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V0.8.0 Important Update (early access)

Big changes in the core mechanics of Zone of Lacryma!
This update will probably break your saved game!

New features & Content

  • Energy meter removed. Shooting uses charge meter now.
  • Turbo no longer requires energy (turbo can be turned on for the whole mission, if you can manage it).
  • Combo increases weapon damage.
  • When combo ends charge is recovered based on combo X.
  • C-Triangles are only dropped by tougher enemies now. C-Triangles recover charge and reset combo meter to max.
  • Charge Threshold allows energy shield and charge bomb to be used when charge amount is above the threshold (not max charge anymore).
  • 3 difficulty options.
  • Bullet animation
  • Turbo animation

Improvements & Balance

  • Initial controls are clearer now when running the game for the first time.
  • New heaven tilemap update
  • Score is much higher now to avoid confusion with charge meter value.
  • Available upgrades changed because of new mechanics.
  • Tutorial updated for new mechanics.
  • Combo text flashes every time combo increasing.
  • Mission tweaks (enemies positions and quantity) because of new mechanics.

Fixed Bugs

Known Bugs

  • Mission 10 story still work in progress
  • Game (rarely) gets stuck on loading screen (restart fixes this)