Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed certain items with specific toggle platform settings causing the cat to immediately die upon spawning, if the spawnpoint was placed at room origin.
• Fixed toggle platform state not being set properly in certain situations when a room was loaded.
• Fixed typo in "There is no Alternation" music track name in the editor room settings view.
• Other fixes.

[ 2023-10-08 13:47:24 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed cat becoming invulnerable in certain specific scenarios due to a bug relating to custom rooms with high void heights. (Thanks, Rylee and Starjai!)

[ 2023-03-02 18:35:16 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Room editor now uses natural sort order instead of lexicographical order for world and room names.
• Added proper error messages for room and world creation errors.
• Improved prophecy reordering performance.
• Attaching items onto orbits and tracks can now be undone.
• Added Mastodon link to title screen.
• Other improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed cat being able to take damage during a room transition. (Thanks, Petit_Saturne!)
• Fixed throwable items being able to take damage while transforming.
• Fixed being able to jump on dash targets.
• Fixed spores not pausing properly.
• Fixed gap in W5R4.
• Fixed speedrun time comparison showing the wrong time if the speedrun was restarted in any room other than the first one. (Thanks, Bghty!)
• Fixed cat/NPC feature sprite layering bugs.
• Fixed minor visual glitch related to the Companion.
• Fixed touching a move prophet set to "hide" while in liquid mode causing the cat to get stuck in the default state. (Thanks, TomatoBulb!)
• Fixed activating buttons which targeted items on orbits causing said items to get disconnected.
• Fixed propehcy waits acting differently depending on the device's language settings. (Thanks, AlexSC!)
• Fixed spamming esc causing multiple title screens to spawn in certain specific situations. (Thanks, Aiden!)
• Fixed title screen not appearing in certain specific situations.
• Fixed resolution selection dropdown not being updated properly after the aspect ratio setting was changed. (Thanks, Aiden!)
• Other fixes.

[ 2023-02-19 15:53:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

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 3 years ago, when the game was released. The base price for the game will remain at 1.99 U.S Dollars. The game will be using Steam's updated recommended pricing for other currencies. A similar adjustment will also be applied to the Original Soundtrack. Its base price will remain at 0.99 U.S Dollars. If you have any questions or concerns, you can leave them in the comments below or send them to support@lastquarterstudios.com.

[ 2022-12-16 16:20:36 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed community pack speedrun buttons not working.
• Fixed item data editor panel being rendered underneath the editor close button. (Thanks, Bghty!)
• Other fixes.

[ 2022-11-08 16:21:35 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Clarified the requirements for the World 12 challenge achievement.
• NPCs no longer activate the checkpoint sound when passing a checkpoint. (Thanks, Bghty!)
• Non-breakable light crates now have better contrast against breakable light crates when using the World 12 theme.
• All friends are now available by default when you create a new room in the editor.
• Moving the void line in the editor can now be undone. (Thanks, butters!)
• Increased the size of the editor close button.
• Other improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed returning from the community pack room select screen causing a gap to appear at the top of the official worlds list.
• Fixed being able to open multiple instances of the community pack menu. (Thanks, THEDUDE!)
• Fixed spamming the restart button causing a soft-lock. (Thanks, Bghty!)
• Fixed layering of light crate explode and damage indicators.
• Fixed multiple issues with the cat's visuals in pipes. (Thanks, allanodin!)
• Fixed grabbers on moving item lines behaving strangely.
• Fixed restarting a speedrun while the cat was dying causing the speedrun to get stuck. (Thanks, The Lost Gamer!)
• Fixed ice block jump sound playing if pressing the jump button while in mid-air.
• Fixed ice block's last safe position not being updated when the ice block state was exited, causing issues with the cat's positioning. (Thanks, ThatOneToaster!)
• Fixed being able to put NPC action shapes and cloud gates on a moving item line. (Thanks, AlexSC!)
• Fixed inconsistencies with fire in pipes. (Thanks, Flower and Lostin_Lalin!)
• Fixed going through a door that leads to the same room the player is currently in causing problems with progression. (Thanks, henhenIII!)
• Fixed issues with looping doors. (Thanks, Crystalcloudd!)
• Fixed being able to go through multiple doors at once. (Thanks, Bghty!)
• Fixed mismatched ability ring collision clip check. (Thanks, Crystalcloudd and ToxicJaner!)
• Other fixes.

