As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for Cats are Liquid, the soundtrack for A Light in the Shadows has been made available as a free, separate standalone release. Gone are the days of needing to download the whole game and dig around the files just to listen to some tunes. Click here to get the soundtrack. For all Cats are Liquid 10th anniversary events, go to https://catsareliquid.lastquarterstudios.com/10th-anniversary

This is a notice letting everyone know that the game's pricing will be adjusted in certain regions in early January 2023. The primary reason for this change is the different economic situation compared to 7 years ago, when the game was released. The base price for the game will remain at 0.99 U.S Dollars. The game will be using Steam's updated recommended pricing for other currencies. If you have any questions or concerns, you can leave them in the comments below or send them to support@lastquarterstudios.com.

Improvements

• Updated LQS logos and such.
• Other improvements.

Fixes

• Fixed "Lava Fog" setting not being applied to a specfic area in W5R7. (Thanks, Stabby!)
• Fixed game not properly adjusting the UI to wider aspect ratios. (Thanks, Tasty Cake!)
• Other fixes.

Improvements

• Added macOS Catalina support.

Fixes

• Fixed gap in World 2, Room 5.
• Fixed out-of-bounds in World 7, Room 3.
• Fixed misc room issues.
• Fixed issue regarding World 1, Room 10 door.
• Fixed window resolution bug affecting new installs on Linux.

Cats are Liquid - A Better Place is a 2D platformer about a liquid cat and her friends. You play as the cat, in a place created just for you and your friends. You get to go on a nice adventure with them where nothing goes wrong and everything is perfect, as long as your friends stay there, right by your side. Over the course of the game, you get to explore 120 rooms and discover new abilities like the hookshot and light burst. You can also create your own worlds, and share them with others through the Steam Workshop. All of the rooms in the game were made using the same editor that's included in the game. So if you see something in an official world, you can do that in your own custom world. There's a couple days left in the launch sale so if you're quick you can get it for just $1.35! Links! Steam, itch.io, Google Play, App Store

The release date for the new Cats are Liquid game, A Better Place, has been revealed! [previewyoutube=jnZr6gtWJjk;full][/previewyoutube] You can go wishlist the game on Steam by clicking here.

Improvements

• Adjusted texture compression.
• Adjusted W1L8 geometry.

Improvements

• Increased visibility of copyright notice. (Thanks, IllusiveMan)

Fixes

• Fixed cat speed being slowed down after dying during a ceiling climb. (Thanks, Tomtgc)
• Fixed being able to skip the ability ring in W8L1. (Thanks, maringuitarist)
• Fixed being able to get the floating ability back using the Companion. (Thanks, Demonkat)
• Fixed being able to get out of bounds in W8L5. (Thanks, Lord Selrahc)
• Fixed wall collider in W4L1. (Thanks, Molten Metal)
• Fixed typo in Companion Phase 2, Room 2.
• Fixed start button flashing when exiting a level. (Thanks, Sherbert)
• Fixed Discord link not working. (Thanks, Kc)

Improvements

• Added subtitle.

Fixes

• Fixed awkward line br eak in the credits of The Reset.
• Fixed news system not newsing the newest news.

The new Cats are Liquid game that's in development finally got its official name! Cats are Liquid - A Better Place You can check out the announcement video here. (As you might've also noticed, the older game got renamed to Cats are Liquid - A Light in the Shadows. Magical stuff.) If you're interested in following the development, you should follow @lastquarterdev on Twitter and/or join the Last Quarter Studios Discord server. There's also this whole "development timeline" thing over on catsareliquid.lastquarterstudios.com.

Improvements

• Added an option to disable magnet floof.
• Added a link to the Last Quarter Studios Discord server.
• Made slight adjustments to spawner placement.

Fixes

• Fixed keyboard input issues in certain Linux distros. (Thanks, Shinobi)
• Fixed intro screen loading text not being properly centered. (Thanks, Leshuguita)
• Fixed cat color changing sometimes being inconstant.

