Just released a hotfix for patch v1.2 because achievements were broken. Also, sadly, the mouse cursor bug had to be reverted in order to make the achievements work again.
I won't go too into detail but it's due to the Steamworks plugin for the game engine (construct 2) is not compatible with the most recent version of the underlying technology (nw.js). So I had to revert my game back to an older version of nw.js.
When the Steamworks plugin for Construct 2 gets updated I will release a new update to fix the mouse cursor bug.
Changes
Fixed the achievements not registering with Steam
Reverted the mouse cursor bug (mouse cursor will still get messed up in windowed mode)
I sincerely apologize if this caused you to miss an achievement.
New update v1.2 - Minor visual fixes
General This update has a few minor bug fixes in it. They are all visual fixes so there's nothing that effects gameplay.
Changes
Visual fixes
Fixed an issue for first time players where the glowing rectangle on the upgrade screen was off center by about 18 pixels
Fixed an issue in the UI where the build / tool buttons would become too dark if you didn't have enough money to buy it, so I lightened it up so you can still see the icon
Fixed an issue when playing in windowed mode where the mouse cursor would change into a standard Windows cursor rather than the game's custom cursor
Week Long Deal - 40% off starting tomorrow!
Whitevale Defender will be 40% off all next week starting tomorrow! If you've been sitting on the fence about purchasing then now is the time.
Balance patch v1.1 now live
Official patch notes - v1.1
Medium Difficulty
Change Castle max health from 25 to 15
Increase the health of all enemies by 15%
Increase the starting minerals from 60 to 70
Hard Difficulty
Change Castle max health from 20 to 7
Increase the health of all enemies by 15%
Increase the starting minerals from 70 to 80
Enemies
Wave 14 boss - Decrease the damage it does to the Castle if leaked from 12 to 8
Tools
Repair - Change the amount repaired from 3 to 2
Repair - Change the cooldown time from 10 to 14 seconds
Stasis - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 40 to 50 crowns
Explosive - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 160 to 220 crowns
Defenses
Surge - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 30 to 50 crowns
Drill - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 80 to 120 crowns
Bomber- Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 160 to 200 crowns
Blessings
Efficient Tools - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 60 to 70 crowns
Efficient Building - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 30 to 40 crowns
Surge Shock - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 400 to 440 crowns
Salvage Parts - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 520 to 560 crowns
Massive Burst - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 800 to 900 crowns
Bug Fixes
When recycling the Mining Drill, the floating text displayed the wrong number of minerals returned
Balance update (v1.1) coming soon
Many players have expressed that Whitevale Defender is too easy. So in the coming week I will be working on a patch to increase the difficulty. Below is a list of my proposed changes. Feedback is welcome.
General I want to keep the easy difficulty mostly unchanged for those people who are a bit slower and not strategy experts. For medium I want to increase the difficulty slightly. Then hard is where I want the largest changes to difficulty to occur. I always meant hard difficulty to be for the more hardcore tower defense players, but it seems I have missed the mark. I also want to adjust some of the crown costs to the unlockables to spread them out more. I definitely want to avoid having to grind to achieve the unlocks, but hopefully spreading them out a little will give the overall game a better pacing.
Proposed Changes - To be implemented later this week
Medium Difficulty
Change Castle max health from 25 to 15
Increase the health of all enemies by 15%
Increase the starting minerals from 60 to 70
Hard Difficulty
Change Castle max health from 20 to 7
Increase the health of all enemies by 15%
Increase the starting minerals from 70 to 80
Enemies
Wave 14 boss - Decrease the damage it does to the Castle if leaked from 12 to 8
Tools
Repair - Change the amount repaired from 3 to 2
Repair - Change the cooldown time from 10 to 14 seconds
Stasis - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 40 to 50 crowns
Explosive - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 160 to 220 crowns
Defenses
Surge - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 30 to 50 crowns
Drill - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 80 to 120 crowns
Bomber- Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 160 to 200 crowns
Blessings
Efficient Tools - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 60 to 70 crowns
Efficient Building - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 30 to 40 crowns
Surge Shock - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 400 to 440 crowns
Salvage Parts - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 520 to 560 crowns
Massive Burst - Increase the cost to unlock (crowns) from 800 to 900 crowns
The game is officially released!
It's taken 1.5 years and a crazy journey to get here, but I finally made it to the finish line. I truly hope you enjoy the game.
Read My Design Articles To Hold You Over (14 hours until release!)
I hope everyone is getting excited because I am!
I will release the game at 12:01 AM in PDT timezone (which is 7:01 AM in UTC).
But don't worry, If you're too excited to wait there's a few design articles you can read to hold you over until you're able to play. There's 9 articles in total ranging from the details of the design, to the history, to my personal journey in creating it.
Change to Release Date (don't worry, it's not delayed)
Hello,
I'm Christopher, the creator of Whitevale Defender. I just want to update everyone on a change to the release date. I will be releasing my game a few days sooner, on May 23rd.
The main reason why is because PixelJunk Monsters 2 (another tower defense game) is releasing on the same day I chose. So rather than compete for attention with that game, I will just release sooner!
I hope everyone is getting excited to play!
TL;DR, the release date is now 2 days sooner on May 23rd.
