This patch contains improvements and new features from a variety of domains. The complete list of changes can be found at the bottom of this post. Let's dive into the most important changes of this patch:
Toolbar
We changed some important aspects of our beloved toolbar.
Until now you could select between three different sizes of the same brush. We changed this to a single brush. Having only a single brush and changing its size with the scrollbar should be a much more intuitive and easy way to change the brush size.
As you can see filled shapes made a comeback. We had these a while back but removed them. By popular demand from the community we added them back to the toolbar!
We also changed the color palette. We removed some colors and added some others. We also finally found some bugs that were causing problems when selecting the color resulting in the player having to click multiple times to change the color.
Now you might ask yourself...wait, where is the color wheel? Fear not it is still there. We wanted to make accessing the most important tools faster. The color palette surely is very important in a drawing game. While the color wheel allows for a more individual selection of colors it is most often used when there is more time at hand. This is why you can now switch between the two like this:
You can see we also added another feature that has been lost but not forgotten....welcome back opacity! We would love to hear feedback regarding this change from you!
But not only that, we also simplified using shapes. Not using any modifier keys will now result in a simple upright shape. For the more experienced users we added an option to create equilateral shapes as you can see in the animation above. You can change the key bindings for this in the options menu.
Invite Codes
Another much requested feature has been added to the game. From now on other players can join you via invite code. At the bottom of the player list you can now find a button which lets you copy the invite code. The copy symbol can be clicked to copy the code without showing it in case you are a streamer and don't want to leak the code. You can also click on the text to see the actual code.
To join a game via invite code simply go to the main menu, press "Play" and enter the code in the text field at bottom of the screen.
Game Mode Filter
It is now possible to search for specific game modes. Enjoy!
Various Quality of Life Changes
We implemented a way to hide the canvas buttons which are sometimes an annoying obstacle when drawing. The default binding for this is Shift+T but you can customize this in the options menu.
We also added the option to hide the display of the current tool on top of the cursor when drawing. Another change we made is that the game now flashes in the task bar when an action is required. This should minimize the times you miss your turn in the future.
Below you can find the complete list of changes. As always we encourage you to give us feedback or opinions about the game on our Discord server or on Twitter!
Patch-Notes:
Migrated sessions to EOS
Added invite code
Added game mode filter to Quick Play search
Simplified brushes
Re-introduced filled shape tools
Re-introduced opacity selector
Reworked color palette
Rotation of shapes is now optional and can be activated by holding down Control
Added option to disable tools shown on cursor
Added option to toggle buttons on canvas
Decreased score for drawing player based on player amount
Improved default hotkeys for brush, eraser and fill tool
Shape modifier keys are now configurable
Removed friends only lobby visibility
Removed 1s emote send limit
Steam connection status is now shown in menu
Improved word package editor checks for minimum required words
Duplicated words are now automatically removed in the word package editor
Streaming settings are now in a separate tab in options menu
Game now flashes in task bar when action is required
Added bug report button
Added Vietnamese translation
Added Hebrew as possible word package language
Ș and Ț can now be written as S and T
Bugfixes:
Fixed players which haven't drawn are also rated
Fixed equilateral shapes not properly sized
Fixed mouse get stuck when going out of canvas on the left side
Fixed mouse get stuck in color selection triangle
Fixed œ could be written as ae instead of oe
Fixed language selection is not shown properly in Quick Play menu
Fixed words with ’ or ‘ were hard to solved
Fixed double whitespace were required in some words
Fixed pop-up animation are under action bar
Fixed crash when leaving game session
Beta Test Patch 1.2.0
Hi everyone,
Patch 1.2.0 can now be tested on our beta branch. We would like to get feedback on the changes that it contains so a publicly available beta version of the upcoming patch 1.2.0 was created. Here is a detailled list of the various changes. You can find instructions on how to access the beta version at the bottom of this post.
The beta version will be available from 21.01.2020 16:00 / 4PM Central European Time (CET) until 23.01.2020 16:00 / 4PM Central European Time (CET)
Please provide feedback under this post or on our Discord server. You may have to restart Steam to see the branch.
