Mondrian - Plastic Reality News

[h2]Makersmas Week 1[/h2]
Merry Makersmas, everybody! We've been hard at work to update our annual Makersmas celebration into something really special, so this year we're turning it into a Community Gala. We want you to always be sharing your creativity with the world, and what better way to start off the season of lights than by showing off how Mondrian - Plastic Reality can light up your world!



[h3]Your Weekly Optional Art Prompt Is Lights![/h3]
Have you got a Razer Chroma RGB setup? Let's see those lights in action while playing Mondrian – Plastic Reality! We want to see those beautiful, dynamic color harmonies come to life in your space. Whether it's your mouse, keyboard, headphones, LED strips, Nanoleaf Panels, Twinkly lights, or anything else in the Chroma family, Mondrian will light it up. Set up your scene, grab your phone, and let's see what you can do!

Haven't got Mondrian yet? Don't worry! The game's Razer Chroma RGB functionality comes included with the Free Admission demo as well. Go download it!

Haven't got or not sure if you've got any Razer Chroma RGB devices? Also fine! You can view a full list of Chroma compatible devices here. If you've got your Christmas lights up, feel free to share those too! For that matter, any other light will do: candles, wintry sunsets, whatever fits the theme. We're all-inclusive.


[h3]How to Participate[/h3]
Share your pictures or videos with the theme "Lights!" on Twitter or in the gala-submissions channel on our Discord using the hashtag #makersmas.

For every post using this hashtag, 5 points will be added to the community Gem Pool.

When you play any Quick Play mode in Mondrian - Plastic Reality (Free Admission or Lifetime Pass), or when you collect your daily Gem Gift in the Museum (Lifetime Pass only), the cumulative value of this pool will be added to your Gem Score.


Come on everyone, let's see those lights! Thank you for playing, and once again, Merry Makersmas. Let's make this the best one yet.

- Danny

Good morning everyone! It's Makersmas Eve, and the latest update for Mondrian - Plastic Reality is now live. This update brings an engine upgrade and some long overdue, new spotlight artworks for the Museum, as well as getting the new backend technology for Makersmas in place.

We will have a BIG blog post tomorrow and what to expect from Makersmas. But for now, here are the full patch notes. Enjoy the update!


[h3]Features[/h3]

• Global: Backend engine updated to Version 294.10.
  
• Global: Updated the “Take a Spin” Achievement description to include Time Attack and Sudden Death.
  
• Global: Added network checks for the Makersmas Community Gem Pool score.
  
• Main Menu: Added new snowflake particles for the upcoming Makersmas event.
  
• Museum: Added new Spotlight Artworks across multiple packs:
  
  • Plastic: Added six new pieces, including a dinosaur (Reginald), Spiral Staircase, Horse Head, Escher’s Cat Tree, Comedy & Tragedy, and a Parrot.
    
  • World: The World pack introduces world-history inspired Spotlight Artworks. These currently include a Sarcophagus, a Sphinx, a Greek Philosopher bust, a Roman Patrician bust, a Buddha statue, and a Xiuhtecuhtli statue.
    
  • Plantlife: The Plantlife pack lets you add various flowers and bushes to your Museum, much to Piet's dismay. The pack includes twelve artworks, with multiple variations of Bonsai Trees, Succulents, Flowers, and Ferns.
    
  • Makersmas: Added six new Spotlights, including Candles, Nutcracker, Snowglobe, Gnome, Teddy Bear, and Gingerbread House.
    

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Gem Chest: Updated functionality to support Makersmas bonuses.
  
• Museum: Updated functionality to support Makersmas bonuses from the Gem Tree.
  
• Museum: Changed the name of the “Makersmas 2020” pack to just “Makersmas”
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Main Menu: Fixed scroll sound effect not playing in sub-menus
  

Thank you for playing.
- Danny

Our annual holiday celebration, Makersmas, returns to Mondrian - Plastic Reality on December 1! This year, we'll be doing things a little differently, and instead of a Competitive Gala, we will be running Makersmas as a Community Gala, which means most of the activity will take place outside of the game. Read on for how we'll be managing things a little differently this time around. We think you'll like it.




