Posted September 24, 2023 by ToadleyUnderControl
Hello again!! It's update time!
It was reported that the intro scene, as well as the boss fight, were running VERY poorly. I am incredibly sorry about this, and I tried to get this fixed as quickly as I could. The issue? A big sprite in the intro was being rotated 90 degrees (I'll admit this was very lazy coding on my end), which was being affected by a performance bug exclusive to Rev B Playdates (if you've gotten your Playdate recently, then you were affected by this).
The good news is that the issue is resolved now! Intro should run buttery smooth again! Again, I am really sorry about this.
On the brighter side, I was also able to add a bunch of polish to the game! I didn't keep the best track of what changes I made, but I'll try my hardest to list them all!
- Added a pause menu image! This will show how many days you've played, as well as the current weather condition & time. (It will also dynamically change visuals based on the weather!)
- Fixed a massive performance issue for Rev B devices in the intro segment
- Revamped the reef wall sprite.
- Added another layer to all zone walls to add some extra pretty-ness.
- Made some map markers move around a bit, to help liven things up!
- Added a "NEW" icon that appears above your home when you collected a new treasure. This is to help make it more clear that treasure is visible in your house.
- Redid the Table of Contents page in the Fincyclopedia to make it look nicer.
- Boats now come with their own custom themed paddles!
- Intro can now be replayed by inputting the following code on the main menu (Up Down Up Down Up Up Up)
- Tweaked shop navigation to prevent accidental double-scrolls.
- Fixed a bug where the book image would hang out for longer than it should have when closing the Fincyclopedia.
- Fixed a bug where the page numbers in the Table of Contents were incorrect.
- Lowered the volume of the slide whistle and cow can tackles (To prevent it from sounding bad on speakers).