Proto:Freedom Planet

This page details one or more prototype versions of Freedom Planet.

To do: Document more differences.

Pre-Kickstarter

August 2012 Prototypes (1.0.0 & 1.1.0) Dates August 4 and 11. The earliest available builds, not too long after Strife intended for it to be its own intellectual property, though they still contain some traces of their Sonic fangame roots.

Version 1.2.0

Dated September 21, 2012.

• The Shang Mu Academy has been added.
• Unlocking Carol now only requires to beat Dragon Valley in under 10 minutes.
• Carol can now use the Wild Kick.
• Lilac can now use her low kick while crouching.
• Shield boxes have been replaced with Shield Crystals.
• The water shield can now reflect the Spore Pods' projectiles.
• The title card has been revamped.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.2.0) File: Demo_1.2.zip

Version 1.3.0

Dated January 14, 2013.

• Lilac has been redesigned following criticism over her resemblance to Sonic.
• Lilac can now use the Dragon Cyclone by pressing the Jump button in mid-air. The energy bar needs to be full before it can be used.
• Carol can now use the Pounce mid-air as well as access her bike.
• Using the bike drains energy while moving and, depending on the horizontal speed, deals more touch damage to enemies. Pressing Special makes Carol dismount from the bike.
• The Wild Kick only works when Carol is not riding her bike.
• The function to swap shields is inaccessible due to Lilac and Carol making use of the Special button in different ways.
• Spade can now throw cards as his main attack as well as use the Flash Jump.
• By default, the Flash Jump dashes upwards rather than sidewards.
• During the Flash Jump, Spade would leave a purple afterimage rather than a green one.
• Spade's special attack is different: he throws a single card that explodes upon impact.
• Milla can be accessed through memory editing.
• Milla can only use her shield, which is mapped to the Special button.
• Milla's shield cannot reflect the projectiles of the enemies found in Dragon Valley.
• Dragon Valley's design has been overhauled once more.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.3.0) File: Demo_1.3.zip

Alphas

Backers who pledged $50 during the game's Kickstarter had the opportunity to test the game during its Alpha phase. Occasionally, the public would also get a few demo versions that were based on them, but the meat can only be found in the full versions.

April 5th, 2013 (1.4.0) For the first time, we get to run through Aqua Tunnel and Relic Maze.

Version 1.4.2 (Public Demo)

Dated June 12, 2013.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.4.2) File: Demo_1.4.2.zip

Version 1.4.3 (Public Demo)

Dated June 20th, 2013.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.4.3) File: Demo_1.4.3.zip

Version 1.4.5 (Public Demo)

Dated July 11th, 2013.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.4.5) File: Demo_1.4.5.zip

Version 1.5.0

Dated June 30, 2013.

Titled "Like a Boss". Composer Leila Wilson originally wrote this for a personal project, Symphony of Shifting Tides (then known as Elancia Chronicles), and it was included in Freedom Planet starting with v1.5.0 as a placeholder for boss fights with Prince Dail. By the game's release, it was replaced with a proper theme ("Prince Dail Boss Battle" from the OST). The placeholder itself was later remade and uploaded to SoundCloud in October 2014 following the game's publication.

Version 1.6.9

Dated November 3rd, 2013.

• Lilac's roll was replaced with a ground cyclone, still triggered just by pressing Down while moving on-ground.
• Carol can now use the Wild Claw.
• Carol, while riding her bike, can now use the Nitro Boost.
• Using the Nitro Boost will boost Carol until the energy bar is depleted.
• She can also use a double jump, though it doesn't have the same properties as the Air Boost. It doesn't drain energy, but also doesn't serve as a spinning attack and doesn't give invincibility frames.
• Milla can now use the Super Shield Burst.
• The Super Shield Burst doesn't have knockback.

Version 1.6.10 (Public Demo)

Dated November 22, 2013.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.6.10) File: Demo_1.6.10.zip

Version 1.7.0

Dated December 1, 2013.

Version 1.8.0

Dated December 27, 2013.

Version 1.10.0

Dated March 18, 2014.

Version 1.11.0

Dated June 5, 2014.

Version 1.12.5

Dated June 28, 2014.

Download Freedom Planet (v1.12.5) File: Demo_1.12.5.zip

PAX South Demo

Exact date unknown, approximately early 2016. Early February of 2016 according to manifests on Steam.

• Allegedly a playable demo of the Torque and Spade DLC shown at PAX South of 2016.
• Version number is 1.21.3 according to main menu and 1.20.6 according to EXE file's metadata and the readme file.
• Freely available for download on Steam by downloading Freedom Planet Demo and switching to "beta" branch.
• Doesn't work out-of-the-box, launching through Steam won't work because the EXE file's name is "fpdemo" instead of the supposed "FP", and trying to launch directly from EXE will show an error on Steam mentioning missing licenses. Can be launched by replacing the normal game's EXE with it, or by using Steamless to remove all Steam dependencies.

Download Freedom Planet (PAX South Demo) File: Demo_PAX.rar