One year ago, we released Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows and we didn’t quite expect it would be met with this much enthusiasm from the puzzle community, thank you all so much for all your kind words, fanarts, support, mods, feedback etc! Bunburrows sold over 20k copies and is now sitting on over 750 overwhelmingly positive reviews (road to 1k??), again, thank you so much~ ːbunnies_loveː
However, we promised some free updates, didn’t we? It's time for a development update, right?
Since releasing the Clockwork Bunnies update back in February and finishing up the Trading Cards in April, we've made good progress on the Into the Bunframe update, the second of the three free updates we announced back in October! Same as last time, it’s taking its sweet time since we still need to do part-time jobs to make ends meet, plus we’re working on some secret bun stuff in parallel!
This update is focused on extra polishing, quality of life improvements and implementation of hint systems! The idea behind this udpate is to enable as many players as possible to complete the current final objective of the game (those three pillars~) so they're able to experience the amazing stuff we've in store for the final Bunspeakable Depths update when it drops!
Today, we’re presenting you with three of the major additions that will come with Into the Bunframe:
Home capture hint system
With a single press of a button (Left Stick Press/H), you will be able to see where bunnies are supposed to be captured in each and every level, with a cool lil effect. This effectively helps reduce the possibility space and allows you to confirm the final step from which you can deduce the previous steps! This won’t save you from the clutches of the hardest levels in the game but definitely helps mitigate red herrings and validate theories and guesses. ːopheline_swirlː
Pâquerette’s Computer
Ophéline finally turned on Pâquerette’s Computer and it is filled with helpsies!!! "It's not as nerdy and ugly as Ophéline's, I can even install games on this one!!" - Pâquerette
Here's a sneak peek of the desktop ːopheline_smirkː
This always-accessible computer has several features:
Rules recap: Rules Pâquerette learned are automatically added to a list when Pâquerette solves specific levels. This helps quickly remind players of their knowledge after long breaks and build an overview of everything they know when stuck on a puzzle
Spoilable rules: When stuck on a level, Pâquerette can spoil herself the mechanics she needs to solve the level, this is purely optional but may be useful when tutorialization wasn't enough for some players. After a confirmation prompt, spoiled rules will be added to the rules recap like any other!
Dialogues backlog: Pâquerette can re-read every dialogue she had, she likes to laugh at her own jokes.
A lil surprise~
A new strange light appeared deep down...
What power will it give this time?
These three changes are only a part of all the goodies that are coming with Into the Bunframe! More news as we get closer to the update release~
Happy Bunny Day!! - Lenophie
Community Assets are here!
Heya bun-buns!!
Community items just dropped~
This means you can now earn Trading Cards (there is one for each biome!), unlock Badges for your Steam profile as well as profile wallpapers and some emotes! ːopheline_smirkː You will be able to win one Trading Card per 2 hours of playtime until you reach 4, then you will have to trade for the rest! ːpaquerette_happyː There's a trading chan on our server if you need help: https://discord.com/invite/phGXxPp ːbunnies_loveː
In other news, Into the Bunframe and Bunspeakable Depths updates are still in the oven, slowly cooking~ More on Into the Bunframe soon~ (Also working on some extra secret bunny stuff so yeah it's taking a bit but don't worry uwu)
See you soon bunny-buns! ːbunnies_loveː ːbunnies_loveː ːbunnies_loveː ːbunnies_loveː - Lenophie
Clockwork Bunnies Update is Here!!!
Heya bunnies!
Clockwork Bunnies is here!!
This is the first of the 3 updates we teased in our Roadmap (don't look at the dates uwu)
In short:
A new secret bunny late mechanic was introduced (go experiment!)
Reworked the bunny counter so releasing bunnies feels less like losing progress
New void bunny somewhere in the NW? bunburrow
Lots of visual polish~
LOTS and LOTS of bugfixes, particularly those very nasty lagsplosions
Hope you will have a blast with this while we're cooking the main piece~ Community items are almost ready, only wallpapers are left before everything can go live! Work on the Into The Bunframe and Bunspeakable Depths updates has been ongoing alongside Clockwork Bunnies, more on that soon! To celebrate, we're running a -20% discount for the whole week~
Full changelog:
Added new secret mechanic Bunny Bumps
This is our answer to nondeterministic bunsplosions, cases where it was unclear which block should get bunsploded.
The mechanic will be fully exploited in the Bunspeakable Depths update, in the meantime, you may find use for it to make new babies???
