Hello!
This patch adds more preparation for the upcoming Boys in Hawaii! expansion, featuring several touchscreen-specific updates to improve the experience when playing on a touch device.
Kemopop! will get a ceremonial bump to 2.0 with the release of Boys in Hawaii!. This will signify a milestone and the release of a major new feature. A small sample of it has been snuck into this patch...!
Someone pointed out the Workshop wasn't fully set up; this was fixed last night. You'll see more visibility about it now.
[Gameplay] The Hotshot bonus now applies a multiplier to the special charge meter.
[Gameplay] Dropping hazards that cannot make a match (e.g. tar) will not reset the Hotshot combo.
[Gameplay] The tar ratio on Sencha's stage has been adjusted.
[UI] Updated the Hotshot score effect.
[UI] When playing with the mouse, the cursor will change to a weaker crosshair to signify pieces cannot be dropped.
[UI] Improved the fidelity of the sphere backgrounds.
[UI] Removed the old Golden Gate bridge background from the Photo Mode, as it is not used anywhere anymore. Geomecs's redraw of this background is now in the Gumball Machine!!!
[UI] Removed the first run setup screen.
Touch controls will be enabled automatically if Android is detected.
Players not enabling this on Android would suffer, so it's best they have it on until they are in a position to figure out how to turn it off, if they absolutely need to.
Most PC players probably did not immediately need to see this option.
Display language is inferred from the system locale and can still be changed through the settings.
Difficulty can still be changed through the settings.
[UI] Increased the size of the scrollbar, making it easier to grab on a touch device.
[UI] The title screen now has a button prompt, rather than "press any button", as pressing any button could just close the game.
[Touch] Button prompts are now hidden when Touch Mode is enabled, to reduce unnecessary clutter.
[Touch] Hidden touch controls on more scenes where explicit controls aren't necessary.
[Touch] The directional arrows on the touch interface (seen in photo mode) are now correctly anchored to the bottom left corner.
[Touch] Touch interface controls will give feedback to indicate a button is pressed.
[Touch] Touch interface controls will no longer grab focus.
[Touch] Interacting with the touch controls will no longer move the position of the sweet launcher during gameplay.
[Fix] Addressed several instances where inputs on the touch interface would frequently not register.
[Fix] The directional arrows on the touch interface were not reactive.
[Fix] Improved the display of several elements on wide aspect ratios, including the settings and biography overlays.
[Fix] Improve navigation on the character select screen. Navigation would be unpredictable in certain circumstances.
[Fix] Biographies would not display on a non-Steam version of the game.
[Fix] Unwarranted extra typing audio in the ending cutscene, and the volume has been adjusted.
[Fix] Crash when creating Demo-tan.