V1.2 - Custom Levels

TLDR

32 Custom Levels, a new level editor if ya want to pay for it, and more cool stuff coming soon.

Growth Out V1.2

Big news! You can now play levels I have created with the level editor I also created to make it easier for me. There is now a Custom Level button on the main menu that sends you into the game, but first, you have to hit load, which will bring up the file explorer. Navigate to where you have the game and find the custom levels folder, dig through the levels till you find one you like, and select it. They are the .arr file type if you're wondering. Hit start when you have the level you want loaded, and the game will begin.

In other news, I fixed the cheats. Hitting the up and down arrows or the shoulder buttons on the controller while on the menu before starting endless mode will skip you to the endless part. Left and right or pushing down the joysticks will give you 500 balls. They can work together, just press both. They do not need to be held down, just pressed at the same time.  Also, Cheats used in endless will no longer count for a high score... or at least it shouldn't.

I also made the main menu more navigable with a controller by making A the accept button and using the D-pad up and down to cycle through the options. Sadly does not work when selecting a level in the custom level mode.

Growth Out's NEW Level Editor

I have created a level editor for those who want to both support this little silly game and make levels for the fun of it.  It was up for debate for a while if I wanted it to be paid, and in the end, I did, as it's a completely separate entity that I now have to update with the game.

So how it works is you boot it up, and you are greeted with the game. Hovering your mouse over the left edge of the window will pop out the panel with all the crystals. Click and drag to the player area, and congratulations, you placed your first crystal. To make it faster, you can use ctrl + c while holding click on a crystal and then using ctrl + v while not holding any crystal to copy the crystal you were. Use ctrl + delete to erase the entier level and use delet while holding a crystal to delet it.

You can see the number of points needed to win and can change the number of balls the player starts with, if it starts in normal or wide mode, which stage the player sees of Riona while playing. To load a level already made, hit select and choose a level. They are the .arr files, and examples can be found in the level file in the game. Then hit load, and the level will load in. You can then change it and hit save, and either overwrite it or give it a new name. You can then go play the level in the base game.

The next major update will be an update to the art