Hello Splatians.

ColorBlend FX: Desaturation version 1.2.0a is now here on Itch.

Over a year later, we are finally wrapping up some unfinished work – mainly the music.

Several areas were still using placeholder tracks, and I had planned to remix some of DarksSilencer's pieces. Key spots like the S.P.A.R.K environment, quantum labs, and even the common boss theme were left incomplete. I always wanted the common boss theme to echo Lord Ashen's motif, so we have revisited and updated them.

By the way, give @DarksSilencer a YT sub - such neat indie music artists deserve more especially now!

Here's what's changed

• Fixed Library Tunnel softlock reported by chocolatecake5000
• Fixed potential softlock in Quantum Power Area
• Replaced S.P.A.R.K., Quantum, and Storage Area themes with original music tracks
• Replaced common boss theme with a new track by DarksSilencer
• Updated Tomb and Arcade Boss battle themes with new originals
• Fixed softlock in Corrupted Castle discovered by Retr0_k
• Fixed a glitch where entering the final room to get the good ending does not show an ending.
• Fix small glitch in The Mansion
• Viscosity & Splattering - barrel bug fixed.
• Lord Ashen will never remove colored strips from itself during that one specific battle
• The Rainbow Crystal of Essence can now double-hit Lord Ashen.
• Removed some enemy souls in the second area of Soul Realm
• Fixed some bugs of the JRPG Battle System (again)
• Removed a slime with Black Crystal protection in the Soul realm.
• Changed how the paint looks at some surfaces.
• In the Abandoned Mineshaft a barrel can get saved right on the moment when it explodes, bypassing softlock detection mechanism for this specific barrel. Now, the game will ignore any explosions that happen during load, the barrel will still explode, but the Splatian won't be harmed.
• While wearing the Atom Hat, you can end up softlocked in the Control Area. It's now possible to exit this area.
• Fixed misplaced spawn point in The Mansion => Kofin's Farm
• Fixed a glitch where you get wrongly spawned when exiting the Farm Cave
• Fixed Splatron's Workshop Arcade crash
• Changed how the paints look everywhere
• Fixed most graphical flickering when transparent objects are painted
• Fixed bugs in a secret First Person Challenge mode, accessible by naming him in a special way.
• Fixed all glass rendering issues
• Seriously optimized the Corrupted Castle! It will now run much smoothly
• Fixed getting the Super Secret Ending if you never flipped that switch 100 times.
• Many more important and polishing fixes.
• Fixed a bug in Modular Factory Area where the SecureScan Cores don't start dropping when the power is on.
• In the Soul Realm JRPG Final Boss Battle, the "Entanglement" action happens immediately when triggered, but still after Lord Ashen Turn 7. If you enter the battle and immediately use the cultist book, it's guaranteed that the Entanglement will happen after turn 7, making the final battle no more soft-locking itself to oblivion!

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