Bunny counters and signs no longer decrease when undoing captures or releasing bunnies so you don’t feel like losing progression anymore. Instead, the bunny icon is briefly replaced with a pen icon indicating how many bunnies are in the pen when appropriate.
Hell levels now have some new visual flavor based on the bunburrow they are below of, go give them a looksie!
Ghostly Bunburrow’s tileset was improved and some mushrooms even started growing there~
Pâquerette and Ophéline sprites improved
Counters are displayed below bunnies when stacking at least 7 of them
Cursed tiles now have proper visuals on the map
Timer should now be more consistant
Timer now changes color when paused
Change in speed multipliers
x1.3 -> x1.25 inside tunnels
X1.15 -> x1.2 when chasing carrots
Fix "lagsplosions": Instances where (intentionally or not) making the game lag would result in unpredictable/inconsistent behaviour
This required the introduction of a tick management system, implied a refactor of a huge chunk of the bunnies’ logic
It was intensively tested but if you find any behaviour that’s inconsistent with what you were used to, babies that are no longer possible or new trivial solutions to existing puzzles, please tell us!
Fix "speedsplosions": Instances where modified the bunnies’ speed while in movement would result in unpredictable/inconsistent behaviour
This has only be documented to happen in this update’s beta but I wouldn’t be surprised if this had been here all along
Bunnies’ speed modification is now either applied immediately if the bunnies aren’t moving or when all bunnies finished their current movement.
Added a new void bunny somewhere in the NW? bunburrow
Secret “Infinite Speed” mode was removed as it was no longer maintainable with the new tick system
Fix “magic walks”: Instances where bunnies would inadvertently change direction and never stop moving, even through walls, if a bunsplosion happened somewhere in the level during their own carrot chase
Fix bunny seeing diagonal traps when inside tunnel
Fix bunnies incorrectly prioritising the wrong traps when surrounded by traps under very specific conditions
Fix bunnies not stacking under certain circumstances upon entering a level from the side
Fix bunnies not getting stuck in traps when spawning on them after falling in holes or trespassing
Fix dialogues being missable when quitting the game while they’re still being displayed
Fix bunny not respawning upon re-entering their level under certain circumstances (bunny sent down hole then trespass)
Fix hovered bunny info not being displayed upon closing and re-opening map
Fix Paquerette being able to move when falling on a hole
Fix cases where bunnies would move after a trespass without being prompted by Paquerette and without being in a deadend
Fix some tiling issues next to bunny pillars
Fix bunny shakes being unaffected by speed
Fix carrots not reappearing after a reset when a hole was dug on their spawn position
Fix color of the dialogue box in the temple biome
Fix "Should Capture Bun" dialogue triggering in W-1 if you reset after capturing
Fix Hell Temple and Golden bunnies unlocking Ophéline’s temple bunny dialogue
Fix bunny not chasing carrots when it is laid on the tile right behind them while they’re in a deadend
Fix bunny not shaking during some trespassing and falling scenarios
Fix C-13 teleport skipping (when entering Forgotten Bunburrow early) by quitting the game
Fix resetting through pause menu while entering hole allowing for some weird teleportation
Fix cheese in S-12
Fix cheese in E-6
Fix cheese in W-26
Fix cheese in C-23
Fix typos
Levels previously visitable only thanks to lagsplosions were removed from the map: NW?-19, NE?-17, NE?-18, NE?-19, SE?-18, SE?-20, SE?-21
SE?-27 was visitable before a level design change made in 1.0.9 and was removed from the map
NW?-25 was capturable thanks to lagsplosions and was removed from saves