[h4]Windows only:[/h4]

• Fixed settings screen listing unsupported fullscreen options.

[ 2022-10-30 10:01:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed being unable to scroll the community pack room select menu in certain situations.
• Fixed launching the cat from a cannon into an ability ring not properly resetting the cat's velocity. (Thanks, FireyDoesStuff!)
• Fixed being unable to remap the controls from the pause menu. (Thanks, Mord42!)

[ 2022-03-28 05:50:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Decreased load time to the main menu.
• Decreased initial pack menu load time when a large amount of packs are present on the device.

Fixes:

• Fixed falling blocks sometimes not having enough motivation to move all the way back to their starting position.
• Fixed the cat becoming invisible when entering a pipe junction with certain metaball settings. (Thanks, Erik!)
• Fixed liquid sounds not stopping if the cat is in a liquid state when exiting play-mode in the editor. (Thanks, quarter bug!)
• Fixed improper name checks in the editor when creating a new pack, world, or room.
• Fixed pipe junctions in the editor holding onto memories from a past life. (Thanks, SpookyTheSci)
• Fixed moving a water shape causing the particles to lag behind. (Thanks, The Doggo!)
• Fixed being able to attach certain non-attachable items to lines. (Thanks, Egg!)
• Fixed issues when connecting buttons to certain items.
• Fixed undo not working properly on shapes in the editor.
• Other fixes.

[ 2022-03-21 08:23:30 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed current ability not being saved when entering a checkpoint while inside an ice block.
• Fixed ice blocks which were not controlled by the player activating checkpoints.
• Fixed the Companion being immune to the void. (Thanks, Erik!)
• Fixed hidden platforms being able to kill the cat while the map was being loaded.

[ 2022-01-02 10:41:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Motivated item orbits to explore their hearts a bit more, and as a result they can now rotate in the opposite direction!
• Small performance improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed current ability not being saved when passing a checkpoint.
• Fixed a handful of pipe editing bugs.
• Fixed issues with certain items when spawned from a throwable item.
• Fixed light crate color schemes not updating when the theme was changed with a theme prophecy. (Thanks, Redstoneboy1009!)
• Fixed being able to leave the ability ring animation if spawned inside it. (Thanks, SkyPlayz!)
• Fixed NPC bodies being rendered behind the shape shape fill. (Thanks, Redstoneboy1009!)
• Fixed rare collision issues between room loads.
• Fixed invulnerability timer not resetting when restarting a room. (Thanks, Redstoneboy1009 and Erik!)
• Fixed invulnerability timer progressing even if the game was paused.
• Fixed cat face not matching the actual health state inside pipe junctions.
• Fixed chaining multiple item orbits causing the later orbits to move further and further away. (Thanks, Niko and Erik!)
• Other fixes.

[ 2021-12-30 16:17:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Performance improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed possible softlock in W1R6. (Thanks, Niko!)
• Fixed typo in W6R5.
• Fixed world specific speedruns always showing "World 1" as the title. (Thanks, Redstoneboy1009!)
• Fixed restarting a speedrun from the pause menu releasing control of the cat 0.2 seconds too late. (Thanks, firecracker!)
• Fixed seemingly random invulnerabilities from bugged death/damage states. (Thanks, yogurt!)
• Other, smaller fixes.

[ 2021-12-13 12:53:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed pressing "restart" on the pause menu not closing the pause menu. (Thanks, Niko and Spike!)
• Fixed ice block not properly checking if there's walls nearby before being spawned.
• Fixed improper hookshot end position adjustment.
• Fixed cat liquid sprite color not being what it should be with a certain setting combination. (Thanks, Blue Berry!)
• Fixed camera not being teleported to the spawnpoint location in certain situations.
• Fixed no music playing when entering and then quickly exiting the editor. (Thanks, Niko!)
• Fixed importing an older version of a renamed pack causing an improper import.
• Fixed editor utility meshes memory usage.
• Fixed list UI being overprotective of the escape key. (Thanks, Niko!)
• Fixed mouse not re-appearing after the credits when playing without a controller. (Thanks, Niko!)

