Flow Parkour news & patch notes

It's been a really long time since Flow Parkour received any updates, but it's been cooking up many new things in couple of months, so here what it has to offer...

4 new levels

Levels, 26,27,28 and 29 are now available to play in the game, each one of them getting harder than the other :

• Level 26 is a long spiral you have to get up to using a bomb, (it's similar to level 3 to whoever played the game).
• Level 27 is a long course where you have to make your way through turrets while making your way to the top where the finish is
• Level 28 is outside, similar to level 27
• Level 29 is a really long and detailed course making your move all around the place to make to the end (very similar to level 14 to whoever played the game, only much harder)...

Major UI updates

The game's UI has undergone several changes, some are the following :

• Loading screens that give you tips while you wait for your game to load
• A cooldown bar showing you how much time you have left before you can re-use the slow motion mode
• Most importantly, a level selector for anyone who wants to play any level of choice (and yes, it saves your progress)

Five updates plan (update)

Flow Parkour will continue with the Five updates plan, as it's nearly reached the end of early access, although the updates haven't exactly been that many recently, and I'm not saying there is going to be any updates soon, (even though there probably will be) these last updates will all be major ones, so make sure to keep an eye for any news about the game... (3/5 updates complete) Here lies everything else no one cares about...

• You can now use slow motion whenever, (it's no longer exclusive to the shotgun),
• Bug Fixes in endless mode ,
• Grappler model fixed in endless mode,
• UI bug fixes,
• Pause menu turning on when game over or win screen shows up fixed...

Flow Parkour is going to be experiencing a few more updates than usual, this one being the second one this month, so here's what it has to offer...

New level 25

Level 25 is the biggest and hardest level I've ever made, taking around a few minutes just to get to the other side of it's map (excluding all the obstacles). It's also very dark meaning it gets confusing at times. Coming with the "EXTREME" difficulty (the hardest one).

New weapon system

Something else added to Flow Parkour was an updated weapon system. What do I mean by that? Well when playing most levels, you get the choice to either use your grappler or shotgun instead of having only one of the two, the two options are indicated in the bottom right of your screen.

Five updates plan

Flow Parkour is reaching a point where it's almost ready to be released as a full game, so over the next couple of weeks it's going to have some changes whether it's new levels or a new map for the endless game mode... This might also mean that it's in it's last couple of weeks where the game goes for free, so if you haven't already, download Flow Parkour today on steam for free! Here lies everything else no one cares about...

• The grappler now has new animations and a new design,
• The glass in many levels have been changed to only break when you have a shotgun or use bombs,
• Bug fixes in a few levels,
• UI bug fixes...

Expect a new trailer for the game soon!

Last time Flow Parkour received an update was a very long time ago, but today that changes as it receives a refresh...

New resolution setting to help with performance

Like the title indicates, when you now launch the game you are capable of lowering your resolution in-game to help with performance in the settings menu, the changes you make will be saved even after you close the game.

New refreshed UI

The UI in Flow Parkour has been slightly changed. It uses a new font called Montserrat, an Italic and bold font that has replaced the previous one. Many buttons have also changed in color, and the start screen has also been changed in the new update.

New level : Level 24

Level 24 takes place at a darker time than other levels, being inside a skyscraper deep in a city surrounded by buildings. This level also takes a break from the shotgun and uses the grappler, with buffed and normal turrets it's quite a difficult level.

Here lies everything else in the update that nobody cares about

• The bomb's design has been changed
• Glass now shatters when a bomb is thrown at it
• Multiple bugs found in the endless game mode have been fixed
• Screen Space Reflections have been optimized to help with performance

Flow Parkour hasn't received any updates in a while, but the game has surely been worked on. And today I present to you the biggest update yet...

New Endless game mode

The star of this update is the new endless mode , where it's all about endurance. The game takes place in a massive map, where there are two beacons that spawn an orb every now and then. Your goal is to make it to the orb as quick as possible as you are timed. If you make it to the orb you get 100/200 points , but if you don't you lose the game. Keep in mind this mode is still experimental , it's not guaranteed that you won't encounter any issues along the way...

Screen Space Reflections

Flow Parkour now has more accurate reflections then before, as Screen Space Reflections is a technique for reusing screen space data to calculate reflections. This update is live on all the levels and modes in the game. Here is a preview sowing off what Screen Space Reflections does to the game: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44461484/3ce7d384f89081eafd47e233705168de14e3ceb1.png

Extras...

Here lies everything that no one cares about :

• The game engine has been upgraded to the latest unity engine there is
• Reattempted fix to stop clipping through walls
• New type of bomb that acts like a jump pad, it doesn't run out
• Minor fixes with post-processing
• UI updates , in game you can go back to main menu or quit + main menu IU have been changed to fit the endless game mode.

New levels

This update introduces the levels 22 and 23 , level 23 featuring the new Extreme difficulty...

New turret

Since buffing the turrets in Flow Parkour was clearly not the way to go I decided to make a change to the turrets. This now means there are two types of turrets , the standard and the buffed. By the name it should be clear that the buffed turrets are more powerful, shooting double the fire rate and have faster response times to player movement. Don't worry only the hardest of the levels will use this new turret.

New slow motion action

Like the title says, Flow Parkour now has a new feature that let's you slow down your surroundings in levels where you have your shotgun for a total of 5 seconds before a cooldown starts. Other than these main subjects, other minor bugs have have been fixed to improve the user's experience...

New Level, 21

Level 21 is a level with a new design , instead of a flat terrain you climb up a building instead. Floor after floor until you make to the top, that has turrets and traps trying to stop along the way, also introducing a new difficulty...

New Difficulty, Extreme

The new difficulty isn't that different from "Very Difficult" as the only difference being that avoiding the obstacles in the stage isn't as easy, meaning that you have to face them, also introducing a new weapon...

New Weapon, Shotgun

This new weapon is the first of many... The shotgun can destroy anything in one shot, mainly used to defend yourself against turrets, that has a one second cooldown and a long range...

Extra Stuff

• Level 3 has an attempted fix to get players not from flying out of the map
• You can now pickup bombs by pressing "E" on your keyboard
• The grappler has gotten a change in colors
• Level 12 modified to fit it's theme better...

Camera Noise

In this update the camera now gives a small shake when the player is idle.

Turrets Nerfed

That's right , people have been complaining that the turrets they found weak is too strong! Therefore I have made the decision to weaken the turrets by decreasing their fire rate to shoot half as much as bullets...

As of 27/08/2023 Flow Parkour now runs on Windows and macOS , there are some issues with mac devices that are old. If your device runs the game under 60 fps , you will experience some issues...

SFX/VFX

• Flow Parkour now has a song that plays when the game is paused , a quick flash on the screen when you get shot , hit a trap or when you hit a shockwave bomb.

Level 20 Difficulty Increased

• Level 20 now has more traps therefore making it slightly harder than before.

Turrets Buffed (again)

• Like the header mentions... Turrets have only been getting stronger since the release of the game, they now shoot twice as more bullets against the previous version...

The design of level 5 has been updated to look like the rest of the game using a similar design to level 7. Level 16 also had a bug where the pause menu would show up when loading into the game , this issue has been fixed.

Pause Menu

The pause menu has been updated , now including the objective , the difficulty and what level you are in.

Bug Fixes

Some of the bugs were turrets not shooting you when you crouch/slide , no border when you would fall out of the map and not being able to complete a certain level

Turrets

After fixing the issue with the turrets they became slightly buffed , they can now aim slightly better.