Hey Everyone! Today we launch our BIGGEST update yet. There is so much new stuff to check out, so let's get straight to it!

Improved Story & Flow

We've tweaked character dialog and the overall game flow in order to tell a better story and make the whole experience feel much better. We encourage people to try out a new save file to get the full experience! There may even be a hint of what's to come if you play through again...

50+ Explorer Medallions

We've added a 7th Explorer Medallion to each level, as well as others throughout the game. There are now over 50 medallions to collect!

Enemies have invaded

Be careful out there. We've added nine enemy types to the game.

New Friends

Each level now has a friendly race of creatures to meet.

Player Voices

We've added character voices to the game. Special thanks to Tamara Ryan, Chris Thurman and Michael Sheleman for lending their voices to the game.

Mount Magma Overhaul

Some of the objectives in Mount Magma have been completely redone due to the Buckethead invasion.

Sky Overhaul

There is a ton of new stuff to see in the Sky as you play through the game. Friends that you meet in the levels will appear, new events will happen, and maybe a secret or two will show up...

New Challenge Levels

We added five new challenge levels, so be sure to save up and check them out.

Fossil and Location Rewards

Finding all the fossils and locations will now net you some cool rewards, so be sure to explore every nook and cranny for them.

Explorer Book and UI Update

The UI and Explorer Book have a new and improved look.

New Shop Items

We've removed the "coming soon" items to free up space for two new items: the coin magnet and extra heart container.

Revised Death Flow

Falling off a level now decrements your heart count by one instead of insta-death (so it's easier to hold on to your coins). We've also added a new death screen when all your hearts have been lost.

Improved Camera

The camera should be much smoother now and no longer go through walls.

No more Explorer XP and Explorer Level

Everything is now based off how many Explorer Medallions you have. We think this makes unlocking progress simpler to understand and feels better overall.

True 60 FPS

We investigated an issue brought up by qaopjlll on our forums and found that the game was rendering at 60 FPS, but our physics was only updating at 50 FPS. We've made some changes and now everything runs at a true 60 FPS. You should notice the game to look a lot smoother!

And more!

• Various gameplay improvements to the Forest
• A tall man with a beard has been spotted in Mount Magma.
• The Astronomer in Cozy Canyon will now visit you in the Sky if you help him out.
• New player animations and effects
• Lots of bug fixes
• Additional SFX and Music

We've still got a lot left to do, but we hope you all enjoy this latest update! Please let us know if you see any bugs and share your comments and feedback on our forums. And THANK YOU to all our early access players. Your support is what keeps us going! -Ben & Paul PolyKid

[ 2016-05-26 17:39:52 CET ] [ Original post ]