[h3]After the long wait, Pogo Rocket is now officially out of early access![/h3]
Along with the 1.0.0r release comes with a multitude of features and bug fixes.
[h1]New Features:[/h1]
[h2]Local Multiplayer[/h2]
You can now play Pogo Rocket locally with up to 4 players at the same time. You can do this on a local machine, or by going through Steam Remote Play.
[h2]New Zone[/h2]
The new zone in Pogo Rocket takes you through the aliens' mothership. This zone includes both old and new obstacles, and has a complete design rework from the original set of levels.
[h2]Final Boss[/h2]
Pogo Rocket now has a final boss! By destroying this boss, you can beat the game (and enjoy a new set of cutscenes alongside it as well).
[h1]Full Changelog[/h1]
[h2]Added & Removed[/h2]
- Added a button to the main menu to go to our website.
- Added disintegrating blocks.
- Added equipment feature with 4 options.
- Added final cutscene & credits.
- Added new alien boss.
- Added new alien zone.
- Added new layers to the background.
- Removed controls button.
- Removed antialiasing option (was causing severe lag issues).
[h2]Changes[/h2]
- Added a new menu for setting up multiplayer.
- Changed The Rocket That Jumped Through Space into a main menu track.
- Changed the modifier button to be used for both modifiers and upgrades (making it more obvious in the process).
- Increased the amount of friction on walls.
- Increased the resolution and re-rendered all of the backgrounds.
- Increased the size of the win menu buttons.
- Made it so that R opens the win menu so you can pause the game after beating a level.
- Made it so that all tiles are randomized on level start, and are based on a weighted randomization system.
- Made it so that pressing circle on a gamepad will close the main menu and win screen.
- Made it so that the Pogo Rocket turns into a pixelated version when hitting the nondescript blockgame easter egg.
- Reworked the entire audio system (improving performance and fixing many issues in the process).
[h2]Fixes & Optimization[/h2]
- Fixed a memory leak associated with freeing images from memory.
- Fixed an issue that enabled the player to get the speed demon achievement in the level editor.
- Fixed an issue when trying to launch after pausing the game.
- Fixed an issue when trying to launch the Pogo Rocket with a controller.
- Fixed an issue when trying to pause in the spooky room menu.
- Fixed an issue where audio emitters would not be properly cleaned between levels.
- Fixed an issue where gems and their hum would keep playing after they were destroyed.
- Fixed an issue where instances would deactivate improperly with the camera lock modifier on.
- Fixed an issue where laser walls would go through the outer walls in the level editor.
- Fixed an issue where level names displayed improperly.
- Fixed an issue where music would never play if the audio was set to 0 before relaunching.
- Fixed an issue where objects could sometimes disappear at the edge of the camera.
- Fixed an issue where pausing the game or going into the win screen caused the pogo rocket to not launch or get soft-locked.
- Fixed an issue where pressing the A button on a gamepad to skip the beginning popup message would select the play button.
- Fixed an issue where the Pogo Rocket wind sounds would keep playing.
- Fixed an issue where the camera in the level editor was choppy.
- Fixed an issue where the camera would not properly follow bosses after dying.
- Fixed an issue where the charge bar disappears.
- Fixed an issue where the erase data button flickered.
- Fixed an issue where the game would attempt to allocate a 64-bit integer limit amount of RAM.
- Fixed an issue where the level time would increment when the game was paused.
- Fixed an issue where the outer walls in the level editor were not shown in thumbnail.
- Fixed an issue where the player could be taken to the jumpscare room if pressing P in the level editor.
- Fixed an issue where the turret boss would say phase 2 when dying.
- Fixed an issue with the doppler effect not working.
- Fixed issues related to the gem hitbox.
- Greatly optimized directional audio system.
[h3]We want to thank you for enjoying Pogo Rocket, and we hope that all of you will join us for our next project![/h3]