Jan 2024 Small Update + 2024 Mini-Roadmap
[h3]Howdy and Happy New Year![/h3]
This update marks the official end of the Winter Wonderworm event. The winter map theme will still be available in the match settings panel, but will no longer be the defaulted theme.
Aside from that, this is a small patch that lays the groundwork for some big changes coming to Wormtown soon! Most of the development work near the end of 2023 was focused on localizing the game to other languages (I had no idea just how much work it takes to localize a game! OOF) So I'm excited to be able to get back to significant gameplay development soon!
A mini-development roadmap for 2024 includes:
- Significant gameplay changes (don't want to spoil too much yet!)
- The 1.0 release of Wormtown
- Achievements, stats, and player progression
- Increased lobby player count
Lots of fun stuff to look forward to!
[h3]Now, for THIS update:[/h3]
[h2]New console and "cheats":[/h2]
We've done a complete overhaul to the debug console. Okay, cool, so why is that exciting? Well, it makes it much easier for us to find and fix bugs - but also means we've added fun commands and "cheats" for you to play around with!
Now, don't worry, these cheats are strictly for having fun in private lobbies, and CANNOT be activated in public games. When cheats are enabled in a lobby, a yellow icon will appear on the left side of the screen, so all players in a lobby know they're on.
To activate cheats:
* Be the host of the game
* Press F3 to open the console
* Type "cheats true" and hit enter
After that you can type "list" in the console to see all of the commands at your disposal, including:
- forcestart: Want to run around solo? Want a game where everyone is Pardners? All Worms? This command forces the game to start with any configuration of players.
- endless: the game won't end when there's no Pardners left alive (good for silly custom games!)
- and more, including resurrecting yourself (any number of times!), spawning props/kits/dynamite, flying, teleporting!
Note: once cheats are enabled by the host, clients can also use the cheat commands via the console.
We had a lot of fun messing around and creating fun little game modes (Pardner Dynamite Dodgeball!) while testing the cheats out :D
[h2]Misc Changes:[/h2]
- Now displays a props fuel percentage next to it's actual fuel value on the pick up UI. This directly corresponds with the percentage on the train furnace, so no more guessing!
- Added a "leave game" confirmation pop up when leaving a match.
- Starting with this update, we're storing basic stats for wins, fuel items deposited, and others. This means you can start gaining progress towards these stats now, for the inevitable achievements for them once they're officially added to the game later in 2024.
[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]
- Fixed Snake Oil giving Pardners health when escaping a Sand Trap. (woops lol)
- Fixed unstable camera issues when looking directly down with the Pardner aim camera.
Again, this small update lays the groundwork for significant gameplay additions and changes coming soon!
Lastly, Thank you everyone for such a crazy 2023. The support you all showed for this silly little game was more than I could have ever dreamed for and I truly appreciate it all. 2024 is going to be a great year for Wormtown!
This update marks the official end of the Winter Wonderworm event. The winter map theme will still be available in the match settings panel, but will no longer be the defaulted theme.
Aside from that, this is a small patch that lays the groundwork for some big changes coming to Wormtown soon! Most of the development work near the end of 2023 was focused on localizing the game to other languages (I had no idea just how much work it takes to localize a game! OOF) So I'm excited to be able to get back to significant gameplay development soon!
A mini-development roadmap for 2024 includes:
- Significant gameplay changes (don't want to spoil too much yet!)
- The 1.0 release of Wormtown
- Achievements, stats, and player progression
- Increased lobby player count
Lots of fun stuff to look forward to!
[h3]Now, for THIS update:[/h3]
[h2]New console and "cheats":[/h2]
We've done a complete overhaul to the debug console. Okay, cool, so why is that exciting? Well, it makes it much easier for us to find and fix bugs - but also means we've added fun commands and "cheats" for you to play around with!
Now, don't worry, these cheats are strictly for having fun in private lobbies, and CANNOT be activated in public games. When cheats are enabled in a lobby, a yellow icon will appear on the left side of the screen, so all players in a lobby know they're on.
To activate cheats:
* Be the host of the game
* Press F3 to open the console
* Type "cheats true" and hit enter
After that you can type "list" in the console to see all of the commands at your disposal, including:
- forcestart: Want to run around solo? Want a game where everyone is Pardners? All Worms? This command forces the game to start with any configuration of players.
- endless: the game won't end when there's no Pardners left alive (good for silly custom games!)
- and more, including resurrecting yourself (any number of times!), spawning props/kits/dynamite, flying, teleporting!
Note: once cheats are enabled by the host, clients can also use the cheat commands via the console.
We had a lot of fun messing around and creating fun little game modes (Pardner Dynamite Dodgeball!) while testing the cheats out :D
[h2]Misc Changes:[/h2]
- Now displays a props fuel percentage next to it's actual fuel value on the pick up UI. This directly corresponds with the percentage on the train furnace, so no more guessing!
- Added a "leave game" confirmation pop up when leaving a match.
- Starting with this update, we're storing basic stats for wins, fuel items deposited, and others. This means you can start gaining progress towards these stats now, for the inevitable achievements for them once they're officially added to the game later in 2024.
[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]
- Fixed Snake Oil giving Pardners health when escaping a Sand Trap. (woops lol)
- Fixed unstable camera issues when looking directly down with the Pardner aim camera.
Again, this small update lays the groundwork for significant gameplay additions and changes coming soon!
Lastly, Thank you everyone for such a crazy 2023. The support you all showed for this silly little game was more than I could have ever dreamed for and I truly appreciate it all. 2024 is going to be a great year for Wormtown!