v0.7: Beta Release

Here it is, the first Beta of Harmonies Garden! Which is no longer called that, but Starseed Harmonies. Turns out space is going to play a big part.

This beta is a solid vertical slice of the final game. It has all the mechanics, several secrets, and 3 different endings. It's qualitative enough so that I can start communicating more about it.

Here is the changelog of the 0.7:

Features

• Changed name to Starseed Harmonies
• Buttons animation
• Link to credits at the end

Fix

• Hovering tiles during a transition doesn't change cursor
• Fonts are charged from server

For those who've been paying attention, you might be wondering where's the promised tutorial. Well, it turned out adding an introduction would add too many problems (both in technical implementation and game-design) compared to the benefits it would have. All the players who already tried the game understood the rules. So why try to fix something that already works? There's already enough tasks to complete to finish the game, let's remove those who are not indispensable.

What's the road-map for the final version? Here is what I plan:

• 4th Field
• 5 Secret Endings
• Clues for finding all those endings
  
• More consistent tile arrangements
• Keyboard Navigation and Labels for Screen Reader
• Accessibility option to disable animations
• Optimization on audio files loading
• Small polishing on icons and texts

This will keep me busy for sure. But some of these tasks are less daunting that they appear to be. So I think you can expect a full release by January or February. The updates might not be as regular, but they'll certainly be exciting!