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Game Optimization & Table Improvements

Optimization
  • Minor performance boosts across all tables.
  • Improved loading times on all tables.


Table Improvements
  • Hectic Highway - Better lighting on police cars.
  • Training Tracks - Drop Targets under the ramp have been widened and had their positions slightly altered. The blockers in-between have been made smaller.
  • Great Gamble - Dart Boards are sturdier and require more impact to be knocked down.
  • Practice Playground - Adjusted some colliders, added a stationary target behind the centermost drop target. This adds a bit more playable to that portion of the table when there are no drop targets available.
  • Wonderful Willows - Added dust effects to the spinners.
  • Blissful Builder & Construction Chaos - Adjusted Nagging Nikky location.
  • All Tables - Spinners now have less weight to them and spin more easily.




Developer's notes

As the game has continued to evolve and become much larger than initially planned, some of the inner framework became a little messy. I spent a large portion of time redoing a lot of the game's core and as such, there are now performance increases across the board as well as faster loading times. That being said, it will also be easier for me to implement new features in the future as well as track down bugs. If anyone notices any abnormal behavior as a result of this update, please let me know and I will get it on it ASAP! I have thoroughly been testing all tables as I've made changes and have squashed any and all bugs that I have discovered but I am always fearful that something may have fallen through the cracks. Anyways, thank you for your continued support!

Survival Mode & Gameplay Polish

Survival Mode
  • A new game mode available for every table along with online leaderboards.
  • Every table starts with a 3 ball multi-ball. You only have 1 life.
  • Life Saver & Extra Life is disabled on every table.
  • An achievement is unlocked for playing this mode as well as the ability to play as a volleyball.



Misc.
  • The Rollovers on Training Tracks and Practice Playground now sink into the table when the ball rolls over them.
  • Audio on Raceways has been moved to the DMD slider.
  • Balls now play a sound when colliding with other balls. Sports balls have different audio than animals/pinball.
  • Survival Mode added to the "How to Play" screen.
  • Cosmetics section on the "How to Play" screen has been expanded.
  • Background on "How to Play" screen made darker for easier readability.
  • Fixed a bug on the "How to Play" screen not displaying the correct text.
  • Bouncy Mushrooms on Wonderful Willows have had their volumes decreased.


Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a bug where you heard a beep whenever loading a new table.
  • Fixed a bug where the DMD volumes weren't always saved correctly.

Story Mode and Quality of Life Improvements

Story Mode Adjustments
  • While playing in story mode, you can now only use Roxy.
  • Roxy is now wearing whichever cosmetics you have equipped during cutscenes.
  • Improved audio on certain cutscenes.
  • Enhanced particle effects on all cutscenes.
  • Text boxes have new backgrounds which better fit the new U.I. & provide easier readability


Gamepad Support
  • Resizing the LCD, moving it and changing camera angle can now be rebound to different controls on the D-Pad.*****
  • The table can now be nudged using either the left or right joysticks, this can be adjusted in the settings menu.


Misc. & Bug Fixes
  • 4 Hats have been adjusted to better fit Roxy's head.
  • Great Gamble & Graceful Games - Devious Donna/The Witch has a new aura that surrounds her.
  • Resetting gamepad controls now resets the control roxy joystick option.
  • Fixed a bug where the control roxy joystick prompt didn't always display correct selection.
  • Fixed a bug on the end run screen not automatically highlighting an option for gamepads.
  • Blissful Builder - Adjusted the pipe size & ball shoot trajectory to better hide the ball inside the pipe when transfering to the upper platform.
  • Fixed a typo on Blissful Builder.
  • Fixed a bug involving the rebinding controls not displaying the prompt in specific situations.
  • Fixed a visual bug on the ending cutscene where Donna would sometimes flicker in place.
  • Fixed a bug on Great Gamble where Donna would be in the soccer pose.
  • Cleaned up some text on the main menu.


*There was always the ability to control these things with the D-Pad, but now you can rebind them to different D-Pad Buttons.*

[h2]Have a wonderful weekend everyone[/h2]

Construction Chaos DLC & Announcements

Construction Chaos
  • Construction Chaos has been added to the game, ahead of the launch on Tuesday, June 14th.
  • 2 new tables, 6 cosmetics & 2 more playable characters!
  • If you check it out, feel free to let me know what you think!


Menu/U.I. Adjustments
  • The customization screen now shows a lock to indicate a missing character. There is also an explanation on how to unlock them.


Announcements




Time & Score Attack, Customization and more!

Score Attack
  • A new game mode available on every regular pinball table.
  • You have 90 seconds and unlimited lives, try to score as many points as possible within the allotted time.
  • You will unlock the ability to play as a tennis ball as well as an achievement for playing this mode.
  • Online leaderboards are available.


Time Attack
  • A new game mode available on every regular pinball table.
  • Every table has a target score to beat, this is the one used in story mode. You have unlimited lives and are timed on how long it takes you to beat the target score. The faster, the better.
  • You will unlock the ability to play as a basketball as well as an achievement for playing this mode.
  • Online leaderboards are available.



Customization Options
  • Added the ability to play as a regular pinball, this is unlocked by default.
  • Added the ability to play as a soccer ball, this is available after completing Soccer Showdown in the arcade.
  • Automatically unlocked for those who have already done so.

  • Basketball & Tennis ball options outlined above.


UI & Misc.
  • Camera options have been added to the “How to Play” section to better explain the purpose of each camera setting.
  • Added an option to the “End Run” screen to remove the current ball in session rather than ending the entire run.
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  • Score Attack added to the “How to Play” section on the main menu.
  • Time Attack added to the “How to Play” section on the main menu.
  • The Leaderboards button on the main menu has been moved into the table selection screen. Arcade & Assist leaderboards have been separated for easier navigation.
  • Fixed an audio bug introduced in the last update.
  • Wonderful Willows – Fixed a ball getting stuck location.




*** This was added as an option in-case someone ever experiences a situation where a ball gets stuck or misbehaves but doesn’t want to lose their current run. Please still inform me of these situations and I will do my best to fix any and all issues, so this sort of thing doesn’t happen in the future.