A gigantic update to Celtreos!

Enabling this new setting makes the game significantly more challenging! 

• “1UP” power-ups NEVER spawn
  
• Defensive items such as “Shield” are far less likely to spawn
  
• Achievements do not give invincibility (though the Achievement still counts)
  
• Small round bullets are invulnerable and must all be avoided!
  
• Most projectiles are stronger and harder to destroy
  
• Much longer cooldown after using a Charge (“Bomb”, “Lightning”, etc.)
  
• Negative items appear more frequently
  
• Several enemy attack patterns change, and many are also faster
  
• More enemies spawn, and some walls may also change

There have been significant soundtrack improvements, updating songs such as “Disposition”, “Assignment”, “Evasion”, “Excursion”, “Confrontation”, “Portension” and “Flow”.

There have been minor tweaks to a variety of effects, including explosions and shaking.  Some of the UI has improvements, like certain icon artwork and text sizes.  Background contrast has been tweaked in stages like “Alien Ocean”.  The “Predator” weapon has also improved.

The “Colony Evacuation” and “Last Stand” stages now have water lines that cause splash effects when the water is hit by things like bombs, certain bullets and debris.  This opens up a new line of evasion, as you can potentially avoid being hit by flying further down than the water impact point.

Wide-area-effect cooldowns have been removed when “Test…” is used, allowing more rapid experimentation with those abilities.

The next Celtreos patch is live!

A number of stages have been adjusted for smoother gameplay, and there are even some new sections!

Several songs have been tweaked, including “Decoration”, “Evacuation”, “Mystery”, “Navigation”, and “Perfection”.

Backgrounds have been significantly upgraded in certain stages, such as “Jungle Cave”, “Sharp Descent” and more.  Many enemies have improved artwork as well.  A few player ships are now more detailed too, such as “Mini” and “Beryl Blade”!  Minor updates to artwork have been made in other areas of the game.