BZZZT News

Hi everyone,
I am happy to announce the new and free Challenge Chips content update 1.1 is live now.
Let's celebrate this moment with a 40% discount here on Steam!

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• Added 10 secret areas with challenge chips to collect.
  
• Added "time" and "magnet" bonuses to improve the stage score.
  
• Some alternative ways to finish the level faster or with a higher score were added.
  
• Added 4 new achievements.
  
• Secrets are marked on the stage selection screen once they are discovered, and all secrets are marked by a small "question mark" icon on the stage selection screen once the game is finished.
  
• Added 4 new traps and special moving platforms.
  
• Added a new music track.
  
• Added new sound FXs.
  
• More detailed stats are displayed by default on the stage selection screen.
  
• Difficulty balance tweaks.
  

HAVE FUN!!!



Thank you very, very much for your great feedback and support!
Karel (aka KO.DLL)

"Quick Restart" and "Quick Next Level" (when pressed together) are fixed now.

Hello!
The most complex change I had to make was to optimize the game and FPS drops reported by players. It took some time, but I hope it is way better now - together with testers, we did not observe any performance drops.



[h2]Here is the complete list of all improvements and tweaks:[/h2]
[h3]System improvements:[/h3]

• The "Camera Shake" toggle is added to the settings now.
  
  
• Players can press the confirm/jump button while the teleporting animation is played to skip the reward screen animation and quickly enter the next stage.
  
  
• Improved preloading system to eliminate FPS drops during the gameplay.
  
  
• There are optimized shaders and particles for a smoother experience on weaker computers - it should grant at least two times better performance in all stages.
  
  
• The music track is not interrupted when changed during the cutscene after the stage restart.
  
  
• Improved firing turrets system. The projectiles detect collisions with enemies more precisely.
  

[h3]Difficulty tweaks:[/h3]

• The section with the double dash over the laser field in the "Dashing Machine" stage (no. 16) is now less challenging.
  
  
• The laser beam in the "Why Is That Laser Chasing Me?" stage (no. 23) is slower on easy difficulty now.
  
  
• The "System Overheat" stage (no. 9) has simplified the last area before teleport. Circular saws are moved off a bit.
  
  
• Rockets flying towards the player in "Flight To The Island" Level (no. 26) are slower now.
  

Together with that, I would love to thank you for your fantastic support. The Bzzzt game has reached 37k wishlists and still has a breathtaking 99% positive reviews here on Steam.



Have a great rest of the weekend!

Karel Matejka aka KO.DLL

[h3]Bzzzt trading cards are finally here![/h3]

- 10 Trading Cards
- 5 Badges
- 10 Emoticons
- 4 Profile Backgrounds

And you can get them retrospectively!!!



And what's more?

The BZZZT game ended in 6th place at IndieDB's INDIE OF THE YEAR 2023 - Players' Choice.
IndieDB - Top Ten Indie Games List

And BZZZT was 1st in INDIE OF THE YEAR at IndianTV - Community Vote.
Indian-TV - Best Indie Game of the Year 2023 - Czech site



I would love to thank all of you for your tremendous support!

Karel, aka KO.DLL