[ 2021-11-14 14:01:49 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed throwable items sometimes just giving up when destroyed and captured from a grabber.
• Fixed metaball settings not being applied properly when changed during gameplay. (Thanks, Sneyk64)
• Fixed supposedly empty throwable items getting turned into spikes.
• Fixed being unable to change editor mode while dying.
• Fixed a couple more editor bugs. (Thanks, Erik and Sneyk64)
• Fixed some UI bugs.

[ 2021-11-07 18:55:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed UI issues for certain aspect ratios.
• Fixed World 4 and World 9 challenges being a bit too eager about being marked as completed. (Thanks, Erik and Niko!)
• Fixed World 12 achievement not being a part of the room select achievement unlock check.
• Fixed certain item orbits causing issues in the editor during playtesting.
• Fixed improper clip check in editor for jumping spikes. (Thanks, Fen and others!)
• Fixed pausing interfering with the speedrun countdown. (Thanks, Redstoneboy1009)
• Fixed speedrun time comparison not being updated for the first room if the run was restarted. (Thanks, Erik!)
• Fixed some interesting UI bugs. (Thanks, Erik and others!)

[ 2021-10-31 15:42:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed control remappings not getting applied when the game was started, requiring a visit to the control remapping screen for them to actually take effect. (Thanks, Niko!)
• Fixed typo in World 2 and World 7 challenge descriptions. (Thanks, Spike!)
• Fixed effect prophecy causing the editor to not unload properly when closing it in certain situations.
• Fixed Steam Workshop uploads getting stuck on 0%.

[ 2021-10-24 13:30:53 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks go to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

The main new stuff:

• Added speedrun mode (world specific, all worlds, also supports custom packs if the pack allows for it).
• Added world challenges.
• Added text history (available in pause menu).
• Talk prophecies that take away control can now be skipped.
• Added settings to the pause screen.
• Added liquid grates.
• Added option to allow the Companion to activate prophecies.
• Added a button prophecy which can be used to activate buttons.
• Buttons can now be automatically unpressed after a certain amount of time.
• Added item clip checks for certain items to prevent them from being placed inside room geometry.
• Added background floating stuff to title screen and a randomized theme (very important).
• Added new editor keyboard shortcuts.
• Added Discord rich presence.

Improvements:

General:

• Improved performance.
• Improved memory usage.
• Adjusted World 1, World 11, and World 12 themes.
• Adjusted fire dispenser fire spawn offset.
• Adjusted jump pad collider size and position.
• Ability ring now teleports the cat to the center if they're too far away by the end of the animation.
• Throwable items now get destroyed when going below the void line.
• Sped up cannon exit particles.
• Sped up button animations.
• Cannon build-up SFX pitch now matches the launch force.
• Adjusted NPC liquid sound falloff.
• Shortened hookshot SFX.
• Trimmed UI click sounds.
• Doubled throwable item receiver sound range.
• Optimized environment shape lines, world themes, lava shape, camera control code, environment shape decoration sprite rotations.
• Optimized certain interactions related to throwable items.
• Optimized performance of collision on certain items.
• Optimized fire and fire dispensers.
• Grammatical fixes and improvements.
• Added check to prevent unnecessary save file writes.
• Widened the playtesters section of the credits.
• Updated Discord logo.

Editor:

• Creating a new pack now automatically gives the first world a default name (World 1).
• Expanded default new room.
• Lock-to-grid is now on by default in the editor.
• Having void line in a room is now mandatory.
• Moved pack sharing inside the editor and added the requirement to playtest the pack before sharing it.
• Certain sliders in the editor now show "infinite" as an option when applicable.
• Adjusted data editor button spacing.
• Updated textures for the prophet, NPC action, hint, and tutorial shapes.
• Editing a button that's connected to an item will now automatically switch to the connected item's page.
• Better button and hit item connection process.
• Buttons now draw a line to the item they're connected to.
• The editor now prioritizes items above shapes, and the spawnpoint above all else.
• Pack end doors now act like they end a pack in the editor.
• Toggleable platforms can now activate on collision.
• Increased cannon default force value. This will not affect older packs.
• Increased jump pad default force value. This will not affect older packs.
• Adjusted editor close button position.
• Adjusted void line handle position.
• Added singular spikes back into the editor.
• Added optional spawn delay for projectile dispensers.
• Added maximum world and room limits (both set to 25).
• Room editor now spawns in a spawnpoint if it's not present in a room for whatever reason.
• Items now spawn on grid when lock-on-grid is enabled.

