24.1.1 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

Changes and bug fixes:

• Fixed several issues with prefabs and prefab instances not rendering correctly/not appearing/getting removed from the timeline in the editor.
  
• Parallax objects now properly update when created.
  
• Better error handling on objects being created on level load/refresh.
  
• Fixed issues with enums and vectors in json generation/parsing.
  
• Better time handling on internal delay functions.
  
• Added ability to add to selection while dragging to add objects. This is done with the Shift key.
  
• Better caching of some common data in the editor to improve performance.
  
• [Prefabs occasionally have missing objects] - Error check to ensure parent object data is valid before attempting to load child. (This should fix most of the issues with objects not loading correctly.)
  
• [Objects in main timeline become stuck at start when dragging them] - BPM value is now defaulted to 140 in the event of a malformed value to ensure all editor calculations always work. (This fixes issues with object dragging on some older levels.)
  
• [Applied force to the player still continues during a pause] - Fixed issue with player physics not being paused correctly.
  
• [Hard to see stacked normal objects on timeline] - Adjusted the timeline prefab to be more readable by changing the icon rendering, I'll continue to tweak this as needed.
  
• [Objects are not deleted] - This has mostly been fixed(?), but there are still some edge cases where objects are not deleted correctly. This will be fixed in the next build.

Known issues:

• Sometimes, the game's resolution may need to be corrected on start-up. Workaround: Change the resolution in the options menu.
  
• Sometimes, on death/restart, objects will fail to respawn correctly after the rewind. This is a high priority issue and will be fixed ASAP.
  
• Sometimes music stays around longer then it should. This will be fixed soon.

• Expanding/collapsing prefabs can cause rendering instability/crashes in some cases
  
• Some previously working keyboard shortcuts are no longer working. They will return but were cut from this build due to time constraints.
  
• Multi-object editing was cut from this build due to time constraints but should appear in the next build. Hopefully, before or around the New Year!
  
• Lots of tooltips are broken (a meme at this point), but as we finally get close to a fully working editor, they will slowly be fixed.
  
• Some level issues can happen when swapping between levels in the editor or re-loading levels in the editor. If you encounter this, please re-load the level from the main menu as a workaround for now. This will be hopefully fixed in the next build.

23.12.3 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

New features:

• Camera easing now exists in the game and is being tested. Expect further refinement and toggles to come shortly.
  
• Discord integration is finally back! More to come on this soon!

• Overhaul of the zoom functionality on the main timeline.
  
• Performance improvements in parts of the editor.
  
• Prefab folders are now searchable & show up in the UI.
  
• Double the recent level buttons.
  
• I improved the selection outline when in preview mode.
  
• Beginnings of a drag system to move objects around via the preview. The next build will improve this with a better UI and more features.
  
• Camera "jiggle" can now be disabled in the options menu.

Changes and bug fixes:

• Debug mode is now correctly hidden.
  
• Far better error handling of files and load states.
  
• Fix for saving/loading of some standard Unity types in JSON.
  
• Zoom sliders have been removed. Please use your mouse wheel or CTRL with +/- to zoom.
  
• Corrupted save files now correctly default to base save settings.
  
• Better handling of the spacebar (Play/Pause) shortcut in the editor.
  
• Curve menus have been fixed to be easier to navigate.
  
• Some UI tweaks and improvements in the editor to make editing easier/more intuitive.
  
• Timeline performance has been massively improved.
  
• Timeline objects appearing in the wrong place on layer swap have been fixed.
  
• Timeline objects now appear slightly different, with the type currently being shown in the icon slot and the lock/ellipsis being shown on the right side stacked.
  
• Autosaves have been cleaned up and now are more consistent.
  
• Markers have been renamed to notes.
  
• Notes are more helpful than before by showing more text and having a quick nav menu to jump around the level.
  
• If you still need to accept the Steam EULA for the workshop, the editor opens it if you try to submit a level.
  
• Object timeline scrubber now syncs with the primary timeline scrubber.
  
• New rendering settings have been added to allow more computers to get the most out of their system.
  
• Object timeline is now the proper length when special auto-kill times are assigned.
  
• Game Audio has been decreased slightly. This will be tweaked to increase/decrease more accurately with the audio sliders in settings soon.
  
• I improved the look of the loading screens to integrate them more seamlessly into the UI.
  
• The pause menu is now far better looking.
  
• Camera movements should now be loads smoother due to some tweaking behind the scenes.
  
• Checkpoint UI has been fixed, and I'm testing a new UI. The sliders might be swapped for traditional value inputs due to feedback.
  
• Even more font updates have been added, namely for Inconsolata. Please continue to report broken tags in older levels so I can continue to add more.
  
• Scene fading/animations have been adjusted.
  
• Changed it so empties now only render their plus shape in the editor preview when directly selected.
  
• Fix issue with default autokill time being set to 1 second instead of 0 seconds. This can't be fixed on levels saved in 23.12.1 please manually load a backup or set the autokill time to 0 seconds again.
  
• Fixed issue with the mouse cursor disappearing when in editor.
  
• Fixed issue with debug mode being turned on.
  
