Progression, performance improvements and bug fixes


Hi all,

I added a new feature to Faster where you unlock the ability to start at a later level. How it works is this:

  • If you reach level 10, you unlock the ability to start at level 5.
  • If you reach level 15, you unlock the ability to start at level 10.
  • etc.

This should "get you up to speed" quicker if you're already good at the game.

This version also has big improvements for performance, and fixes a couple of bugs, including the bug where the tunnel would show the pink energy effect even though you can't graze energy from the tunnel.

I've also re-enabled the Linux version with some possible fixes. If you try it, could you please post a comment to say whether it's working for you, and what the spec of your computer / distro and version of Linux is? Thanks!

Enjoy!

Kevin

Files

Faster - Linux.zip 58 MB
Jun 22, 2024
Faster - macOS.zip 68 MB
Jun 22, 2024
Faster - Windows x64.zip 58 MB
Jun 22, 2024

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Thank you for this excellent detail! The proton stuff is really interesting. The flickering is caused by the tunnel shader, and I think I need to simplify that a bit. I'm off travelling at the moment but I will look at these when I get back in a couple of weeks.

very glad to have the ability to start at later levels! i was wondering how you intended to handle it - i had the idea that you could start at the highest level multiple of 5 you were able to reach without taking a single hit.

oh, does this have the fix for the mouse not being captured? i hate having to reset my cursor position between every level so it doesn't go onto my other monitors lol

If you have time, could you detail your setup (OS, computer spec) and how to replicate the bug? Are you running windowed or fullscreen? Thanks!