Today I got to add a really fun feature to Vacuous: alternative color schemes. I've always thought that good looking color schemes can serve as satisfying unlockables. They allow the player to personalize how the game looks. In some of the Kirby games I played on GBA as a kid, the player could find spray paint that would then allow them to change Kirby's color palette. This feature in Vacuous is inspired by that.
I am quite a fan of color, so I had a good time coming up with alternate ship palettes. Here is a tiny sampling of the color palettes I was able to come up with:
Each color swap has a unique name associated with it (above are Clean, Rust, Serpent, and Water). These palette names add an extra bit of character to the color selection.