• Fix for some of the weirdness on exiting editor to main menu.
  
• Fix for parallax objects not loading in arcade / editor. Don't worry the data was untouched and won't need to be re-saved.
  
• Fix for some level's metadata causing issues in arcade level select. Specifically custom difficulty levels input via text editor.
  
• There's definitely more I forgot to write down I'll add to this as I notice more.

23.10.5 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

• Better handling of pause menu background.
  
• Better handling of descriptions, including those with new line characters.
  
• Better looking glitch in effect on level start.
  
• Revamped debug menu (f3 menu) to match the newer look.
  
• You can now click on a debug menu option to auto paste it into the console.
  
• Fixed/removed all old broken debug features.
  
• Level loading bar is now far more accurate and smooth.
  
• Level loading should be slightly faster now on average.
  
• Fixed issue where some levels without any events would not load.
  
• Created update flow for old levels using old font setup.
  
• Level effects slider is now working again.
  
• Minor UI tweaks and changes.

Font changes:

• Hellovetica
  
• Inconsolata
  
• LiberationSans
  
• MajorMonoDisplay
  
• PoorStory

23.10.4 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

• Better handling of end level events.
  
• New start level info animation.
  
• Fix for some audio issues when leaving a level pre-maturely.
  
• More accurate loading bar for levels.
  
• Scene transitions are now more accurate.
  
• Tons of fixes for objects not appearing properly.
  
• More effect fixes for easing issues.
  
• More stable reverse / rewind.
  
• Better handling of default values when saving levels.
  
• Fixed issues with levels using old text.
  
• Fixed issues with really old levels failing to load.
  
• Fixed issues with updating levels to new system in some edge cases.
  
• Fixed issues with arcade practice mode effecting the story mode.
  
• Minor UI tweaks and fixes.

23.10.3 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

• Updated prefab for pause menu.
  
• Minor scene updates and tweaks.
  
• Added more functions to pause menu.
  
• Cleaned up and optimized pause menu.
  
• Added background color to pause menu.
  
• Updated audio mixer settings.
  
• Fixed bug with grain and glitch effects not easing right.
  
• Fixed/optimized player hit events(?).
  
• I think that was it?

23.10.1 [alpha branch]

Changes:

Current branch changes:

• [NEW] "alpha": the new WIP branch (featuring the new UI and performance improvements but not the alpha editor),
  
• "default": will remain the same till alpha becomes the new default,
  
• "legacy": will stick around for the foreseeable future,
  
• "editor-alpha": will stick around till the editor is added to alpha branch,
  
• [DELETED] "development": branch deleted.

Coming branch changes:

• "alpha": the new WIP branch (featuring the new UI and performance improvements + alpha editor),
  
• "default": will remain the same till alpha becomes the new default,
  
• "legacy": will stick around for the foreseeable future,
  
• [WILL BE DELETED SOON] "editor-alpha": will be merged with "alpha",
  
• [DELETED] "development": branch deleted.

23.10.2 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

• Fixed issues with pause menu.
  
• Made player ease x2 as fast (snappier on keyboard).
  
• Player invincibility frames are now 2s long instead of 1.2s after getting hit.
  
• "Enter" button can now again be used to activate player boost.
  
• A few minor audio glitches are now fixed.
  
• Fixed a few minor issues with menu navigation.
  
• I think that was it?

New Logo

Story Mode Intro Cutscene (WIP)

General Development Update

So where's the Story Mode?

TL;DR

More Info

So, where's some proof?

Where can I better keep up to date?

Personal Twitter

Company Twitter

Company YouTube

23.1.4 [editor-alpha branch]

Bug fixes:

• Fix for copy/pasting for objects/prefabs sometimes not working
  
• Fix for randomization options sometimes resetting/glitching out
  
• Relative randomization option tooltip title fixed
  
• Gradient now works on both objects and background in both editor and arcade (I lied before but it's truly fixed now kill me)
  
• Removed double notification when pasting objects

Known issues:

• Sometimes prefabs will fail to render correctly, this is being worked on

23.1.3 [editor-alpha branch]

New features:

• New default background generator options on level creation.
  
• Added copy / paste to parallax objects.
  
• Middle mouse drag now works on object keyframe timeline.

Changes:

• Audio file selection window now supports all three audio types without selecting each per the dropdown (.wav / .ogg / .mp3).
  
• Completely rewrote object selection code to be more efficient and predictable.
  
• Completely re-wrote object keyframe selection code to be more efficient and predictable.
  
• Massive performance boost when highlighting lots of objects/object keyframes.
  
• Updated prefab colors to not conflict with blue selection color so much.
  
• No longer can open prefab creator without at least one object selected.
  
• Some event values were adjusted to reflect the underlying values better.
  
• Base level starts at 30 zoom (prev was 20).
  
• Sped up rendering in some cases.
  
• Removed un-needed debug statements.
  
• Minor tweaks to editor UI.
  
• Removed holiday theme.

Bug fixes:

• Improvement for prefab speed in editor and arcade.
  
• Object keyframe timeline selections/zoom / position better handled/loaded.
  