Patch-Notes:
Added Vietnamese community translation of the UI
Game now flashes in task bar when action is required
Removed friends only visibility setting
Login Status now shown in menu
Added Report a Bug button
Added game mode selection for Quick Play
Rotation of shapes is now optional and can be activated by holding down Control
Re-introduced opacity slider
Re-introduced filled shapes
Added sound and animation to color palette
Simplified brushes
Added option to toggle save, undo, redo, delete buttons on canvas
Added option to disable tool shown on cursor
Added Invite codes
Minimal changes to scoring in Guess It!
Instructions:
Go to your Steam library
Select Scribble It!
Right Click -> Properties
Go to "BETAS" tab
Select the pre-release branch
Best, the devs
33% off Scribble It! - Premium Edition
The end of the year is approaching. Time for a little gift for our great community! We are participating in the Steam Winter Sale. This means that Scribble It! is 33% off from now until January 5th. We wish you a relaxing time with your family.
Patch Notes 1.1.9
Hello guys,
we just deployed another small update. We fixed some game crashes and UI malfunctions and corrected wrong words. Thanks to everyone that reported these bugs!
Also we added 3 new winter themed avatars- have a look!
Read the full list of changes below.
As always we encourage you to give us feedback or opinions about the game on our Discord server or on Twitter!
Patch Notes:
Added winter avatars
Bugfixes:
Fixed achievements can't be unlocked
Fixed word packages are not always loaded correctly
Fixed workshop cache preventing seeing changes on created items immediately
Fixed max guesses not correctly reset, when hovering
Fixed players above default player count are kicked when returning to lobby
Fixed kick when rating in Rate It!
Fixed crash when initializing in-game UI
Fixed crash when loading images
Fixed some words & translations
Patch Notes 1.1.8
Earlier today we deployed a patch. It contained a couple of bugfixes. Our Turkish community reported weird behaviour with the letter "i" where in some cases a word could not be guessed even though the player wrote the correct solution. This should now be fixed. Thank you guys for reporting these types of errors, it is immensely helpful for us!
Read the full list of changes below.
As always we encourage you to give us feedback or opinions about the game on our Discord server or on Twitter!
Bugfixes:
Fixed weird "i" in many turkish words
Fixed workshop packages are not always loaded correctly in lobby
Fixed crashes when browsing workshop
Fixed crash when pressing escape on game start
Fixed crash when joining gam
A Message to our Community
Dear community,
as most of you have noticed we changed the way premium lobbies work as part of the last patch. Today we adjust these changes and go back to the old status. This means players who own the free-2-play version are once again able to play “Guess It! Grand Reveal” and “Rate It!” after a friend who owns the premium version invited them. We also went a bit further and now allow any player to find every game mode via quick search. Search options for specific game modes, as well as a lobby browser will follow soon.
Originally, after releasing Scribble It! in October 2020, the two game modes mentioned were only to be included in the premium edition. After our official launch we had some technical difficulties and were confronted with quite a few bugs. So, we decided it was fair to give our new F2P players the ability to test these premium game modes as a way to compensate for the poor gaming experience.
We communicated this state of the game and that it will change in the future via Discord. In hindsight this was not the correct way to handle this as many people simply did not see our statement regarding premium game modes. Lesson learnt. Rightfully, changing the state of premium lobbies back to the originally intended state as part of the patch on December, 6 caused a lot of irritation within our community.
During the last days we read each and every one of your messages and listened to your concerns about how this change will impact the future. It became quite obvious that a lot of you love playing all of our game modes with their friends. We now understand that the changes we made were not at all aligned with our initial goal. With Scribble It! we wanted to create something that would take friends and those who might become friends out of their everyday lives for a short time and connect them through our game.
This is our very first game-release but that should not be an excuse for a poor decision on our end, for that we apologize.
Currently, we are two people that are developing this game part-time next to our main jobs. We love creating games for you and want to spend as much time as possible doing exactly that which is why the premium edition exists. In the future we'd like to expand on new platforms and create more entertaining moments for our players. Without all of you this would not be possible therefore we want to thank you for the huge support since release. We have received enormous amounts of feedback from which we have learned A LOT.
We hope you will continue to accompany us on this journey.
- Zaratusa and soeanski, the developers
Patch Notes:
All game modes are now search- and joinable for all players
Added winter contest banner to main menu
Updated translations
Bugfixes:
Fixed crash when joining game and player is not yet initialized
Winter Art Contest
Hey everyone! The winter art contest is coming!
