Dev Log #40 - Goodbye Demo 2, Hello Demo 3!

 Hello everyone!

Today is the release for the final version of Demo 2 (v2.8.5), which means that after today there won't be any updates to it since I'm now shifting focus to the third and final demo.

This final update has some really cool additions that have been fairly long overdue.

Release Notes:

1. Added - CRT Effect
   
2. Added - Options Menu
3. Added - Title screen animated Press Start
4. Added - Setting for V-Sync
5. Added - Setting to toggle CRT Effect
6. Added - Rebindable Input
7. Added - Reset Input to Default button
   
8. Added - Game Time tracking
9. Added - Item Collection Rate tracking
10. Added - Demo Completion Screen
11. Added - In-Game Pause Screen w/ Options Menu
12. Added - Replaced ability text with animated banner
    
13. Added - Item Ability Cutscene
14. Added - Options toggle for ability cutscene
15. Added - Charge Beam attracts pick-up items
16. Change - Removes some colliders in some rooms
    
17. Change - Updated mini-map background sprite
18. Change - Plasma beam piercing damage stacks
19. Change - Updated Ability Item sprites
20. Change - Removed DiveBat upwards attack
21. Change - Title animations slowed down and randomized
22. Change - Slightly increased jump height
23. Change - Speed-boost loss on direction change (left vs right)
    
24. Fixed - Missing audio on some doors
25. Fixed - Couldn't start sprint mid-slope
26. Fixed - Sprint cancelled after climbing slopes sometimes

Animated Press Start screen

Demo Complete Screen

Ability Item Cutscene

In-Game Pause Screen w/ Options Menu

That's it for Demo 2, work on Demo 3 starts next weekend!

P.S. I did a speedrun of the demo, beat my time if you can!

P.P.S. I benchmarked the game:

Min. Requirements (768p, 60FPS):

• Intel Celeron N2830
• 512MB RAM
• 50MB HDD Space
• Windows XP