The Anniversary Update is live! | Update 1.2

A-Star Theft celebrates one year on Steam! To show my commitment to the game, this update brings a ton of new features and improvements to enhance your criminal experience!

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[h3]Graphical Upgrades[/h3]

• Migrated to a true pixel-art graphics style
  
• Greatly reduced lighting artifacts
  
• Improved lighting system: Additive lighting and support for overexposure
  
• UI Changes to accommodate the additive lighting system
  

[h3]Weapons & Equipment[/h3]

• Added Pump Action Shotgun weapon
  
• Added Sniper weapon
  
• Added Gas Mask equipment
  
• Added Expanded Body Bag equipment
  
• Added Health Kit equipment
  
• Added Ammo Bag equipment
  

[h3]New Enemies[/h3]

• Added Sniper enemy
  
• Added Police Drone enemy
  

[h3]Other improvements[/h3]

• Bullets can now penetrate and damage multiple enemies
  
• Added setting to toggle between new and legacy graphics
  
• Added indicator for enabled settings
  
• Added more NPC dialog lines
  
• Improved main menu music
  
• Improved some equipment icons
  
• Improved decoration in Museum Of The Artifact
  
• Improved loot placement in Bank of San Dinero
  
• Improved loot placement in Bloody Hospital
  
• Improved toxic gas graphics
  
• Improved game window resizing
  
• Tweaked Bloody Hospital difficulty
  
• Tweaked SWAT turret difficulty
  
• Tweaked toxic gas damage
  
• Tweaked ammo amount for Krafthaggla weapon
  
• Toxic gas can now be placed anywhere, not only behind doors
  
• Changed "Take: $" to "Stolen: $" for clarity, as it is not a prompt
  
• Fixed NPCs' arms sometimes rotating to the side
  
• Fixed locked-door icon being shown above other interaction icons in Overview Mode
  
• Fixed inability to push down hostages while they are following the player
  
• Fixed turrets shooting the player when outside of the view
  
• Fixed an issue where players could lock themselves inside rooms with electronic doors
  
• Fixed 'Revive Character' button showing while the game is paused
  
• Fixed some NPC reaction icons drifting to the right side of the screen
  
• Fixed an issue where toxic gas is invisible for some players
  
• Fixed players being able move during dialog directly after a new chapter starts
  
• Fixed heist introduction animation pausing when the game is paused
  
• Fixed main menu border overshooting its animation if the game stutters
  

There are also plans for a lot more Freeplay heists coming in the future!