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Operation Fungus
8 years ago

Update #7 - The final major build (1.0.0) is here!


I just released the final major build (1.0.0). It has the true final battle, the true ending and the true credits, but also some bug fixes.

This time I played the whole game through. It took about two hours, and during that time I managed to fix some annoying bugs, like slimes in Mission 1 (they “exploded” to bullets when they died, even though they weren’t supposed to) and enemy spawn in Mission 2 (I thought I had fixed it, but this time it spawned too much those four-legged green things with hats).

To reach the true final boss, the player must destroy all the ghosts (they can be defeated by playing the old stages again).

Anyway, here’s a list of new things:

New features:

  • Mission 8: “Planet Fungus”

  • The final boss

  • The “best” ending

  • The “true” credits (or shall we say “complete”)

  • A portal icon that is shown after Mission 7 is completed

  • “Mission 8” text is purple in mission selection if the player hasn’t defeated all the ghosts yet

Fixes

  • Slimes in Mission 1

  • Enemy spawns in Mission 2

  • Thunder special attack will get more size when you upgrade it, as well as Star Shield

Now the game is finished, I feel somehow… empty. I spend almost 2½ by making this game. This is my longest game project ever, and I have a feeling my next projects might be even longer. Oh my.

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