Alpha 0.4.9

FIRST UPDATE OF 2024! Sorry for the long haitus. Got hit with a bad case of burnout, and wasn't able to focus on the project. That being said, I was able to put in a bunch of new content, which should keep the game fresh! And all in time to submit to the Finally Finish Something GameJam!

What's new for Alpha 0.4.9:

• NEW LEVELS FOR WORLD 2: Not every level planned for World 2 has been completed, but there are two brand new levels to play through.

• WORLD 2 BOSS: Not all the levels have been completed, but the boss is ready for you guys to try! The boss is a Giant Fun-Guy who can't be touched because of his protective spores. But if you trip him with a cannonball, the spores will deactivate, and you can hit him! Warning: this boss is HARD

• WEAPON UPGRADE: Pouchie can now find and access a special new weapon, The Mallet! The mallet gives Pouchie a new way to squash mobs, as well as being able to break certain breakable objects. To unlock the mallet, defeat the first boss

• CRATES: There are now wooden crates occasionally placed across the different levels. Smashing them open with the mallet can reveal some goodies!

• NEW POWER-UPS: Pouchie now has access to two new power-ups! The Cone of Shame and the Catnip. The Cone of Shame grants one extra defense point, giving Pouchie a better chance to survive some encounters. Careful though! If he falls into a pit, he loses it!

• BLOBBER PIPES: You know how the opening cutscene showed Blobbers entering Pouchie's world through pipes? Now some pipes will spawn Blobbers! They won't spawn however if Pouchie's too close to the pipe.

• INTRO UPDATE: The intro for Pouchie The Cat now features him using his trusty mallet, until he loses it when Boomer kicks him away. Also, a couple of Public Domain cameos, just for funsies!

Bugfixes:

• Changed the gravity drop to be harsher for Pouchie, hopefully fixing the "Floaty" critiques of before.

• Fixed issue where the player's max health and starter lives didn't reset after turning off no-hit and one-life gamemodes.

Known issues:

• If Pouchie jumps into two spore patches at once, he loses two hearts instead of losing the one.
• For some reason, the conversations with Sasha the Rabbit can be skipped through before all the dialogue has shown up in the dialog box.