I can't describe how happy I am to write this changelog. After 2 years and a half, it's here, the full, freaking final release build!
It comes with around a hundred changes, so I can't list'em all, but let's talk about some of the most important ones.
>> To make it short, if you played the early access before today, please give it a fresh spin! <<
(Starting a new game won't erase your Steam achieviements.)
Oh, before that: As you may have guessed, making a game alone leads pretty quickly to a lack of perspective.
So I'd like to sincerely thank the Steam community one more time, your feedback has been super helpful during this early access.
Thanks a bunch, mysterious and kind people from the internet <3
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WHAT CHANGED SINCE THE FIRST EARLY ACCESS BUILD?
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- difficulty rebalanced, tons of tweaks.
- NEW solo content (Time trials forcing you to combine all weapons, score based minigames)
- more options (french and italian languages, scanlines effect...)
- NEW local 4P Multiplayer mode. You can even play with 4 friends on the same keyboard!
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WHAT CHANGED SINCE LAST WEEK? Changelog V1.06 > V1.07
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STORY MODE:
- Less punitive collisions between the ship and CPU ships.
- Sirens race, Arachne boss rebalanced, Kharon's tracks unzoomed. (still pretty challenging, though)
- Final bosses rebalanced, no more sweet spots, more random added.
- tons of small tweaks and bug fixes.
- italian translation (thanks, Allessandro!)
4P MULTIPLAYER MODE:
- new tracks ("Magnetic Cogs" and "Minefield")
- tons of small tweaks and bug fixes.
- very important feature but kind of hidden: horns to annoy your friends!
SCORE and TIME TRIAL MISSIONS:
- Casino > much more progressive, a bit easier, tighter controls.
- Timetrial > No more OOB
- tons of small tweaks and bug fixes.
GENERAL:
- small performance improvements.
- Added an "old tv shader" activation/ deactivation when pressing F10 for scanlines enthusiasts.
- in case of very low FPS, a pop-up will appear asking you to low your graphic settings so the game doesn't miss an important trigger at some point.
- A kickass release trailer made in 36 hours because oh snap! I totally forgot the trailer like a champ!
That's it for today!
Let's celebrate! Oh, and please tell your friends, even if you can't buy the game, this is a very good way to support niche titles like this one.
You'll find some ammo below if you feel like spreading the word.
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ARTWORKS, GIFs, PRESSKIT here! -> the-next-penelope.com
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See you on twitter (@AurelRegard) or on the Steam forums!
Aurelien.