Festival Update and a Glimpse Into the Future

[p]Arcadium joins Bullet Heaven Fest 3.0 and Games In Italy with its largest update yet.
Demo players gain access to a special festival-only 6th stage, while the full version introduces a major new metaprogression system: Cosmic Relics. Cosmic Relics are not available in the demo, but this update marks their arrival in the full game, soon releasing in January.[/p][h3]New Features & Content[/h3]

• [p]Cosmic Relics Feature: Planets can now drop Cosmic Ore, a rare currency used by Rift Merchants to obtain Cosmic Relics; a powerful meta-progression items that can completely reshape Universe generation, planet types, and run-wide rules. This is the biggest system added so far.[/p][p][/p]
• [p]New Stage: Cosmic Ore & Rift Merchants: A brand-new stage where planets begin dropping Cosmic Ore, and Rift Merchants may appear across the galaxy. These mysterious sellers offer access to the Cosmic Relics.[/p]
• [p]Special 6th Stage for Bullet Heaven Fest: Demo players can now reach a unique 6th stage crafted specifically for the event.[/p]
• [p]30+ new planets added to further broaden the variety of planets.[/p]
• [p]Complete overhaul of the title screen, now visually richer and more dynamic (and you can choose your FAVOURITE planet in the title screen!!)[/p][p][/p]
• [p]The game is now available in German.[/p]

[h3]Improvements[/h3]

• [p]Settings have been unified into a single, cleaner menu.[/p]
• [p]Added a button to cancel an item swap when both item slots are full.[/p]
• [p]Added an option to slightly zoom out the camera on PC.[/p]
• [p]You can now choose a planet from the planetary log to display on the title screen.[/p]
• [p]Death animation is now faster and more powerful.[/p]
• [p]Stages are now generally harder and better paced.[/p]
• [p]Improved cosmic essence drop rate.[/p]
• [p]Only ships with at least 1 cosmic essence now display the “(X/100)” line.[/p]
• [p]Text readability improved through subtle outlining.[/p]
• [p]Better looking cursor.[/p]
• [p]Planets better communicate when they’re fully harvested.[/p]
• [p]Artifacts can now be equipped with a double-click.[/p]
• [p]Added a quick confirmation when pressing “Quit”.[/p]
• [p]Removed stages that weren’t contributing meaningful novelty.[/p]
• [p]Added a Reset to Default button in Settings.[/p]
• [p]Fixed cases where a few planets couldn't be found.[/p]
• [p]Better overall polish, clarity, and UX across the whole game.[/p]
• [p]Neptune bullets are now faster, as originally intended.[/p]

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Nova Sentries duplicated when resuming a match.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where a match could not be continued.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where cosmic essences could be farmed by repeatedly resuming matches.[/p]
• [p]Various fixes & stability improvements.[/p]

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