Hello everyone! Its me again, Bryn. To walk you through the 1.1 update and some other stuff on the way.
Update 1.1
The first major Slash/Jump update is here! The Speedrun Update. This update is meant to make speedrunning the game more enjoyable and frictionless, as well as add many general improvements to the game as a whole. I will list out the biggest things in the update here:
The biggest thing I added is of course the in game timer, complete with splits and a toggle in the settings menu
A skip cutscene button in the menu
A link to the speedrun.com page after you beat the game once
A run counter which you can see in the credits menu
But there are also many minor changes and I'll list them here:
Reworked the respawn system, this should speed up respawns, especially on lower end hardware.
Added loading screens
Removed the debug menu
Made it so you cant move while you're still respawning
Fixed a whole lotta bugs.
Added polish in a few places
Any more updates?
No. 1.1 will be the last big update for the game for now. I have been working solo on 1.1 and I am very excited to be able to stop thinking about this game. There will probably still be a few small patches to fix bugs but nothing new will be added for the next months, if not more.
Support:
Once more we are super thankful for the amount of support the game has received, with our review count doubling and our player count almost tripling since the last time we spoke. And to top it all off, even an article about the game on Kotaku! (https://kotaku.com/free-slash-jump-review-steam-platformer-celeste-1851642990)
Thank you so much for playing our game and the continued support you have given it. And we hope you look forward to what we do next.