new things

• added key rebinding
• added power-up: swift shot

gameplay changes

• player move speed increased again!! zooom
• remaining friends on level clear are now automatically collected (previously were left behind forever)
• you now lose 50% of your friends on death (was 100%), this should result in PHATTER numbers and MORE power-ups
• power-ups now persist across levels
• power-ups now last for 14 seconds (was 12)
• power-up boxes are now very sparkly
• piercing shot knockback increased, fire rate increased
• extra lives are now granted every 30 friends (was 25)
• level area is now wider (buff to personal space)
• level generator difficulty constraints relaxed, this should result in some more challenging early levels, and occasional breather levels later on

smaller changes

• gamepad face buttons can now be used to aim your power
• entity wander move speed is now varied (was always max move speed)
• wandering entities now get stuck less frequently on level edges/in corners
• bulb starting and max move speed increased
• mites no longer reward points after 1 minute, in case someone was thinking about farming them for literal days
• devourer seek friend timer decreased to 3 seconds (was 3.5)
• devoider seek friend timer decreased to 2.5 seconds (was 3.5)
• devoider starting and max move speed increased
• bombalob will keep their distance a little more to give you room to dodge the mortars
• gluon mass decreased. they now fling about much quicker, watch out!

bugfixes

• fixed one crash that sometimes occurred when beginning another run (there may still be other instances of this crash. if you encounter it, please let me know!)
• fixed devourer and devoider seek friend timers not pausing

please note: this update will reset your hi-score, but your settings and stats will be safe <3