- Made one of the strength fruits easier to obtain. (Hover over spoilers for details - these spoil how to get it as well as info about a different secret item)
The strength fruit that requires using the Slingshot Jump ability to cross a large pit between Treetops East and Treetops West now only requires a single Slingshot Jump in order to reach.
Developer Commentary: Previously this large pit could not be crossed with only a single Slingshot Jump - it required some additional movement to cross the full distance. I've noticed that members of the community believe it requires performing two Slingshot Jumps in a row in order to cross it, which is quite difficult to perform. However, this was not actually the intended method to cross the pit. The intended method was to perform a Slingshot Jump and then throw Gibson downwards multiple times in the air to stall your fall, since throwing Gibson downwards boosts yourself up slightly.
I have decided that this was too cryptic since the downward throw boost is never explicitly stated in-game and acquiring the Slingshot Jump powerup in the first place already requires some clever thinking. So now crossing the pit only requires a single Slingshot Jump. I believe this will result in a better experience because when players finally have that "a ha!" moment in figuring out how to get the Slingshot Jump powerup, they will then be able to use it to cross the pit and feel smart in finding the Slingshot Jump's application, rather than being immediately hit with another cryptic puzzle.
- Added another playtester to the ending credits
- Removed an unnecessary Command Magic powerup in Treetops East due to it misleading some players into thinking there might be a secret in that room (the room right after you get the ability to control Gibson).
- Fixed the blurry rotated arrow sprite towards the end of the ruins.
If you encounter any issues playing the game after downloading this update, please let me know in the discussion section below or email me at [email protected].
