LiteNetLib

Upgraded LiteNetLib from 0.7.7.2 (June 2018) to 0.9.5.1 (May 2021).

This is a significant internal upgrade; LiteNetLib handles Tallowmere 2's save files and netcode.

Saved games from previous versions remain compatible.

Online Co-op improvements:

• Improved processing speeds for both server and client.
  
• Improved default MTU size.
  
• Memory improvements.
  
• Added more detailed disconnect messages.
  
• Issues of timing out shortly after connecting to a server should now be fixed.
  

TILTED

• Fixed an issue where the game's internal WorldObjectPositionFixer did not factor in Tilted room angles.
  
  
• Players, enemies, and small items should no longer get stuck out of bounds in Tilted rooms.
  

ONLINE CO-OP

• Servers now factor in Tilted room angles when saving game data.
  
  
• When establishing a connection to a server, if the connection gets stuck after a few seconds, a Cancel button now appears.
  
  
• Fixed an issue where UIs for the Demon Statue, Magic Mirror, and Weapon Rack would not clear if the player disconnected abruptly.
  
  
• Fixed an error where treasure chests would attempt to receive data during room transitions.
  

AUDIO

• Title Screen: Fixed an issue where ambient tracks could be played at maximum volume before volume settings were loaded.
  
  
• Music: Fixed a rare error where a track could be missing.
  
  
• Audio system: FMOD errors are now treated as warnings. If an FMOD issue occurs, a message is now displayed in the Audio tab for the session.
  

MENUS

• Added an Account tab.
  
  
  
  
• Renamed the Notes section to About.
  
  
• Scrolling certain menus using Left Stick or D-Pad is now possible.
  
  
• Fixed an issue where UI buttons could retain their hovered glow state when not being hovered.
  
  
• Fixed an issue where weapon and shield icons would sometimes persist when viewing other menu categories.
  

UI & EFFECTS

• Items: Fixed a world issue where cosmetic glows would be positioned incorrectly on Axes, Elemental Staffs, Lightning Orbs, and Keys.
  
  
• Blessings tab: Fixed an issue where contents were not scrollable.
  
  
• Loadout tab: Fixed an issue where the panel would sometimes persist when switching tabs.
  
  
• Poison: Fixed an issue where debuff labels, screen effects, and healthbar effects would persist between game loads.
  
  
• Couch Co-op: Fixed an error with the Demon Statue UI if player name was too long.
  
  
• Online Co-op: Fixed an issue where poison effects for the local player would incorrectly appear on networked player HUDs.
  

CONTROLLERS

• Updated InControl from 1.8.4 to 1.8.5.
  
  
• Fixed an issue where Start and Select buttons would not work after reconnecting a controller.
  
  
• Fixed an issue with PlayStation 5 controllers + Windows + Bluetooth + InControl Native.
  
  
• Improved support for Linux.
  

GAME ENGINE

• Updated Unity from 2019.4.12f1 to 2020.3.9f1.
  
  
• Updated Post Processing package from 2.3.0 to 3.1.1.
  
  
• Suppressed various <RI.Hid> errors as warnings – Unity sometimes has issues interpreting peripheral devices.
  
  
• Updated Steamworks to 1.51.
  

BEHIND THE SCENES

Many preparations have been made for:

• the upcoming Kitten Collect-a-thon mode, and
  
• Cross-platform play with the upcoming mobile and console versions.