Demo v0.4.1 - Overheat & New Weapon


Release Information

  • Demo Version: v0.4.1
  • Demo Release Date: Sep. 15, 2025

New Additions

New Mechanic: Overheat

  • When player used up boost meter, player becomes Overheated.
  • During Overheated state, player cannot dash, takes 2x damage, deals 1.5x damage, and boost meter recovery rate is reduced to 1/3 of normal rate.
  • Overheat is removed when boost meter recovers to full.

New Weapon: Arm Buster

  • Charge type normal weapon
  • Fires 3 weak shot when uncharged and 1 medium shot when charged by 1 stage.
  • Fires a powerful penetrating shot when fully charged

Others

  • Added a new cutscene which unlocks the new weapon Arm Buster for use in the demo


Changes

Stage

  • Updated Stage 1 Preview dialogue to reflect the addition of Overheat mechanic

Player

  • Player can start dash even when the current boost meter is below the boost required for starting dash (this will instantly put player into overheated state)

Rifle

  • Increased projectile speed

Beam Cannon

  • Reduce the delay before firing

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed hitbox indicator not property following player's hitbox
  • Fixed Beam Cannon's animation not sped up by Accelerating Overdrive
  • Fixed skipping cutscene will cause the game to crash

Known Issues

  • Sometimes Sword does not function after pressing special weapon button, and it automatically starts attacking the next time player dashes.
  • Game cannot be paused after the final boss of the stage has been defeated.

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