• Gradient now works properly on background and foreground elements again.
  
• Create prefab dialog has proper text colors now.
  
• Copy / Paste of objects is faster and more consistent now.
  
• Pasting objects now makes them auto-selected.
  
• Expanding a prefab now correctly renders the prefab and selects all it's elements.
  
• Fix issue with loading levels causing a crash.
  
• Fix issue with creating objects in event layer causing a crash.
  
• (23.1.3b) Gradient is actually fixed now (lmao wtf)

23.1.2 [editor-alpha branch]

New features:

• Depth of Field effect for parallax objects is now fully implemented. You can turn it on / off and change it's focus depth in the parallax settings dialog now

Changes:

• Optimized text objects
  
• Optimized theme updating

Bug fixes:

• Fix prefab search
  
• Fix prefab creation
  
• Fix prefab preview not working
  
• Fix for parallax settings bugging out
  
• Fix for large text objects rendering in and lagging the hell out of the game (still might have some spikes in some cases but should be far less bad)
  
• Some minor UI fixes
  
• (23.1.2b) Fix for helpers being not transparent (lol oof)

23.1.1 [editor-alpha branch]

New features:

• Begun the addition of Depth of Field effect for parallax objects

Changes:

• Some editor UI elements are no longer affected by level effects
  
• Optimized render flow for camera setup (this should allow for quite the FPS boost)

Bug fixes:

• Optimized timeline object rendering to be more efficient
  
• Removed un-needed parsing of editor data on level load for arcade
  
• Parallax objects no longer get their shape data reset in some cases
  
• Fixed memory leak with prefabs
  
• Fixed parallax objects not working with zoom keyframes
  
• Fixed grid alignment for the editor
  
• Optimized string generation in some UI
  
• Collapsing prefabs is a bit more consistent
  
• Optimized timeline object name rendering
  
• Fixed some issues with prefab object not updating properly
  
• Some minor UI fixes
  
• Fixed issue with levels not being playable in Arcade

IMPORTANT NEWS!

22.12.3 [editor-alpha branch]

Changes:

• Editor is out of alpha and is now considered beta editor
  
• Made it so you can no longer toggle the play state of the editor with space while dragging the timeline pointer
  
• Multi keyframe editor now works on keyframe timing rather than raw time
  
• Reworked randomization editor UI to be far more clear
  
• Color selection UI updated for keyframes

Bug fixes:

• Fix for older levels with prefab instance offsets
  
• Fixed opening another level in the editor, sometimes causing a crash
  
• Autosaving now properly works again
  
• Fixed issue with random interval getting reset
  
• Fixed issue with themes being persistent between opened levels
  
• Fixed issue with theme editor button toggles displaying weird
  
• Fixed issue with marker timeline alignment

Known issues:

• Vignette no longer has the ability to change roundness. Unfortunately, this feature may be sunset
  
• Parallax objects still missing some basic features

22.12.4 [editor-alpha branch]

New features:

• Add in button to select prefabs to delete

Changes:

• Reorganize prefab options popup
  
• Optimization for effects
  
• Hide the roundness slider to reduce confusion till it can be looked at later
  
• Massive optimizations for manipulation of prefabs

Bug fixes:

• Fix for themes going away on level load (that's a huge oof sorry for anyone that got affected)
  
• Fix for most older themes being treated as default themes in older levels (not all can be fixed this is the best I can do)
  
• Fix for fps/grid toggles not removing their backgrounds
  
• Fix for parallax objects sometimes hitting the player from the void
  
• Reduce the possibility of ghost objects/prefabs spawning in some cases
  
• Dragging to select objects in the timeline now guarantees your last selection was an object to ensure you can copy stuff after drag
  
• Prefab collapse new / apply to all now works properly again (for the most part)
  
• Prefab objects render more consistently

Known issues:

• Sometimes, loading a level in the editor can cause a crash
  
• Sometimes prefabs will fail to render properly this is being worked on
  
• Copying a prefab object, then pasting it, and selecting it can break the dialog (workaround click on a normal object, then click back to it)

22.12.2 [editor-alpha branch]

New features:

• Rework of timeline zoom / scroll + added middle mouse drag to scroll (should increase FPS and responsiveness)
  
• Zoom now will try to follow your mouse position on main timeline (testing expect changes possibly)
  
• Add in ability to delete parallax objects

Changes:

• Remove character cap for multi-line text entry (main effect is unlimited text in text objects)
  
• Multi-line text entry has bigger font size
  
• Update prefab offset assignment to -5 thru 5 (up from -1 thru 1)
  
• General editor UI tweaks

Bug fixes:

• Fix for prefab instance data not saving (specifically instance specific position / scale / rotation)
  
• Add back in expand parenting offset toggle (only shows up if there's a parent for the object and you have one of the offsets selected)
  
• Make non-info containing tooltips not break shit
  
• Fix for object drag selection not working on timeline if nothing is selected (should make drag select much more consistent)
  
• Optimization for drag select with big levels

Known issues:

• Vignette acting a bit funky
  
• Parallax objects still missing some basic features
  
• Game crash still happening in some cases when loading another level after the first one