We interrupt your daily grub to bring you a new Potatostrike patch.

The third patch brings more audio-greatness, with a music track for Mission 1! Each mission will have its own music, and any further missions added will come with their own track right away. Nothing beats a cool beat.

Additionally, a lot of Quality of Life and balancing adjustments have been made, and background work was made in preparation for Mission 2. Most of it is literal background systems to handle all 7 layers, the most background layers I've ever used.

Here's a full list of patch notes:

Bugs:

• Fixed no explosion sound playing when the Potatostrike is destroyed.
• Fixed a bug that let the player grab pickup items when dead.
• Fixed a bug that caused rotating shields to explode when hit.

Additions:

• Added a new music track for Mission 1.
• Added a new score screen at the end of a mission, or upon death.
• Added a new mission selection menu.
• Added a special hit sound when the Potatostrike's shield is damaged.
• Added warning beeps when the Potatostrike's shield is broken, and when the Potatostrike is at low health.

Changes:

• Changed the sound of the Destroyer boss's rotating shield spawn.
• Increased the volume of the hit sound when the Potatostrike's hull is damaged.
• Modified the description of weapons in the Inventory.
• Swapped the colors of Laser LV2 and Laser LV3.
• Changed the color of Laser LV2's muzzle flash.
• Projectiles that rotate now also have a rotating hitbox (for example, Missiles).

Balancing:

• Decreased the Shields of the Destroyer boss from 300 down to 200.
• Decreased the Health of the Destroyer boss from 50 down to 25.
• Decreased the Shield of the Destroyer boss when repeating the mission from 350 up to 275.
• Enemies no longer fire their weapons if they're too close to the left border of the screen.
• Upgrading the 37mm Cannon now also increases its burst's rate of fire.

Technical Changes:

• Background work in preparation for Mission 2.

If anyone has any suggestions, feedback, or bugs to report, feel free to leave a comment, send an email to the support address, or message me on any of my social media accounts (preferably Mastodon). Stay safe, Taters!