Development Updates

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• Full Xbox controller support added. 
• Menus, gameplay, shops, and character selection now work with a controller. 
• Controller tested across multiple biomes. 

• Fixed jump animation issues. 
• Fixed ground detection on platforms. 
• Fixed ladder climbing problems. 
• Fixed house sprite flickering. 
• Improved player respawn behaviour. 
• Continued polishing the HUD and lives system. 

• William 2 Steam page is now live. 

• Completed one of the first full playtests through the current areas. 
• Tested keyboard and controller gameplay. 
• Remaining bugs reduced to only a few small issues.

Development on William 2 has continued steadily over the past few months, bringing new environments, gameplay mechanics, enemy behaviours, boss improvements and quality-of-life updates.

With more content being added, William 2 is gradually becoming a larger and more varied 2D platforming adventure.

• Continued improvements to King Williams Village.
• Expanded the snowy Willshire Frosty Peaks environment.
• Continued development of Willshire Heights and Willshire's Crossroads.
• Further work on underwater environments and scenery.
• Expanded plans for interconnected regions, each containing multiple explorable sections.

• Introduced rolling pumpkin behaviour, including timed explosions and enemy collisions.
• Improved enemy combat interactions and item-drop functionality.
• Added a new boss health bar for Gluttony.
• Developed visual boss health indicators for different stages of combat.
• Added a key reward following Gluttony's defeat.
• Continued improvements to boss encounters and progression mechanics.

• Added animated collectible hearts and bombs.
• Introduced usable bombs that can damage nearby enemies.
• Expanded the in-game shop system with purchasable items.
• Continued improvements to fireball combat.
• Further developed inventory, keys and progression systems.

• Introduced an optional speedrun timer.
• Improved the player HUD and health indicators.
• Added additional boss battle UI functionality.
• Improved character-selection animations.
• Expanded Xbox controller and menu navigation support.
• Made improvements to game saving, loading and scene transitions.

Development will continue with further level expansions, improved underwater environments, additional enemies, more boss encounters and gameplay polishing.

A second official gameplay trailer is also being prepared, featuring improved visuals, new environments and a first look at Gluttony.

William 2 is currently in development for PC, with a planned release in late 2027 or early 2028.

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