Jingnon's Ascent: ASSIST MODES!


Hello to anyone who's listening!

With this update of Jingnon's ascent, I've added ASSIST MODES to the game. 

This game is meant to be very challenging. You're meant to die a lot, and learn from those deaths. However, it would be remiss of me as a designer to assume everyone would fall in love with every challenge in the game. Many people loved the combat, many people hated the platforming. Many people liked the puzzles, many people found the combat a bit too difficult.

The assist modes I've added are 100% optional. They are meant to make the game accessible to people of all gaming backgrounds, as well as allow people to enjoy their favorite parts of the game while skipping the parts they don't like as much.


Download the update (no need to replace any files, just download/extract the new zip file and play from there. Your save file will be kept in your appdata so it should be safe even after the update)

To enable assist modes do the following:

- Enter the new pause menu (Hit Escape on keyboard / "Share" on ps4 controller / "Back" on XBOX controller)

- go to "Assist Modes"

Select any of the following "Assists":

- Faster dashes (your dash comes off cooldown much quicker)

- No-cost specials (your special attack is free)

- Invincible while healing (cannot be interrupted during a heal)

- No fall damage (if you find the platforming frustrating)

- Completely invincible (If you just want to skip a section you aren't having much fun with)


Again, these assists are 100% optional, and can be turned on/off at any point in the game. The core of the game is untouched, and if you want to enjoy the intended challenge of the game, then feel free to just ignore the assist mode menu completely. The purpose of these options is to allow you to skip parts of the game you find frustrating, and focus on your favorite parts. Based on the feedback I've received, for many of you that means skipping the platforming sections and enjoying the combat.

  

Other miscellaneous changes with this update:

- Added extra checkpoints to some of the platforming sections

- Changed the sound effect of the ice mine detonation

- Fixed a bug where some accessories would cause the player to flicker

- Added a pause menu where you can save & quit without having to alt+f4


Thanks to anyone out there who's listening!

-Abhi S

Files

JingnonsAscentV1-12WIN.zip 76 MB
Sep 09, 2018
JingnonsAscentV1-12MAC.zip 80 MB
Sep 09, 2018

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