Couples captured thanks to lagsplosions were removed from saves (affects only a tiny subset of players): W-15-1 x C-17-1, W-16-1 x C-17-1, W-17-1 x C-17-1, W-17-1 x C-18-1, W-17-1 x C-19-1, W-18-1 x C-17-1, W-20-1 x C-19-1, W-20-1 x S-23-1, W-21-1 x C-19-1, W-21-1 x S-23-1, W-21-1 x NE?-20-1, W-23-1 x N-19-1, W-23-1 x N-19-2, W-23-1 x C-19-1, W-23-1 x NW?-21-1, W-23-1 x NE?-20-1, W-24-1 x N-19-1, W-24-1 x N-19-2, W-24-1 x C-19-1, W-24-1 x NW?-21-1, W-24-1 x NE?-20-1, W-25-1 x N-19-1, W-25-1 x N-19-2, W-25-1 x C-19-1, W-25-1 x NW?-21-1, W-25-1 x NE?-20-1, W-26-1 x N-19-1, W-26-1 x N-19-2, W-26-1 x C-19-1, W-26-1 x NW?-21-1, W-26-1 x NE?-20-1, W-26-2 x N-19-1, W-26-2 x N-19-2, W-26-2 x C-19-1, W-26-2 x NW?-21-1, W-26-2 x NE?-20-1, N-4-1 x S-5-1, N-19-1 x N-22-1, N-19-1 x N-22-2, N-19-1 x C-19-1, N-19-1 x C-26-1, N-19-1 x C-27-1, N-19-1 x S-23-1, N-19-1 x NW?-21-1, N-19-1 x NW?-26-1, N-19-1 x SW?-26-1, N-19-2 x N-22-1, N-19-2 x N-22-2, N-19-2 x C-19-1, N-19-2 x C-26-1, N-19-2 x C-27-1, N-19-2 x S-23-1, N-19-2 x NW?-21-1, N-19-2 x NW?-26-1, N-19-2 x SW?-26-1, N-20-1 x C-19-1, N-20-1 x S-23-1, N-20-2 x C-19-1, N-20-2 x S-23-1, N-20-3 x C-19-1, N-20-3 x S-23-1, N-20-4 x C-19-1, N-20-4 x S-23-1, N-21-1 x C-19-1, N-21-1 x S-23-1, N-21-1 x NE?-20-1, N-22-1 x C-19-1, N-22-1 x NW?-21-1, N-22-1 x NE?-20-1, N-22-2 x C-19-1, N-22-2 x NW?-21-1, N-22-2 x NE?-20-1, C-4-1 x S-5-1, C-17-1 x C-18-1, C-17-1 x C-19-1, C-19-1 x C-20-1, C-19-1 x C-21-1, C-19-1 x C-26-1, C-19-1 x C-27-1, C-19-1 x S-20-1, C-19-1 x S-21-1, C-19-1 x S-21-2, C-19-1 x S-22-1, C-19-1 x S-23-1, C-19-1 x E-20-1, C-19-1 x E-21-1, C-19-1 x E-22-1, C-19-1 x NW?-20-1, C-19-1 x NW?-21-1, C-19-1 x NW?-26-1, C-19-1 x NE?-20-1, C-19-1 x SW?-22-1, C-19-1 x SW?-26-1, C-20-1 x S-23-1, C-21-1 x S-22-1, C-21-1 x S-23-1, C-21-1 x NE?-20-1, C-21-1 x SW?-22-1, C-26-1 x NW?-21-1, C-26-1 x NE?-20-1, C-27-1 x NW?-21-1, C-27-1 x NE?-20-1, S-20-1 x S-23-1, S-21-1 x S-23-1, S-21-1 x NE?-20-1, S-21-2 x S-23-1, S-21-2 x NE?-20-1, S-22-1 x NE?-20-1, S-23-1 x E-20-1, S-23-1 x NW?-21-1, S-23-1 x NE?-20-1, NW?-21-1 x NW?-26-1, NW?-21-1 x SW?-26-1, NE?-20-1 x SW?-22-1, NE?-20-1 x SW?-26-1, NW?-26-1 x NE?-20-1
The following couples are not capturable anymore since 1.0.9 pathfinding bugfixes and were accordingly removed from saves:
C-3-1 x E-4-1, S-3-1 x E-4-1
That's it~ See you soon bunnybuns!! - Lenophie
Roadmap update!!
Heya bun-buns, As you may have noticed, we're a bit late on the schedule announced in the roadmap, we're very sorry about this. But fret not, progress has been made:
Community items announced for November are almost done (emojis, badges and cards are ready, only the wallpapers are left~)
Clockwork Bunnies update has been the end of me (hi, Lenophie typing!), it is a difficult refactor with a lot of trial and error, I haven't managed to fix the indeterministic bugs in a way I find adequate: I do have a fix that works but would force me to enforce a specific FPS cap instead of letting you pick yours in the options, I still have ideas on how to go about this but it's time-consuming and let's be honest, not very motivating compared to making new content, I'm still committed to delivering this but claiming I could do that soon was an oversight.
Work on the Into the Bunframe update has started in parallel!
To be fully transparent, while Bunburrows did sell well, it didn't sell well enough for us to dedicate ourselves full time to making new free content, we still have part-time jobs so we can make ends meet and have savings for our next productions (!), which is perfectly fine but does explain why we're taking a bit long~ Two of us are also struggling with mental health issues, the arrival of winter isn't particularly helping either, please bear with us! We're still committed on providing all that we announced in the roadmap (for free, except for the one paid DLC ofc), just expect a delay on the announced dates~
We're also very glad to have you all enjoy this little silly bunny game! With your consent, we're going to add some cute fanarts you all made of the game in each of our minor news such as this one!
