9/4/2025

Changes

• Remade MAGEM’s sprites.

• Completely rewrote INVICTUS’s code.

• Reworked a lot of general code (enemies, particles, effects, etc.).

• Slightly updated some dialogue.

• Reduced the maximum number of oil particles that can exist at once.

Balance Changes

• Reduced DASHER’s HP from 80 → 60.

• Reduced SAFEBOX’s HP from 96 → 80.

• Reduced B16’s HP from 300 → 200.

• Reduced MAGEM’s HP from 400 → 300.

• Expanded the katana’s hitbox.

• Reduced enemy bullet hitboxes.

• Added a short cooldown to DASHER’s dash attack.

Additions

• Added a CRT shader to the Boot Up Sequence, main menu, and tutorial.

• Added a zoom-out effect during the platforming section in 0-3.

• Added health bars to MAGEM’s hands.

• Added city lights and drones flying over the city.

• Added lots of new decorations across levels (snowmen, snow piles, dancing robots in 0-6, etc.).

• Added a new one-time cutscene in 0-7.

• Added tutorials for shooting and alternate shooting.

• Added a yellow glow when Tantalus offers the player a flash drive.

• Ground slamming onto a slope now makes the player slide immediately.

• The player now accelerates when sliding down slopes.

• Added many new effects and particles (dust when running/sliding, shockwave on dashes, etc.).

• Added oil splatters when robots are destroyed.

• Added gamepad support.

• Updated background billboards in 0-1 and 0-2.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the player could get stuck on walls at high speeds.

• Fixed a crash caused by moving during a cutscene.

• Fixed a bug where dash-jumping on a slope would trap the player.

• Fixed a bug where sliding uphill would get the player stuck.