Version 1.1

STARHACK version 1.1 is out now!  I wanted to take some time to revisit the game and give it a fresh coat of paint, especially now that more people are experiencing it as part of the spring bundle.

First, I added some additional visual effects when you make a line.  This was something I had intended to do originally but never quite got around to.

Second, after playing the game on device more, I started to get the feeling that a run of STARHACK takes a bit too long.  To  that end, I've upped the difficulty of the game, but also increased the amount of score you get.  The starting speed of the game has increased slightly, and the speed increases more for each level you go through.  Overall, I think this makes achieving a new high score slightly easier than it was before, and doing so also takes much less time now.  One thing to note about scoring is that longer lines are now much more heavily rewarded, so if you want to score big you'll have to achieve some gnarly hacks!

Additionally, if you've ever found yourself waiting for a new row to appear, you can now speed up the timer by holding the a and b button at the same time.  The speed increases over time, so a quick accidental tap of the buttons at the same time shouldn't do much.  This functionality is disabled in puzzle mode, because it doesn't have a timer.  You can just mash a or b to get a new line there.

I hope these changes make the game better to pick-up-and-play and you continue to enjoy your time with STARHACK!