A 0.14.2 Pre-release is now available! (Patreon)
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Hello everyone!
I know this is a bit different than how I usually do things, but I've decided to release a pre-release for version 0.14.2. This is because I've made a few significant technical changes and I'd like them to be tested a bit more before the public release.
Better control map saving
The first big change is to the way control maps are saved. They are now saved for individual save files as .JSON files instead of being saved via PlayerPrefs and shared across all save files. Everything seems to be working well from my testing, but if any of you experience any issues with control maps not saving properly, please let me know!
As part of this change, control maps from previous versions of the game (In this case, the previous pre-releases) will not carry over, so they will be reset. Please be sure to take note of how you currently have your controls set up before playing this new version.
I've also updated the default control scheme for controllers. If you were used to the previous defaults, please keep this in mind. The new defaults are set up to make more important actions readily available by mapping them to the shoulder buttons so that you can keep your thumbs on the sticks while interacting with things or using items. If you play with a controller, please be sure to give the new defaults a try!
Audio
Another pretty big technical change that I made was to how sound effects are played in the game. This was done to address an issue where volume settings could result in volume conflicts when one audio source played multiple sounds in different sound categories at once. In this version there should be no noticeable difference in how the game sounds other than this issue being fixed. However, there's always a chance that the major refactoring I had to do to implement this fix could have resulted in a new bug. If anyone experiences any new issues related to audio, please let me know!
Misc.
These two changes are the only reason I'm doing this extra pre-release, however there are a handful of other changes as well. Nothing major, but they should make for a better experience! Assuming no major issues are found, I will release 0.14.2 publicly soon, possibly in less than a week since this isn't a regular pre-release.
A few notes about the pre-release:
This pre-release will only be available to download until the public release of version 0.14.2. Once that releases, the download will be removed. Please be sure to download it before then if you want it!
This being a minor update, spoilers shouldn't be a concern.
The pre-releases will use a separate save location from the main game. You can manually copy existing saves over to the pre-release save location if you'd like to use an existing save.
I will most likely only release patches for pre-releases if any super serious bugs are found. Otherwise bug fixes will be saved for the public release version.
I do not have a changelog ready at the moment. I will post one when the public release goes live. Have fun discovering what's new!
Please do not post these builds publicly anywhere, they are meant for Patrons only. That said, I certainly won't mind if people share them amongst close friends who cannot become paid members for any reason.
Thanks, and have fun!