and Grappling Surfaces.
Basic Ability Disablers (3) - Generators that set basic abilities as unavailable at the start by default.
Balls (3) - New variations that are indestructible and/or can float in water.
Boxes (3) - New variations that are indestructible and/or can float in water.
Dispensers (2) - New variations that dispense Floating Ball and Floating Box tiles.
Topper Generators (3) - Places decorative moss, snow, or mud on standard block tiles in the room.
Fixes and Improvements:
New Features:

Added Steam Achievements.
Added Training Mode to the title screen: 15 Stages that introduce various gameplay elements.
Added ability to flood-place and flood-erase tiles in Maker Mode, including undo/redo support.
Maker Mode's Tile Selection can toggle between showing all tiles or categories of tiles.
Goal screen shows badge based on clear-time* and item-collection rates.
New Animations:

Added recoil animation to player character's hive when firing Beehive Shots and Honey Grapples.
Added squish animation to player character's hive when dropping or throwing any form of Bomb.
Text Changes:

Renamed the original "Climbing Surface" tile to "Climbing Surface (Wall)", and adjusted description.
Renamed standard color "Blocks" to "Respawning Blocks".
Updated description texts for the Environment Generators.
Additional Sprite Adjustments:

The Starting Point tile in Maker Mode now uses its lit sprite to better stand out.
Tweaked colors on Starting Point sprites to better differentiate from standard Checkpoints.
Tweaked colors on floating Grapple Blocks to better differentiate from the non-floating blocks.
Additional Gameplay Adjustments:

One-Way Platform tiles can now be used as Room entry points.
Now able to use the map-based Warp upgrades while in Maker Mode Playtests.
Now able to use Hyperfocus and Super Jumps while in Honey Hive form.
Hyperfocus is now interrupted when using Honey Grapple or Honey Bomb.
Dashing is now interrupted when the player character comes to a stop from hitting obstacles.
Player's Bombs now deal 20 points of splash damage to enemies.
Player's Bombs now explode when coming into contact with Ball and Box tiles.
Splash damage from player character's Bombs now deals minor knockback to enemies.
Splash damage from player character's Bombs now also affects Grapple Boxes.
Super Dash now affects destructible Grapple Box, Box, and Ball tiles.
Explosions from Pillbug Bombs (both from Lizards and Dispensers) no longer affect Enemies.
Additional Maker Mode Adjustments:

Updated Maker Mode UI with bigger sprites in all tile-selection menus.
Added outlines and blur effects to tile menus to improve visibility of tile selections.
Tweaked the tile menu background colors to improve visibility of tile selections.
The Starting Items menu now displays its All/None buttons above its header.
Increased text size of Starting Items menu's All and None buttons.
Increased text field size for the Tile Selection menu's description box.
Reassigned Save and Delete shortcuts on controllers to X+RB and X+LB respectively.
The world name now resizes based on its name length.
Added sound effects for Undo and Redo.
The default selection for Ball and Box tiles are now their indestructible variations.
Adjusted the order of tiles in the Tile Selection and Starting Items menus.
Hovering info boxes now dismiss when clicking a tile from any tile-selection menus.
Hovering info boxes now display information about the various tile-selection menus.
Tile Variation menu now better centers its available options.
The All and None buttons in the Starting Items menu now request confirmation.
Clearing a World Playtest returns to Maker Mode by default, with a separate option for title screen.
Cleaned up some overflowing description text for the Frog and Lizard tile variations.
Updated text formatting and wording on some popup-box dialogs for better readability and clarity.
The default Tile selection (Solid Block) is now highlighted when entering Maker Mode.
Additional UI Adjustments:

Updated UI for the Title screen's Play Mode sub-categories.
The world name now displays on the Play Mode HUD.
Updated references to the "main menu" to use "title screen" wording for consistent verbiage.
Added firework effects when clearing a world in Play Mode or in Maker Mode's World Playtest.
Added gamepad support for selecting rooms on the Pause menu map.
The player character now appears in the Pause menu's Options and Loadout screens.
If Steam is offline when clicking "Upload to Workshop", a notification displays instead of the UI.
Clarified "Steam not connected" notification text.
Tweaked text related to Warping between rooms on the Pause Map.
Additional Assorted Adjustments:

The "Asteroid World Demo" stage is now an unlockable stage when clearing all Training Stages.
Adjusted camera to settle more quickly when entering or transitioning into Maker Mode.
Moved the custom sprite references into the "custom\Tools" subdirectory.
Improved screen wipe performance.
Added screen wipe when returning to the title screen from Maker and Play modes.
Clearing a World Playtest in Maker Mode now also saves the maker's clear-time**.
Updated default gamepad controls to better accommodate Hyperfocus-based abilities.
Improved handling of Steam client processes when offline, and updated related notifications.
Made adjustments to better handle corrupted data files and game crashes.
Bug Fixes: "Fixed a bug where..."

