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Pou 4 v1.1

Pou 4
A downloadable monstrosity for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android

In short, the game is smoother around the edges. It plays better, it looks better, and it definitely runs better. Runs so much better, in fact, that when I tested it on my phone it was actually playable, so I've decided to also release an Android version now.

Detailed changelog:

  • Technical
    • Updated to Godot 4.4 beta 2
    • Significant optimizations and tweaks around the game to make it run more smoothly (Minecraft 2 also got optimizations and should no longer struggle)
    • Graphics overhaul with each effect being better utilized and more visible, such as volumetric lighting and voxel-based indirect lighting/reflections, and some effects such as SSR were removed due to having no actual effect
    • The physics engine has been switched to Jolt for better physics, and physics interpolation is enabled to look smoother at higher frame rates
  • Gameplay
    • Lowered the chance to ask for access to your device's location
    • Added ray effect and control tooltip when using Magneter Poison, and fixed the jittering with it
    • Flier Poison now gives you wings and grants a great movement boost while jumping, making it a formidable mode of transportation if rich (its jump boost is also higher now)
    • Helicopters are reworked to be less buggy and faster
    • Scooter is now faster, wackier and you can hop while riding it
    • Wheat now stacks and keeps growing (unless it's unloaded), making PvZ much more convenient to farm
    • Shovels are better, when yanking plants you now lose neither the shovel nor the plant
    • The clouds now have 4x as many coins and there is now a related achievement
  • Misc
    • Changed icons for several of the poisons
    • Concrete requirement halved so it is less of a grind
    • Minor writing tweaks
    • Fixed incorrect diamond requirement in a mission
    • Fixed diamonds already being red when respawning
    • Fixed the "I eat bread" achievement

Files

  • Pou 4 - Android 424 MB
    Version 1.1.3
  • Pou 4 - Windows 300 MB
    Version 1.1
  • Pou 4 - Linux 296 MB
    Version 1.1
  • Pou 4 - Mac 316 MB
    Version 1.1
  • Pou 4 - Android 424 MB
    Version 1.1
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