Creator's Asteroid update for 8 September 2023

Newly Added Maker Tiles:

• Caves (14) - Tunnels that can connect various locations in the World.
• Cave Pickaxe Upgrade - Enables Player to travel through Caves.
• Compass Upgrade - Reveals the locations of undiscovered Rooms on the Map.
• Padlock Block - Blocks that can be destroyed by using a Key or Lockpick.
• Lock Key - Unlocks an unlimited number of Padlock Blocks.
• Lockpick - Unlocks one Padlock Block per Lockpick.
• Ghost Blocks (2) - Looks like a standard Block or Wall, but anything can pass through it.
• Background Blocks (8) - Sets a single background tile design pattern.
• Foreground Blocks (8) - Sets a single foreground tile design pattern.
• Background Generators (7) - Sets a default background type for its entire Room.
• Level 2-8 Enemies (98) - Stronger, tougher variants of all existing basic Enemies.

Fixes and Improvements:

Adjustments:

• Custom sprites reference folder is now stored in a zip file.
• Updated the Pause Map in Maker Playtest to more closely reflect the Play Mode map.
• Tilting a control stick or pressing the DPad now switches from keyboard to controller.
• Renamed the "Attack" button to "Slash" in the submenu for remapping controls.
• Added "Interact" controls to the Pause screen's Controls menu (same input as "Slash").
• Updated block-merging visuals and processing (note that this affects custom sprites).
• Climbing Surfaces and Grapple Surfaces now support block-merging.
• Renamed "Locked Blocks" to "Cracked Blocks".
• Removed "one per room" restriction from Cracked Blocks.
• Clarified Maker Mode description of Cracked Blocks.
• Updated Gap Block depth visuals and processing.
• Added limits to how long Player shots can exist before exploding.
• Made some minor tweaks to some enemy sprites.

General Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where outlines could persist momentarily after their sprites vanish.
• Fixed an issue where the player's jump animation might play while standing on the ground.
• Fixed an issue where an unlocked block or collected upgrade might still appear on the map.
• Fixed an issue where a tile from a neighboring room might appear when it doesn't actually exist.
• Fixed an issue where some gameplay sounds might play while transitioning into Maker Mode.
• Container tiles no longer turn red while hovering over Upgrade tiles in Maker Mode.