...the player could infinitely jump when pushing against walls in Honey Hive form.
...the player could initiate a ground-jump when slightly above ground in Honey Hive form.
...the Bear sprite briefly displayed when moving between rooms in Honey Hive form.
...entering a Sidestep while moving allowed continued movement without Sneak Boots.
...the player character skipped when moving on standard Block and Room floor surfaces.
...the player character skipped when moving on Gel Blocks, and on horizontal Gap and Half Blocks.
...the player character skipped when moving on Grapple and Climb surfaces.
...the player spawned above ground level onto checkpoints and caves.
...outline effects lingered after upgrades are collected.
...outline effects lingered after some projectiles are destroyed.
...outline effects lingered after Ball and Box tiles are destroyed.
...outline effects lingered after Maker Tile is destroyed in Maker Mode.
...Maker Mode sign effects from the cursor selection lingered after switching to Playtest Mode.
...the Sidestep category in Maker Mode's Tile Selection only referenced the Hazard Sidestep.
...the Point Warp category in Maker Mode's Tile Selection only referenced the Starting Point Warp.
...the Tile Variations menu in Maker Mode only showed generic descriptions.
...upgrades in Picture Frame tiles were still counted as upgrades in the goal totals*.
...entering Honey Hive mid-dash allowed Honey Dashing without having the upgrade.
...flipped Spike Platforms sometimes would not spawn when reentering a room.
...lingering enemy projectiles could prevent Gray blocks from unlocking.
...the outlines of upgrades were visible from within Bubble Containers.
...Starting Items menu navigation on Steam Deck and controllers was misaligned.
...a corner-case could launch a new game in Play Mode with the Maker Mode UI.
...a corner-case could launch a continued game in Play Mode with the Pause menu open.
...Undo and Redo in Maker Mode did not properly handle relocating Cave tiles.
...the "Return to Checkpoint" Pause menu option did not perform a screen wipe while loading.
...loading a New Game in Play Mode did not initialize the camera to the player position.
...reloading from checkpoint and exiting caves did not initialize the camera to the player position.
...the player character's turning animation would sometimes play when entering a room.
...on KO, player character did not remain in its KO animation leading into the screen wipe.
...the actions and inputs could misalign on the Controls menu.
...loading in a new game was prevented if the old save file mismatched the world ID.
...environmental damage could still be taken briefly during a respawn.
...Water Level Generators would briefly not activate when entering the room.
...Background Generators would not refresh properly when moving between rooms.
...enemy damage recoil could be dependent on player character damage recoil state.
...the Display Settings could not be toggled when using a gamepad.
...the item collection rate displayed invalid values in Playtest instead of an "unknown".
...some tile variations did not properly highlight the Tile Selection menu when copied.
...the Custom Files Validation tool would crash if a sprite directory was missing.
Hotfix Update Patch:
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.20.02 on August 2, 2024:

Fixed a bug where collected Basic Upgrades were permanently lost upon KO.
Fixed a bug where pausing while moving between rooms could corrupt the Pause Map.
Fixed a bug where collected Starting Items could be lost to Drain Ability Gates upon KO.
Fixed a bug where explosions from some enemy projectiles did splash damage to enemies.
Clarified Drain Ability Gate description to specify that collected upgrades are removed.
*Only supported in worlds generated in this version or later.
**The maker clear-time is used to determine player clear-time rankings.
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27 Apr 2024Developer post
Expansive Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Player Upgrades: Atmospheric Helmet - Reduces damage in Pressure environments. Atmospheric Bodysuit - Eliminates damage in Pressure environments. Space Helmet - Reduces damage in Vacuum environments. Space Bodysuit - Eliminates damage in Vacuum environmen
Newly Added Maker Tiles:
Player Upgrades:

Atmospheric Helmet - Reduces damage in Pressure environments.
Atmospheric Bodysuit - Eliminates damage in Pressure environments.
Space Helmet - Reduces damage in Vacuum environments.
Space Bodysuit - Eliminates damage in Vacuum environments.
Additional Tiles:

Environment Generators (2) - Creates high- and low-pressure areas that deal extreme damage.
One-Way Platforms (4) - Platform that allows the Player to travel in the shown direction.
Offset Spike Walls (4) - Spike Walls that are offset within their tile space.
Super Spike Walls (8) - Spike Walls whose spikes deal increased damage.
Fatal Spike Walls (8) - Spike Walls whose spikes cause instant knock-outs.
Picture Frame - Interface that transforms most other Maker tiles into signs.
Glass Background Generator - Sets the Room's background to a transparent glass material.
Glass Background Block - Adds a transparent block of glass to the background.
Glass Foreground Block - Adds a transparent Block of glass to the foreground.
Background Trees (7) - An assortment of trees that sit in the background.
Foreground Trees (7) - An assortment of trees that sit in the foreground.
Environment Signs (2) - Signs utilizing the Pressure and Vacuum symbols.
Boss Signs (6) - Signs representing various Boss characters.
Player Signs (8) - Signs representing the player character.
Cave Signs (5) - Signs representing Caves and movement through them.
Checkpoint Signs (3) - Signs representing various checkpoint types.
Fixes and Improvements:
New Features:

