Update - Fixes and Improvements and Tweaks, oh my!

This time around there are a multitude of gameplay tweaks and bug fixes. There is also a LOT MORE work behind the scenes on platform ports as well as a bunch of work on the as-yet un-announced bosses. Stay tuned for info about those fellers soon!

GAMEPLAY

Removed province reset penalty from hard difficulty
Updated V-Tonic to apply to both characters if both are alive when it's collected
Adjusted pillbox pig bullet fire position
Made boss pillars react better
Added brief pause when hit on easy mode and removed pitch-shifting the music because it keeps messing up
Improved conveyor belts
Improved baton pass prompt by bumping next character if they're too low
Improvement to camera clamping & lerping
Fixed slow camera lerps
Slightly slowed swim speed so that currents can't be swam through
Sliding horizontal velocity improvement
Made doors bring both players to exit point
Increased vulnerability volume for pillbox pigs
Added off-screen indicator to bomber pig

ART

Added more skins for platforms
Added skins to crumbling block hazards
Added skins to moving platforms
Updated some unfinished tile sprites
Reduced saturation on town background
Raised town background
Improved harbor background (still WIP)
Updated no-fall platforms to have a visually distinct top

UI

Updated tutorial sign sickle & hammer images
Improved run and jump tutorial signs
Improved manifesto scaling and render order
Updated to show "BONUS" instead of "BATTLEFIELD" for last province

LEVELS

Updated boneyard and bog of eternal stench slightly
Lots of level tweaks and improvements
Fixed ending assembly tiles in world 4

EDITOR

Improved selecting skins in editor
Improved level editor zooming to factor in cursor position
Removed unused Cave background
Removed ability to change speed on Wind and Conveyor Belt
Fixed editor handles left on when rats or smart bombs are used as projectiles while playing in editor

FIXES

Fixed emblem not fully powering up both characters
Fixed bug Saws and Moving Platforms would not reset their paths
Fixed Skins
Fixed wind bug
Fixed bug where launch hits would pause the game like damage hits
Fixed boss column damage bug
Fixed scaling for some prompt objects and editor cursor
Fixed off-screen indicator
Fixed character select inactive bug during game over
Fixed navigation on thanks for playing panel
Fixed run particle stopping when attacking
Fixed map path problem near future machine level
Fixed getting stuck in jump animation
Fixed soldier pigs not turning off parachute when they die
Fixed world map bug where player characters would not start on last played level
Fixed bug where game select became non-interactive after deleting a save game
Fixed quitting from in-level
Fixed file deletion bug
Fixed bug where player could break weapon HUD
Fixed bug where camera would jerk after mansion siege scene

OTHER

Better text processing from language files
There are probably other changes that we missed calling out here!

[ 2024-07-27 22:45:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Super Marxist Twins
Type 3 Studios

Developer

Type 3 Studios

Publisher

2022-03-25

Release

Indie Singleplayer Multiplayer Coop EA

Features:

Classic side scroller platforming and action, on your own or with a friend!
Collect resources to power-up the twins! Steel rivets will power-up Mikhail and his hammer-attack, while collecting wheat grains will power-up Ludmil and his mighty sickle-attack
Battle an army of assorted enemies ranging from collaborator rats to heavily armed capitalist pigs.
Toil away in the Industrial Forge level editor and then share the fruits of your labor with comrades across the internet.

Stomp the Oppressors!

Fear not comrades for you will be well equipped to carry out the revolution! Even if you find yourself with no power-ups you will be able to handle most enemies by jumping on them.

Reclaim the Stolen Resources!

Rivets and Wheat Grains are the primary resources that the twins use to power up. Rivets symbolize the industrial might of The Nation while Wheat grains symbolize it’s agricultural productivity. Collect Rivets to power up Mikhail’s Hammer, or to recover him if lost. Collect Wheat Grains to power up Ludmil’s Sickle attack, or to recover him if lost. Collecting a combined total of 100 Rivets and/or Wheat Grains will earn you an extra life. Having both twins will allow you to switch between which one you are controlling while the other twin follows. If you get hit while possessing both twins, the one that you had selected at the time of the attack will be lost and you will take control of the remaining twin.

After a twin is active filling up the appropriate resource power meter again will enable their weapon.

Weaponize your Labor!

As Mikhail, collect Rivets to harness The Nation’s industrial might and throw powerful Hammers that bounce off of surfaces to kill enemies in hard-to-reach places.

As Ludmil, collect wheat grains to channel The Nation’s agricultural power and throw Sickles that travel long distances to destroy enemies from a safe distance.

Toast to the Revolution with a Victory Tonic!

The twins’ favorite drink! Collect this item to gain temporary invincibility and plow through your enemies!

There are more items to find and many more advanced maneuvers to master!