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Down Ward - (jam beta)

7 years ago

Happy New Year - Scarin' Heron Update


  • Herons are much more aggressive. They attack more frequently, from farther away, and wind back farther.

  • Heron black fog is now created with a much different particle system. The contour should now have a curling grasping sort of character to it.

  • Heron motion is “eased” instead of linear now. The animation of the windup before striking decelerates, and the spearing motion accelerates. Aiming to get a more organic feel.

  • Herons leave a dash streak as they lance forward, composed of a glowing stripe and glassy distortion.

  • Added several new Palettes: Graphing Calc 1bit, Graphing Calc 2bit, Poison, Gargoyle, Bram. (May tune palettes a bit more, so their saturation looks good across different monitor types. Also, will fix duplicate Gargoyle palette in next update.)

  • Added “Exit” option to main menu, which exits the game. Like the other buttons, it swings the camera to a related location on hover.

  • Numerous other small changes.

Happy New Year all! :D

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