Each week you'll be given a new prompt here on Steam, and it won't just be for Mondrian Maker creations. You'll get to share your creations, your Museums, screenshots, gifs, videos, and more. Certain community actions, like using #makersmas on Twitter, will add points to the Community Gem Pool. When you finish a round in any Quick Play mode, or grab your daily Gems from the Gem Tree, you'll earn the Gems from the pool too! These Gems will be cumulative all month long, meaning the more you share, the more everyone earns. All you have to do is follow the weekly prompts here and on our Discord. We in turn will share your posts, and Maker creations in particular on the Mondrian Makers Instagram account. Let's see how high up we can get the Community Gem Pool before New Year's Eve!


During December, we'll be jumping onto our Twitch stream once in a while to raise money for Give Kids the Arts and the International Arts Foundation for Kids.



"Give Kids The Arts is a branch of the International Arts Foundation for Kids (IAFK), a registered 501(c)(3). We collect new art supplies, new and gently used music, and dance equipment, lessons, studio time, tickets to museums, shows, and concerts and distribute these items to less fortunate children in our communities where artistic pursuit can be difficult."

Our donation campaign for the month will go live on December 1, and we will be live every Thursday afternoon in December to reach or surpass our goal. Please join us, follow and raid the channel, and donate if you can. Hope to see you there!


On November 30, version 1.4.5 of Mondrian - Plastic Reality will go live. This update will also include brand new Makersmas and other Spotlight Artworks in the Museum. Makersmas does not officially start until the next day, but will go live automatically at the stroke of midnight EST, December 1, and will run through 11:59pm on December 31. As usual, while Makersmas is live, you'll be able to grab daily gifts from both trees in the Museum. If you want to grab the elusive "Makersmas Goodies" (open 10 Cosmetic Gifts), "Makersmas Riches" (open 10 Gem gifts), and "Makersmas Avarice" (open 40 gifts total) Achievements, you have the whole month to do it.

Updating to the latest version is necessary if you want the benefits of the Community Gem Pool. An internet connection is required to access Makersmas features.



We're extremely excited for this new take on Makersmas and we hope you'll come be a part of it! See you very very soon, and as always, thank you for playing.

- Danny

Hello to everybody joining us from Steam Scream Fest! With the Lifetime Pass for Mondrian - Plastic Reality being 25% off, we'd like to extend a cordial invitation to our annual Pumpkin Patch Gala, where you can create Jack O'Lanterns in our level editor, Mondrian Maker, and submit them on Steam Workshop or Discord for a chance at fun prizes.

If you'd like a shot at a couple thousand Steam Points and seeing your creation in our in-game Museum exhibit next year, visit the full Art Hallow's Eve post for all the details!


The Halloween celebrations don't end with the art contest though. One of our oldest game modes, Gem Hunt, which dates back to Mondrian - Abstraction in Beauty, has been modified this month into Spooky Gem Hunt! Normally this game mode is based on going Double or Nothing on your collected Gems in between each round. For the next week though, you go Trick or Treating between each round, and the game will give you a random bonus or spooky effect. Use your collected Gems to build up your Art Museum in Adventure Mode, now with brand new "Hangar" cosmetics as part of the latest Art Hallow's Eve update.

Mondrian - Plastic Reality is currently 25% off for the Steam Scream Fest, but if you'd like to try it and the Mondrian Maker editor out first, you can download the Free Admission demo. Both are available for PC on the game's Steam page.

Free Admission players are also welcome to participate in our Pumpkin Patch Gala. After your creations have uploaded to your Steam profiles, just post the links on our Discord in the #gala-submission channel.

Looking forward to seeing what your Jack O'Lanterns! Thank you for playing, and Happy Halloween, Art Hallow's Eve, and Scream Fest!

- Danny

Hi everyone! We've pushed a small update today with some bug fixes and improvements. Please make sure you update to the latest version to enjoy the best experience.

[h3]Features[/h3]

• Museum: Added Difficulty tooltips to the level selection lightboxes
  

[h3]Changes[/h3]

• Main Menu: Updated Difficulty tooltips to be more descriptive
  
• Maker: Updated block selection tooltip to include Stamp Mode shortcut
  

[h3]Bug Fixes[/h3]

• Maker: Fixed issues with Phase Time down arrows not responding
  

Thank you for playing and have fun!
- Danny