Version β041 is made available. The major change is that the engine version of SHMUP Creator is now 1.7.0, which will potentially reduce load times. Alongside this, the following other changes are noted:

• Control tutorial added. This will familiarise players on how to use the weapons, and the cases for each weapon.
• Replaced the 5x5 text with the IBM-EGA-8x8 text for better readability.
• Added nameplates for most text when appropriate, so you know who is talking.
• Adjusted dialogue so the text can fit in nameplates when appropriate.
• Refined dialogue in most cases. The TRON references in Conduit1 and Conduit2 should be more obvious ** The only details not untouched are events that are meant to ‘print’ on the interface
• Adjusted Resounder’s beatbox projectiles to have weaker tracking on speed-up (but encourages not standing in place)
• Adjusted Resounder (all instances) phase 2 shots to fire a 3-spread, 5-shot volley instead of a 5-spread, 3-shot volley; phase 2’s spread is wider than phase 1
• Main villain’s dialogue leans sadistic leading into Security1