Demo v4.0 Update Playtesting

02 Jul 2022Developer post

Akurra Demo v4.0

We are playtesting a big new update for the Akurra demo on our Discord now! Hop in and help us playtest!

The update will be live on the public branch soon, alongside Mac and Linux versions!

Bugs

System

Options screen with volume control and some window settings added to file select and pause menus.
The ability to add flags to the map has been added.
Windowed mode is now constrained to pixel perfect, 16:9 aspect ratios, with a minimum size of the game's native resolution 384 x 216.
Hotkey added to ending screen that opens the Akurra Steam page.
Item pathing system has been reworked. This should fix several small issues.
Other backend improvements.

Gameplay

Holding push now allows the player to push blocks much faster.
Undo now happens on key press instead of key release to match other inputs, and can be done much more quickly. After pressing undo, the key can be held to rapidly step through multiple undo states after a short delay.
Stone god screen: Right side green key puzzle tweaked to make the two solutions work better for their intended purposes. Casual players will have an easier time setting up the intended default solution that requires pushing the right most wood block down to be broken, while the alternative solution still allows skipping pushing the wood block down, making it a fast / easy solution but harder for new / casual players to see. It also teaches that stonies can push stone blocks.
Added stone block introductions to Stone D2 and C2.
Stone D1 updated.
The lithophone music puzzle now provides 3 stars.
All music notes are now required to complete the puzzle. Music notes count towards the item collection %.
Updated big bell to only require two boss keys.
Speedrunning tech overhaul.

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