Look at this firey bun by EndMark_3 !!!
More news soon!! Happy bun-catching! - Lenophie
For Your Bun Consideration
Heya bun-buns!
We're participating to the 2023 Steam Awards, please consider nominating Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows for its Innovative Gameplay~
With all of its hidden mechanics, secret interactions and meta layers of bunplay, you know this is where the buns belong! (aside from their burrows~)
Again, we thank you warmly for the amazing welcome Bunburrows got and hope you think it is deserving of such a nomination! Voting period lasts until the end of the Autumn Sale!
Happy bun-catching~ Lenophie
Pâquerette Down the MacburrOwS!!!
Heya bun-buns~
After many trials, wayyy too much time and a few headaches, Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows is now available on MacOS!
The game runs smoothly on both M1 and Intel models, please let us know if you stumble upon any issues still~
If you were waiting for a Mac release to get the game, now is a good time as we're running a 20% discount as part of the Armistice 2023 Steam Sale by WarChild UK, part of our revenue also goes toward this charity supporting children affected by war and conflict!
Meanwhile, progress is being made on the much-awaited Clockwork Bunnies update, more on that soon!
Happy bun-catching~ Lenophie
"When will you add X???" Roadmap time!!
Heya! It's been a while, right??
First of all, thank you all again for your amazing welcome, we're so glad you enjoyed the game this much and that so many of you are already waiting for the extra content we teased despite how DIFFICULT it is to get to that point~
It's about time we give you our plans for what's next!
Behold the Bunburrows Roadmap!
Here are the plans for our upcoming free updates!
Clockwork Bunnies Update is being actively worked on, beta testers are having a go at it, the update will be pushed to everyone when I'm done fixing everything~
Into the Bunframe Update is a bunch of Quality of Life features that have been requested since release (improved computer, map, baby hint system, rules recap, dialogues history, improved home captures feedback...), it also lays the foundation for the main piece:
The Bunspeakable Depths Update will finally complete Bunburrows' end-game, giving you access to a whole new area below the infamous Pillars Room, surprises are still waiting much deeper~ More details later... It will release at the same time as a paid lil DLC about another kind of expedition down the bunburrows...
Official Modding Support is also coming 👀 Our Discord community has already managed to make their own mods, even custom level packs with their own level editor! However,
official* modding support with Workshop integration will have to wait for all our own content to be out before being considered!
Mac version is still being worked on, just some undecipherable bugs along the way, bear with us... The build is already working on Macs with the M1 chip but not on other older models *yet*!
FAQ: "Why no precise date for the Clockwork Bunnies update?" Can't give a precise date because it's really a trial-and-error process requiring lots of code rewriting! I'm making weekly progress but it's complicated, I didn't expect to have to make rhythm-game-core tick-based code for a bunny-catching game but heh, meta game happened and the implications got out of my hands hehe
"Will Clockwork Bunnies have new content?" Clockwork Bunnies won't feature new levels, however some changes to bunny behaviour in very specifc cornercases + the new meta mechanic may mean new opportunities for babies! It will also feature some cool new visual polish!
"But at the end of the game, it said 'in a few weeks' for the new content, why take so long?" It's all on me (Lenophie), not the rest of Bunstack. I added this line in the last days leading up to release without really putting that much thought into it, but the sheer scope of what we have planned meant for us to take several months rather than a few weeks, however it will *really* be worth it ;)
"omg you talked about mods, i want mods NOW!" Head to our Discord while you wait for official support ;)
Feel free to ask any other questions you may have in the comments~
That's it, bun-buns! Hope you're as excited as we are uwu 'til next time!! - Lenophie
Update 1.0.9
Heya bunbuns! Here is the 1.0.9 Update!!!!
Changelog:
Fixed cheese in W-21
Fixed cheese in S-16
Fixed Home Capture cheese in N-22
Fixed pilgrimage cheese
Fixed pathfinding bugs when navigating around multiple holes and hole+deadend combos: The bunny will now properly prioritize holes in the traditional setup: front over left over right, bunny will no longer pick hole over deadend as it was erroneously the case under some circumstances
Fixed Bunbel Tower achievement not requiring a bunny from the Forgotten Bunburrow as part of the stack requirement
Fixed secret SFX for first %!!/.;\ captured playing on multiple captures under certain circumstances
Fixed Ophéline dialogues being missable by resetting from the pause menu during her dialogues. Missed dialogues related to progression are available again for affected players.
