1.07 - Stage Select
This update adds a simple level select to the book menu, which unlocks after beating the game, giving you an easy way to really dig into each level individually.
It allows you to play any chapter, starting with 0 shards and max rank, and showing results once you clear the level.
In this mode, you have the option to return to the title screen from the pause menu.
If you're a player who got turned off by the permadeath structure, using the CTRL-ALT-Z cheat to skip through each book (or editing UNLOCKsave.tres to book_clear = 4 in notepad), then using level select to play the game one stage at a time is a fine way to experience it.
Just know that it's not intended and can subtract from both the mechanical and narrative experience. It also makes certain shard-munching stages extremely hard since you have no resources as a safety net (even i'd have to lock in to beat 3-7).
Patch Notes:
- Skullmasses (the big skulls in 3-1) now have hyperarmour and cannot be knocked back.
- 3-4 disables the reverb effect from 3-3, fixing the issue where the reverb would persist if you used level skip.
- Heavily reduced knockback on blunderbuss bullets. Previously it could send an enemy halfway across the stage.
- Fixed Quad Shot grenade explosions doing 0 damage.
- Fixed incorrect scrolling textures in 1-5, which is like the 6th time it's done this.
- Ms. Sparkle's beam now deals Light damage instead of Dark.
It allows you to play any chapter, starting with 0 shards and max rank, and showing results once you clear the level.
In this mode, you have the option to return to the title screen from the pause menu.
If you're a player who got turned off by the permadeath structure, using the CTRL-ALT-Z cheat to skip through each book (or editing UNLOCKsave.tres to book_clear = 4 in notepad), then using level select to play the game one stage at a time is a fine way to experience it.
Just know that it's not intended and can subtract from both the mechanical and narrative experience. It also makes certain shard-munching stages extremely hard since you have no resources as a safety net (even i'd have to lock in to beat 3-7).
Patch Notes:
- Skullmasses (the big skulls in 3-1) now have hyperarmour and cannot be knocked back.
- 3-4 disables the reverb effect from 3-3, fixing the issue where the reverb would persist if you used level skip.
- Heavily reduced knockback on blunderbuss bullets. Previously it could send an enemy halfway across the stage.
- Fixed Quad Shot grenade explosions doing 0 damage.
- Fixed incorrect scrolling textures in 1-5, which is like the 6th time it's done this.
- Ms. Sparkle's beam now deals Light damage instead of Dark.