Version 1.0.8 is another small QoL update, which introduces a new speedrunner mode! This mode can be activated from the options menu and will have the following effects:

• The game doesn't save anymore (resting at a bench still updates your checkpoint and you're reset to the last bench you touched if you die)
• Intro cutscene is skipped entirely (including dialogue scene).
• All textboxes immediately type out all text.
• You can skip "shard get!" notifications by pressing Jump / Attack.
• Life and Mana Shards are moved to the top of Ludmira's shop menu.
• Current in-game time and secrets% are shown in the top right corner of the screen at all times.

There's also some misc other changes:

• Patchouli's lightning and star attacks now doesn't have RNG elements, they will always travel in the same direction every time you use them.
• Updated Patchouli and Kokoro's portraits - the old ones made for the game jam didn't look so hot and I've recently bought some better gear for my art pipeline so I figured it was time to give them a facelift. Hopefully they don't clash TOO bad with the other characters' old portraits...
• There's a new option to turn the grayscale filter permanently off, if you want the game to be colorful all the time.
• Slight tweak to the "smoothly set up position for following player" behavior for NPC follower, noticed they glitch out every time you end an interaction if you stand still. Shouldn't affect gameplay.

The game runs on a slightly more recent version of Game Maker again, so even though I haven't changed anything there might be new bugs. Please tell me if you notice anything odd.

(Also side note, the shard in the shaft you start at can be obtained immediately by death-warping to the bench at the top, spamming Kokoro melee attacks reduces your vertical momentum and this gives you enough time to get onto the platform even without the dash. This has been around since v1.0.0 to make it easier to melee flying enemies but I forgot about it myself...)