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For the beta build I added and fixed

-a new level 

-fixed bugs where the player can fly threw the tutorial without even changing forms

-added spikes in the tutorial so players dont get stuck in one form and cant get back

-added ways to restart the tutorial level

-optimized movement so it feels less floaty

From the playtest, one of the playtester actually enjoyed finding the bugs in my game a lot so he found numerous bugs that breaks the game. So that helped me a lot. For example, the intention of the tutorial level was that the player should be forced to change forms so they can experience different abilities. However the playtester was able to go through all of the tutorial with only the first form because he was able to jump through all of the obstacles. I fixed this by adding a ceiling so that wasnt possible. 

This picture also shows a bug where the player can be stuck in the tutorial level. The player can manage to get to here without changing their forms. There are two walls that are too high for them to get over and if they are here but doesnt have the wall climbing ability or the shrink ability, they will be stuck here. So I added a spike here so the player can actually change their form and not get stuck.

Another feedback I got was the the movement feels a bit floaty. So I added a bit more gravity to the player to make the jump feel a little bit more realistic. 

I also received feedback that playtester couldnt remember what form they have currently. So I definitely will add UI that indicates what the current ability is, what is the previous ability, and what is the next ability. I didnt think UI elements were important for my game but the game now definitely needs some sort of UI to make the game more playable.

The picture above is a new level I added. From the playtest I also got feedback that the levels are a bit too hard and should have a little bit of a learning curve to my game. So my next plan is to maybe add a new level between the tutorial and the first level or just optimize the first level to make the jumps a little more easier.