Added icons to title screen indicating exported, started, and finished Worlds.
Added logs to keep track of personal-record times for each finished Play World (via trophy icons).
Added ambient audio for Underwater, Pressure, and Vacuum environments.
Background and Foreground Block tile sprites now randomize similarly to room background sprites.
Added button icons to Settings and Exit on the Title screen, and to Ok and Cancel in popup boxes.
Added background images behind the Rooms in Play modes, with variations per environment.
Added alternate sprites for all background tiles, including updated sprites for default background.
Bosses now drop markers when defeated, as non-interactable but destructible skulls.
Added tools to the "custom" directory to help identify potential issues with custom sprites.
Updated the Readme file in the "custom" directory with notes on the new custom sprites tool.
New Animations:

Added animations to Player character when standing at the very edge of a platform.
Added animations to the Honey Grapple shot.
Added animation effects to Play HUD when a new or stacked upgrade is collected.
Text Changes:

Renamed "Cooling Shirt" to "Sweatband".
Renamed "Heating Shirt" to "Earmuffs".
Updated descriptions of environment-related upgrades.
Updated descriptions of Honey Hive upgrade.
Updated descriptions of Super Shot upgrade.
Updated descriptions for Brick Foreground Blocks and Brick Background Blocks.
Additional Sprite Adjustments:

Increased all sprites' image resolution. (Note that this affects custom sprites.)
Updated sprites for Honey Hive, Honey Dash, and Honey Jump to better match the Hive form.
Updated Proximity Warp upgrade sprite to better differentiate from room-warping upgrades.
Updated environmental-upgrade sprites for easier differentiation.
Updated Arrow Sign sprites for better visibility.
Updated Hyperfocus upgrade's sprite for better visibility.
Updated sprites related to Dark and Bright environments.
Added an overlay in Maker Mode to clearly indicate Sign tiles in Rooms.
Harmful environments now use their environment symbols as particles (instead of generic dust).
Renamed files for Spike Wall sprites. (Note that this affects custom sprites.)
Additional Gameplay Adjustments:

Horizontal and vertical Bee shots no longer lag behind player when moving at fast speeds.
Starting Points and Checkpoints no longer make sound effects when respawning onto them.
Removed Background and Foreground Block tiles from being visible through neighboring rooms.
Added particle effects for neighboring Dark and Bright rooms if missing the related upgrades.
Tweaked ambient water volume to better scale with environmental ambient volume.
Added paper and shadow effects to the Honey Grapple shot.
Additional Maker Mode Adjustments:

Certain Tile subset "Properties" are now labeled "Rotations", which are now left-right selectable.
Moved Offset Half Ramp and Raised Half Ramp tiles as sub-selections of Half Ramp tiles.
Reorganized Gap Block and Spike Platform tile sub-selections.
Updated the selection order for Background Generators to match those of the Background Blocks.
Additional UI Adjustments:

Updated title screen, including new logo design and tweaked splash screen.
Title screen's Delete button on the Continue Game sub-menu now deletes personal-record times.
The Enter keys and mouse left-click instantly dismiss upgrade notification boxes.
Adjusted transparency on the upgrades' notification box.
Bug Fixes:

Collecting a Honeycomb Health upgrade now increases and recovers HP instantly.
Fixed a pop-up bug that could appear when canceling out of the title screen's Customize prompt.
Fixed a pop-up bug that could appear when canceling out of Maker Mode's Cave-overwrite prompt.
Fixed a bug that prevented the Lockpick upgrade text from displaying properly in the Play HUD.
Fixed a bug where ambient audio would not properly refresh when going from Maker Mode to Play.
Fixed a bug that can occur on the title screen if the Steam Workshop directory is unavailable.
Fixed a bug where the outline effect would outlast the Slash attack's swipe effect.
Fixed a typo in Spike Walls' descriptions.
Fixed an issue where some projectiles were missing shadow effects.
The preview description for the Background/Foreground Block category now mentions Foregrounds.
Assorted bug fixes related to how Background/Foreground Blocks appear in Maker and Play modes.
Fixed a bug where upgrades "collected" after the KO screen would glitch the play HUD.
Fixed a bug where the play HUD's KO counter would reset back to 0 after respawning in Play Mode.
Fixed a bug where the play HUD's KO counter would persist between playtests in Maker Mode.
Fixed a bug where the play HUD's stat counters would show as 0 when first loading a save file.
Fixed a bug that interfered with the Honey Hive morph animations.
Goal Points no longer show the "Goal Reached" info box when respawning onto them.
Removed the Customize button from displaying on Steam Deck.
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10 Feb 2024Developer post
Super Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Player Upgrades: Hyperfocus - Charges energy to use other abilities and to reduce damage taken. Super Shot - Shoot piercing shots with increased damage when Hyperfocused. Super-Dash Boots - Break through certain blocks when Dashing at high speeds. Attack
Newly Added Maker Tiles:
Player Upgrades:

