Hello to all of my beautiful Guppys!
I’m excited to announce that my game is now ready to be released as a demo on Steam! Since the original game jam version, I’ve made several updates to improve the game. If you’d like to check out the original version, you can find it here:
https://meowwfruit.itch.io/project-fish-shop
For each major update, I’ll be giving it a specific title. Since this is my first release on Steam, I’m calling this update the "Steam Update." Below, you'll find the patch notes outlining what's new.
If you're new to the game—or if this is your first time playing—why not join the Discord server? Even if it’s just to say "Hi!" I launched the game alongside the Discord to help build a community that can help shape the game into something worth buying.
'Steam Release' Patch Notes:
- Added pets to the game, welcome Charlie, Mary, Salt and Khalid to the tank, as friendly pet helpers!
- Each pet is unlocked post level completion
- Removed gems mechanic from the game
- Removed the ability to grab guppys in the game (for now)
- Updated guppy swimming
- Updated Main Menu and Levels selection screen
- Added Pets selection screen to Main Menu
- You can now save the game to file
- Added new game option as well
- Enemies now get knocked back and reset their momentums
- Enemies now bounce off tank wall instead of glitching out of tank if you keep spamming into the walls
- Guppy's whole body now gets transparent when hungry instead of just the body
- Tank Camera perspective slightly changed
- Updated coin sprites
- Updated food sprite
- Added two new food upgrades, green pellet and pill pellet
- Updated Tank to have a more home-ee feeling
- Updated tank UI
- Updated esc menu in levels
- Updated Tutorial to teach player about mechanics
- Updated Large Mouth Bass enemy ai logic to keep moving around tank even without guppys in tank
- Starfish enemy now can be clicked in the middle of charging + dashing
- Added tooltip to game (when hovering/selecting pets + when hovering shop)
- Added Steam Integration
- Added 3 more levels to match with current unlockable pet roster (4)
- You can now do screenshots in game levels with 'P'
- Added level complete screen after beating level
- Level complete screen now shows post game stats
- Pets now swim in the background in main menu
- Quit button now works
I am also going to add bug fixes here as well since these were added along with this first release version
0.0.1.a Patch Notes:
- Fixed how final time is displayed (previously displayed seconds wrong)
- Updated Save check if our old save file needs to be updated
- Fixed some levels having wrong start money
- Fixed pet Salt logic, Salt can now only have one salt pellet active
- Fixed Salt charge build not resetting
- Fixed Salt-pellet leaving tank (and guppys chasing after it)
- Mary now spawns a new guppy way slower
0.0.1.b Patch Notes:
- Discord and Bluesky are now in main menu, now you can join the discord server from the game!