Alpha 8

This is the change log of the actual alpha version. Expect the Alpha 9 update very soon!

CHANGELOG

New game mechanic: start out with three lives.
New item: blue orbs. Collect 100 to gain an extra live.
New item: rune orbs. Collect all 26 to decipher the rune alphabet.
New content: rune stones. Find all rune stones and decipher their messages.
Added new rune translation table HUD (press Triangle(PS3), Y(Xbox) or 'R' (Keyboard)).
Added a new rune font.
Added a 'Game Over' screen.
Replaced labels at altars with a nice progress display.
Updated and stream lined all altars.
Tuned difficulty by redistributing slivers and health.
New challenges: try to get all the collectibles in the lynx area.
Tuned brambles for better readability (see wind tunnel to the fox queen).
Redistributed nests and eggs - hatch some birds!
New challenge: get the collectibles at the living tree.
Added lots of secret caves to discover.
Updated level geometry and decoration at the living tree.
Added a rabbit cave in the lynx area.
Improved lynx and stag movement.
Tuned thunder sound in storm area.
Fixed a bug where slivers kept circling around altars at a low framerate.
Fixed jumbled layers of spawned creatures
Smoother camera handling.
Game now has an icon. Hurray!
Game pauses now when switching to another application.
Lots of minor bug fixes and tweaks.
Possible bug fix for OS X 10.6
Updated game manual.