Improvements

• Added a toggle in the settings to disable the orange liquid fog.
• Added read news button. (Credit: "The Phantom Knight")
• Adjusted W3 and W4 level select colors slightly. (Credit: "ellmcc1")
• Removed unnecessary springboard in W4L5. (Credit: "Leshuguita")

Fixes

• Fixed intro screen not being centered and adjusted the intro animation and colors. (Credit: entire testing team)
• Fixed all interactive UI elements getting way too exited when pressed at the edges. (Credit: "r e f r s h")
• Fixed continuous death sounds in W9. (Credit: "box of tea owo")
• Fixed W7L8 skip by spam climbing on the lower starting area to get to the ceiling (Credit: "r e F r s h")
• Fixed typos in extras. (Credit: "The Phantom Knight" and "LukeN100")
• Fixed out-of-limits exploit in The Reset - Void and W7 (Credit: "Leshuguita", "UnderGame")
• Fixed cat damage color flashing. (Credit: multiple people)
• Fixed exiting a level while holding on to a climbable roof preventing the player from ever jumping again. (Credit: "Leshuguita")
• Fixed tapping the float button while being liquid making the player half liquid, half solid. (Credit: "Leshuguita")

- Small server-side news system improvements. - Added a proper close button to the news pop-up. - Made W9L7 easier. - Made intro screen background white. - Disabled Doppler effect on checkpoints. - Capitalized "Companion" in the extra notes thing. - Gave the title screen some extra room so that it doesn't cut off on 2:1 displays. (Thanks, The Phantom Knight) - Fixed climbing too fast in W1L8 causing the cat to clip partly through ceilings. (Thanks, ellmcc1.) Special thanks go to all the testers in the Cats are Liquid Discord testing team!

Hey! Listen! There's a Last Quarter Studios Discord now! discord.gg/gppFSwr Discord is going to be a way better way to communicate plans regrading the next Cats are Liquid, progress updates and such. There’s channels for fan-art, story related discussions, announcements, all that cool stuff. And (obviously) there’s also fancy custom emoji! I’ll be (semi) active on there most of my waking hours, keeping the window open under/next to Unity and Visual Studio, and popping in to answer questions or to just chat. There’s also a cool mod on there called Ninetales. He should be active around the time when I’m sleeping, so there’s always someone there to keep an eye on things. There's about 50 members there already, and it's growing at a rather steady pace. Go join before it’s too late! And by before it’s too late I mean before the invite link that I set to never expire, expires.

Improvements

• Fancy new news system. Shows up when you start the new version of the game. After you dismiss the now-new news, it'll only show up if there's any future-new news. (For example: new news about the new Cats are Liquid.) That way it won't annoy you with past-new news.

Fixes

• A couple bug fixes.

Improvements

• Removed some excess squares from the Companion level pack levels.
• Tweaked text in Companion level pack.

Fixes

• Complimentary small bug fixes.

Fixes

• Fixed occasional weird cloud save issues on Linux.

Improvements

• The jump-on-this-thing indicator in the enemy tutorial now moves up and down.
• Gave the world descriptions some more space.
• Z-block non-lethal state is now more clear.
• Other small changes.

Fixes

• Fixed multiple small issues / annoyances with level geometry.
• Fixed small grammatical errors in the text.
• Fixed player being able to force the Companion through a roof. (Thanks, Electric Awesomeness)
• Fixed player's bombs exploding when hitting spikes.
• Fixed occasional inconsistent behavior with the flippers.
• Fixed pressing A while paused sometimes activating the jump.
• Fixed some magnets not having the correct color on level start.
• Fixed Companion grayscale effect not activating in neon levels.
• Fixed players sometimes being able to jump on lava.

Improvements

• Small changes to neon levels.
• Updated social links.

Fixes

• Fixed magnet particles not pre-warming and being the wrong color at the start of a level.
• Fixed lava surface in W8L3 spilling over.

Improvements

• Small changes to neon levels.
• Updated social links.

Fixes

• Fixed magnet particles not pre-warming and being the wrong color at the start of a level.
• Fixed lava surface in W8L3 spilling over.

Fixes

• Fixed containers glitching downwards if the player spams the liquid button.
• Fixed players sometimes glitching inside the bouncers.
• Fixed checkpoint particles not pre-warming.

Fixes

• Fixed containers glitching downwards if the player spams the liquid button.
• Fixed players sometimes glitching inside the bouncers.
• Fixed checkpoint particles not pre-warming.

Fixes

• Fixed the final Companion achievement not triggering.

Fixes

• Fixed the final Companion achievement not triggering.

Improvements

• Added Steam Cloud support.
• Added the 4-part blog post "Cats are Liquid - 2 Years Later" to the extras menu.

Fixes

• Fixed issues with some lava particles.
• Fixed a small empty spot on a ramp in W3L8.
• Fixed a wall in W9L1 allowing the player to go back to the previous area.
• Fixed the despawner in W9L2 being reachable by the player.