Custom packs:

• Added extra error checks for importing corrupted packs.
• Added community pack info UI.
• Adjusted community pack UI.
• Most recent packs now show up first in the pack list.

Fixes:

General:

• Fixed bug where item orbits wouldn't draw lines to the connected items.
• Fixed being able to jump and climb while activating the cat light ability.
• Fixed cat light ability not ignoring safe shapes.
• Fixed spores not changing color as they should.
• Fixed ability rings not switching the player to the default character when activated.
• Fixed beams not updating their end position when activated by a button.
• Fixed ice blocks activating doors even if the player wasn't in them.
• Fixed exiting to the title screen while the ability ring animation was playing causing the music to get muted.
• Fixed text prophecies stopping when an NPC died.
• Fixed non-matching mouth color when switching between characters.
• Fixed hookshot item line return indicator position not being reset properly.
• Fixed toggleble platforms sometimes not setting themselves into the proper state when switching characters.
• Fixed timed expression prophecies resetting when taking damage.
• Fixed the cat expression not returning to neutral after death.
• Fixed the cat sometimes having the wrong expression when starting a room.
• Fixed tutorials that were set to follow the player jittering when the player moved around.
• Fixed cat health expression not updating when switching rooms.
• Fixed lightning not doing proper distance checks in certain situations.
• Fixed the cat's face not acting properly after dying in a cannon.
• Fixed the cat not dying when being inside a hidden platform while it unhides itself.
• Fixed pipe exit not checking if the exit position was inside a wall.
• Fixed rare UI duplication bug.
• UI fixes.
• And many other bug fixes.

Editor:

• Fixed certain reserved characters being allowed when creating a new room or world.
• Fixed world packs sometimes getting saved with empty GUIDs.
• Fixed rare bug where creating a corrupt item would cause editor to soft lock and not load the room properly.
• Fixed item lines forgetting what state they were supposed to be in.
• Fixed being able to move hookshot item line items in the editor.
• Fixed hookshot item line not spawning an item when first created.
• Fixed undeletable items being deletable if deleted along with other deletable items.
• Fixed being able to activate multiple ability rings at once.
• Fixed hookshotting into an ability ring allowing control during the animation.
• Adjusted which items can be put inside throwable items.
• Fixed camera not resetting rotation on editor mode switch.
• Fixed item duplication not being undoable in certain situations.
• Fixed item data editor staying open on editor mode switch.
• Fixed lights acting strangely in the editor.
• Fixed attaching a hookshot wall to an item line causing the wall to temporarily disappear.
• Fixed room editor not focusing on spawnpoint on room load.
• Fixed room info showing up in front of the item palette in the editor.
• Fixed renaming a room without saving afterwards causing a corrupted room.
• Fixed bug where editor creator name could be copied from a played pack.
• Fixed being able to connect certain items to lines and orbits that shouldn't have been able to be connected.
• Fixed hidden platform component not setting hidden state on duplication.
• Fixed very thin shapes becoming practically invisible.
• Fixed items on moving item lines not following curved paths properly.
• Fixed items with spinner components on them having their rotations effectively reset when a button connected to them was hit.
• Fixed bug related to empty talk prophecy text.
• Fixed theme prophecy causing an issue with auto pipes.
• Fixed interactable buttons not updating item rotation.

Abilities:

• Fixed being able to spawn the Companion inside room geometry.
• Fixed cat ears and tail being left behind if the cat died in ice block form.
• Fixed ice blocks not doing proper horizontal space checks when spawning.
• Fixed getting stuck inside a wall if heading towards it as an ice block and changing direction just before the block was destroyed.
• Fixed the ice block being a bit too spammable.
• Fixed the cat sometimes getting stuck when transforming into solid form inside a grate.
• Fixed player being both inside and outside of a cannon if turning into liquid during a specific point in the cannon enter animation.
• Fixed being able to spam the cloud ability for unintended movement horizontal movement.
• Fixed dash cooldown visualizer not getting destroyed in certain cases.
• Fixed bug where the hookshot ability could sometimes be activated while the cat was dying.

