THE SECOND UPDATE!

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If you want to help support me and my game, the best thing you can do is subscribe to my YouTube channel, follow me on Twitter, and leave a review on Steam! Although this might be the last Slay the Minotaur content update, this does help me continue to work on new games!

I also want to say thanks for playing! Even though I keep saying this is probably the last content update, it is still possible I may return to work on the game again, but don't expect another major content update to happen unless I say I am definitely working on one! I'm very happy with how much content the game offers right now, and I think everything is in a good place.

Now, because this may be the last Slay the Minotaur update, the best place to know what I do next will be to follow on YouTube and Twitter. So if you love the game and want to know what comes next and haven't followed there, you really should!

Thanks for playing, everyone! I hope you'll join me in whatever I end up doing next! But for now, please enjoy the update!


New

• Extra Endless Mode Added
  
  • This is an extra game mode where you can fight enemies in waves that become stronger and stronger! I hope people like this extra mode, but it is still just an extra mode and not the main event. I think it is pretty good practice for the main mode, and it is a fun way to try out combinations you may not normally try in the main mode!
• Outfits
  
  • Aphrodite has 4 unlockable outfits, and the Minotaur has 3 unlockable outfits! You will need to complete challenges to unlock them!
• Cloaks
  
  • After slaying the Minotaur with an A rank, you can equip a cloak and even choose from a selection of colors!
• Wings
  
  • If you slay the Minotaur in under 10 minutes, you can equip wings on your feet! They also come in a selection of colors, but you can increase the amount of color the faster you slay the Minotaur!
• Fast Restart and Name Saving
  
  • A lot of players wanted a faster way to get back into the game. Before you enter the labyrinth, you can enable these options. The fast restart will immediately send you back to the name your character menu. Saving your most recent names will also let you start a new attempt faster. The game over screen can now be skipped by pressing the parry button.
• New Aphrodite Dialogue
  
  • Aphrodite has some new dialogue and animations. Most of these are triggered after certain conditions are met and will probably not be seen very often.
• Camera Controls
  
  • When starting a new attempt, you will see a notification for your camera. This also appears when adjusting the camera. It seemed like some players didn't notice that the camera can be adjusted, so hopefully this will remind players.

Changes

Weapons and Helmets

• Spartan's Surge will now knock down enemies.
  
• The Ares Spear will give you a moment of invincibility when first activated.
  
• The Blade of Apollo's description has been updated.
  
• The Asterion's Spare Axe special attack will give you invincibility after the initial windup.
  
• The Helmet of Zeus no longer interrupts your movement.
  
• The Argonaut Blade's special attack and normal attacks have had their speed increased.
  
• The description for the Helm of Ares now clarifies that it stuns only zombies.

Aphrodite's Shop

• Special Roll has been made cheaper and is now only 200 pearls.

Enemies

• A defeated enemy will continue to despawn and drop pearls while talking to Aphrodite.
  
• Tanks with Poseidon's Trident have had their water wave attack timing adjusted.
  
• The cyclops ground slam can now be parried.
  
• The Minotaur no longer has a fire attack and instead will shoot a lightning bolt that can be parried. I felt like the fire attack was too unavoidable and annoying. Now the Minotaur shoots a lightning bolt. This also means every attack can now be parried!
  
• Corrected Tanks in the tutorial saying they could drop Bottled Fortune when they do not. Previous patch notes incorrectly said this as well.

Items

• Revive has been changed to revive you no matter how you died.
  
• Bottled Acceleration and Temporary Statue now show you how long they last. They will also pause while speaking with Aphrodite.
  
• When collecting a large pearl, a message will now tell you that zombies drop more pearls.

Other Changes

• You can now skip the game over screen by pressing the parry button.
  
• "View Details" has been changed to "Enlarge Details" to remind players they can increase the size of an item's description.
  
• How to earn ranks has been added to the rankings menu.
  
• The options menu can now be accessed while playing.
  
