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• Added support for Dualsense Edge controllers.

• Improved support for various controllers on Mac.

• Game now pauses when the controller disconnects.

• Fixed various smaller controller issues (more fixes to come in future).

• Fixed remaining instance of certain players getting stuck cursed while in the late game.

• Fixed Curveclaw not reacting to Hunter down-stab.

• Fixed rare instances of being able to air dash and double jump when not intended.

• Fixed several out of bounds situations.

• Fixed Pharlid Divers sometimes sliding on roofs after ambushing in certain scenes.

• Fixed Eva Hunter Crest upgrades unintentionally clearing tool equips.

• Fixed rare instances of Harpoon sometimes granting 2 Silk instead of 1.

• Fixed Cogflies sometimes appearing from odd locations after scene transition and, in rare cases, having their active quantity reduced by 1.

• Fixed Crafting Kits not increasing the damage of offensive blue tools (eg Sawtooth Circlet).

• Slight increase to Sharp Dart and Cross Stitch damage.

• Updated damage scaling on Rune Rage to match other Silk Skills.

• Slight decrease to Thread Storm damage at higher needle levels.

• Fixed Surgeon enemies sometimes pulling the hero out of bounds.

• Fixed instances of some Spool Fragments being permanently missable if a player immediately quit after collecting the item.

• Fixed Crust King Khann sometimes falling out of bounds during entry, when fought on low-end systems.

• Fixed rare instance of Second Sentinel becoming rotated when defeated.

• Fixed additional case of Seth sometimes getting out of bounds and not returning.

• Fixed Seth sometimes remaining invincible for a moment at the start of a refight.

• Fixed Vaults slide blocks incorrectly responding to damage sources other than the needle.

• Changed Fine Pins wish drops from 50% chance to 100%, but raised required quantity.

• Fixed issues when consuming a Silkeater while in water.

• Fixed Scuttlebrace sometimes allowing a wall jump when not intended.

• Fixed a soft-lock during the Grand Gate opening sequence, if the Citadel had been visited and some bellshrines remained inactive.

• Various smaller fixes and tweaks.

Lovely to see the pace is getting back up after a long time in feature freeze for 4.5, there are a few PRs I really want to be merged.

I'm currently running CachyOS (arch-based) and am looking for a good app to download flatpaks easily. I previously used Discover but it was really slow. What's a good program everyone uses for getting and managing Flatpaks now?

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/38068209

We couldn't possibly be more excited to announce that we've completed the Early Access development of Hades II, and officially launched v1.0 of the game!! Whether you've been playing all through Early Access or this will be your very first foray into our take on the Underworld of Greek myth, we welcome you and thank you for joining us!

I'm playing it right now after a year of not playing early access (I decided to wait until full release). It's so much more polished and I'm glad I waited, from the get-go I noticed combat is a lot smoother, and all the menus and art have been improved.

Anybody playing it here? What're your impressions?

We couldn't possibly be more excited to announce that we've completed the Early Access development of Hades II, and officially launched v1.0 of the game!! Whether you've been playing all through Early Access or this will be your very first foray into our take on the Underworld of Greek myth, we welcome you and thank you for joining us!

I'm playing it right now after a year of not playing early access (I decided to wait until full release). It's so much more polished and I'm glad I waited, from the get-go I noticed combat is a lot smoother, and all the menus and art have been improved.

Anybody playing it here? What're your impressions?

• Added Dithering effect option in Advanced video settings. Reduces colour banding but can slightly soften the appearance of foreground assets. Defaults to 'Off'.
• Updated Herald's Wish achievement description to clarify that players must both complete the wish and finish the game.
• Fixed Savage Beastfly in Far Fields sometimes remaining below the lava.
• Fixed rare cases of Shrine Guardian Seth getting out of bounds during battle.
• Fixed rare case of Second Sentinel knocking the player out of bounds during battle.
• Added catch to prevent Lugoli sometimes flying off screen and not returning during battle.
• Further reduced chance of Silk Snippers getting stuck out of bounds in Chapel of the Reaper battle.
• Fixed various instances of dying to bosses while killing them causing death sequences to play messily or out of sync.
• Fixed Shaman Binding into a bottom transition causing a softlock.
• Cocoon positions in some locations updated to prevent it spawning in inaccessible areas.
• Fixed Liquid Lacquer courier delivery not being accessible in Steel Soul mode.
• Fixed some NPCs not correctly playing cursed hint dialogues in certain instances.
• Fixed Pondcatcher Reed not being able to fly away after singing.
• Fixed Verdania memory orbs sometimes replaying layered screen-edge burst effects.
• Fixed the break counter not working for certain multihitter tools eg Conchcutter.
• Fixed Volt Filament damage multiplier not applying for certain Silk Skills.
• Fixed Cogflies and Wisps inappropriately targeting Skullwings.
• Fixed Cogflies incorrectly resetting their HP to full on scene change.
• Fixed Curveclaw always breaking on the first hit after being deflected.
• Fixed Plasmium Phial and Flea Brew sometimes not restoring as intended at benches.
• Various other smaller tweaks and fixes.