Custom packs:

• Fixed player being stoppable in an autopipe while the active prophecy prohibit control.
• Fixed community pack exit soft lock.
• Fixed buttons connected to pipes causing a soft lock.
• Fixed community pack room buttons not being positioned properly if there were more than ten in a single world.
• Fixed game not removing file remnants if a pack import failed.
• Fixed certain corrupted packs not being detected as corrupted.
• Added fixes for attempting to load corrupted packs.

[ 2021-10-19 16:07:38 CET ] [ Original post ]

(This is a modified version of a blog post from the Cats are Liquid Dev Blog.) Let's start with the two biggest additions:

Speedrun mode

You can do world specific speedruns, or speedrun the entire game from beginning to end. The game gives you a timer and (if you've completed a speedrun of this specific type before) a live comparison to your previous time. Custom packs are also supported, provided that creator has marked it as supporting speedruns.

Challenges

Each official world now has a challenge connected to it! The difficulty of these challenges range from quite easy, to turning the room you're in into a giant puzzle where you need to think very carefully about your next move. Challenges run automagically in the background, so you don't need to do anything special to start them. You'll also get an achievement when you complete a challenge!

New stuff for the editor

There's liquid grates (kinda like those cloud grates, but they require you to be in liquid form to pass through), button prophecies (you can use a prophecy to activate a button, or multiple buttons), Companion activated prophecies, buttons that can be unpressed, and timed buttons. Oh, and some additional tweaks here and there too.

Skippable text

Text prophecies that take control away from you can now be skipped! (Do note that this is just the text, the game doesn't just magically teleport you to the end of the interaction.) This is also supported in custom packs, provided that the creator of those has marked the prophecies as skippable. Skippable text is on by default in new packs.

A bunch of other stuff

The changelog file I have is 175 lines long. That's pretty long.

[ 2021-10-19 11:40:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Fixes:

• Fixed dash / hookshot gravity not being reset properly at times.
• Fixed enemy lights turning off when the player entered a cannon.
• Fixed certain prophecies in specific circumstances causing corrupted packs in the editor.

[ 2021-01-04 07:54:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Lessened the intensity of the light flash in World 9.
• Increased the visibility of the community packs button.
• Optimized fire.
• Optimized spores.
• Other smaller improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed being able to spawn editor items by clicking on top part of the screen at a very precise time right after the title screen was loaded.
• Fixed being able to see out-of-bounds in W3R10.
• Other smaller fixes.

[ 2020-12-07 17:40:11 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Added a notification for when a new worldpack is imported.
• Added extra tutorial for ice block beam jumping in W10R9.
• Adjusted ice block spawn logic.
• Improved performance of spores.
• Improved shape editing performance.
• Added item duplication shortcut to editor guide.
• Increased scroll speed of all dropdowns in room settings.
• Updated credits.
• Other smaller improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed playing a community pack sometimes setting that pack's creator as the editor creator name.
• Fixed lag caused by toggleable platforms.
• Fixed ice block spawn tutorials on mobile.
• Fixed ice block spawn clipping issues.
• Fixed under water ice block spawn collision issues.
• Fixed out-of-bounds in W2R8.
• Fixed gaps in lava shapes in W2R8 and W2R10.
• Fixed cat expressions not working in pipes.
• Fixed editor item edit panel not opening properly on all aspect ratios.
• Other smaller fixes.

[ 2020-10-30 21:07:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• You can now hold down alt/option during the intro to reset the game's settings. Your progress won't be reset.

Fixes:

• Fixed rare hookshot disconnection bug.
• Fixed bug regarding empty movement prophecies with default settings.
• Fixed editor camera movement bugs.
• Fixed "Open file browser" and "Open workshop" buttons not showing up the first time the community pack list window was opened.
• Fixed editor guide showing wrong mouse button for camera movement.
• Fixed "Open file browser" button not opening Finder on macOS.
• Other fixes.

[ 2020-08-20 07:18:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• General optimizations.

