Hubert's Island Adventure: Mouse o' War
1.5.3 released
The most important fix since 1.5.0 came in 1.5.1, and involved changing the save location of the game on some platforms. For more information, see this topic: http://steamcommunity.com/app/431610/discussions/0/405691147597907966/
Note that if the game worked for you in 1.5.0, and you did not opt-in to the beta(s), your save location may have changed now. I realize this kind of blows, but I think the best way to move forward is to get everyone on the same page, with a version that works on all platforms. There should be no further permissions issues now.
For reference, here is where the game previously (in 1.5.0) saved data for each operating system:
Windows: $USERPROFILE\My Documents\My Games\huberts-island-adventure-mouse-o-war\
OS X: /Users//Library/Application Support/huberts-island-adventure-mouse-o-war/
Linux: $HOME/.huberts-island-adventure-mouse-o-war/
There is a Save Location button in the Options menu in-game that will tell you where your save files are located now. If your saved game has suddenly gone missing, this is probably why. It should still be located in the old save location, listed above. You should be able to safely move your old saves to the new location if you wish to do so.
Again, sorry for all of the confusion with this. It should all be sorted now, and I'll try not to muck it up in my future releases!
1.5.3 beta update released
- Fixed missing guide button for touch controller
- Fixed centering of hint messages on screen
- Added rectangle on worldmap to indicate player is over a level entrance
To try this update on for size, just open the game's properties window in Steam, click on the BETAS tab, and select 'beta - 1.5.3 beta'.
1.5.2 beta update released
- Adjusted controller deadzone
- Fixed save location being shown on achievements screen
- Decreased toy prices
- Changed default controls
- Fixed controller axis scrolling wildly around menus
- Fixed left edge worldmap exit bug
To try this update on for size, just open the game's properties window in Steam, click on the BETAS tab, and select 'beta - 1.5.2 beta'.
1.5.1 beta update released
- Beta update available on Steam to address permissions problems (game not starting, etc.) in Windows.
- Update potentially changes default location for save files on various operating systems.
- The Options menu now has a Save Location button.
- Worst case: You may have to manually move your save files to the new location, or start the game over.
- I know this is all stupid, I screwed up.
I've uploaded a beta version of 1.5.1 to Steam for testing. There are a few minor tweaks here and there, but the big change is save location:
There are two possible save location settings: 'local' and 'home'.
The 'local' setting saves data in the game directory.
The 'home' setting saves data in a user-specific and game-specific location that varies by operating system.
The default setting is 'home'.
This has been a source of trouble for some people on Windows, as the game wants to save in My Documents, but apparently there are sometimes permissions issues there (maybe just in newer versions of Windows?), which I was unaware of. Due to these issues, I have decided to change where the game saves its data in the new update, which is largely why I am leaving it as an opt-in beta for the moment.
For reference, here is where the game previously saved data for each operating system:
Windows: $USERPROFILE\My Documents\My Games\huberts-island-adventure-mouse-o-war\
OS X: /Users//Library/Application Support/huberts-island-adventure-mouse-o-war/
Linux: $HOME/.huberts-island-adventure-mouse-o-war/
The game uses a code library called SDL for handling a lot of stuff like input from the keyboard, saving files, etc. This update tells the game to use SDL's preferred location for save data for each operating system, as the SDL developers are much more knowledgeable than I am in this area (obviously!) For the curious, here is a link to some documentation on the exact SDL function I am now using: https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL_GetPrefPath
To help with this transition, I've added a Save Location button to the Options menu in-game that will tell you where your save files are located. The downside to all of this comes into play if your save files were located in one place under 1.5.0, and will now need to be in a new place for 1.5.1. I realize this might be a weird solution (I'm so sorry!), but I decided it was better to fix the game for the long-term, rather than leave it broken.
To try this update on for size, just open the game's properties window in Steam, click on the BETAS tab, and select 'beta - 1.5.1 beta'.