Hyperfocus - Charges energy to use other abilities and to reduce damage taken.
Super Shot - Shoot piercing shots with increased damage when Hyperfocused.
Super-Dash Boots - Break through certain blocks when Dashing at high speeds.
Attack Gray - Allows attacks to break Gray Blocks without clearing out enemies first.
Air-Jump Boot Bundles (2) - Air-Jump upgrades in bundles of 2 and 4.
Dash Boot Bundles (2) - Dash upgrades in bundles of 2 and 4.
Honeycomb Health Bundles (2) - Health upgrades in bundles of 2 and 4.
Lockpick Bundles (2) - Lockpick upgrades in bundles of 5 and 10.
Additional Tiles:

Lizard (16) - Enemies that run around spitting up Pillbug bombs.
Dash Blocks (9) - Blocks that can only be broken by a Super Dash.
Gel Block - Bouncy block that can be pierced by Super Shots, and grants extra jumping distance.
Super Spike - Stronger spike that deals extra damage when touched.
Fatal Spike - Powerful spike that causes an instant KO when touched.
Breakable Grapple Boxes (2) - Grapple Box variations that can be destroyed by attacks.
Grapple Box Dispensers (2) - Dispenses breakable Grapple Boxes.
Fixes and Improvements:
New Features:

Added a Maker Mode interface that displays all Tile Variations of the selected Tile.
Hovering over the map grid in Maker Mode shows a preview image of each Room.
Added a Loadout page on the Play pause menu that shows all collected upgrades and their info.
All collected upgrades' help-text on the Play HUD include any missing upgrade prerequisites.
Maximum available Health Points appear on the Play HUD beneath the current HP.
Save notifications appear when gameplay progress, Maker Rooms, or control settings are saved.
New Animations:

Player animations for fast Dash speeds, high jumps, and long falls.
Player animations for aiming up and aiming down while holding Focus.
Honey-Hive Player animations for flinching, aiming up, aiming down, and fast Dash speeds.
Turning animations for all Bosses and Enemies.
Turning animations for projectiles that can change direction (Fishbones, Wasps, Fireballs).
Minor flapping animations for winged projectiles (Bees, Flies, and Wasps).
Flashing animations for Pillbugs and Honey Bombs.
Movement animations for the Plesio boss's Fishbones.
Text Changes:

Renamed "Shot Upgrades" to "Attack Colors".
Renamed "Basic Jump" to "Jumping Boots".
Renamed "Basic Shot" to "Beehive Shot".
Clarified descriptions for color-based blocks and upgrades.
Clarified descriptions for Basic Upgrades (Jumping Boots, Beehive Shot, and Hyperfocus).
Updated Swimsuit and Attack Color upgrade descriptions to reflect them being passive upgrades.
Tweaked the text of other assorted Tile descriptions for better clarity.
Ability Adjustments:

Super Jump now needs the user to activate Hyperfocus before it can be used.
Proximity Warp is now activated when quickly tapping up/down, and not by holding up/down.
Dash speed now is tapered when running into an obstacle (rather than preserved).
Updated collisions between objects spawned from Dispensers and their Dispensers.
Added unique sound effect for Super Jump.
General Adjustments:

Reduced player character skipping while dashing across multiple flat tiles.
Deleting a Bubble in Maker Mode now only deletes its contained Upgrade if the button is held.
Rearranged some of the Maker Mode GUI buttons to make room for the Tile Variation GUI.
Updated Play HUD icon for Health Points to better match the Health Upgrade sprite.
Updated Play HUD icons for Basic Shot, Night Glasses, and Sun Glasses to match upgrade sprites.
Updated Play HUD icons for Lockpicks and Lock Key to occupy the same space.
Added Display Settings option to disable showing Save notifications.
Added "Focus" controls to the Pause screen's Controls menu (uses same input as Dash).
Player character now faces the opposite direction by default after performing a wall jump.
Updated sprite for the Floating Grapple Box.
Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue that could cause the player to respawn at the wrong checkpoint in Maker Playtest.
Fixed paper and outline effects not displaying properly on the player character during KO.
Fixed the Cave Pickaxe and Free Warp upgrade controls not displaying properly when collected.
Fixed Tile Selections in Maker Mode not lining up properly when using a controller input.
Fixed the Floating Grapple Box description's missing text in Maker Mode.
Original post
26 Nov 2023Developer post
Brawler Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Slashing Range Upgrade - Increases the range and hitbox of Slash attacks. Slashing Deflect Upgrade - Deflect certain projectiles using Slash attacks. Slashing Jump Upgrade - Bounce upwards when slashing down on enemies and hazards. Honey Bomb Toss Upgrade
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Slashing Range Upgrade - Increases the range and hitbox of Slash attacks.
Slashing Deflect Upgrade - Deflect certain projectiles using Slash attacks.
Slashing Jump Upgrade - Bounce upwards when slashing down on enemies and hazards.
Honey Bomb Toss Upgrade - Toss Honey Hive bombs upward.
Honey Bomb Roll Upgrade - Roll Honey Hive bombs forward.
Super-Jump Boots Upgrade - Jump extra high from the ground when holding Dash.
Spike Platforms (8) - Flat on one side, spikes on the other, and flips when flat side is shot.
Spike Walls (4) - Flat on one side, spikes on the other, and does not flip.
Padlock Block V - Padlock Block variation that requires a Key or 5 Lockpicks to unlock.
Padlock Block X - Padlock Block variation that requires a Key or 10 Lockpicks to unlock.
Fixes and Improvements:
Adjustments:

