Hello, dear basement escapees! Over the last two months Ive been working a lot, especially resolving issues.
Even though Im still an inexperienced developer Ive learned a lot since publishing the game, and thats why Ive been polishing it as much as possible over time. While theres still work to do, the game has improved significantly. Weve gone from version 1.0 to 1.1.9. I know I havent posted patch notes or updates since many changes werent permanent. But with the latest update Im satisfied and ready to share everything Ive done.

New Features:

• 18 new levels for Speedrun Mode
• 2 new mechanics: Spark and Fart
• New obstacle: Instant-kill metal spikes
• Improved pause menu with button tooltips
• Visual novel can now be paused
• Completion display for levels in Speedrun Mode
• Option to hide the timer
• Buttons to toggle Vsync and Anti-aliasing
• Buttons to reduce quality (resolution)
• New achievements for increased replayability

Improvements:

• Camera (view) that follows the character is now faster
• More reliable autosave system; saves after completing every story level
• Improved background image for the main menu
• Optimized various background processes to reduce unnecessary checks
• Improved font styles for better readability
• Visual novel navigation limited to specific inputs (left-click, enter, spacebar, or a designated key). Previously you could move to the next dialog with any key, and that was a problem.
• Optimized proximity system for enemies using rectangular collisions instead of constant distance calculations, improving performance
• Improved enemy sound system to avoid overlapping sounds
• Persistent invisible objects managing the game are now merged into a single object, streamlining code
• Fixed fullscreen and windowed mode issues causing screen distortions
• Improved character jump mechanics for better responsiveness. Remember that you can jump by holding the key as well.
• Improved the logic for the green blocks that die when step on them. These solid objects had numerous issues. While they weren't game-breaking bugs, they negatively affected the gameplay experience. When player crushes multiple blocks simultaneously not all of them would activate properly. Additionally, each block continuously checked for collisions with the character, which consumed a significant amount of resources (imagine 100 objects running unnecessary collision checks constantly). Now, they no longer consume excessive resources because the system has been redesigned more efficiently. I also fixed their interaction with the spark mechanic. Specifically, in Level 54 of Speedrun Mode there was a bug that prevented you from passing through the blocks, and that issue has now been resolved.
• Optimized the way levels are placed in the level selector for Speedrun Mode. You won't notice any difference visually as it looks the same but the design process has changed significantly. Previously I had to manually create and position each object representing a level... 18 objects per page. This process was tedious, time-consuming, and prone to inaccuracies. Now I've created a single controller object that automatically arranges the levels across all pages. The improvement is remarkable and has made the design process much more efficient.

Fixes:

• Fixed infinite jump exploit caused by extra jump additions at pixel-perfect locations (wtf)
• Corrected inconsistencies in levels, such as stuck enemies
• Resolution now adapts to the screen size, reducing graphical resource consumption
• Fixed multicolor alfajor to always reduce one life when consumed
• Optimized rotating blades. They were consuming excessive resources because, initially, the image of this object was static, and I used code to make it rotate. Now, the sprite itself is animated to rotate, and the object no longer contains any lines of code. This change has made it infinitely more efficient.
• Corrected interactions between various objects and invincibility potions to prevent exploits