Something in the rock

the demo's biggest update so far. a lot of it comes straight from your reviews, so thank you for writing them.

something in the rock

• a collection book: small items and pixel-art pictures are buried in the rock. dig all the way round one and it drops into your book
• the first finds sit close to the start, so something new turns up early in a run
• every find flies into a card on screen with its name and how many you have found, on every player's screen in co-op
• the first time something is half dug out, a tip tells you to dig all the way round it
• the first chest you see now comes with a tip: keep hitting it, every chest you break upgrades your machine
• new caves have twice as many gem pockets

slings

• the SLINGS tab sells sling levels: more balls in a spread, more shots from a sentry, and faster fire
• buy AUTO and the sling repeats your last throw every reload, for when your arm needs a rest

controls and comfort

• the arrow keys and W A S D now move at half the stick's speed, so they no longer race across the cave
• photo mode: H (or right on the d-pad) hides the whole HUD for a clean screenshot
• jump to a friend: F (or clicking the right stick) glides your view to a friend's hand
• NEW DIG offers three twists: NO LANCE, ONE BALL ONLY and HARD ROCK

other

• if steam is not running, the game now says so and that solo still plays: choose NEW DIG
• the list of open caves to join now keeps 20 instead of 6
• if the game ever crashes, it keeps a short note you can send us, and tells you where it is on the next start

found a bug or have an idea? the discussions are open, and we read everything.