Fixed resetting and going back to surface being available in the pause menu during dialogues
Fixed carrot sound being triggered when a bunny reaches a tile with an already eaten carrot under some circumstances
Fixed typos in french localization
Fixed style of Infinite Speed option
Fixed visual glitch showing unnecessary corners on indestructible walls next to bunny pillars
Fixed some bunny pillars's eyes being erroneously turned on or off in some levels
Added some cool tunnels around some bunny pillars, showcasing their own pilgrimage
Added a few new bunny pillars here and there: the Gate remains shut, yet more bunnies are coming, is this only the beginning?
Consequences: No changes will be made to your save, but please take a new look at N-22 if you're stuck on N-19!
Please note, we are still aware of the 2 following issues:
one that the community dubed "lagsplosions" that allows capture of babies that are not capturable in other ways through lag
one regarding bun stacks being undeterministic about their spawn position during wall bursts
I wanted to fix them in this update but they require quite the amount of work and focus while being less critical than some of the stuff fixed here! Once these will be fixed, we'll be able to bring all the QoL stuff you have been asking about (baby hint system, never-decreasing bunny counter, more accessibility settings, improved timer features, dedicated map button etc etc) We're also working on a Mac version, more on that soon!
Hope you will enjoy this! This update has been extensively tested but if you have find *new* pathfinding bugs introduced today, please let me know!
Friendly reminder to leave a positive review to the game if you enjoy it <3 We're over halfway to 500 reviews and its Overwhelmingly Positive rating!!
Happy bun-catching! - Lenophie
Update 1.0.8
Heya bunbuns! Here is the 1.0.8 Update!!!!
Changelog:
Added 3 new !:/\$^|-\
Made lil changes in S-23 and S-24 which I know you will love ;)
Fixed elevators achievement (v2-for-real-copy(1)). You will unlock it upon loading your save if you should have already unlocked it.
Added a FPS Cap option with the following values: 30, 60, 90, 120, 140, 144, 180, 240, uncapped. The game was previously uncapped, so yeah wow me the game runs at 1000fps but this uselessly drains the CPU of most of you so new default setting is 60fps.
Added clamping to speeds read from the registry because yall like breaking the game way too much
Added a hidden "Infinite Speed" option for TASers (yes we already have those on our discord omg)
Fixed stack influence not being registered in certain circumstances
Remove .backupbunny saves when deleting saves
Remove associated non-platform-specific save when deleting saves
Add a .deletedbunny save when deleting saves, just in case your lil bro/sis does an oopsie
Fixed 2 cheese solutions in W-15
Fixed cheese solution in W-20
Fixed cheese in W-21 / Level reworked
Fixed cheese solution in W-25
Fixed cheese solutions in W-26 / Level fully reworked
Fixed cheese in N-19
Fixed cheese in N-21 (Modification of C-21)
Fixed cheese solution in N-23
Fixed cheese solution in S-19
Fixed 2 cheese solutions in S-21
Fixed cheese in S-22
Fixed cheese in E-22
Removed a pickaxe from C-24
Fix level loadings being counted in timer
Made level indicator background transparent in Pillars Room
Fix pillars style in E-12
Add missing pillar in C-20
Fix some tunnels in S-27
Consequences: No changes will be made to your save, but please take a new look at W-26!
If you saved while being in one of the following levels (or with a bunny from there on screen), you will be teleported back to Surface: W-15, W-20, W-21, W-25, W-26, N-19, N-21, N-23, C-20, C-21, C-24, C-26, S-19, S-22, S-23, S-27, E-21, E-22, E-26, NW?-24, NW?-26, SW?-24
Please note, we are aware of the 2 remaining issues:
one that the community dubed "lagsplosions" that allows capture of babies that are not capturable in other ways through lag
one regarding bun stacks being undeterministic about their spawn position during wall bursts
Bugs will be fixed and babies will be taken away, put the babies on the floor and slowly back away!!! ːstimulationː
Friendly reminder to leave a positive review to the game if you enjoy it <3
Happy bun-catching! - Lenophie
Q&A with Lenophie (dev)
Hey! As part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, I'll be AGAIN live on the front page in a few minutes! Come hang out and ask your questions!! <3 Didn't have time to put makeup on this time so huh that will give you some sense of novelty from the previous Q&A lol bye - Lenophie
