Hello everyone! I'd like to share an update regarding the current state of Forebloomed, as well as give some insight on where I'm currently at.

As of right now, future updates for Forebloomed are on indefinite pause for the foreseeable future. I know this may not be the most desirable thing to hear, particularly after we shared a roadmap for future planned content.

The simple reason for this decision is that game development requires a LOT of free time to successfully maintain, and, at the moment, I just do not have that time.

As it stands, I do not think it is likely that I will be returning to Forebloomed anytime soon. There's a small chance I might, but I strongly anticipate that any time I might have for game development in the near future is more likely to be focused on something new instead.

I'd like to thank everyone in the community for supporting the game and sharing their enjoyment of it. Your support has made so many of my days even brighter!

I'm very happy to answer any questions regarding this game or future projects if you have any to ask, so please feel free. Otherwise, thank you all, and I hope to see you soon!

- Cloudy Games

Fixed softlock in character select menu with gamepads
Fixed bug with world objects not spawning in correct proportions
Changed around a lot of the world object frequencies
Fixed Colossix not using the correct sprites
Fixed bug where enemy bullets didn't have any particles
Increased Colossix difficulty
Increased distance between body segments of leviathan
Changed how the dummy DPS calculations work to be more smooth
Changed how the dummy DPS text looks again to be more readable
Fixed dummy DPS text having wrap-around
Fixed Membership chests spawning on recyclers
Fixed "Landlord" cosmetic unlock not working
Fixed familiars switching alt forms seemingly randomly
Changed help messages to now smoothly change from one message to another (A bit experimental, let me know if it's too distracting)
Baby carrots now reduces/increases spread between multiple shots
Fixed Toxic Lasers unlocking too early
Fixed Solana's keys being destroyed between stages
Changed status effect descriptions to be clearer
Changed onions description to be clearer
Changed Baby Buds description to be clearer

The roadmap for the game is now available

These are 3 major updates I'll be working on from now on with the goal of improving the overall gameplay loop and increasing the amount of content to see in the game!
The plans that are set up already are really exciting and I can't wait until I can start working on them!
In the meanwhile I'll keep fixing any issues that may come up and get controller support fully working

Also, thanks for the amazing launch! It really surpassed my expectations!
And a special thanks to everyone who gave a positive review for the game. You all made my day!

Fixed Wallum Toad not spawning
New roadmap in the extras menu
Made dummy "DPS: X" text float above him & changed color to black & moved it up the layers

Fixed certain characters being unable to shoot with a controller
Fixed bug when returning from the character select with a controller
Fixed familiars attacking Wallum Toad when invincible
Fixed Swains boomerang not disappearing from their hand when thrown
Moved blood pool splatters down a few layers
Shrunk dummy red DPS text by 0.5x
Fixed dragonfly nests not working
Added layer ordering to topiaries
Fixed bug where the same item appears over and over
Improved familiar pathfinding
Improved pest pathfinding
Optimised pathfinding
Modified knockback amounts on all enemies
Put a slight glow on a few objects/pests

Fixed bosses refusing to die and blocking the trapdoor
Fixed BFF achievement not working
Fixed world map not working correctly in shops
Fixed jellyfish bullets homing onto player if the jellyfish dies
Nerfed jellyfish
Halved the scaling speed of boss hp in Cycle 2+
Made Solana statue emblem placement persistent across runs
Fixed visual bug with the "achievement unlocked" UI text
Made item description text less squashed
Removed Walnut from the shop pool
Made it so seeds are never decimal numbers
Reduced length of garbled text in the portal room
Removed unintentional indentation in one of the dialogue lines of the shopkeeper
Fixed camera issues in the portal room

Fixed "Otherworldly" achievement triggering for getting a boss familiar item
Fixed "Perfect Day" being able to trigger in a shop
Fixed Concheror boss theme not playing
Stopped pests being affected by status effects while the game is paused
Improved familiar pathfinding. Still not perfect though, I will improve it further in a future path.
Removed the shadow from Concheror
Removed boss names from cosmetic descriptions
Fixed certain credits links not working
Made Concherors aim attack unaffected by confusion
Increased the Immortal Snails size slightly
Buffed Jacks rocket damage by +1
Increased seperation of World Objects
Fixed visual seam in light beam rope
Increased blood pool collider
Fixed crystal collider being off
Nerfed Alt Katydid HP
Reduced hard mode difficulty, bosses now drop 1 heart instead of none
Reduced Katydids bullet range
Fixed some visual errors that can be seen on the edges of the shop/loop room
Fixed NPCs not being interactable with controller
Reduced shop hearts cost slightly