Release The Ares Horizon v2.0.0 - Major Update · alomnsh/The-Ares-Horizon

Release Notes

The game open in full screen, to exit the game, press the escape key on your keyboard or type out "exit"
When opening the settings menu your mouse pointer will not be able to exit the window, you just have to click the "Apply Changes" button to g back to normal
The game will pause when the setting menu is open, if you change the typewriting speed, it will apply after the one full line is typed out

You have to land the space ship, avoiding the spikes
You would have a 3 second prep timer to get ready
Use left and right arrow keys to navigate through the spikes
As the game mode difficulty increases, the speed of the spaceship, and the size of the spikes also increase

Landing Minigame: Added a brand new space landing minigame with 3 difficulties and spikes
Minigame Mode: Successfully landing your will permanently unlock a mode to play the minigame without restarting the story
Expanded Storyline: A new story choice system has been added, linking your Solar Sails decision in Branch 2 directly to your final choices in Branch 1

Pygame Migration: The setting menu was completely re-built in Pygame to eliminate Tkinter bug issues and to prepare for the whole game conversion to Pygame
** Audio Engine**: Switched to Pygame's audio engine to fix cross-platform crash errors on macOS and Linux.
Text Speed Customization: Added a slider to let players customize how fast the typewriter types text on screen
Factory Reset Feature: Added a 'Reset All Settings' button to reset all game settings back to defaults
** Slider & Mute Toggle**: A audio slider that changes colors with volume changes, with a 'Mute All Sounds' checkbox
** Preferences**: Local game audio and player settings are now saved with a .json backend file

** Retry Loop**: A 'Try Again' screen now tracks attempt numbers without forcing users to go through the loading
New Sound Effects: New sound effects and a looping background soundtrack

Screen Scaling Fix: Fixed a layout bug that would cause buttons to clip out or disappear on small resolutions and non-fullscreen displays
Cross-Platform Setup Docs: Revamped the installation guidelines in README.md to make sure setup on non-Windows machines