Improvements

• Performance improvements. (Truly exiting, isn't it?)

Fixes

• Fixed missing platform in Companion 3-5.
• Fixed jumping in the Companion level pack.
• Fixed level select screen button highlight bug.
• Fixed slightly blurry text in level select screen.

Fixes

• Fixed sometimes slightly inconsistent flying speed.
• Fixed metaballs staying on in neon levels even when metaballs should be disabled.
• Fixed typo in W7L5.
• Fixed writing mistakes on W4L3, W6L4 and W7L6. (THE exit, not AN exit)

Improvements

• Improved placement of the text in the credits menu. (This feature took about 900 years to develop, but I finally got it!)

Fixes

• Fixed cat's ears and tail staying red after taking damage and respawning. (Thanks: Jehezukiel, Captain Cactus and radgoose xd)

Improvements

• Brand new menu UI.
• Tutorial text font has been changed.
• Credits font has been changed.
• Added a separate slider for music volume control.
• Fire particles now have smoother spawning.
• Optimized magnets.
• Optimized the colliders of the bouncy things.
• Updated track "Platforming Cat" because it sounded horrible on low-end speakers.
• The cat now flashes red when taking damage that causes instant death.
• Floor enemies in the Companion level pack now move a little bit slower.
• Small fixes to in-game text.
• Small changes to some levels.
• Added a Special Thanks section to the credits menu.

Fixes

• Fixed the farthest slanted wall to the left leading out of bounds in Reset World 5. (Thanks Skremus)
• Fixed secondary keyboard bindings turning transparent instead of green when editing.
• Fixed player sometimes getting hurt when jumping on moving enemies.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the container the player was supposed to ride on in phase 3, level 9 would fall instead of staying on the set path.
• Fixed death loop bug in phase 3, level 9.
• Fixed player regaining normal speed while floating if the liquid button was pressed multiple times while floating.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Companion would not stop properly in the third phase.
• Fixed a bug where the Companion wouldn't always spawn back at the checkpoint, even if it was activated.
• Fixed issues with mapping secondary keyboard bindings.
• Fixed the resolution drop down's color being a slightly lighter blue than it should be. (Made the game pretty much unplayable)

Improvements

• You can now remap keys and buttons.
• Added option to disable metaball rendering.
• Renamed "Reset" level pack to "The Reset" to avoid confusion.
• Companion pack checkpoints now give 15 extra seconds instead of 10
• Dying without reaching the checkpoint in the Companion level pack now resets the timer.
• Reduced companion default speed by 10%.
• Reduced black hole pull force.
• Added an notification that appears when player unlocks the level packs.
• Made double spiked circles less annoying.
• Added support for 2880x1800 screens.

Fixes

• Fixed the infinite jump glitch.
• Fixed missing checkpoint in W8L1.
• Fixed pressing the pause button giving the player the ability to move again in the final level.
• Fixed lava particle effects in Reset.
• Fixed guide texts being rendered in front of the cat face.
• Fixed rendering issues with power up rings.
• Fixed glitchy lamp in the office extra level.
• Fixed room rotation being jerky in W6L3.
• Fixed player staying in liquid form if the liquid button is pressed down while summoning the Companion.

Improvements

• Removed two really annoying spikes in W9L7.
• Floor enemies now have a two second cooldown between cycles.
• Updated copyright year.

Fixes

• Fixed spinning wall fire not playing the fire sound effect.
• Fixed companion timer showing 10 instead of 100 when a new level was loaded.
• Fixed infinite jump glitch with disappearing platforms.
• Fixed intro getting cut off from the sides when using a 4:3 monitor.
• Fixed ost metadata.

Improvements

• Made companion timer text not change size when counting down.

Fixes

• Fixed final level beam effect not playing.
• Fixed W9L10 allowing the player to fly.
• Fixed issues with metaball rendering.
• Fixed companion grayscale effects.
• Fixed missing fog layer on main menu.
• Fixed W6L6 lava wall being jittery.
• Fixed W5L2 lava startup.
• Fixed W4L5 flippers spinning endlessly.
• Fixed companion level select screen showing "Reset" as its name.

