Hey guys! Krayfishkarl here and welcome to another Droplet: States of Matter update! Early Access 1.40 is now available! This update reworks the Captain Salty Peter boss fight from the ground up. It is now a completely different encounter from before with brand new mechanics.
Found in the Xenon Lagoon hub world, Captain Salty Peter is the fourth boss fight in the game, taking place out at sea in the middle of a pirate battle. Stay alert, because the boss’s tactics will change based on where you are in the arena. From afar, he will fire cannons at you, but if you decide to board his ship, he will instead take shots at you with his blunderbuss. However, that’s not all. He’s now got legions of scurvy dogs to throw at you. There are even stowaways on your own ship that will come out to attack you, so you better make sure you are on the move.
True to being named after one of the ingredients of gunpowder, Salty Peter also has some explosive surprises in store. One of his new attacks is to plant a TNT crate on his own ship. Try not to get blasted away to oblivion!
And the last major addition to the fight is that the water is now swimmable. As it is the open ocean, it is a big space to move around in. But don’t stay in too long or you might just become shark bait.
This update, along with the previous reworks to Cara Bonnie and Sill E. Con are part of a larger effort to improve all the bosses in the game to be of a consistent quality standard. With this rework now out, only two mainline bosses remain. I am anticipating their completion around the end of December, leaving the early parts of 2025 to be focused on further quality of life improvements.
That’s all for now! And with that, thank you for following the development of Droplet: States of Matter!
Patch Notes
Gameplay
- Captain Salty Peter boss fight reworked with new mechanics.
- You now recover health and ammo when picking up a time trial crystal.
- Removes screen shaking from boss fights.
- Fixed some misplaced water in Helium Valley.
- Explosions from bombs now do more damage against enemies.
Graphics
- Graphical rework of Salty Peter’s arena.
- Graphical update to Salty Peter’s model.
- Graphically updated the Megalodon’s that patrol the edges of some levels.
- Graphical update to pirate ships.
- Updated some animations on Charcoal Pirates and Scurvy Dogs.
- Fixed minor animation issue when Droplet sprints and jumps from the surface of water.
Audio
- Updated music for Autumn Hills and Borealis Vista.
- New voiceover for Captain Salty Peter.