Hi, fellow cat and Broomba enthusiasts!

It's been a while since the last update, and I wanted to give a little signal that work is still being done on the game. As usual, life has its own plans and, as is standard with game development, finishing one task creates two new tasks to be done. I've been hard at work creating new levels and in doing so, updating and adding new objects and features. There are currently nearly 90 levels over 3 increasingly difficult episodes.

There's also been a big graphical overhaul. As you can see from the screenshots, there are new backgrounds with their own color schemes. Another new addition is the dock, where all the puzzle objects reside at the start of the level, so you don't have to go looking for them.

There's also an automatic hinting system based on the number of puzzle items and the number of different types of items. Still tweaking it so it wouldn't quite auto-solve the levels, and will probably make it an optional feature.

I've also been experimenting with giving a voice to Billie, although through a text-to-speech service for now, while I search for the little vocal talent to embody our protagonist.

The current plan is to release this as a commercial game here on Itch, as well as Steam. A free shareware version will be released alongside containing a bunch of levels to play through, but without the level editor functionality. Releasing a commercial MS-DOS game in 2023 will be interesting to say the least. Will write more on the technical aspects in the future.

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Thanks for taking the time to read this, and see you next time!