BLASTNET 1.1.0 update

This update brings a lot of new stuff to the game and fixes a bunch of bugs from the 1.0.0 release. It includes new game modes, powerups, upgrades and enemies as well as improved visuals.

Game modes:

All game modes have their own highscore tables, both local and online. (And Opera GX Games challenges for each as well)

New upgrades:

• Afterburner
• Adrenaline rush
• Vortex blast
• Time dilation
• Powercharge
• Tractor beam
• Aftershock
• Volatile charge
• Radial blast
• Decompile

This addition brings the total number of available upgrades to 50.

The update also includes two new enemy types and two new powerups: Timehack and Electrode.

A simple Photo Mode is also included, and can be accessed by pressing <P>. This freezes the game and allows for moving the camera around (using <Print Screen> to take screenshots).

Miscellaneous changes:

• Gameplay:
  
  • Adjusted the rate at which the kills required by each phase are calculated
  • [ARCADE/MELEE] Extra lives are awarded every 5 phases only if you have zero lives left

• Audio:
  
  • New menu music by Andres Boissiere
    
  • New, more consistent voice effects
• Settings:
  
  • Added <STRAFE> to control options ( when enabled, holding down <SHOOT> locks your aiming direction )
    
  • Better support for different gamepad button styles
    
  • Graphics settings for AA and Vsync
  • Adjustable colours (Menu colour, Player colour, Enemy colours) and preset palettes
• Other:
  
  • Renamed "Volatile Vengeance" upgrade to "Revengeance"
  • Renamed "Explosive Alchemy" upgrade to "Equivalent Exchange"
  • Renamed "Speed" powerup to "Haste"
• Bug fixes:
  
  • Fixed game spawning too many bombs - now capping to player's max bomb count should work
  • Fixed shockwave powerup not firing when the timer runs out
  • Score should now be stable - no more sudden 100 million score jumps
  •  Added crash exception handler function - shows error message & outputs "crash.txt" to AppData/Local/BlastNet/