Greetings! I am pleased to announce that I have updated the demo! (to v0.5.1!) This update brings a lot of QOL features and some new UI improvements that make the game generally more enjoyable to play.

New Start Game Screen

• Weve added a new Start Game button in the title screen that takes you to this screen (see image above). Here, weve rearranged everything to give it a more coherent look.
• Speaking of which, weve also changed the font to Retro Gaming. This change has appeared on (almost) all UI objects.
• You may have noticed something called Fun Options. These are options that change the game in a small but significant way when enabled. These features actually already existed in the demo, but they were hidden under the Gameplay Settings, which required a few button presses to access. Feedback has shown that that was a few too many!
• Since all of the Gameplay Settings have been moved to this screen, the System Settings screen has become just the Settings screen.
• And please ignore the score multiplier! It doesnt do anything!!!

Score Summaries

• Now, when your run is over, you will get to see exactly where your points came from.
• This screen comes after the Game Over screen, and is the last screen before you return to the Title screen.
• Some feedback is shown on top of all of the score types. This feedback is randomized.
• Speaking of which, if you dont want to enter a high score (for some reason), you can now skip high score entry. Im not sure how relevant this is to score summaries, but Id thought Id include it here anyways.
• You can still see the planets moving around in this screen, by the way. Also, in my opinion, this would be a really cool place to take a screenshot in order to boast how good you are at this game!

Moon Buff

• The Moon now has 100HP (from 30HP)
• Large Moon now has 500HP (from 150HP)
• Both The Moon and Large Moon now have the same recovery rate as that of Earth.
• Hamuena (the white oval moon that gets in your way) will now instakill a Small Moon if both are found to be active. However, if the Large Moon is active when Hamuena attempts to spawn, then that spawn attempt results in no damage at all!
• The Thing (the molten planet that barrels toward you at max speed) no longer spawns moons upon successful collision.
• Moons also take less damage from projectile shots.

Accessibility

Other Things

• Planets will now properly destroy themselves when their boss version spawns when Disable Health is on.
• Nukes should work properly upon subsequent spawns
• The Moon now plays the correct hit sound when colliding with water
• The screen width has been reduced from 9 units to 8.9 units to better fit with the 16:9 aspect ratio.
• When Wipeout is active, Heat-seeking is temporarily disabled.

• The death note that shows when The Earth is defeated by corruption at the hands of Iapetus has been changed.
• [spoiler]Weve also done some things to the Secret Boss, as well as what happens after[/spoiler]

Solar War! A fast-paced, space-themed, shoot-em-up, bullet hell, arcade style game where players attempt to shoot and weave through a horde of enemy planets in a bid to survive just a little bit longer.

Why planets? Because why not?! You won't see a single spaceship in this game, for we're thinking about bigger things!

(With all this planet talk in this game, we've made the main player be the entire Earth.)

Features

Every game has to include a list of features, otherwise, it isn't really a game at all! Solar War can't be left out, we have our own list of features as well! These include:

• Numerous distinct planetary objects spread throughout multiple star systems, with their own quirky behavior! (And some of them are based off of real astronomical objects!)

• Power cubes that can grant useful powerups when collected!

• Random events and spawns can change things up for better... or for worse. (Usually worse though...)

• Ruthless bosses that are designed to be challenging! (And annoying. Yes, very annoying.)

• An upgrade store with upgrades that will help you survive just a little bit longer! (But not much longer. No refunds.)

• Action-filled gameplay that has you shooting and weaving for hours at a time!

• Numerous difficulty options, for those that want to spice things up a little bit...

• Fun Options ensure that the game always remains fresh chaotic!

• And finally, a high score system! Compete with your friends and see who can get the most points!

Runs will continue to last indefinitely, as long as the player is skilled enough, and the game is merciful enough. (Players that are not proficient at the game will find that their runs take a lot less time!)

• Processor: Intel Core i3-4170Memory: 500 MB RAM
• Memory: 500 MB RAM
• Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 570
• Storage: 200 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: I don\'t envision anyone not having good enough hardware