Dash ability now ramps up in speed instead of going full speed from the start.
Dash ability can now also be activated when holding Dash before moving.
Significantly reduced knockback when Player character is hit.
Added animation frame for Player character when holding Dash and standing still.
Rearranged the gameplay HUD.
Added icons next to the main buttons of the title screen.
Updated Goal Points sprite, and added animation and particle effect.
Updated Upgrade collection particle effect.
Proximity Warp ability now only works while in Bear form (not in Hive form).
Drago fireball projectiles now burst after touching any kind of spikes.
Sound effect now plays when trying to unlock a Padlock Block without enough resources.
Updated sprite colors for Lock Key and Lockpick collectables for visibility.
Removed transparency effect from Sidestep animation.
General Bug Fixes:

Fixed UI navigation issues related to World lists on the title screen.
Fixed Undo and Redo not properly handling deleted Upgrade-and-Container combinations.
Fixed the HUD displaying Shot Upgrade information when the upgrades were not collected.
Fixed Lockpick and Lock Key upgrades displaying incorrect information in the gameplay HUD.
Hotfix Update Patch:
Additional fixes released in Patch 0.17.02 on December 3, 2023:

Refactored the Slashing Jump ability mechanics for better use consistency.
Fixed the Grapple ability launching the player character too quickly.
Updated the Grapple ability behavior for better range consistency.
Blocks no longer respawn when their space is occupied by another object.
Pause map in Playtest mode now updates when traveling into a new room via Caves.
Original post
08 Sep 2023Developer post
Explorer Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Caves (14) - Tunnels that can connect various locations in the World. Cave Pickaxe Upgrade - Enables Player to travel through Caves. Compass Upgrade - Reveals the locations of undiscovered Rooms on the Map. Padlock Block - Blocks that can be destroyed by
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Caves (14) - Tunnels that can connect various locations in the World.
Cave Pickaxe Upgrade - Enables Player to travel through Caves.
Compass Upgrade - Reveals the locations of undiscovered Rooms on the Map.
Padlock Block - Blocks that can be destroyed by using a Key or Lockpick.
Lock Key - Unlocks an unlimited number of Padlock Blocks.
Lockpick - Unlocks one Padlock Block per Lockpick.
Ghost Blocks (2) - Looks like a standard Block or Wall, but anything can pass through it.
Background Blocks (8) - Sets a single background tile design pattern.
Foreground Blocks (8) - Sets a single foreground tile design pattern.
Background Generators (7) - Sets a default background type for its entire Room.
Level 2-8 Enemies (98) - Stronger, tougher variants of all existing basic Enemies.
Fixes and Improvements:
Adjustments:

Custom sprites reference folder is now stored in a zip file.
Updated the Pause Map in Maker Playtest to more closely reflect the Play Mode map.
Tilting a control stick or pressing the DPad now switches from keyboard to controller.
Renamed the "Attack" button to "Slash" in the submenu for remapping controls.
Added "Interact" controls to the Pause screen's Controls menu (same input as "Slash").
Updated block-merging visuals and processing (note that this affects custom sprites).
Climbing Surfaces and Grapple Surfaces now support block-merging.
Renamed "Locked Blocks" to "Cracked Blocks".
Removed "one per room" restriction from Cracked Blocks.
Clarified Maker Mode description of Cracked Blocks.
Updated Gap Block depth visuals and processing.
Added limits to how long Player shots can exist before exploding.
Made some minor tweaks to some enemy sprites.
General Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue where outlines could persist momentarily after their sprites vanish.
Fixed an issue where the player's jump animation might play while standing on the ground.
Fixed an issue where an unlocked block or collected upgrade might still appear on the map.
Fixed an issue where a tile from a neighboring room might appear when it doesn't actually exist.
Fixed an issue where some gameplay sounds might play while transitioning into Maker Mode.
Container tiles no longer turn red while hovering over Upgrade tiles in Maker Mode.
DEV NOTE: There is a minor issue where the controls for Slash may not display or remap properly after this update. To fix this, please go to Settings > Controls > Reset to Defaults > OK. Unfortunately this means you will need to set your controls preferences again, but this should only be a one-time thing. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you for bearing with me!
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06 Jul 2023Developer post
Customize Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Audio Disablers (2) - Prevents music or ambient audio from playing in the given Room. Fixes and Improvements: Key Features: Custom sprites, custom music, and custom sound effects can be added as local mods. A readme file for basic information on adding cu
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Audio Disablers (2) - Prevents music or ambient audio from playing in the given Room.
Fixes and Improvements:
Key Features:

