We've been busy since our last changelog! Lots of improvements, reworks and polish since webGL Version  0.3.6. We've done our best to summarise the changes so far.

• Puzzles:
  
  • Tons of new puzzles across chapters 1 - 7.
• Art & Design:
  • Lots of new assets added and visual updates across
    • Puzzle pieces
    • Player character
    • Level Select
    • Foliage
    • Flooring
    • Trees
    • Iconography
  • General composition of sets and arrangement of objects has been improved.
  • Improved colour schemes across chapters.
  • There is now a unique locked chapter with its own colour scheme and unique player character animations.
  • More integration of the dreamcatchers for holding information, reduced the amount of pillar designs in the game.
  • The stat screen is now different and only features the player character containing how many souls have been collected and the total game progress. The monolith design is now cut.
• UI:
  • Tabs are now in place and function better in the settings menu.
  • Navigation of UI now feels more juicy.
  • Improved visual consistency of toggles, buttons and text scale across the game.
  • Selection states are now clearer on interactive UI featuring embellishments and animation.
  • Various localisation updates across text fields.
  • Discord Community and Steam Wishlist buttons are in and navigate to correct URL.
• Input:
  • Selection with keyboard and controller across various UI is improved.
    
  • Pressing arrow keys navigates to different screen positions.
  • Pressing Z and X in the level select changes the chapters
  • Press WASD and E can select and confirm across various areas of the game.
  • Pressing ESC / Backspace can pause the game or navigate to the previous scene.
• Optimisation:
  • Reduction of SetPass calls tied to the number of materials we were previously using.
  • We're now using Sprite Atlas' in the game to help reduce batches.
  • Configured a bunch of settings for webGL to limit the max size of specific sprites.
  • Reduction of alpha space across various sprites to reduce build size.
  • Various script optimisations in the codebase which should help performance on lower end devices and in the browser.
• Features:
  • Analytics are now partially embedded in the game.
  • Demo related features are now partially completed. This will allow us to provide a slice of the game and gate certain content.
• Misc:
  • The Ruya: Ascension Steam Page is now live!
  • We have since made a short teaser trailer for the game.