IMPORTANT NOTE: IF YOU ARE GETTING A LOOPING UNLOCK BUG AT THE END OF ANY STAGE, PRESS THE F2 KEY. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT DATA BUT IT'S EASY TO GET BACK.
ALSO CONSIDER BACKING UP YOUR SAVE FILE DATA PRIOR TO USING ANY BETA PATCHES.
Torque is in a good enough state to be tested. There are a few caveats of course:
MP2 was not available for the holidays to port this to Chowdren, so the beta will have to be PC exclusive for now.
Torque is only playable in Time Attack right now, but he is available from the start. Additionally, a few of his stages are locked out for now since I'm not 100% happy with them yet.
I'm not sure if save files from the main version of the game will transfer over, but in any case, you should be able to play around with him right away since I unlocked all of his current content in Time Attack.
Refer to the Known Issues section before reporting bugs.
This build is available through the Beta branch. (Right-click the game in your library, go to Properties -> BETAS, then select "beta" from the dropdown list.)
General
Torque is added as a playable character. He is available from the start in this beta build but can only be used in Time Attack. When the build is further along, he will be locked until the game has been completed with two characters.
Placeholders for 8 new Torque-specific achievements have been added. They cannot be acquired yet for the most part.
The required crystals for the Gem Hoarder achievement has been lowered from 7000 to 6000 in order to make it possible for Torque to clear when he is fully playable.
The dialog cuts from the Wii U version have been carried over. See "Adventure Mode dialog cuts" for details.
Begun progress on shading Mayor Zao's sprites.
Milla
Milla is now available to play in Adventure mode. She has several new cutscenes in addition to an altered ending sequence to accommodate the fact that she's the one fighting Brevon.
Because of Milla being playable in Adventure mode, it now has an identical character selection screen as Classic mode once she has been unlocked.
In Final Dreadnought 3, the stage ends for Milla when she crosses under the tube where the Kingdom Stone was, instead of the right side of the room. This is to accommodate for the cutscene that now takes place here in Adventure mode and will likely result in faster clear times (by less than a second, but still notable).
Milla no longer has to deal with the crosshairs in the red hallway before the final boss.
Carol
Fixed a bug where Carol's hitboxes on her attacks would sometimes not register.
Carol's energy meter drains more slowly when using the Wild Kick. (Now 1.25% per frame instead of 1.5%.)
Carol can now cancel her rolling with a Wild Kick.
Bugfixes
In Fortune Night as Carol, pausing the game in the area between defeating the midboss and entering the mall would make the music fade out indefinitely.
In Final Dreadnought 3, the end boss's hitbox would linger after death, meaning that players with a fire shield would repeatedly hear the hit sound if they overlapped the hitbox during the cutscene.
The game could be paused during the score tally in Final Dreadnought 4 as Milla, causing the results screen to glitch out.
Pausing and selecting Next Stage during the cutscene where the heroes talk to Gong in Shang Tu Palace would make the music in Jade Creek fail to load.
Pausing and select Skip Scene in the cutscene where Lilac is being healed in Shang Tu Palace would cause the invincibility music to play in Pangu Lagoon instead of the normal stage theme.
Adventure Mode dialog cuts
The treehouse movie scene has been shortened significantly for Lilac and Carol. (Unessential filler)
The "space cooties" dialog where Lilac explains the origin of dragons has been cut. It now simply jumps to Carol's question about why aliens are interested in Avalice. (Unnecessary exposition since Zao basically says the same stuff later on)
Torque's tent scene now fades out when the girls do their victory animation. (Torque's request to keep their mission a secret never comes into play during the story. The rest is unessential filler)
In the Zao dinner scene, removed Lilac's comment on how Milla and Carol both agree on something for once. (References an event in the story that was cut early in development)
Known Issues
Gem Hoarder's description hasn't been updated yet.
There's a feedback loop on the achievement screen after earning the Boomerang Wrangler achievement.
Gold Rush, Flame War and Rock Star achievements cannot be acquired yet even if conditions are met.
Torque does not have a Fortune Night dance or idle gestures.
Speedrunning Contest @ IndieBox!
Get ready to go fast!
This month, Galaxy Trail and IndieBox have teamed up to give you the chance to show off just how fast you can go. Race against the clock as you compete to be the Freedom Planet Speedrun Champion. One winner will receive a custom Freedom Planet trophy from IndieBox!
We are so excited to be bringing you this community challenge! First off, you have to be an IndieBox subscriber in order to participate. All the details about how you submit your times and what level you will be speed running will be included in your Freedom Planet IndieBox.
Can’t wait until you get your box?