Custom sprites, custom music, and custom sound effects can be added as local mods.
A readme file for basic information on adding custom audio and images is available.
Title screen now includes a "Customize" shortcut button to the 'custom' folder and readme file.
Adjustments:

Tweaked animation speeds for animated sprites.
Tweaked animations for Player character.
Added new animations for Player character, including idle and claw-attack animations.
Changed Shark enemy to Piranha enemy, with updated hitbox and sprites but identical behavior.
Added swim animations to Fish and Piranha enemies.
Split the Half Ramp selections between "Offset" and "Raised" categories in Maker Mode.
General Bug Fixes:

Bosses now register as defeated when they fall out-of-bounds of their Room.
Fixed an issue where some outlines would be trimmed short.
Fixed an issue where some outlines lagged behind their sprites during faster animations.
Copying a tile in Maker Mode no longer preselects the wrong Tile Selection.
The selected hovering tile in Maker Mode no longer appears in World preview images.
DEV NOTE: Block Merging is expected to get a major revamp in a future update. If playing using custom sprites, I recommended disabling the block-merging feature in the options for now, rather than investing time into creating custom merge sprites that will later be obsoleted. Thanks for understanding!
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26 Mar 2023Developer post
Sprucing Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Sidestep Upgrade - Enables Player to sidestep enemies and hazards. Sneak Boots Upgrade - Enables Player to walk while sidestepping. Fixes and Improvements: Key Features: Play controls can be remapped to 1-2 keyboard inputs and 1-2 gamepad inputs. Keyboard
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Sidestep Upgrade - Enables Player to sidestep enemies and hazards.
Sneak Boots Upgrade - Enables Player to walk while sidestepping.
Fixes and Improvements:
Key Features:

Play controls can be remapped to 1-2 keyboard inputs and 1-2 gamepad inputs.
Keyboard and gamepad inputs can navigate through Pause, Map, and Popup menus.
Ambient sound effects added, with its own volume slider option in settings.
Screen shake effects added, with option to disable in settings.
Settings option available to display Maker Mode controls on the Maker screen.
Info boxes appear when hovering over Maker selections and Play HUD elements.
(Patch 0.14.02) Added support for screen resolutions down to 720p.
More Features:

Title screen background is updated to be more dynamic.
Top-level title screen has shortcuts for Exit (F1 / LB+RB+B) and Settings (F2 / LB+RB+A).
Pause menus have listed shortcuts for switching between the Pause and Map screens.
Pause Map screen has listed shortcuts for toggling environment and water map visuals.
Room backgrounds have random subtle flourishes to break monotony.
Enemies have added sound effects and landing effects.
Player, Enemies, and blocks have splash effects when entering or leaving water.
Hit-stop effect takes place when the Player is defeated.
Explosion effects take place when Bosses are defeated.
Screen shakes during explosions and when Player or Boss is defeated.
Screen shakes when a large Enemy takes a step or falls from a height.
Visual and sound effects take place when switching between Maker and Play Modes.
Enemy movement randomizations are improved.
Adjustments:

Adjusted camera to better follow the Player, namely when dashing or falling.
Stackable upgrades increment from 0-8 (instead of 1-9) in the Play HUD.
The default gamepad LB button is reassigned from an Aim option to Sidestep.
Slash attack range increased, and its movement better follows the Player character.
Dashing carries over when running between rooms.
Dashing in Playtest mode is momentarily disabled when first entering Playtest.
Updated colors and contrast in environmental rooms.
Separated the Glasses upgrades from the Shirt upgrades as their own button in Maker Mode.
Renamed the 'Swimming Bodysuit' upgrade to 'Swimsuit'.
Renamed the 'Swimming Fins' upgrade to 'Swim Fins'.
Tweaked the naming convention of Dispenser tiles.
Game exits if the detected screen resolution is not supported.
A message shows the screen resolution requirements for full-screen mode if unmet.
Tweaked the Play Mode HUD layout.
Increased the width of Drago's body hitbox.
General Bug Fixes:

