We released a huge update for SPITFIRE Paradise, featuring a harder 3 minute EXTRA STAGE and a host of cosmetic and quality-of-life changes!

Major changes:

• Added Extra Stage, a challenging 3 minute stage with several system changes:
  • Remixed enemies in greater numbers and with tougher patterns
  • Player shot is buffed to kill groups of small enemies easier
  • Filling the bomb gauge now clears bullets
  • Multiplier cap is increased to 200.0x
  • Tick points are disabled
• Added options screen
• Added quick restart key while paused (R on keyboard, back/select on gamepad)
• Buffed bombs
• Fixed player shooting slower than intended on some systems, fixing DPS issues with those systems
• Multiple cosmetic upgrades across the board
• Revamped leaderboard screen
• Scores are now submitted before seeing the leaderboard

Enemy changes:

• Fixed mech enemies being able to shoot when the player is to the right of them
• Fixed mech enemies having an incorrect sprite pivot
• Fixed safe spot with Original Stage’s final boss
• Replaced certain enemy bullet sprites
  • However, as all bullets have the same hitbox shape and size they are functionally the same

Gameplay UI changes:

• Added a high score counter
• Added digit separators to score popoffs
• Added fade effect when player is near any HUD elements
• Added interpolation effect to score text when multiplier is active
• Added visual indicator for when a bomb will explode
• Fixed game over message playing repeatedly
• Fixed incorrect timer placement in non-16:9 aspect ratios
• Fixed timer occasionally displaying bad values in the last group
• Increased number of digits shown on the timer
• Repositioned several elements
• Tweaked score popoff size to scale with current multiplier, if active

Player changes:

• Added audio cue for attempting to use a bomb without full gauge
• Buffed bombs
  • Bombs explode sooner
  • Using a bomb grants invulnerability before, during, and after its usage
• Fixed being able to perform any action while the game is paused or loading
• Fixed player’s rate of fire being affected negatively by system performance
• Horizontal movement can no longer cross the enemy invulnerability deadzone
• Replaced bomb sprite
• Replaced hurtbox animation
• Replaced idle animation

Scoring changes:

• Fixed being able to gain points from items after time runs out
• Fixed being able to gain tick points after time runs out

Miscellany:

• Added glow effects to several objects
• Added randomization to explosion sound effect pitches
• Added smoke effects to explosions
• Added spawn effects to bullets
• Adjusted enemy damage flash effect
• Adjusted multiple sprite layers to improve overall visibility
• Fixed bullet-clearing effects also affecting player bullets
• Fixed bullet sprites being invisible for 1 frame
• Fixed cloud sprites randomly clipping over other clouds of the same size
• Fixed enemy sprites sometimes briefly facing the wrong way upon spawning
• Fixed loading transition effect randomly stuttering
• Fixed main menu transitioning into itself when pressing the menu button
• Fixed several enemy idle animations missing a frame
• Improved background parallax
• Increased leaderboard size to 25 entries
• Optimized bullets to use only one gameobject instead of two
• Removed transition effects from menu navigation
• Replaced bullet impact sprites
• Replaced bullet spawn sprites
• Replaced certain bullet sprites
• Replaced certain fonts
• Replaced certain sound effects
• Replaced explosion sprites
• Scores are now submitted before seeing the leaderboard
• Tweaked bullets that constantly rotate their sprite to initially face their target rather than start at a random angle

Thank you for playing!