Changelog: Version Anniversary (1.3.0)

Improvements

• New level pack: Reset.
• New dialogue in neon levels.
• Extended ending.
• Added extras (test levels, unused soundtracks, other stuff).
• Player is rendered using metaballs.
• New main menu.
• Changed all cameras to orthographic.
• Transition from fly mode to normal is slowed down.
• Improved companion return animation.
• Upwards flying speed has been increased slightly.
• New intro screen.
• Improved fog.
• Fire now has a sound effect.
• Level pack buttons are now the same gray as in the main game.
• Small improvements and changes to levels.
• New end credits.
• Health UI is a little bit smaller.
• Removed background particles.
• Most of W3L6 has been remade.

Fixes

• Fixed cat getting stuck in a weird position on level start.
• Credits screen now takes into account the set volume.
• Fixed player abilities being activated while paused.
• Fix floor enemies getting stuck if hit by a player when it's trying to rise.
• Fixed flippers sometimes pulling the player through them.
• Fixed a jumping glitch which would cause the player to continuously fly upwards.
• Fixed typos and errors in the text (the square is not a cube, a single "grey" has been replaced with "gray", etc).
• Fixed cat exceeding Warp 10 and going where no cat has gone before if a very specific button combination is pressed just as the game is paused.

I looked at the calendar a couple weeks ago and noticed that it had been almost a year since Cats are Liquid first came out. I thought it would be a cool little idea to celebrate the anniversary of CaL with a small update. Nothing too amazing, just a couple random tweaks and extras. For example…

• Test levels made during development.
• Unused soundtracks.
• Random notes made during development.
• Cat blueprints.
• New sound effects for breaking dynamic objects. (Not quite sure about this one yet)
• Graphical updates. (see below)

Improvements

• Added proper support for 4:3 displays. (Special thanks to notboxbot)
• Added achievements for completing the Companion level pack. (Thanks to ☣BIOHAZARD☣ for the suggestion.)
• Switched around the colors in the achievement icons.

Fixes

• Minor text fixes in Companion-W2L9.
• Fixed developer thinking that the jokes he puts at the end of these patch notes are even remotely funny/clever.

Improvements

• The sound quality of the music is a bit better.
• Centered the start screen title properly.

Fixes

• Fixed pressing Esc/P/Start on the pause screen not resuming the game. (Thanks, ☣BIOHAZARD☣)
• Fixed lava ambient sounds playing when the game is paused. (Thanks, ☣BIOHAZARD☣)
• Fixed checkpoints not resetting when exiting the game. (Thanks, Chose9)
• Fixed developer getting distracted by video games and forgetting stuff.

A quick update notifying you that you can now get the full soundtrack on Steam with no extra cost! Previously you could only get the soundtrack on itch.io, but since I received multiple messages and emails saying that people would like to get the soundtrack on Steam, I decided to publish it here too. Just update the game and the soundtrack should appear in your Steam music library.

Improvements

• Added "Reset Level" button to the pause screen.
• Updated logo in the Credits screen.
• Small changes to the level design.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the checkpoints didn't reset when exiting a level. (Thanks, Gelly)
• Fixed a bug in W1L3 where the player could get hurt through a wall. (Thanks, ☣BIOHAZARD☣)
• Small changes to the level design.
• Real-life dolphins no longer do backflips when seeing the logo of the game.

Improvements



• You can now resume the game from the pause screen by pressing Esc/P on your keyboard or Start on your controller.
• Changed the "God Mode" achievement from not taking any damage to not dying during a playthrough.

  Fixes

  
  
• Fixed a bug where the music would stop if the player exited a level to the main menu and started playing again. (Thanks, ☣BIOHAZARD☣)
• Fixed the game sometimes causing nearby magnets to turn into rubber ducks.

• You can now cancel out from the level select screen.
• Fixed the end of the final level sometimes causing a cloudy white texture to appear. (Thanks, Cavalcadence)
• Fixed players taking damage when jumping into a surface that had spikes on the opposite side of it on W1L3. (Thanks, ☣BIOHAZARD☣)
• Removed an invisible rectangle on W9L8 that would cause the game to become unresponsive. (Thanks, Cavalcadence)
• The game is now playable on Mars and its moons.

• Fixed issue preventing fullscreen switch on Mac.
• Fixed the cat sometimes not jumping on moving/rotating platforms.
• Fixed credits sometimes not exiting to the title screen.
• Fixed audio not pausing bomb sounds when timed just right.
• Fixed typo in W3L5.
• Fixed switching to fullscreen causing crashing some on devices.
• Fixed real-life objects from space (meteorites, black holes, etc) being teleported inside the building the game is played in.
• Added more resolution options.
• Reduced the invulnerability time a bit, to avoid players just charging through levels.