good evening, it's time to put out some fires. tonight's build adds a new level and some technical features

new stuff

• added level 5 - flushed away. this level introduces new enemies and mixes the icinguisher with water. put your skills to the test as this level caps off the first district!
• added a new enemy: hotbox! fuegatos will spawn constantly from inside this cardboard shelter. kick one of them back into it to burn it up and clear it out
• added a new enemy/hazard: c-mine! these explosives are placed underwater in tricky spots. don't get too close or you'll set them off! (pro tip for itch readers: you can detonate them with the icinguisher)

other changes / fixes

• updated deprecated tilemaps to their godot 4.3 equivalent. we don't get any mileage out of this now but we will use it in the future
• updated level 4
  • changed the secret cartridge area. it's easier to access early in the level now, but can no longer be accessed from the end of the level.
  • added pitfalls to some sections of level 4
  • removed extraneous rooms. these didn't really encourage exploration so much as make the level harder to s-rank
  • fixed a bug that caused the ice spawners in the ramp room to continue to spawn while the game is paused
• updated level 3
  • added c-mines to the water on the harder difficulty setting
  • fixed the rescue arrow pointing to the wrong spot in the room with the dog
• updated the secret level
  • you now require 5 secret cartridges to unlock the level instead of 4. if you already had it unlocked, you don't need to unlock it again.
  • added hotboxes and c-mines
  • adjusted minor portions of level geometry to make some sections easier or harder.
  • updated the backgrounds of rooms with disappearing blocks to hopefully make it clearer when the blocks are active or disabled
  • fixed a softlock scenario if you entered a certain room and fell backwards through the level transition without touching a platform
• updated the world map
  • moved the boss to the end of the world and replaced the old boss location with level 5
  • added more decoration around levels 4 and 5
• updated water physics
  • waterfalls now apply slightly more force up front and less force over time
  • fixed edge cases in the water logic that sometimes caused water flow volumes to not set the player's push force
  • shooting the icinguisher at a water surface now makes an ice platform
• updated the save file API to include total play time and a placeholder for general records
  • if you import an old save file, you'll be repositioned back to the start of the world map, but you should retain any progress you have
• dogs now have different appearances (currently they all use the same running sprites)
• moved the sign in the tutorial that teaches you how to slide so that you're less likely to activate it while trying to slide
• pitfalls now have a particle effect
• sliding now reduces your hitbox height slightly
• you can no longer grab walls from the bottom corner
• progress is now saved upon finishing a level instead of when you select continue or retry
• the options menu screens should now loop appropriately (i.e. pressing "down" on the apply button brings you to the top of the menu)
• fixed a bug that caused some buttons to display the "press!" speech bubble upside down
• fixed the player being able to take damage (or even die) after finishing a level