Alpha Update v.023 Now Available

An updated Alpha build, v.023 has been uploaded here on itch.io

A number of little things were updated, mostly not of obvious consequence with a build at this stage. The most obvious, is the addition of a new Settings Menu. The current "Quality Settings" button will be removed next build, from the Start and Pause Menus, in lieu of this new Settings interface. The new settings interface isn't fully connected up yet, as in the Audio Volume settings, and also the Key Bindings settings. The video settings do work

One of the little but obvious updates, is the addition of escaping bubbles from Marine Boy's face region, while he's underwater. Adds just that more to the character. I like to imagine that as Marine Boy is chewing on his Oxygum, some of the Oxygum "air" escapes his mouth and through his nose.

Ah, one other update of interest, Marine Boy can now access his boomerang to target and throw at enemies, while on the Zipline, or while hanging off ledges or climbing ladders. You used to need to have it chosen first, before climbing ladders to use it, where on the Zipline and Ledges, you couldn't access it at all until you left those "zones". That left Marine Boy defenseless during some of his more Action/Adventurey moments - but no more!

Ladders... are not all working in this build, I should mention. It's a bug, working on it, should be able to resolve it. Hopefully they will get fixed soon along with the "tight spaces" zones, that are buggy too.

There's still a bug with Marine Boy where sometimes, usually when landing on pieces of broken crate from a jump (on land), he will go into his swimming animations. It's being work on, as it's part of the Jet Boot travel mode mechanic for underwater scenes, which is "this" close to finally being completed.