Absolutely Barbaric 0.6.0.X XMAS UPDATE

Hi everyone! 👋

It's been a while since the last update and there are reasons for that: I've been experimenting with different procedural generation algorithms to procedurally create the levels for The Forlorn Caves - But I want satisfied with the results of my approaches!

So I've decided to go another route: instead of procedurally generating the caves I've started to create 40 different cave parts (10 for every corner) that are all designed with a nice/interesting thanks in mind and that have the transition points at the same positions, so they all fit together.

Once all parts are ready they will be put together randomly when the level has been loaded.

This makes 10000 different possible levels - all well playable! I have still some parts ahead of me but I'm getting there! 😉

In the mean time I've updated the current version with a Christmas theme and it's the bloodiest update so far! 🎄😈⚔️

Many sprites have been replaced and it's snowing outside!

I've also replaced 2 enemies:

The worms in Central Rye have been replaced by Santa's Elves and the ants in The Forlorn Caves have been replaced by Rudolph the red nosed reindeer.

Both enemies have a very bloody and gory death and leave their remains in the ground! See the changelog below for all changes made here!

So far, happy slashing and a merry bloody Christmas! ⚔️

0.6.0.X (Xmas Update):

- It's Christmas time in the world of Rye!

- Player wears a Santa hat

- Added sparkling Christmas tree to title screen

- Added falling snow overlay to title, world map, tutorial & Central Rye

- Changed the colours of the title and highscore boards in the title screen to fit the christmas theme

- replaced worm enemy with Santa's elves (including a bloody death animation!)

- added permanent bloody remains of slain elves

- replaced trees with christmas trees in Central Rye

- added decorations to the bushes in Central Rye

- added mistletoes to the dead trees in Central Rye

- replaced the cactuses with snowmen in Central Rye

- replaced the dirt tiles and the dirt cliff tiles with snowy tiles

- replaced heart of the health pickup with a sugar cane

- replaced the pots in Central Rye with red presents (including unpacking animation)

- added decorations to the Skill Shop

- replaced mushrooms in The Forlorn Caves with brown presents (including unpacking animation)

- replaced ant enemy with Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (including a bloody death animation!)

- added permanent bloody remains of slain Rudolphs

- added decorations to columns & rock piles in The Forlorn Caves

- The Goblin King is now the Goblin Grinch and wears a Santa hat

- The Goblin King's Throne Room is now The Goblin Grinch's X-Mas Room

- replaced the pots in The Goblin Grinch's X-Mas Room with blue presents

- replaced the statues in The Goblin Grinch's X-Mas Room with big christmas trees

- added decorations to the railings and the wall with the exit door in The Goblin Grinch's X-Mas Room

- reworked small parts of Central Rye

- changed the requirement for opening the door in The Goblin Grinch's X-Mas Room to "own the 2nd key" (dropped by the Goblin Grinch) instead of "kill all enemies"

- minor bug fixes