The latest S.E.A. update brings a vertical slice of enhancements and lessons learned from E.X.O. to prepare it for Steam Next Fest. Enjoy graphical enhancements like a high-contrast Dark Mode, improvements to physics and collision detection, and various tweaks and fixes.

Ahead in the water

Leading up to Steam Next Fest, I plan to make a launch trailer for S.E.A. and revisit its store page. There might be a performance hotfix beforehand as well.

My hope with the event is to capture feedback to understand its future. In addition to all the new content I want to add in future updates, there are several aspects of the core game loop and systems that I would like to develop further to make more accessible and interesting.

Please dive in and let me know what you think!

v1.4.1 changes

• Audio
  • Added binaural processing to splash cue
  • Reworked splash cue for movement changes
• Graphics
  • Added toggle for Dark Mode on Graphics screen
  • Added random radii to stars
  • Adjusted range of motion blur strengths
  • Fixed celestial glows disappearing when crossing top of screen
  • Increased contrast of nighttime sky
  • Made stars visible for longer
• Movement
  • Improved handling on slopes
• User interface
  • Added access hotkeys for altitude and velocity
  • Added status screen rows for altitude and velocity
  • Improved verbosity of access hotkey alerts
  • Rearranged heading and coordinates on Status screen
• Miscellaneous
  • Fixed some things caching between new games
  • Prevented statistics collecting while on title screen
  • Tweaked haptic strengths to be stronger overall
  • Miscellaneous coding chores to support future updates
  • Updated documentation to reflect changes