Space Cadet patch notes - July 30, 2020

Gameplay

• Tractor beam area is now a surrounding circle instead of a cone.
• Changed the number of gems required to reach threat levels.
• Changed the frequency of enemies spawned in each threat level.
• Shield now activates for 3 seconds, and 2 has hit points.
• Asteroids now have more hit points and drop more gems.
• Enemies now drop gems when destroyed.
• Increased player ship bullets size.
• Player ship now bounces upon impact.

General Updates

• Final score now appears at the end of the level.
• There is now a slight delay after losing so that players don't accidentally skip their final score.
• A message now appears whenever a new threat level is reached.
• Updated gem animations.
• Updated enemy fighter art.
• New and updated sound effects to most game interactions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where enemies and asteroids would spawn in illegal places.
• Fixed a bug where you could endlessly roam outside of the level bounds by spamming fix. The player ship will now explode when reaching a certain distance from the sector.
• Fixed a bug where the shield would not disabled if active while being hit.
• Fixed a bug where the enemy Kamikaze wouldn't avoid obstacles.

Known Bugs

• Slight inconsistency with slow-motion behavior.