So yeah, at last, I'm here to announce the last Alpha update of //operation_P// - update Alpha 9!

+ Brought most of the weapons that were added in the Alpha 7 update to multiplayer;
+ Added a "level stats" screen that will show up after finishing a level (because jus' bringing the player back to the main menu was confusing and not that great);
+ The sniper, the revolver and the crossbow now shoot projectiles that pierce through zombies;
+ Money now has to be picked off the ground (similar to the ammo drops) rather than going right to the player after killing a zombie;

= The Blue Zombie's health has been reduced to 60 from 75;
= Multiplayer death and respawn are now server-side processes (the logic used to be executed on the client rather than on the server);
= Further improved the GUI;
= Improved the pickups' visuals;
= (Multiplayer) Increased the SMG's damage from 7 to 10;
= Pickups will now despawn 2 minutes after spawning;
= Zombies will no further get blocked by the 2 power panels used for turning the light back on in "Old Building";
= Fixed a bug where the shop would charge negative prices for ammo refills (so no more free money, boo);
= Screen shaking now works on multiplayer too;

- The wave count has been removed from calculating newly crafted weapons' damage;

And now: what next?

Well, I'm planning on making Beta 1 a pretty big update (this means lots of additions and improvements) so it's safe to say - sorry to disappoint - that it won't make its appearance any time soon (it may take some months before it's done, I'm going to be frank 'ere).

Starting with Beta 1, the game will become paid WITH the option to download the last Alpha update for free still available (So that new players will be able to try the game for free before deciding on whether to buy it or not).

I haven't decided on a price yet: it's going to be somewhere between $5 and $10 - I'll think more about it.

So yeah, all things said, you won't hear much from me in the following months (unless you're on //operation_P//'s Discord server - I'll be pretty active there). Aaaand that's all. See ya', I guess.