• The X axis and Y axis can now be separately inverted in the options menu.
  
• The align attacks option has been changed to automatically adjust if you are using a gamepad or keyboard. You can still change it to your preferred option. This should help gamepad players who did not know this was a setting the most.
  
• You will now be asked to play the tutorial when starting the game.
  
• The tutorial has been updated.
  
• More hints have been added or changed.
  
• The extra modes have been moved to the challenges and extras menu.
  
• Brightened some areas of the labyrinth.
  
• Flattened some of the rocky cliff areas of the labyrinth.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed purchasing Restock not counting towards total coins spent at Aphrodite's shop.
  
• Fixed killing Tanks not counting towards Aphrodite's affinity level.
  
• Fixed the Sword of Apollo's healing being stopped if you attacked while active.
  
• Fixed lightning attacks aimed directly at enemies sometimes passing through.
  
• A rare glitch where, after you are turned to stone, you never return to normal should be fixed.
  
• A rare glitch where the main menu won't load from the results screen should be fixed.
  
• Fixed some item descriptions not scaling correctly.
  
• Fixed selecting random mode saying it was still locked even if requirements were met.
  
• If you get stuck after being knocked back in the air, it will now adjust and should get you unstuck.
  
• Fixed some spots where the Minotaur could get stuck.

I'm working on the second Slay the Minotaur update! Please watch the short video below!

Please consider following me on Twitter and subscribing on YouTube to keep up to date on Slay the Minotaur and whatever I'll do in the future!

This update will probably be the last Slay the Minotaur update. I may return to it someday, but for now, this will be the last major update. So if you want to keep up with what I'll be doing later, it is very important that you follow me on those other platforms!

Please remember that some of the things I talk about may never be added to the game. I just want to share some things I am testing and what is likely to be in this upcoming update.

Endless Waves
Endless Waves is what it sounds like. You fight enemies in waves, and the more waves you complete, the more challenging they become! This mode is pretty simple and is a good way to try out different gear combinations and get familiar with the game's combat. I'm not locking rewards behind it though, as this is just a fun extra mode not to be taken that seriously like the Heracles and Aphrodite modes, but the amount of waves you survive is recorded. At the start of each wave, you must pick a weapon or a helmet and then upgrade your abilities. Healing will remove your equipped gear. When you start each wave, there is a chance the arena will change!

Unlockables
You may also remember that I once mentioned adding unlockable outfits to the game. I mentioned the ideas of a Cowgirl Aphrodite, and giving cowboy hats to the player character. It turns out Aphrodite is by far the easiest character to make alternate outfits for. This is because she is human and isn't directly involved in the gameplay. Making unlockable outfits for the player and Minotaur has been far more challenging. The Minotaur is half human, and because the player is randomly generated, it is hard to make unlocks always match well. I actually did make the cowboy hats, but they looked so out of place with the ancient Greek armor that I decided not to add them.

Cloaks and Wings
I actually wanted cloaks for a long time, but I was having trouble making them look good. I am thinking I may allow some kind of customization to the cloak, such as choosing a color or other details. I'll have to see how well I can incorporate something like that.

Another cosmetic idea I had was to give players winged feet if they complete the game in under a certain amount of time. These I do not feel as confident about. I think you don't actually see the player's feet enough for them to be interesting. I've experimented with adding visual trails to the feet, but I think it comes off as distracting. These probably need more work, but I would also say they are the most likely not to happen. Although I did like the idea that the faster you go, they would change, so whoever has the fastest time would also have the brightest wings or something like that.

The update should be out in May.

This is planned to be the last update, but I am not ruling out the possibility of returning to the game. I mostly just need a break from it! I'd also really like to start making other games. So again, please follow me on Twitter or subscribe to my YouTube channel if you want to know what I end up doing in the future! This kind of support off of Steam helps future games even before they get a store page!

For now, this upcoming update should be treated as the last major content update to expect. Thanks for playing!