Hello! After the original game, I decided to do some clean ups, and add some much needed quality of life features, which leads us nicely to:

Dashni Update 1.1

The much needed quality of life update (or TMNQOLU - pronounced Ta-man-ko-lu)!

Changes

Gameplay

• Added coyote jumping - you are able to jump for a short while after you leave the ground.
• Added in-air jump detection - if you hit the jump button a bit too early, you will now jump once you hit the ground.
• Added tooltips for the beginning player at the beginning of the game

Graphics

• Particles

  • Added geyser particles - spawn under rock geysers.
  • Added small, medium and large splash particles - spawn when items interact with the water.
  • Added small splashes when Dashni walks, jumps and lands

• Light

  • Added a lighting system.
  • Added small fireflies for ambiance.
  • The big octopus's eye now glows.
  • The ghost octopus now glows.
  • Attack bubbles now have a small aura around them.
  • Dashni now glows slightly.

Sounds

• Added small and big splash sounds.
• Added geyser sound.
• Added bubbling sound.
• Added arm whip sound
• Added step sound
• Added jump sound
• Added land sound
• Added death sound
• Added bubble shoot sound

Bug Fixes

• Tweaked Dashni's attack-up hit-box.
• Tweaked Dashni's attack-down render to match his other sprites.
• Dashni will no longer get stuck inside arms - being squished = death.
• On win - the screen does not go into black, but rather the background now moves along.
• On win - Dashni's animation doesn't get stuck.

Menu

• Added a settings screen:

  • Controls are configurable.
  • Music & sound volume are configurable.

• Added a pause menu:

  • Access using [ESC]
  • Music & sound volume are configurable from there too.
  • A clean way to exit the game (as oppose to dying).

• GUI scaling is now nearest (as oppose to linear) - pixel art looks crisp and not smudged.

• All menu screen components now leave the screen at the same pace.