Hey! I just released a new major update for View From Below. It adds some new features like GamePad rumble, the ability to set GamePad button prompts and in-game online leaderboards, as well as lots of refinement and polish across the entire game, such as new Rose chase sequences, and improved tilesets. Here are the full patch notes:
Patch Notes:
New Features
- Full GamePad support with button label settings, and rumble
- Added in-game online leaderboards
New Rose Attack Patterns
- Sequence 1 was remade
- Sequence 2; the swords now spin, and spawn closer to the player
- Sequence 3; the beams now spawn from Xs, and swords occasionally also spawn
Tweaks
- Improved screens and menus
- Pacing improvements to Chapter 1 and 3
- Important fix to balancing to avoid the late-game balance issue
- Renamed The Runes of Truth to “The Abyss of Truth”
- Improved some jokes
- Visual improvements, such as new weather effects and improved tilesets
- Made characters refer to the MC as “mortal” instead of “human”
- Added the ability to turn Alternative Sync on or off, and a "reset" button
- Osseus has a new attack pattern with 2 forms
- HP and Mana bars now ease in and out smoothly, and fade to black after the character faints
Bug Fixes
- Fixed melody’s armor not always lowering the damage she takes
- Changed some performance settings to fix lag on the latest Windows update (this update was made quietly pre-patch)
If you have any feedback, or run into any issues, please let me know in the community forums or in a comment below.
As usual, here's the trailer once more (I'll be updating it to reflect 1.6 soon):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7kOWq6lN7k&feature=emb_title
I'm really proud of the game now, so updates will likely slow down as I shift focus to my next project (I'll announce it soon!)
I really want to thank everyone that has played the game so far- all of your support, messages and feedback has really meant a lot to me. This was the first real game I've ever made, so to have so many people actually enjoy it has been such an amazing feeling.
Be well,
-Jack.