Hey everybody!

I am excited to publish what is the definitive update for The Last Utopi as a jam project!

I have spent the past few days listening to what players have highlighted as pain points in the game. Taking those notes, I have iterated on the original jam game to make it more polished and fun. Several versions later, I feel confident that quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and visual updates have made the game better than ever!

Here is a list of those changes:

Continuity Fixes:

• In one build, the Atrius 360 spaceship was invisible. I enabled the ship again.
• Rita's name was incorrect in a part of the previous build. I corrected this so her name is consistent throughout the game.

Inventory Fixes:

• Made it so that Combining Mode would turn off when the inventory was closed. This should make for a more seamless user experience when interacting with inventory items.
• Fixed a bug with "Combining" and "Equipping" texts not displaying properly in some instances.
• Previously, a user could collect all the items in the game, select all of them in the inventory, combine them, and come up with the combined item needed for a puzzle. This has been fixed so that the user comes up with the combined item ONLY if they combine the elements required.
• Previously, bools associated with inventory items would remain true even after the item had been unequipped/used. This has been fixed.

Visual Updates:

• A MAIN MENU! There is now a simple main menu to start out the game. You can start, check out credits/controls, and quit the game from there.
• MORE SPORES! There are now plenty more spores and spore trees inside the Utopi store. This has been huge for improving the ambient lighting and atmosphere of the game.
• The inventory's colors have been slightly edited to be more visually pleasing.

Audio Updates:

• TONS OF UI SOUND EFFECTS! Now the inventory, story choice buttons, and computer buttons all have associated sounds. Though seemingly minor, this change has given the game an extra punch that I hope you all enjoy!
• Some world sound effects! Static TV sounds like a static TV, scanner actually sounds like a scanner, etc.
• The overall game audio has also been mixed to sound slightly more consistent.

Gameplay Update:

• One consistent note that I have gotten is that the original walk speed was waaaayyy too slow. I fully agree. Enjoy a new, improved, much-faster walk and crouch speed!
  

And those are the changes that make up the definitive version of the jam game. If you've taken the time to read this, sincerely, thank you.

I hope you enjoy your time in The Last Utopi!

-GK