Not much time has passed since the last patch, right?\n\nThis patch was planned to be released a week after the previous one, but while working on it I found a critical bug. If you hit pause during gameplay and then canceled it, the game became unresponsive to input, completely unplayable until a full reload.\n\n\nIm not sure when or how this bug crept in, but the fix ended up being a single line of code. Because it was such a serious issue, I decided to stop development on the rest of the patch and release everything that was already done with the fix.\n\n

What Changed?

\n\nThe list is shorter than I originally intended, but even so, what did make it in are solid updates.\n\n

The Egg Destroyed Effect

\n\nIn the last update, I added that cinematic camera roll on the egg after a game over, but there was no visual or sound effect showing the egg was actually lost. Not a great experience, right? That wasnt because I didnt want to do it, I just didnt yet know how it should look.\n\nNow I do.\n\n\nThe egg now shatters when you fail to protect it. I chose this approach to show how fragile and vulnerable the egg is. When it breaks, it doesnt feel destroyed... it feels lost, like it slipped through your fingers. I hope you like the effect as much as I do.\n\n

Cooldowns HUD

\n\nFeet have a cooldown period after stomping or jumping. They already changed color when unavailable and flashed red if you tried to use them too early. But those visual cues werent clear enough, you had to play a while to figure out what the flashing and color shifts actually meant.\n\n\nNow cooldowns are shown on the HUD. Much easier to read, and they really help you time your stomps and jumps better. I also reworked the cooldown color changes to match the HUD theme, so it\'s more readable and makes more sense.\n\n

Controls Hint

\n\nThere was already a controls hint for gamepads, but nothing for keyboard + mouse users. Thats not great. A game really should tell you how to play it.\n\n\nSo thats fixed now. Keyboard + mouse controls are shown at the start, just like they should be.\n\n

The Infamous

\n\nThe pause input bug is fixed, you can now use the pause menu without breaking the game.\nSorry if you ran into it, I shouldve caught that during testing.\n\nI hope you understand. Making and testing everything on my own is tough. I wish I could instantly switch my brain between creating and testing modes, but I cant. Im doing my best.\n\n

Whats Next?

\n\nTheres still a list of features that were supposed to be in this patch, but got pushed back because of the urgent bug fix.\n\nCombo points are one of them. I feel how much theyre needed, when you crush a bunch of bugs at once and dont get a reward? Thats just sad. It needs to change.\n\nAnd hey, I still havent heard from you about the leaderboard. Do you actually want one? Let me know in the Discord Server .\n\nAnd dont forget to wishlist the game . That simple click really helps me get the game out sooner.\nIts like fuel for me. Wishlists and coffee make the game, not me :)

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