Spring Dash News

Hey everyone,

Another small update to the demo to address some issues introduced in the previous release. See below for the full patch notes.

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[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
Changed

• Updated physics engine version
  
• Improved calculation of health bar position to take into account player camera orientation
  
• Health bar is now semi-transparent
  

Fixed

• Fixed an issue causing the player to slide down slopes
  
• Fixed some crashes caused by restarting the level at certain points (e.g. just after picking up the grapple ability)
  

Hey everyone,

A number of quality-of-life improvements & balancing changes have been released to the demo based on player feedback. See below for the full changelog.

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[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
Added

• A "compass" that can point the player to the next checkpoint. The default key for this is "F".
  
• Updated menu backgrounds with more islands & trees
  
• Bounce animations for mushrooms
  
• Attempting to spawn a sapling on stone will create a spark effect. An ability charge will not be used.
  
• Extra checkpoints added to a number of levels
  
• Mushroom bounce tutorial added to Forest3
  
• Tutorial for 'restart' hotkeys to Forest1
  

Changed

• Dashing while hooked now cancels the grapple
  
• Ice spikes are now removed when resetting to last checkpoint
  
• Replay button is now hidden for current user in leaderboard UI
  
• Relevant parts of crosshair are now added gradually as abilities are collected
  
• Reduced moth chase speed & acceleration
  
• Increase grasshopper jump delay by 25%
  
• Reduced frost exploder speed & acceleration
  
• Increase Ice Weaver slam delay by ~42%
  
• Replay ghost particles now fade out if they are close to the player camera to avoid the player being blinded by the trail
  
• Reduced opacity of leaf guides & added distance fade
  
• Dashing now transfers momentum on ice
  
• Updated medal times for all levels to be more achievable for the average player
  

Fixed

• An issue causing breakable platforms to misbehave and shake violently at low framerates
  
• Ice weaver will no longer spawn spikes if they are stunned
  
• Stun SFX is now correctly affected by the "SFX" volume setting
  
• An issue with the centre crosshair opacity not correctly reflecting the spawnability of saplings
  
• Player can no longer "mantle" when on the ground, which fixes some issues with constant mantling when going uphill etc
  
• Fixed an issue where player would "hop" downhill after performing a wall-boost
  
• Fixed an issue where the player replay ghost trails would 'pop' in/out of view
  

Hey everyone,

One of the most highly-requested features has just been released to the demo - downloadable replays. There is now a "replay" button next to eligible leaderboard entries. Toggling this button will show the ghost of that particular entry in your next run.

v0.40.0 also has a number of other quality-of-life improvements based on player feedback.

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[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
Added

• Ability to download ghost replays
  

Changed

• Player is now invincible for a short duration after being damaged
  
• Grapple hook now uses enemy hitboxes, making it much easier to hook onto enemies
  

Fixed

• Player is transitioned out of "hook" state after meleeing enemies
  
• Improved consistency of damaging moth via hook melee
  
• Holding grapple key down after the hook breaks will no longer automatically hook you onto another object.
  

Hey everyone,

I'm back from my holiday and I'm getting back into the swing of things. I've started with a bunch of small quality of life improvement and some balancing changes. The biggest change is that high-health enemies (such as the ice-weaver) can now be stunned by the player!

Thanks to everyone who is still speedrunning the game and providing feedback.

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[h3]Patch Notes[/h3]
Added

• "Danger UI" is now adaptive. The opacity and size represents how close / dangerous the enemy is to the player
  
• Centre crosshair will reduce opacity if 'spawn sapling' ability is not available due to distance or material type
  
• High-health enemies are now "stunned" if they are shot with full-power attack
  

Changed

• Player damage multiplier now resets when respawning at a checkpoint
  
• If players are holding down the grapple key, they will instantly hook onto something once it enters the grapple range
  
• Ice spikes now shatter when they damage the player
  
• Widescreen support - aspect ratio is no longer locked in at 16:9
  

Fixed

• An issue causing main menu music not to play
  
• Cooldown time is now correctly reset on abilities when respawning from checkpoint
  
• Player starting position in some levels was inconsistent due to intersection with the islands
  

Hey everyone,

Thankyou to everyone who has played the Spring Dash demo - especially those of you engaged in the discord server and providing active feedback. I'm working hard to continually improve the game and your feedback is very valuable.

This update mainly includes a number of quality-of-life improvements based on player feedback.

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Join our discord server to provide feedback and chat with other players!

[h3]0.38.0 Patch Notes[/h3]
Added

• "Top 10" view for leaderboards
  

Changed

• Respawning at a checkpoint now refreshes all ability charges
  
• Increased angle of desert sun to reduce distracting reflections
  

Fixed

• Some issues with island texturing
  
• An issue where leaderboard scores are not immediately refreshed when a level is completed
  
• Replay grapple & player grapple not being rendered at the same time