The first post-release patch for the game, we focused on fixing problems that were found by the community. We also made some balancing changes based on the gameplay we have seen in the various lets-plays. The patch will be going live around 1:00 PM EST today.
General
Fixed a bug where the boss room was sending people directly back to the world select screen.
All achievements are now obtainable following this fix.
Challenge mode will now unlock upon completing this final boss.
All levels that have not yet been unlocked on the world map will show a locked icon instead of being invisible so that the player may better track their progression.
Removed the Early Access screen that we forgot to disable. (whoops)
Challenge Mode
Did an overhaul to the mode while it was inaccessible.
Now instead of providing small bite-sized challenges, it instead has alternate versions of each of the stages in the game that have had their difficulty drastically increased.
Each level is only accessible after the player has collected all twenty pixels in its normal mode counterpart.
Will add the bite-sized challenges back in as a separate mode in a later patch.
Monokrom
Reworked the Snakespeare boss fight so that there is less idle time and more of a challenge during the encounter.
Project N
Touched up artwork in various places.
Resolved an issue where one level only had 19 pixels.
Super Evo X
Resolved an issue where pixels were not showing up in one of the levels.
Touched up the ball form to feel more similar to the armadillo suit in the previous world.
Cleaned up some artwork in the world.
Some levels have been adjusted slightly for better game flow.
Mac OSX
Fixed a bug where a number of Mac users were unable to launch the game.
Windows XP
While we have identified an issue where users are unable to launch the game on certain Windows XP machines, we have not yet found a resolution to the problem. Please look for more news on this as we continue work on a solution.
Backend
Cleaned up various game scripts so that put less of a strain on the processor and are more easily accessed for future changes.
Final Boss Issue
It has been brought to our attention that a number of users are having an issue where the final boss's stage is sending them back to the world selection screen instead of starting the battle. We are aware of the issue, and we will be trying to fix this along with an error where some mac users are not able to launch the game within the next 24 hours. Thank you to those who posted about this, and we hope you will enjoy the finale to the game once this is fixed.
BiT Evolution Release Date - June 9th
We're proud to announce the release of our first title, BiT Evolution, on June 9th on Steam. We will not only be including the final world in this patch, but a host of other new features to the game. (Including the much requested achievements and Steam Trading Cards)
Keep an eye on our social media and blog pages for more news as we get a "BiT" closer to release!
What other new features would you like to see? Post in the comments and let us know! It might just make it into the final version!
Patch Notes 0.3.0
New World
The third world of the game is now available to play! This world includes a number of new features including:
New Art Style
Power-ups
18 New Levels
15 New Enemies
7 New Music Tracks
Updated Game Camera
Variable Jumping
Background Parallax
General
Fixed a number of crashes and bugs found by the community
Improved terrain generation algorithm
Controls
Unified control schemes
Improved joystick sensitivity
Alternative control scheme added (WASD + JK)
Jungle Quest
Resolved an issue where some platforms were not allowing the player to jump onto them from below.
Monokrom
Some missing and incorrect tiles have been fixed/adjusted
NES-Inspired World Launching Tuesday!
I am happy to announce that the official launch day for the NES-Inspired world is going to be next Tuesday (March 10th). This new world will include 18 new stages, new enemies, power-ups, and more! The patch will also fix a number of past issues in the Gameboy-Inspired and Atari-Inspired worlds.
With the release of this new world, the price of the game will also be increasing to $9.99 to reflect the addition of content to the title. Anybody who has not yet purchased the game, you can buy the title for $7.49 until the update goes live on Steam.
We are excited to see what people have to say about this new world, and look forward to working with the community to make the game the best it can be!
Patch Notes 0.2.1
New Features
Cutscenes have been added to the game's second world.
General
Fullscreen in option menu will now reflect the right option if fullscreen mode was changed via option or hotkey.
Fixed a number of SFX issues.
Added enter key functionality to main menu and pause menu.
Shows BiT(s) from only the unlocked world(s) on title screen.
BiTs will now be racing each other on main menu.
Escape now cancels out of menus.
World Selection
Added animation to selection arrow.
Now displays world name and pixel information.
Temple Quest (World 1)
Fixed several bugs that could occur with the boss.
Hit boxes on some enemies have been adjusted.
Improved behavior of small glitches when directly above or below BiT.
Monokrom (World 2)
Completing all levels currently available will show a speech bubble in the overworld saying "Boss Level Coming Soon".
Fixed an issue that caused a number of people to experience lag in the world.
Fixed an issue where the platform artwork was being stretched.
Displayed Pricing Announcement
We will be making a few changes to the way pricing is displayed on the Steam page. Currently the game is shown as the final retail price with 50% off. This worked for the first week, but unfortunately we neglected to fully understand Steam’s policies in regards to sales, and are unable to maintain this pricing structure. We will be switching the price to instead display the reduced 50% price as the flat rate of the game. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused to the user. You will still be receiving the game at a reduced rate until the next content update, and receiving all future content for free, but it will not be displayed as a sale price.
Thank you to everyone who has purchased the game so far. You are the ones who are making our dreams of developing games for a living a reality!