Fixes:

• Fixed cat ignoring liquid color setting in pipes.
• Fixed entering a used one-time-use pipe from a pipe junction causing the cat's pipe representation to get removed.
• Fixed a bug where editing a pipe could cause it to have just one point and become unresponsive.
• Fixed a handful of other pipe bugs.
• Fixed cat landing sound sometimes playing repeatedly while in ice block form.
• Fixed falling blocks not handling angled surfaces well.
• Fixed lasers sometimes losing track of the cat.
• Fixed exiting an ice block causing the cat to clip into the ceiling in specific circumstances.
• Fixed move prophecy error causing hidden prophecy targets to become unhidden when they shouldn't.
• Fixed very specific prophecy setup causing the cat's parts to disconnect.
• Fixed missing icon in prophecy character selector.
• Fixed issue where projectiles would sometimes get destroyed instead of getting properly reused.
• Fixed being able to bypass the one-checkpoint-per-room limit by putting a checkpoint inside a throwable item.
• Fixed editor not handling 4:3 or similar aspect ratios that well.
• Fixed issue where workshop pack download progress was being marked complete too soon.
• Other fixes.

[ 2020-08-14 08:21:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Improvements:

• Improved performance of lasers, and made them slightly more forgiving.

Fixes:

• Fixed multiple issues caused by renaming something in the editor.
• Fixed being able to move the spawnpoint below the void line.
• Fixed throwable item collider mis-match in the editor.
• Fixed logo in credits not being updated.
• Other fixes.

[ 2020-07-26 13:16:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Special thanks go to the Cats are Liquid testing team!

Editor improvements:

• Added dropdown destination selection for doors.
• Added undo system.
• Added optional falling void (enabled by default in new rooms).
• Revamped pipe editing.
• Added "fast" toggle to ability rings.
• Added drag-item-on-top hints to items that can have other items dragged onto them.
• Reordered editor item palette.
• Remade editor item icons.
• Added rename functionality.
• Added a pack progression check to share process.
• Made spawnpoint non-removable.
• Added a check to make sure that there's only one checkpoint per room.
• Added shape point lock-on guides.
• Point snapping now takes camera size into account.
• Updated shape point and point adder textures.
• Duplicated items now spawn farther away from original item.
• Explosive throwable items now have a clear editor indicator.
• Buttons can now be activated by the cat (just enable the "cat activated" toggle in the button settings).
• Updated editor UI.
• Added editor toast notifications for certain actions.
• Redesigned pack loading UI (community and editor).
• Added new metadata for packs.
• Added optional pack feature image.
• Updated the editor guide.
• Guide now pops up when doing something that the guide has information on for the first time.
• Added editor music.
• Added better recovery for corrupted packs.
• Other smaller improvements.

Improvements:

• Game now properly checks the pack inbox folder on focus change.
• Added extra info on where to get world packs.
• Improved hookshot reliability.
• Added more tutorial prompts regarding jumping in ice block form.
• Reduced cat light activation effect intensity.
• Lowered cat climbing SFX volume.
• Reduced wind volume.
• New title screen, room select, and editor menu UI.
• Adjusted talk prophecy speaker icon positions.
• Added epilepsy warning.
• Updated intro.
• Updated Dualshock controller icons.
• Made Workshop feature image mandatory.
• UI optimization.
• Performance improvements.
• Other smaller improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that caused the GUID of a new room to not be set.
• Fixed having a door that led nowhere in the first room causing a world progression array generation error.
• Fixed multiple pack creation bugs.
• Fixed item orbit lines not being properly deleted.
• Fixed shapes in throwable items not being spawned in the correct position.
• Fixed throwable item receiver being editable.
• Fixed beam emitters not updating origin point.
• Fixed purple NPC having a white tail.
• Fixed certain NPC expressions getting stuck on death.
• Fixed create UI closing causing return to title screen while in editor.
• Fixed certain UI elements having animation issues.
• Fixed float ability environment clip.
• Fixed hookshot acting inconsistently with spikes.
• Fixed hookshot going through grates.
• Fixed multiple hookshot bugs.
• Fixed ice block damage destroy inconsistent spawn position.
• Fixed ice block infinite jump glitch.
• Fixed float direction not resetting when entering a pipe.
• Fixed cat movement direction not being reset when entering a pipe.
• Fixed spike shape toggle time freezing being inconsistent.
• Fixed character switching not taking blue liquid state into account.
• Fixed being able to get out-of-bounds in certain rooms.
• Fixed text writing not being paused when the game was paused.
• Fixed editor mode toggle spamming causing all sorts of issues.
• Fixed data editor not closing if the item that's was being edited was destroyed.
• Fixed cat being movable during the spawn animation.
• Fixed infinite-duration expressions not surviving a state change.
• Fixed background elements not scaling properly according to camera zoom.
• Fixed cursor disappearing on room exit.
• Steam Workshop now properly gets all subscribed workshop items.
• Fixed some Steamworks related errors.
• Language fixes.
• UI fixes.
• Other smaller fixes.

