Intermission Update 1

Hello! So... Uh. It's been two months, hasn't it? I was meant to be doing updates every two weeks (one of those weeks being solely dedicated to making the videos), but after the last update, both school and some mental health issues got in the way. I worked on Ponpai when and where I could, but it was hard to find both the time and motivation.

I really do care about this project, though, so here's a small update to try and tempt myself back into things. I'm not sure when I'll be returning to regular updates, let alone video devlogs, but we'll see how life goes. Anyway, here's what's been added:

• Seven new ponpai!
  • Enraged Bramblepal, a previous ponpai with some rejection issues
    
  • Unicoral, a seahorse unicorn
  • Reroach, a roach that doesn't believe in throwing things away
  • Exofaze, creatures that whisper to you in the voice of a loved one
  • Princess Poisomme, royalty of the veggie aisle
  • Zombit, infectious undead monsters (that thankfully aren't permanent!)
  • and Tagraft, a shadow with a knack for graffiti
• A few of these ponpai can cause a new status effect: Looping! This makes the ponpai only able to use their first attack! Goes away on its own.
• Princess Poisomme can create cages, a stage charm that halves the damage taken to whichever ponpai is inside!
• Zombit is a special ponpai that can only be accessed through a held item! Simply let one of your ponpai hold the Zombit Skull, and they'll become a Zombit at the start of battle! If a Zombit attacks a ponpai, they'll become a Zombit too!
• The team builder and victory screen will tell you how much experience your ponpai needs to level up. In addition, this number will now increase for each level, meaning you can't keep grinding against the same ponpai forever! Given the length of the prototype, I don't think you'll reach that point though.
• If you lose a fight, you'll wake up back in your apartment.