It is December, it is the festive season and Christmas is coming closer. That means cold weather, cozy moments, and of course contest time! After our first successful Halloween themed event, we are ready to present you the second official Scribble It! Discord Contest! Post your best festive or winter themed Scribble and use your chance to win one of the awesome prizes like a graphics tablet, a unique in-game avatar and Scribble It! Premium game-keys. The contest starts today at 10pm CET and will end on the 20th of December 10pm CET.
To participate, for closer details, the rules and more information visit our Discord server!
Ready? Then waste no time and head over to the Discord server!! Show us your ideas of a perfect winter and/or holiday themed Scribble. Participate to be the next Art Contest Winner and enjoy one of the many prizes.
Good luck, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Patch Notes 1.1.6 Romanian Word Packages, PT-br UI
Hello everyone,
with todays patch we added Romanian to the list of supported languages for our official word packages! We also added another crowdsourced UI translation: Brazilian-Portuguese.
Update: We reverted parts of this patch, read here. Today, we also changed another important aspect of the game. With leaving Early Access and the subsequential official release of Scribble It! on the 20th of October, 2020 we decided to introduce a free version and a paid version of the game. Originally, the two game modes "Guess It! - Grand Reveal" and "Rate It!" were only to be included in the premium edition. A bug occured which allowed owners of Scribble It! Premium to invite other players to their lobbies regardless of their game version and play the premium content with them. After our official launch we had some technical difficulties and were confronted with quite a few other bugs. So we decided to leave this particular game mode "bug" in the game for the time being to compensate for the poor gaming experience. Today we changed this back to the originally intended state. Premium owners can no longer invite any player to give them access to premium content. Read about the original statement on Discord.
Last but not least we want to thank you for the huge support since release. We have been able to multiply our player numbers and have received enormous amounts of feedback from which we have learned A LOT. We hope to continue this path together with you and make the game even better.
Read the full list of changes below.
As always we encourage you to give us feedback or opinions about the game on our Discord server or on Twitter!
Patch Notes:
Added official romanian word packages
Added pt-BR community localization
Team displays are now expanded by default
Bugfixes:
Premium players are no longer able to invite non-premium players to premium lobbies
Patch Notes 1.1.4 - Faster Workshop, Cyrillic Font, French Words
Hello everyone,
we just deployed a patch that addresses some game crashes, wrong words in french, and some issues with our cyrillic font.
Read the full list of changes below.
As always we encourage you to give us feedback or opinions about the game on our Discord server or on Twitter!
Patch Notes:
Added thumbnail cache for faster workshop responses
Added additional replaceable characters
Changed underscore in cyrillic font to be more distinguishable
Bugfixes:
Fixed delayed crash after game start
Fixed thumbnails with alpha not being displayed correctly
Fixed health setting is not correctly loaded in lobby
Fixed window mode not always correctly updated
Fixed scaling of title in the workshop create menu
Fixed "unlimited" on the FPS slider has not enough space in all languages
Corrected a lot of french words in word packages
Patch Notes 1.1.3 - Turkish, Romanian UI, EOS
Hey guys,
today we rolled out another update. We introduced a UI translation for our Romanian friends. Also we fixed a lot of errors in the Turkish UI translation. We've also made the first step to introduce the game to other stores and platforms by migrating the stats & achievements to the Epic Online Services (EOS).
Read the full list of changes below.
As always we encourage you to give us feedback or opinions about the game on our Discord server or on Twitter!
Patch Notes:
Migrated stats & achievements to EOS (some stats are resetted & changed)
Improved many french word packages
Added romanian UI translation
Retranslated UI in turkish
Added loading indicator to workshop
Workshop thumbnails are now loaded at 512x512px to reduce memory usage
Workshop items are now shown for the owner, even when they are banned
Changed default workshop search time period to one week
Added loading indicator to large Scribble view
Now using UTC time for randomness to reduce repetitive words
Prerequisites are now included to reduce installation issues
Bugfixes:
Fixed massive memory leak due to unreleased textures from workshop browsing
Fixed lag when opening profile, as Scribble previews are now generated asynchronous
Fixed weird behaviour when selecting a color when a shape tool is active
Fixed crash when server is not yet initialized
Fixed stream guess malues is sometimes not displayed correctly
