A New Sound

This update focuses mostly on the audio side, though the release features a number of other improvements.

Audio - Reworks and Polish

Better 3D audio attenuation, hear more from far away
Every avatar sound is now in stereo, many of them new
Avatar and creatures emit footstep sounds based on material
Creatures emit sound when walking, jumping, flapping, landing and taking off
Lots of new creature sounds, almost every creature now have unique calls
Every biome now have unique ambiences for above and under water
Reworked wind sounds, added more 3d feel to it
Added whooshes when passing terrain at close range
Volume has been tweeked for all music
Better reverb for biomes and caves
Added particles to avatar chirping
Headphones are recommended for the full experience

Game

Morphing is now more consistent and manual morphing works as expected
Fixed an issue with wrong help text displayed in some cases
Some levels have been regenerated

Graphics

Specular highlight in water is now pixelated
Creatures fade into view
Avatar now clips correctly with water
Clouds white out effect now works correctly
Added Launcher app to reset prefs and choose graphics pipeline

Feedback
Fugl is still early access, so features are still missing and bugs hide in the corners. Please be patient with us.

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