It has been a while but... The BIG content/overhaul update is here!!! Well... Part 1 of it! The Beyond the Line Update is about going beyond what was possible inside the game with the first one being...

ADDED:

- THREE NEW Tank Upgrades!!!

After so long, you can finally choose upgrades other than "Movement Speed", "Bullet Damage", and "Max Health"! The new upgrades are: "Exp Gain", "Reload Speed", and "Ability Cooldown".

Exp Gain increases your exp from enemy tanks by 1 with each level. The cap is 10 exp, which is added to the original exp.

Reload Speed reduces your reload time by 0.05 for each level. The maximum cap is a 0.5 reduction in reload time.

Ability Cooldown reduces the cooldown of abilities by 1 second for each level. The cap is a 10-second reduction in cooldown.

- 3 NEW Modes! (Timer, Random Choice, and Frenzy)

"A timer constantly ticks down... When it reaches 0, you die. It resets every level up."

You start with 40 seconds to get to the next level. Every time you level up, your timer resets and you gain 2 extra seconds on top of your previous seconds. But if that timer gets to 0, you will instantly die... So, make sure you are quick to get to the next level!

"You have no control over what normal and special upgrade you choose!"

Every time you have a chance to pick an upgrade or special upgrade... The game picks for you! Some choices might be good... Others... probably bad. But who knows! You might get the right number of choices to beat this game mode.

"All Enemies' reload time has been halved and enemies move faster than normal"

In this mode, all enemies (including bosses) have their reload time cut in half, and on top of that enemies that are on half health will get a speed increase. Bosses don't get a speed increase but their cooldown between boss attacks is halved.

- The Mode Combiner Button!

A new button has been added to the mode menu to give the ability to FINALLY combine multiple modes into one run! Imagine having both swarm and endless mode together, or no choice and auto turret, or ALL OF THEM. The possibilities are truly endless! With some having "special" results...

- The Stats Button!

When you die, there is now a new button that shows everything you have done in the run. From how many enemies you have destroyed to what special abilities you had during the run.

- Self-destruction Button!

Man... This feels more like the "button update" huh? Anyways... You now have a self-destruction button to end runs quickly rather than waiting for enemies to finish you off.

- Discord Link Button

Yet another button added to this update... Well... This is the last button I am adding thankfully! This is a new button in the menu that gives you the link to our Blastazoid Discord Server. You can click on that button at any time to check it out!

- 9 new achievements to collect!

Here are some new achievements based on the new modes, upgrades, and the combiner button...

• "Mom Look! No Mouse!"
• "Full In Exp!"
• "Full In Reload!"
• "Full In Less Cooldown!"
• "No Choice Is The Right Choice?!"
• "Just In Time!"
• "Shapes On Sugar..."
• "Double The Fun! (& Pain?!)"
• "Multi-Trouble!"

- Added 5 new info texts to see during loading!

• "At the end of a run, use the "Stats" button to know everything you have done in that run!"
• "Got to squash some bugs!"
• "Use the combiner button to use multiple modes at once to create endless combos!"
• "Fun Fact: The controller cursor changes depending on the skin!"
• "Do you know that Blastazoid has a discord server? Check it out!"

- Added a demo version of the game!

I added a demo version of the game for people to play and test out to see if they would like it or not. Then, with the right expectations, they can buy the full version. The demo will let you play up to level 17, and then each time you level up, there is a 1 in 5 chance that it will send a "Demo Ender" bounty hunter to finish you.

- Added a Dipentagram mass invasion event

CHANGES:

• The controller cursor now changes depending on the skin.
• Updated some loading info (Because why not?).
• Changed the look of Hiveagon's orbiting drones so they can be better told apart from the homing drones.
• Changed the achievement tier of the "Odd One Out" to two stars instead of three.
• Finding the odd square is now 1 in 250 instead of 1 in 100.
• Removed Octagon's ability to spawn CSEs during the fight (YAY).
• The menu has changed with a new button.
• The area of selecting a tank upgrade now has changed to have arrows to swap between the new upgrades and the previous ones.
• The game-over screen now has a new button.

FIXES:

• Fixed Info typos and misinformation (Those sneaky guys!).
• Fixed Bullet Repeller still affects bullets even if the game is paused during the selecting upgrades.
• Fixed the Star Commander spawning CSEs even if the player has not beaten the game yet.
• Fixed Compound Shape Elites giving exp during boss fights.
• Fixed converted being bugged if you play the multiple runs without reloading the game.
• Fixed the player not being able to complete "beat the game with..." achievements when they did not have endless mode on.

This is just Part 1 of this big update! With Part 2 coming soon! (Probably awhile...) Stay tuned!