My wife and I were watching a nature special last night, and saw heartbreaking footage of newly hatched baby turtles hunted by various sea birds. Well, this cannot go unpunished. Toby the turtle will make sure that none of those rats with wings get their nasty beaks on any hatchlings in my game.
I've long planned to have enemy birds in my game, but that footage motivated me to program them now. I may continue do some fine tuning, but I managed to get them to work just like I imagined. The sprite is actually tall, with the birds flying in the air and their shadow cast on the ground. The birds only cause damage when they lower themselves to the ground, and that is also the only time they are vulnerable to attack. Go get 'em, Toby!
You also might notice some new palm tree assets. I spent a LOT of time this weekend reworking my trees for efficiency / flexibility.