v1.2 Patch Notes
Patch notes can also be read here: https://5yearsnow.com/games/The-Last-of-the-9-Lives/patch/v1.2
New Features
Two Brand New Game Modes:
Milk Orbit: A 3D spherical runner inspired by classic bonus stages. Sprint around wrapping planets, dodge red hazards, close loops, and collect golden fish!
Nine Lives Pinball: A fast-paced, multi-tiered pinball table across the Milk Works, Fishery, and Summit. Features bumpers, ramps, caged fish rescues, a 20-second 3-cat Multiball mode, and the Tin Can Warden boss fight.
Daily Challenges: Fresh procedural daily seeds for all three game modes with unlimited retries and dedicated daily record tracking.
Unified In-Game Menus & Settings: Seamless pause and settings overlays available in all modes with independent Master, Music, and SFX volume sliders, screen shake toggles, reduced flash options, and adjustable particle intensity.
Expanded Display Options: Added windowed presets up to 4K, 1440p, 1600p, Ultrawide, and Borderless at native resolution, complete with a 15-second automatic rollback safeguard.
28 Steam Achievements: Fully integrated achievements across all three game modes with live in-game tracking on the results screen.
Tower Climb Updates
Smooth Camera Tracking: The camera now smoothly tracks the cat when climbing and falling in both directions.
Continuous Rising Water: Floodwater now rises continuously through the stage without disconnected floating tile bands.
Look-Ahead Generation: Platforms now generate a full screen ahead of the camera to eliminate pop-in, while preserving lower ledges for safe falls.
Fairer Respawns: Improved respawn positioning within the camera view, backed by two seconds of temporary invincibility.
Improvements & Bug Fixes
"First Time" Achievement Fix: Resolved an issue where the "First Time" achievement would not reliably unlock on launch.
Hazard Life Protection: Simultaneous hazard hits now only consume a single life instead of draining multiple lives at once.
Cohesive UI Theme: Updated all in-game menus, buttons, and overlays to match the main menu's retro mint, slate, and cream aesthetic.
Linux Audio Fix: Resolved missing streamed music playback in native Linux packages.
Stability: Fixed a camera cleanup crash during scene transitions and eliminated startup camera allocation leaks.
Thank you for playing, and we hope you enjoy the new arcade modes!