Tweaked Player's shots to no longer push back Enemies and Bosses when hit.
Adjusted Honey Hive form to enter rooms at ground level relative to the entry point.
Prevented the Honey Hive form from persisting between Play sessions and respawns.
Fixed an issue where some enemies were still active while the game was paused.
Fixed the Pause shortcut buttons not registering when in Maker Mode.
Fixed a save issue that could happen when rapidly toggling Maker and Play modes.
Fixed an issue related to the Fullscreen toggle in the pause menu.
Adjusted world preview thumbnails to take more accurate screen captures.
Adjusted environmental air particles to no longer pulse on/off at the same time.
Fixed the Notification Box from sometimes staying on screen perpetually.
Prevented left-click from switching the Controls menu from gamepad to keyboard.
Prevented splash sounds from happening when the Player spawns underwater.
Fixed some sprite effects lagging behind their respective sprites.
Fixed getting KO'd by Polar Blocks causing redundant death sequences.
Fixed Drago visuals not despawning properly when defeated.
Added missing depth effects to Water Level Switches.
Steam Deck Bug Fixes:

Fixed the pause menu Map visuals not rendering properly.
Fixed World preview thumbnail images not being generated properly.
Removed unused UI assets that were appearing on the Maker Mode layout.
Original post
22 Jan 2023Developer post
Papercraft Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Room Light - A crack in the background that lets some light and shadows into the room. Fixes and Improvements: Added Features and Adjustments: Room background depth in Play Modes (and option to disable). Paper textures and borders on sprites (and option t
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Room Light - A crack in the background that lets some light and shadows into the room.
Fixes and Improvements:
Added Features and Adjustments:

Room background depth in Play Modes (and option to disable).
Paper textures and borders on sprites (and option to disable).
Background shadows behind sprites in Play Modes.
Basic controller support for Maker Mode.
Ability to decrement stackable Starting Items in Maker Mode.
Dust particles in Play Modes that indicate environmental room states and damage levels.
Screen shake effects when hit.
Effects when defeating a Boss or when defeated.
Jingles when collecting upgrades, reaching the goal, and other major gameplay events.
Audio notifications when player character health is 20% or below and damaged.
Animations for Penguin enemy and Spikes hazard.
Textures on title screen, skyboxes, and background walls.
Updated sound effects and music.
Smoothed camera transition when switching from Playtest back to Maker.
Bug Fixes:

Room Playtest can no longer start from a Goal Point room.
Pause screen can no longer be opened when a Popup is active.
Player character's movements no longer affect the Player's projectiles after firing.
Player character no longer prepares for wall-jump when flung backwards onto a wall.
Original post
08 Nov 2022Developer post
Nemesis Content Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Drago Boss - The final nemesis, does everything it can to destroy you. Drago Boss Block - Can only be broken after the Drago Boss has been defeated. Wall Gap - Removes Room Wall tiles to create open gaps between rooms. Bubble Containers (2) - Can hold Upg
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Drago Boss - The final nemesis, does everything it can to destroy you.
Drago Boss Block - Can only be broken after the Drago Boss has been defeated.
Wall Gap - Removes Room Wall tiles to create open gaps between rooms.
Bubble Containers (2) - Can hold Upgrades inside, and can be popped by any attack.
Elevating Block (2) - Toggles between falling down or floating up when attacked.
Floating Grapple Box - Like the normal Grapple Box, but floats in water.
Basic Jump Upgrade - If present in the World, cannot jump from the ground until collected.
Fixes and Improvements:
Features:

Added general support for Steam Deck.
Added Play Mode support for Xbox and Steam controllers.
Adjustments:

Reorganized some upgrade icons on the Play Mode HUD.
Moved the Health Upgrade location in the Starting Items and Maker Tiles selections.
Added more details to the Climbing Surface's Maker Tile description.
Increased the time that notification boxes stay visible on screen.
Added simple idle animations and Honey Hive animations to player character.
Bug Fixes:

Enemies spawned from Dispensers (eg Pillbug bombs) no longer prevent breaking Gray blocks.
Fixed White/Gray Block properties not scrolling correctly.
Fixed a bug where Honey Bombs would not explode when hitting a Boss.
Fixed a bug where Boss Blocks would sometimes not behave properly in Maker Mode.
Other assorted bug fixes.
Original post
05 Aug 2022Developer post
Boss Content Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Raptor Boss - Zips around and aggressively attacks when in range. Ptero Boss - Flies around and attacks with Eggs. Stego Boss - Walks about and fires its Spikes and Plates. Plesio Boss - Swims around and attacks with homing Fishbones. Boss Blocks (5) - Ca
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Raptor Boss - Zips around and aggressively attacks when in range.
Ptero Boss - Flies around and attacks with Eggs.
Stego Boss - Walks about and fires its Spikes and Plates.
Plesio Boss - Swims around and attacks with homing Fishbones.
Boss Blocks (5) - Can only be broken after the corresponding Boss has been defeated.
Basic Shot Upgrade - If present in the World, cannot shoot Bees until collected.
Rapid Shot Upgrade - Fire Bee projectiles more rapidly.
Fixes and Improvements:
Adjustments:

