Hello everyone,

We first wanted to thank everyone that downloaded and played Stranger Helix! It brings us a lot of joy to know that there is an audience for this kind of game out there. We've taken in a lot of feedback and are  looking to make some major changes in the future. But for now, we wanted to patch up some issues folks have been running into and put back in some content that had to be cut due to the length of the jam. Here are a list of what got patched in:

• Fixed Shortcut Bug where it would teleport you to the top of the level. Shortcut has also been moved so player doesn't teleport into the same space as the enemy in the Prime Item room.
• Placed our Item Identification system back into the game. Currently works for ??? Worms. Use them to find different flavors. Some with benefits, others with downsides.
• Fixed trigger events for enemy patrols and Bell's map hints to take into account players approaching them from either pathway and also carried over those changes to the "Dark" phase of the level.
• Fixed Inventory and Equipment menus so that names of items don't cut off at the edge of their windows.
• Added in custom Game Over screen with the corresponding music.

There is still more cut content remaining which will be patched in sometime in the next few weeks. Until then, we hope you have a fantastic holiday! The team is looking forward to sharing more of Magpie and Bell's strange journeys with you next year :D

Cheers,

MythAtelier

P.S: If you are digging the tunes in-game, Isiah has put together an album for you to listen! Available on his bandcamp here.