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Major Update (v0.4)!

Paintread
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

Wohoo new update after a long while! Took a while, mostly because I had to make a saving system and worked on more underlying game logic, but that’s done now so now I can shift my focus towards adding sfx, making the UI and levels look nice and so on. Here are the full patch notes:

New Stuff

  • Implemented Saving System!
  • A new level!
  • Difficulty Modifiers! Currently there are 2 of them with 2 more being planned:
  • Hardcore mode (resets level when dying)
  • Colorblind mode (all colors are the same)
  • Implemented accessibility settings for changing the in-game colors, hopefully to make it more accessible to colorblind people
  • Implemented Statistics Page

Improvements

  • Minor performance improvements, particularily in bigger stages (~5-10% overall)
  • Made confirmation text unique based on which button was pressed
  • Player Color now matches the surface they collide with
  • Decreased camera drag a bit, meaning the camera follows the players exact position a bit closer
  • Made wording of options clearer and more consistent
  • Added version number

Bugfixes

  • Fixed timer being off by 0.05 seconds
  • Fixed player being able to jump for a short time upon loading a level if they restarted a level while touching a jump regenerating surface
  • Fixed player keeping their checkpoint if they restarted a level while touching a checkpoint surface
  • Fixed camera specifications being messed up if player restarts while the camera is changing
  • Fixed small tiling error in level 0
  • Fixed restarting from checkpoint at level start regenerating a jump

That’s it for now! Expect a couple minor updates / bugfixes after this (with possibly a more experimental bonus level?) and then it’s time for me to shift my focus on visuals, sound and the final 2 base levels. Overall I plan on hopefully having around ~12 levels in the game by the time it’s done, but we’ll see if I actually get to that point xd

Files

  • Paintread Windows v0.4.zip 31 MB
    59 days ago
  • Paintread Linux v0.4.zip 24 MB
    59 days ago
  • Paintread MacOS v0.4.zip 54 MB
    59 days ago
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