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[Martijn dh]

Martijn dh

Re: Horn of Balance

It's good to be tinkering on the game again.

Progress report:

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v0.28.045 (28 maart 2024)
* Added ability to walk while using charged up gloves

v0.28.046 (3 april 2024)
* Fixed small tiling issue in demo dungeon

v0.28.047 (7 april 2024)
* Set up Discord channels and onboarding steps

v0.28.048 (11 april 2024)
* Added backers section to credits page

v0.28.049 (12 april 2024)
* Fixed issue when mirroring HUD
* Removed Kickstarter link from demo menu

v0.28.050 (13 april 2024)
* Improved 'hookshot' movement script to better stop near targets
* Added corner cutting hero movement during 'hookshot' retraction
* Fixed boomerang not bounching properly of some types of wall
* Improved diagonal movement on stairs vs walls corners

v0.28.051 (14 april 2024)
* Controls displayed on title page
* Implemented latest music tracks
* Replaced a few more placeholder sound effects
* Small keys can now have different colors per dungeon (+ changed color in demo dungeon to make it stand out more)


You can also join the "Horn of Balance" community on:
Free demo: https://hornofbalance.itch.io/horn-of-balance-pre-ks-demo
Discord: https://discord.gg/redHXyZ2Gc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HornofBalance
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance

[Martijn dh]

Martijn dh

Re: Horn of Balance

Progress report:

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v0.28.056 (21 april 2024)
* Made a few early demo puzzles slightly more intuitive

v0.28.057 (24 april 2024)
* Added more backers to the credits

v0.28.058 (25-26 april 2024)
* Tweaked and expanded fonts to allow specific symbols in names
* Outside signpost can no longer be destroyed with the sword (but can still be picked up)

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Released demo 2.3 (alpha/beta backers)
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v0.28.059 (27 april 2024)
* Disabled full screen with screen stretching upon first starting up the game, to accommodate modern widescreen monitors
* Added in latest credits names
* Made sure to hide the French translations again (as they are not completed and likely will not be for a long time)
* Tweaked animation speed sword 1 special atk
* Fixed overlapping music when playing the credits from the start menu multiple times in a row
* Fixed typo in main item menu

v0.28.060 (28 april 2024)
* Created mock-up visuals for sword 4 special atk
* Typed out the first few texts of backer lore request
* Put out new pixelart commission package


You can also join the "Horn of Balance" community on:
Free demo: https://hornofbalance.itch.io/horn-of-balance-pre-ks-demo
Discord: https://discord.gg/redHXyZ2Gc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HornofBalance
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance

[Martijn dh]

Martijn dh

Re: Horn of Balance

Progress report:

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v0.28.061 (3 mei 2024)
* Expanded art commission
* Created and implemented new bomb and bomb explosion sprites
* Added more backers to the credits

v0.28.062 (4 mei 2024
* Improved code for jumping out of deep water
* Expanded pixelart commission package
* Added more backer names to the demo

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Released demo 2.3 (public)
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v0.28.063 (5 mei 2024)
* Added bombs to the next demo
* Added small bomb upgrade to the game
* Expanded pixelart commission package
* Fixed small bug with magic mazes
* Spend a good deal of time preparing a switch to tile based collision checking, but found that my existing system is (more cumbursume to use but) at least twice as efficient. So rolled back changes

v0.28.064 (10 mei 2024)
* Fixed sprite jittering while diving and swimming straight towards water edges
* Created and implemented fire shot visuals

v0.28.065 (11 mei 2024)
* Tweaked bomb explosion animation
* Tweaked fireball animation
* Created and implemented ice shot visuals
* Added variant ice colors for alt world
* Created and implemented slime block explosion animation
* Cleaned up coding some more surrounding enum usage

v0.28.066 (12 mei 2024)
* Added placeholder sndfx for slimeblock
* Made slime block extra jiggly


You can also join the "Horn of Balance" community on:
Free demo: https://hornofbalance.itch.io/horn-of-balance-pre-ks-demo
Discord: https://discord.gg/redHXyZ2Gc
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HornofBalance
Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance