This is it! The nearly final release build of Astral Flux!

New Features 🙌

• Dedicated tutorial area (if you would like to start fresh, delete %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Cosmocat\Astral Flux\astral-flux.dat)
• Achievements (Steam only)
• Add basic input rebind system
• Add dedicated backgrounds for several bosses
• Add pre-boss rooms
• Add new game over screen
• Tons and tons of visual improvements (cutscenes, VFX, backgrounds, start gates, teleporters, torches, destructible blocks, title art, etc.)

Bug Fixes/Improvements 🐛

• Revamp world 2 and 4 bosses (improve telegraphing, pacing, etc.)
• Update world 4 boss attacks and in-game ending animation
• Fix for pausing during tutorial freezing game
• Possible fix for melee attack not always working after exiting challenge rooms
• Add feedback for exploding barrels
• Add telegraphing for flying robot enemy
• Remove dynamic spikes from first room
• Fix for some enemies walking on fences
• Fix for broken coins in world 3 start room
• Improve analog stick movement
• Increase melee damage area by 25%
• Flash arms and gun on player damage
• Add WASD and mouse bindings
• Add some loading screen tips
• Allow skipping the game over screen
• Various performance optimizations
• Lock/hide cursor
• Disable post-processing for UI/HUD
• Make Spikey enemy dynamic and pushable
• Disable remaining switches when three switches have been activated
• Make temple entrance and exit more easily identifiable
• Fix for world 1 boss rolling SFX not stopping on death
• Fix for ceiling worms spawning in the ceiling
• Hide minimap for world 4 mini-boss

Balance Changes

• Spawn fewer flies in world 4
• Make world 1 worms easier
• Robot enemy death explosions now do environmental and player damage
• Increase challenge room difficulty with each world

Known Issues

• See this Steam forum post for known issues with the latest build