[ 2020-07-22 13:53:26 CET ] [ Original post ]

(This is a modified version of a blog post from the Cats are Liquid Dev Blog.) Since the 1.1 update is almost here, why not do an overview post looking at the most prominent changes? This isnt a full changelog. That will come later.

Editor improvements

• Added the ability to rename rooms/worlds/packs.
• New item palette icons.
• Undo functionality.
• Added optional falling void. No more infinite drops into the abyss (enabled on new rooms by default).
• Lock-on guides for shape points.
• Improved the editor guide and added more info to it.
• Instead of having to type the name of a room or world, doors now just have a dropdown menu with all the available destinations.
• Improved pipe editing.
• Better recovery for corrupted packs.
• Tons of editor related bug fixes.

Pack sharing improvements

• Redid the pack list UI and the pack room select UI.
• Packs can now have a custom preview image thats embedded in the pack file.
• Added a pack progression check so that creators can make sure the progression of the pack follows the intended way.

This is just the major editor related stuff. Theres also a healthy mix of performance improvements and non-editor bug fixes in there too. Ive even gone so far as to fix some out-of-bounds-things in certain rooms! I know. Quite extravagant. The plan is to start rollout of the update next week. Thats also when the changelog will get posted!

[ 2020-07-20 19:32:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Performance improvements.
• Item orbits now stop with the time freeze.
• Adjusted character intro sequence in W1R8.
• Adjusted slope in W10R5.
• The game now pauses when the controller is unplugged during gameplay, or when the Steam Overlay is activated.
• Improved cursor hiding when playing with a controller.
• Added "Controller not supported" warning when opening the editor with a controller plugged in.
• The mouse is now visible during editor gameplay.
• Improved controller UI navigation.
• Other smaller improvements.

Fixes:

• Fixed being able to use the hookshot while getting an ability.
• Fixed cat always looking like it has full health in a pipe.
• Fixed light burst ability failing when hugging a wall.
• Fixed throwable explosive respawn animation bug.
• Fixed projectiles sometimes disappearing in oddly specific circumstances.
• Fixed cat ear related bugs.
• Fixed toggle platform points being visible after a room change.
• Fixed Ice Block jumping being inconsistent at times.
• Fixed pipe corners / end pieces not changing color on room load.
• Fixed multiple bugs that could have caused a community pack to not load properly.
• Additional fixes for cat getting stuck inside a circle during room load.
• Fixed W8R8 lava hitbox issue.
• Fixed cat expression in W8R9.
• Fixed typo in W6R5.
• Fixed some items no longer working after visiting the editor.
• Fixed TogglePlatform editor showing other toggles when not active.
• Other smaller fixes.

[ 2020-04-02 14:54:04 CET ] [ Original post ]

The original soundtrack for Cats are Liquid - A Better Place is out on right now! And you can get it for just $0.89 (10% launch discount, regular price is $0.99)! Here's a handy link: Cats are Liquid - A Better Place - Original Soundtrack - Store Page

[ 2020-03-03 21:00:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Better camera movement on respawn and death.
• Jumping spikes now stop with the time freeze.
• Reduced the amount of fire in W10R5 and W10R7.
• Adjusted W11R4 difficulty.
• Made Prophet icons easier to click on.
• Made editor open the proper room after finishing testing.
• Added more graphics settings.
• You can now add a Workshop feature image in-game.

