It’s been nearly three weeks since SILICON SCRAMBLE was released for the Gunner Parade ’22 game jam, and with that calls for a post-jam update!

This update features a host of gameplay fixes and quality-of-life changes such as input mapping and expanded leaderboards, and a fresh coat of paint in visual upgrades across the board!

Thank you for playing and for #1 in the Gunner Parade ’22 game jam!

[Full changelog can be found below]

Gameplay:

• Fixed being able to die after killing the boss
• Fixed being able to pick up items after a game over
• Fixed chain bottoming out at 1x instead of 0x
• Fixed enemies spawning into the invulnerability deadzone if spawned mid-screen shake
• Fixed enemy spawners running after a game over
• Fixed self-destruct rolling damage starting fever mode on a non-existent chain
• Fixed personal best scores not being saved on failed runs
• Fixed timer running after a game over
• Player can no longer move/shoot/SD after stage clear or game over
• Self-destructing on a non-existent chain now builds chain and drops medals

Quality of life:

• Added background color changes in relation to time left
• Added input remapping
• Added joystick support (ie: any controllers not recognized as a “gamepad”)
• Added pausing
• Added score color changes if current score beats personal best or world record
• Added screen shake toggle
• Added visual indication of if the player is invulnerable
• Adjusted medal sprite to improve clarity
• Fixed errorneous displayed time bonus on endgame screen (the actual bonus given was correct, however)
• Removed forced tutorial before starting a new game
• Removed transition effects between menus
• Revamped leaderboard screen to display up to the top 100

Miscellany:

• Added impact effects to player bullets
• Added new enemy bullet sprites (purely visual change, as all bullets use the same hitbox shape and size)
• Added version number to leaderboard and endgame screens
• Adjusted boss death effect
• Adjusted certain HUD elements
• Fixed item spawner objects not despawning
• Fixed music playing after game over
• Moved quick restart and quit options to pause menu
• Removed redundant input mappings due to addition of input remapping
• Recolored various objects
• Replaced enemy explosion sprites
• Revamped main menu
• Revamped name entry system to take place at the end of a game instead of at the title screen
• Revamped tutorial screen