Do you already have some noteworthy times logged in Freedom Planet? Eager to start practicing your speedrun skills? Have some Freedom Planet artwork you’d like to get featured? Tweet us any streams, pictures, or videos @TheIndieBox #indieboxchallenge The fine print:
Submissions are limited to current IndieBox subscribers.
Must be at least 13 years of age to enter.
Deadline to subscribe is November 18th.
Deadline for submissions is December 6, 2015 8:00PM EST
Winner will be announced December 10, 2015 8:00PM EST
Check it out here: https://theindiebox.com/freedom-planet-challenge-announcement/
Freedom Planet: November's IndieBox Game!
We've teamed with IndieBox to offer our fans a special physical edition of Freedom Planet! Subscribe by November 18th to snag a copy!
http://theindiebox.com/sign-up/one/
The Freedom Planet IndieBox includes PC, Mac, Linux and Steam versions of the game on a USB flash drive, as well as a number of surprise goodies tucked inside! You'll have to wait until the box is delivered to find out what they are.
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Milla Adventure Mode + Torque DLC Coming Soon!
Freedom Planet DLC is coming soon!
We will be releasing our DLC in two batches. The first DLC set includes Milla's Adventure mode and Torque as a playable character, and will be released on PC/Mac/Linux this December. Spade requires additional content and will be released sometime next year. We will try our hardest for a prompt Wii U release for both updates, but we can't be certain about it until it's submitted.
Stay classy, and thank you for your continued support and patience!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjM5xsfMgM
Freedom Planet out for the Wii U on October 1, 2015!
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That's right folks! We've ironed out the bugs, put Brevon out to pasture and called in the Chasers for another run! You can download the game off the e-Shop on October 1, 2015! If you previously downloaded the demo during the Nintendo Indies event, you'll get 15% off the retail price ($14.99)!
Thanks everyone for your support, look for us on more consoles in the future.
DLC is still in the works and will be provided at a later date for free to all users.
Hotfix Update for 1.20.4
Fixes
Fix for multi-monitor setups, so you can go fullscreen on other monitors. Uses exclusive mode on the primary display, borderless on others.
Fix for the controller config, where only the left analog stick was allowed to be set.
Steam overlay "smear" should no longer show on the black parts of the window.
These are currently only for Windows, but will also be updated for Linux/Mac soon.
Hotfix Update for 1.20.4
Fixes
Fix for multi-monitor setups, so you can go fullscreen on other monitors. Uses exclusive mode on the primary display, borderless on others.
Fix for the controller config, where only the left analog stick was allowed to be set.
Steam overlay "smear" should no longer show on the black parts of the window.
These are currently only for Windows, but will also be updated for Linux/Mac soon.
Steam 1.20.4 Notes
Ahoy! We're preparing for another update to the Steam version. It's available in the beta branch at the moment.
To access the beta branch, right click the game in your Steam library and select Properties, then select the BETAS tab.
General Fixes
Platform movements in Thermal Base were choppier than usual, this has been remedied.
In the Relic Maze cutscene before the truck section, the claw would slowly rotate, this has been adjusted.
Pause glitch in Trap Hideout fixed.
Linux/Mac
Black/white screen after "Steam overlay" appears possibly fixed.
Windows
Switched the graphics runtime to D3D9. Should fix issues with Steam overlay and very old GPUs.
1.20.4 Update Notes
Ahoy! We're preparing for another update to the Steam version. It's available in the beta branch at the moment.
To access the beta branch, right click the game in your Steam library and select Properties, then select the BETAS tab.
General Fixes
Platform movements in Thermal Base were choppier than usual, this has been remedied.
In the Relic Maze cutscene before the truck section, the claw would slowly rotate, this has been adjusted.
Pause glitch in Trap Hideout fixed.
Linux/Mac
Black/white screen after "Steam overlay" appears possibly fixed.
Windows
Switched the graphics runtime to D3D9. Should fix issues with Steam overlay and very old GPUs.
Now Turbocharged for PC, Mac and Linux!
For the first time ever, Freedom Planet is officially supported on Mac and Linux! We extend a warm welcome to all the Apples and Tuxes who've been waiting patiently for a proper port to their OS of choice. As an extra bonus, all three versions of the game have been optimized to run at a smoother framerate and support a larger variety of gamepads.
Be sure to reconfigure your controller in the Options menu when the update is complete. Even if the displayed buttons are correct, it may not recognize them until they're redefined.
There is a new file in the game folder called gamecontrollerdb.txt which allows us to manually add controller types to Freedom Planet's database and customize them. We will try and update it every now and then as we discover new controllers.
Finally, if you want to keep the old PC version of the game, we have created a new Beta branch for the previous version. Right-click the game in your Library and select Properties, select the BETAS tab, and pick 1.20.2 from the dropdown list.