Saw this today and thought it was interesting.

Most surprising was ESRB claiming 78% of parents regularly use ESRB ratings and 86% use parental controls on their kid's console.

Maybe it's just that parents have gotten more technical and aware of bad content but it felt like every single child was playing mature games like GTA V back in the early 2010s. Nobody cared what kids were playing.

Another shocking stat was Dragon Ball Sparking Zero being the #5 top grossing PC/Console game in 2024. I know that series is popular but... How? There's been very little buzz around it.

cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/37310154

Patch Notes:

• Fixed situation where players could remain cloakless after Slab escape sequence.

• Fixed wish Infestation Operation often not being completable during the late game.

• Fixed wish Beast in the Bells not being completable when Bell Beast is summoned at the Bilewater Bellway during the late game.

• Fixed getting stuck floating after down-bouncing on certain projectiles.

• Fixed courier deliveries sometimes being inaccessible in the late game.

• Fixed craft bind behaving incorrectly when in memories.

• Fixed Lace tool deflect soft-lock at start of battle in Deep Docks.

• Fixed Silk Snippers in Chapel of the Reaper sometimes getting stuck out of bounds.

• Fixed Claw Mirrors leaving Hornet inverted if taking damage during a specific moment while binding.

• Fixed Snitch Pick not giving rosaries and shell shards as intended.

• Fixed Swamp Squits becoming invincible if hit under water.

• Fixed instance where Lugoli could leave the arena and not return.

• Removed float override input (down + jump, after player has Faydown Cloak).

• Slight difficulty reduction in early game bosses Moorwing and Sister Splinter.

• Reduction in damage from Sandcarvers.

• Slight increase in pea pod collider scale.

• Slight reduction in mid-game Bellway and Bell Bench prices.

• Slight increase in rosary rewards from relics and psalm cylinders.

• Increase in rosary rewards for courier deliveries.

• Various additional fixes and tweaks.

Not mentioned in the patch notes is that they apparently made many environmental hazards deal 1 damage instead of 2, including the worms at Blasted Steps and the cogs in act 2. In classic Team Cherry communication, they just didn't include it in the patch notes!

Patch Notes:

• Fixed situation where players could remain cloakless after Slab escape sequence.

• Fixed wish Infestation Operation often not being completable during the late game.

• Fixed wish Beast in the Bells not being completable when Bell Beast is summoned at the Bilewater Bellway during the late game.

• Fixed getting stuck floating after down-bouncing on certain projectiles.

• Fixed courier deliveries sometimes being inaccessible in the late game.

• Fixed craft bind behaving incorrectly when in memories.

• Fixed Lace tool deflect soft-lock at start of battle in Deep Docks.

• Fixed Silk Snippers in Chapel of the Reaper sometimes getting stuck out of bounds.

• Fixed Claw Mirrors leaving Hornet inverted if taking damage during a specific moment while binding.

• Fixed Snitch Pick not giving rosaries and shell shards as intended.

• Fixed Swamp Squits becoming invincible if hit under water.

• Fixed instance where Lugoli could leave the arena and not return.

• Removed float override input (down + jump, after player has Faydown Cloak).

• Slight difficulty reduction in early game bosses Moorwing and Sister Splinter.

• Reduction in damage from Sandcarvers.

• Slight increase in pea pod collider scale.

• Slight reduction in mid-game Bellway and Bell Bench prices.

• Slight increase in rosary rewards from relics and psalm cylinders.

• Increase in rosary rewards for courier deliveries.

• Various additional fixes and tweaks.

programming.dev has been having some server issues lately. I've also occasionally been getting REALLY slow response times, waiting 5+ seconds to refresh the page.

What a game. I guess now I have to wait 7 more years for the DLC.