Fixes:

• Fixed Companion health bar being visible after room exit.
• Fixed player character not resetting when entering a pipe.
• Fixed actual cat staying visible when entering a pipe as liquid.
• Fixed liquid particles on moving platforms.
• Fixed moving platforms ticking while paused.
• Fixed hookshot latching onto same platform as the cat is on.
• Fixed the cat sometimes getting stuck in a wall when using the hookshot, due to the hookshot not taking into account the surface normals.
• Fixed blue cat spam glitch.
• Fixed being able to enter a pipe and a cannon at the same time.
• Fixed Talk Prophecy NPC toggles not working as intended.
• Fixed being able to force the hexagon stuck inside a wall.
• Fixed ice blocks sometimes getting stuck inside walls.
• Fixed gaps in world geometry in W5R2.
• Fixed the delete button for downloaded packs not being there.
• Fixed Prophet icons.
• Fixed all editor menu closing bugs.
• Fixed editor icons for item orbit and safe shape being the hookshot track items.
• Fixed editor issues caused by the watching the credits.
• Fixed world pack settings not being properly reset when creating a new pack.
• Fixed the editor logic of the moving item line.
• Fixed dying while exiting editor edit mode causing a fracture in time and space.
• Fixed data editor panel not closing when the editor was closed.
• Fixed "Open file browser" -button for community world packs not showing up if the user already has a pack.
• Fixed control remapping screen exit bug.
• Fixed playing being able to use ice blocks to jump to infinity and beyond.
• A number of other, smaller bug fixes.

[ 2020-02-22 21:35:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

The original soundtrack for Cats are Liquid - A Better Place is coming out on March 3rd! And you can get it for just $0.89 (10% launch discount, regular price is $0.99)! The total duration of the entire soundtrack is 35:43 and it includes all the tracks from A Better Place. Higher quality FLACs are also available in addition to the regular mp3s. You can go wishlist it here: Cats are Liquid - A Better Place - Original Soundtrack - Store Page

[ 2020-02-15 15:00:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Optimized environment colliders and meshes.
• Optimized fire.
• Adjusted all wall climbing sections in W1.
• Adjusted W6R9 fire cooldown.
• Adjusted hexagon throws in W5R9 and W5R5.
• Editor now shows what's being created in the name placeholder field.
• Added "Community Pack Completed" screen.
• Increased jump forgiveness.
• Gave more info on community packs.
• Added version number to copyright text.
• Increased room select scrolling speed.

Fixes:

• Fixed liquid idle animation not playing.
• Fixed falling blocks sometimes getting stuck in the ceiling.
• Fixed occasionally incorrect pipe exit position.
• Fixed community room select back button sometimes going behind the room loading buttons.
• Fixed lava in W8R8 being too shallow to kill the player.
• Fixed face on ice block staying visible after exiting ice.
• Fixed being possible to create a room / world / worldpack without a name.
• Fixed game not switching to default character during story sequences.
• Fixed story text sometimes not being visible on certain devices.
• Fixed pipes being curvable.

[ 2019-12-22 18:40:06 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• The game can now unlock achievements based on previous progression.
• Gave throwable items their scale animation back.

Fixes:

• Fixed achievements past World 10 not feeling like unlocking.
• Fixed certain fire dispensers not knowing when to stop.
• Fixed being unable to delete custom worldpacks.
• Fixed room select right arrow being misplaced on ultra high definition displays.
• Fixed Companion timer not showing up.
• Fixed some neutral editor icons not being grayscale.
• Fixed Workshop submission button sometimes not being visible.
• Fixed "Open file browser" sometimes opening up the respective OS's file browser, but not nagivating to the correct folder.

[ 2019-12-18 10:09:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Improvements:

• Added intro fade-in.
• Improved performance of fire.
• Updated credits.

Fixes:

• Fixed hexagon sometimes disappearing from W5R2.
• Fixed W9R1 always appearing locked.
• Fixed cat failing to properly enter a pipe, if that pipe was right after another.
• Fixed sometimes being unable to exit a pipe (especially auto-pipes).
• Fixed some players not getting past the first button wall in W8R1.
• Fixed resetting the current room while inside a pipe not resetting the camera.
• Fixed story text not being properly visible on some ultra high resolution devices.
• Fixed controls sometimes becoming unresponsive after exiting / dying in a story segment.

[ 2019-12-15 20:50:46 CET ] [ Original post ]