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Early access 0.7 version

Vlobs
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Another update with some more substantial changes. This will likely be the final submission version of the game for the Thinky games Are for everyone game jam Check it out along with the other entries, and let me know what you think!

Changes:

  • New special blocks appearing on later levels offering a new mechanic to clear space.
  • Improved level transition animations with growing gameboard, block spawning and color changes.
  • More music tracks for a bit more variation during play.
  • Added a frame that appears around the game board when it has reached full size to show it won't expand any more.
  • Added Enter keyboard shortcut for all main recommended menu buttons (Play, Resume, Restart).
  • Added Quit items to pause menu and game over screen to quit without needing to go to main menu first.
  • Added board highlight if you click the next vlob preview, to hint you should click the board to place it.
  • New music handling code the allows for cross-scene music playing and sequencing from music lists.
  • Pre-loading of shaders to reduce stuttering when new shaders appear for the first time during game.
  • Improvements to background shader coloring and lighting.
  • New custom splash screen during startup.
  • Performance improvements.

Bug fixes:

  • Fixed fullscreen default setting not being applied correctly on first launch.

Files

  • vlobs_0.7.0_windows.zip 37 MB
    Dec 08, 2022
  • vlobs_0.7.0_linux.zip 37 MB
    Dec 08, 2022
  • vlobs_0.7.0_mac.dmg 65 MB
    Dec 08, 2022
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