A new CHORDIOID: First Breath update has arrived!

Demo version 1.2 introduces the ARCADE, a Free Play mode accessible from the overworld and main menu. Replay your favourite battles to go for a high score whenever you want - or enjoy community levels with the new Custom Battle support.

First Breath now has two methods for making your own CHORDTENT (CHORDIOID CONTENT): Add your own battles to the Arcade using the Custom Battle loader, or use the newly-bundled Godot Mod Loader to mod anything you like, including the game's code. Shove DOOM into it, I don't care!

Both of these methods require some familiarity with Godot - see the work-in-progress Modding Wiki[gitlab.com] for more information, or join the Discord[discord.gg] to get assistance and share your creations.

As for what's next...

We've got ONE MORE MAJOR UPDATE in store for the demo, and it's shaping up to be the juiciest - and perhaps most surprising - by a long shot. More on that, and the CROWDFUNDING campaign planned to accompany it, soon.

Now go, my chordlings. Go and make the playable AMVs of your dreams.


Major Changes:

• Added the ARCADE: a free play mode for official and custom battles, available from the overworld and main menu
  
• Added modding support through the Godot Mod Loader
  
• Adjusted Sam's colour palette
  
• Upgraded the game to Godot Engine 4.4, which should improve graphics performance and eliminate shader compilation stutters
  
• Refactored a number of game systems to be more flexible for modding

Tweaks

• Prevent tutorial enemies from going off-screen
  
• Overworld is now removed from the game world during battles for better performance
  
• Changed wording of Zoomies explanation to be more accurate
  
• Added black outlines to battle results screen for readability
  
• Various other small UI fixes

Bugfixes

• Fixed a bug that caused certain settings to be incorrectly applied on first boot
  
• Fixed a seam in the Vortex battle background visible at certain resolutions
  
• Fixed a number of bugs related to Key Items
  
• A bunch of other stuff. sorry it's been three months i forgor

Balance

• Burnout no longer takes effect if attacking with the same party member that ended the previous party section (unless they already have an active Burnout level)

Visual

• Burnout desaturation effect now stays active during highway sections
  
• Adjusted Cal's battle and cutscene art to match talksprites more closely

Bugs

• Fixed new input icons showing up incorrectly in intro battle & tutorial
  
• Fixed battle UI animation getting interrupted if spamming Confirm during battle start
  
• Fixed party member HP overflowing the battle UI if it exceeds 100
  
• Fixed Key Items not being cleared properly on selecting New Game
  
• Fixed Key Items menu being inaccessible if Consumables inventory is empty