Post-jam Updates v1.1






Devlog v1.1
Uploaded 09/26/2022
I have attempted to incorporate as much community feedback as possible. Thank you to everyone who shared their impressions!
Major updates
-Fixed the bug that caused the pressure plate for Heinrich or Jeremiah to deactivate the plate for Gertrude, soft locking the game.
-Fixed the bug that caused a player to get stuck inside a moving platform, soft locking the game.
-Spiked plates will no longer kill a player approaching from the side (but can still kill on a diagonal).
-Shortened the cooldown on all special abilities.
-Can now jump using the W or Up Arrow. Updated instructions accordingly.
-Lava Spiders now have a preparatory animation to telegraph when they're about to jump.
-It is now necessary to sacrifice all 10 Acolytes to win (rather than 9). Updated instructions accordingly.
-Pause Panel now displays the status of each Acolyte.
-The toolbar at the bottom of the screen now includes cooldown sliders for each special ability.
Minor updates
-Dialog can now be controlled using the keyboard (1, 2, and Space keys).
-Respawn time after a player meets an unworthy end shortened to 2 seconds.
-Game now freezes properly on Victory or Game Over.
-The cocoon pile now burns in one go.
-The cocoon pile and the corpses of ordinary spiders leave behind ashes when burned.
-Spiders no longer flip the wrong way while patrolling.
-Barrels now have their movement constrained on the X axis and rotation constrained on the Z axis.
-When a moving platform is activated, it will be highlighted by a red frame (only visible if onscreen).
-Corrected render layers on Entrance.
-Minor graphical updates to Main Menu.
-Minor revisions and corrections to dialogs; last 5 sacrifices now display a summary dialog.
-Added Progress legend to the toolbar at the bottom of the game screen.'
-The Long Leap sound effect now only triggers once per leap.
-Pitch stays stable when playing certain SFX.
-Flames now animate in unscaled time.
Files
Acolytes of Arachne
Old-school puzzle platformer with multiple characters
Status | Released |
Author | FallingWallGames |
Genre | Platformer, Puzzle |
Tags | 2D, Creepy, Cute, Dark, Fantasy, Pixel Art, Retro, Singleplayer |
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