December is here, Keepers, and its time to get festive! The star at the top of the tree that is this merry update is mouse support. We know that there are many of you out there who prefer a combination of mouse and keyboard as you play, so this gift is for you! You can configure the controls in the options for a perfect fit. Way better than knit socks, right? How are they always the wrong size, and so itchy? Anyway, moving on. Our next set of gifts are for all of you who enjoy seasonal events as much as we do: we brought Christmas cheer to the dome! Not only have we given the main title music a festive makeover, weve also added a brand new skin for the Assessor as well as a special pet, and these can only be unwrapped for the duration of December. Remember to make sure that you have seasonal content enabled in the options! Weve also made some small tweaks and added sounds for the pets, to make sure you are welcomed back to the dome properly. Read the changelog below for a full list!

What you need to know

Due to the vast changes to the input system, we strongly suggest resetting the key bindings to the default. You'll find many new input options in the menu with which you can adjust the game to your liking, for example playing only the Assessor with mouse but domes with keyboard. We also added twin stick controls to gamepads, which are active by default. With that you can, for example as an Assessor, shoot spheres and bundles in any direction you want, irrespective of where you are moving. Just use the right stick to aim and shoot with the shoulder buttons. You can also adjust directional snapping, so it gets much easier to shoot in straight lines (especially upwards!). The move indicator helps you understand the snapping better, and see where you are aiming towards. However, you can also configure everything to be the same way it was before the update - it is up to your preference.

Changelog

• Added support for mouse controls, configurable and re-bindable via Options
• Added twin stick support for gamepad
• Added various Christmas themed bits:
  • New unlockable pet and skin for the Assessor (find a gift chamber and win the run to unlock them)
  • New themed title music
  • Snow weather happening across all maps
  • Drillbert skin
  • As always you can turn all this off via options
• Added sounds for pets when you return to dome
• Improved snow weather effect
• Assessor spheres now also play resource-dependent sounds
• Assessor bundle moves twice as fast when using bundle guidance
• Made some parts of the game easier to mod by making dictionaries variables instead of constants

Thats all for this time, Keepers. We hope that this update will get you into the holiday spirit as much as making it did for us. As always: please let us know if you experience any issues through the official Discord server: Bippinbits - Dome Keeper