'Block (Brown)' tiles are renamed to 'Solid Block' tiles.
'Switch' tiles are moved and grouped together in Maker Tile Selection.
DPad controls added (Note: controllers are not officially supported yet).
Tweaked projectile speeds and firing rates.
New Fixes in this version:

Fixed the Play HUD sometimes displaying incorrectly on start.
Fixed Starting Items not saving properly after using the 'None' button.
Fixed some Enemies not despawning properly when falling out from a room.
Fixed Rooms sometimes taking on the Water Level of their neighbors.
Fixed merged Blocks sometimes disconnecting when other objects run into them.
Fixes from 0.10.X patches:

Player controls now stay responsive while an Enemy is being hit.
Upgrades now cannot be collected while in the process of respawning.
Checkpoints now cannot be lit while in the process of respawning.
Stackable Starting Items are no longer duplicated in New Game mode.
Original post
27 May 2022Developer post
Mobility Content Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Honey Grapple Upgrade - Fire a grappling shot that pulls you to grapple points. Grapple Surface (3) - Grapple points for the Honey Grapple shot. Grapple Box - Box that can be pulled toward you using a grappling shot. Climbing Gloves Upgrade - Traverse up
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Honey Grapple Upgrade - Fire a grappling shot that pulls you to grapple points.
Grapple Surface (3) - Grapple points for the Honey Grapple shot.
Grapple Box - Box that can be pulled toward you using a grappling shot.
Climbing Gloves Upgrade - Traverse up Climbing Surfaces.
Climbing Surface - Surfaces that can be climed with Climbing Gloves.
Wall-Jump Gloves Upgrade - Jump off from walls once per jump.
Frog Enemy - Stands in one spot and shoots flies at player if close enough.
Bomb Dispenser - Spawns and drops enemy Pillbug bombs.
Honeycomb Health Upgrade - Stackable upgrade that increases max health.
Proximity Warp Upgrade - Warp through a block directly above or below.
Shot Blocks (9) - Blocks that are only affected by projectile shots.
Bomb Blocks (9) - Blocks that are only affected by bombs.
Melee Blocks (9) - Blocks that are only affected by melee attacks.
Fixes and Improvements:

Starting Items set in World Playtest now carry over as starting items in the generated Play file.
Updated physics when player character takes damage.
'Falling Block' tiles are renamed to 'Box' tiles.
Other assorted bug fixes.
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18 Feb 2022Developer post
Underwater Content Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Water Level Generators (2) - Sets the default water level of the room. Water Level Switches (3) - Sets the water level of the room when hit. Bodysuit Upgrades (4) - Protects against the corresponding environmental hazard while in water. Swimming Bodysuit
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Water Level Generators (2) - Sets the default water level of the room.
Water Level Switches (3) - Sets the water level of the room when hit.
Bodysuit Upgrades (4) - Protects against the corresponding environmental hazard while in water.
Swimming Bodysuit Upgrade - Negates movement restrictions while underwater.
Swimming Flippers Upgrade - Allows infinite jumps while underwater.
Fish Enemy - Swims horizontally in water, flounders on land.
Small Shark Enemy - Swims around in water, motionless on land. Chases after player if nearby.
Jellyfish Enemy - Swims vertically in water, sticks to one spot on land.
Environment Signs (7) - Environment indicators that hang from the background (including Water).
Half Ramps (4) - Ramps that incline at 30 degrees.
Raised Half Ramps (8) - Half-ramps that are offset by half a block, either with a gap or filled.
Fixes and Improvements:

Added underwater behavior for all enemy types.
Increased damage taken from Bats from 10 to 20.
On the Pause Map, added options to view environments and water levels of each discovered room.
On the Pause Map, replaced cyan borders with magenta borders to indicate checkpointed rooms.
On the Pause Map, replaced flashing effect with cyan border to indicate the current room.
Tweaked the Maker Mode GUI layout.
Other assorted bug fixes.
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13 Jan 2022Developer post
Environment Content Update
Newly Added Maker Tiles: Environment Generators (6) - Gives the room a hazardous environment that either does damage or prevents visibility while in the room. Environment Armor Upgrades (6) - Protects against the corresponding environmental hazard. Polarity Blocks (2) and Polarit
Newly Added Maker Tiles:

Environment Generators (6) - Gives the room a hazardous environment that either does damage or prevents visibility while in the room.
Environment Armor Upgrades (6) - Protects against the corresponding environmental hazard.
Polarity Blocks (2) and Polarity Switches (3) - Blocks and switches that operate on "on/off" logic.
Arrow Signs (8) - Directional arrows that silently hang from the background.
Fixes and Improvements:

Starting Items selection now allows selecting 0-8 of each stackable upgrade (instead of only allowing 0 or 8).
Starting Items selection now has an option to select All or None of the upgrades through a single click.
Tweaked the Demo World.
Tweaked the Maker Mode GUI layout.
Other assorted bug fixes.
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