Public Beta Branch Update: August 24th, 2023 — Last Train Outta' Wormtown Steam update #611289

More tweaks, fixes, and changes for the Beta branch: Changes: - The escape mini game now has “checkpoints” when you reach certain points filling the escape meter. A failed input will revert the escape meter progress back to the last checkpoint you crossed. On normal difficulty, you get a “checkpoint” after 3 correct inputs. This means you still lose progress for failed inputs but multiple quick failed inputs in a row won’t set you back all the way. - Lowered the grip loss when jumping while climbing from 22% to 8%. - The Armored Carapace ability is inadvertently blocking all damage sources, not just external ones. (i.e. it’s blocking damage when you eat a dynamite, too!) I’m going to keep this in for now and see how it affects balance, as Armored Carapace felt like one of the weaker abilities as it was. To counter some of it’s new strength, I’ve lowered the duration of the armor to 16 se...