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Variants, New Faces, and New Game Plus!

Version 1.1.0 of the Insectile Demo is here!

Gameplay Additions

  • Added 2 new Insectiles.

  • Added a new room off of the pumpkin patch.

  • Added 3 Insectile variants which are recolored versions of existing Insectiles with different encounter effects.

  • Every sparkly encounter now contains a variant.

  • Sparkly encounters now respawn, but will not continue to drop Soft Silk after the first encounter.

  • The previously named “Blossomed Raindrop” is now a variant of the Apex Raindrop.

  • Added the “Smash” effect which can clear shells, lemons, and rocks.

  • Jam Drops now use the Smash effect.

  • Great Walking Geode now uses the Smash effect.

  • Added a rematch with the Great Walking Geode which can be triggered by the "?" mushroom within the boss room after completing the demo.

  • Added New Game Plus which is a quick way to hop back into the demo with extra options, making many potential challenge runs now possible.

    Please note: if you have previously completed the demo and cannot access New Game Plus, try opening up the completed save file and grabbing a save point radish.

User Interface Changes:

  • Added 4 additional save files.

  • Added toggles for sound and music.

  • Reorganized some menus in the game to now use tabs with icons.

  • The “capture” button is now called the “tame” button.

  • Added the tame gauge, which shows the probability of successfully taming an Insectile. It appears alongside the “tame” button.

  • Removed the “melee” button.

  • Added the “panic” button, which places a few random mushrooms for the player.

  • Damage pop-ups now bounce a tiny bit.

  • Every enemy attack is now telegraphed by a black thought bubble beside the opposing Insectile's health bar.

Glitches

  • Fixed a glitch where the Apex Raindrops would get stuck swimming on the overworld.

  • Fixed some other small glitches.

I have been super excited for this update! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any feedback on the demo.

I hope you all enjoy!