Escape from Vacov news & patch notes

✨ What's New: 🎬 Main Menu & Transitions Added main menu with Play, Settings, Exit buttons Cinematic screen transition with shutters when starting the game Pause on ESC during gameplay with the same menu Smooth animations for panel switching 🎨 Character Animations Completely redesigned player sprite (64x64 pixel art) 4 new animations: Idle (breathing) Run (running cycle) Jump/Fall (air pose) Smooth transitions between all states 📊 UI Improvements HP Slider now follows the player (embedded in prefab) Slider color changes from green to red at low HP Slider shake effect at critical health (<30%) Slider hides when HP is full ⚙️ Settings 3 volume sliders: Master (overall) SFX (sound effects) Music (×0.1 — now not too loud!) Screen mode toggle: Windowed Fullscreen Settings persist between sessions via PlayerPrefs 🏆 Steam Achievements (18 total!) 🔊 Audio Background music added and tuned All traps now have activation sounds Global audio system (one control for all) Settings saved via PlayerPrefs 🐛 Bug Fixes ✅ Fixed restart after game completion (now instant!) ✅ Fixed level display after restart ✅ Fixed player spawning on old chunk after death ✅ Fixed HP Slider not resetting after death ✅ Fixed achievements not unlocking in build ✅ Fixed slider flip (no longer mirrors with player) ✅ Removed all console warnings 🙏 Thank You for Playing! Escape From Vacov continues to evolve thanks to your support! Your deaths are not in vain. We count. We remember. 👁️

✨ What's New: 🏆 Achievements System Added 5 Steam achievements: First Death — Die for the first time First Victory — Complete the game World 1 Cleared — Finish all levels in World 1 Getting Started — Die 10 times Death Master — Die 100 times Achievement progress tracked across all playthroughs 💀 Death Counter New persistent death counter UI Tracks total deaths across ALL playthroughs (never resets!) Your suffering is permanent... 😈 Check your progress in the top-left corner 🎨 Character Animations Completely redesigned player sprite (64x64 pixel art) 4 new animations: Idle (breathing animation) Run (smooth 4-frame cycle) Jump/Fall (air pose) Death (explosion effect) Smooth transitions between all states Proper pixel-perfect rendering (no blur!) 🔊 Trap Sounds Background music ALL trap types now play activation sounds: Trigger Traps Directional Traps Teleport Traps Timed Traps Toggle Traps Global sound system (one control for all traps) Smart cooldown prevents audio doubling Consistent volume across all traps ⚡ Performance & Polish Fixed restart delay after game completion (now instant!) Unified transition speed between all chunks Fixed UI showing incorrect level after restart Fixed HP slider not resetting after death Fixed player spawning on old chunk after death Fixed achievements not unlocking in build Removed all console warnings 🗺️ Level System 5 worlds with randomized chunk selection 5 chunks per world (selected from pool of 10) New chunks on death (same world, fresh layout) Speedrun timer (never resets on death) Best time saved locally 🐛 Bug Fixes: ✅ Fixed: Restart delay after completing the game ✅ Fixed: UI showing wrong level (999.999) after restart ✅ Fixed: Player spawning on old chunk after death ✅ Fixed: HP slider not resetting after death ✅ Fixed: Achievements not unlocking in build ✅ Fixed: Trap sounds not playing on some trap types ✅ Fixed: Audio doubling when multiple traps trigger ✅ Fixed: Animator transitions not working correctly ✅ Fixed: IsGrounded parameter missing from Animator ✅ Fixed: Various console warnings and errors 📍 What's Next (v0.6): 🔜 More chunk variety (10+ unique chunks per world) 🔜 Main menu (Start, Settings, Quit) 🔜 Pause system (Esc key) 🔜 New trap types (moving spikes, falling platforms) 🔜 More achievements 🔜 World 3-5 content

✨ What's New in v0.2: 🎨 Visuals & Atmosphere Completely refreshed graphics and animations Respawn effect: player assembles from cubes 💎 Smooth level transitions (screen curtains) Full sound design: jumps, death, level completion 🗺️ Content 10 unique variants of World 1 New trap types: 🔄 Falling platforms 🎯 Directional triggers (activate only when moving backwards!) 🔀 Toggleable objects (platforms appear/disappear) Random chunk generation — every run is unique ⚙️ Mechanics & Quality of Life Improved physics: fewer stuck moments, smoother movement Independent volume controls for different sound types Level indicator on start and after death Input lock during transitions (no accidental jumps in the dark) 🏆 Steam Achievements New Achievement: "First Death" — die for the first time and earn your badge 💀 More achievements coming in future updates! 🗓️ Coming Soon: ✅ World System (World 2, 3, 4, 5...) ✅ Progress saving between sessions ✅ On-screen death counter ✅ Main menu & pause screen ✅ Leaderboards (who finished fastest?) ✅ New trap types and mind tricks ✅ More Steam achievements ✅ Controller support ✅ Optimizations & bug fixes