Hello! And welcome to another update! We’re doing a quality of life improvement update to the demo and sharing some highlights from Magfest!
Demo Update
We've been heads down working on Hoard’s LLC and we wanted to share some quality of life improvements from the main game in the demo! We're shipping some features to help y'all track your progress and revisit levels you wanna perfect.
Cloud Saves 🛡
Play on any device and pick up where you left off!
Level Select ▶️🐮
Jump straight to any level you've already completed!
No more clicking through prev/next to get back to that one level you KNOW you can three-star
Star Tracking ⭐⭐⭐
Your save file now remembers your best solve for each level
See at a glance which levels you've two-starred, three-starred, or still need to perfect
Time to fill in those gaps!
Pause Menu Redesign ⏸️📁
Fresh new look with better clarity
We also updated the credits so make sure to take peak to recognize all of the hard working folks bringing Hoard’s to life 👀
Look at those tabs move!
Hold Button Progress ⏳
Buttons that require holding now show a visual indicator
No more guessing how long to hold!
New Levels 🆕
Swapped out two levels for fresh puzzles that better fit the difficulty curve
Try them out and let us know how they feel!
Audio & Visual Polish 🎵✨
Added background ambiance track to set the mood
Fancy new dialogue backgrounds to make those corporate memos really pop
Magfest
In January, we were included in the Magfest Indie Videogame Showcase!
Magfest is a 24 hour showcase, so we added the BIG RED BUTTON to help folks reset the demo
Thank you to the 478 people who tried out the demo at all hours of the day! You made the convention so much fun
Core Hours is when the booth was manned with a Cephalopod Ink dev. Otherwise it was completely self running!
As always, we appreciate y'all playing and sharing feedback! Happy puzzling!
Much love,
Cephalopod Ink Team 🦑🐙