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Genre: Puzzle, Simulator, Sport, Indie

Contraption Maker

Rubber Band Ball (build 1.3.8.21)

Marble It Up!
Quite a few years ago I did some work on a game called Marble Blast. Various versions of It were released on Windows, Mac, and XBox.

My friends, who are the same dev team, have just released a really cool game along the same lines. It looks and plays amazing.

I wasn't involved in the development of this one, but it is really worth checking out.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/864060/Marble_It_Up/

Bug Fixes and Bamboo Part [Build 1.3.8.16]

Bamboo



The Bamboo part is now available.



Bug Fixes



  • Tim is no longer reanimated by explosions.
  • Fuses no longer collide with laser detection spots.
  • Double Lighter is not triggered when only base is hit.
  • Dripping Bucket no longer acts weird - moving by itself when all water has dripped out.
  • Rope no longer gets huge amount of slack when attached to Light Bulb.
  • Zombies are not immediately zapped when eating.
  • Fixed some physics blowups caused by Flexisticks trapped by Sticky Walls.
  • Laser Outlets now work correctly when a laser beam has gone through two Laser Splitters.
  • Fixed bug where Rope selection GUI could sometimes be outside of a puzzle area making it very difficult to select.
  • Tennis Racket now draws on the correct layer.
  • Fixed Christmas Ornament so it can be broken by explosions.
  • Also made Christmas Ornament easier to smash by high mass parts.
  • Fixed bug where flames could be blown out from wind hitting base of part instead of the actual flame.
  • Also fixed bug where sometimes flames would not be blown out even when being hit by wind.
  • Fixed bug with Pumpkins where their physics could act very strangely when smashed.
  • Now store that state of unlocked parts in puzzles so they retain that state when the puzzle is being solved.
  • Fixed a crash bug that occurred when the 'R' key was hit at the same time that a part was being moved.
  • Fixed bug with Snowballs where collision were triggering part actions that shouldn't be occurring.
  • Added some more logging information for when workshop sharing to Steam fails.
  • Now using FileForget instead of FileDelete when Steam workshop sharing fails.

New Spider Web Part

Football Part and Halloween Part

A Couple Minor Fixes [build 1.3.8.13]

New Sun Artwork



Changed the artwork for the Sun part so it is easily distinguishable from the scenery sun part.




Minigolf Blast



Coming to Steam Early Access. Need to make time to work on it. Trying to balance work on it with making new stuff for Contraption Maker. Lately it has only been CM work.

It'd be a help if you wish listed or followed it.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/683660/Minigolf_Blast/


Bug Fix



The new part Extension Cord update from a couple of days ago had the wrong help. It is fixed.

Computer Mouse Size and New Part [build 1.3.8.12]

Mighty Knightys
Just a short quick announcement. I've been working on Mighty Knights. Aiming for an August release.

The release date may be later than that because I want to make sure there are enough new puzzles and I'm happy with it being in release state.

You can wish list it here and also see a video showing how what it has. Note that the video and screenshots still have work-in-progress artwork:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/462540/Contraption_Maker_Mighty_Knights_Parts__Puzzles_Pack/

Here Comes the Sun [build 1.3.8.11]
Yesterday afternoon I thought it'd be fun to make a new part for the Steam Summer Sale. Wanted to make a "summer" type part. So I worked last night on it. Wasn't sure I could get it implemented in time or not.

The new part in this update is the Sun. Gives off light. Gives off heat. Has very large mass. Can be moved if bumped into by other parts.

Quick Update and New Part [build 1.3.8.9]
I just wanted to get a quick update out since it's been over a month since the last one. Been busy. Didn't meet any of the goals in the last update though.

Mighty Knights


First, the Mighty Knights addition to Contraption Maker is taking longer than I initially planned. It is taking up most of my time right now. I wanted to get it out this month, but realistically it'll be sometime in August. I want things really polished and also a good number of new puzzles to go with it. Here is a line-up of the characters:




Electrical Anti-Graivty Pad


I set aside some time earlier this week to work on a new part. Nothing really fancy, but I think it is the sort of part that'll be useful for puzzle creation. It is an Anti-Gravity Pad that is powered by electricity.




I'm thinking that over the next few weeks I'll post some behind the scenes looks at Mighty Knights development. Show how stuff works its way from very rough to more ready-to-ship shape.
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