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Quick Patch Notes v0.1.7.95

  • NEW Week2 Foundry Gauntlet stage (frg0-tw2) !;
  • GRD for 3bit majority function and for frg0-tw2;
  • GRD Advanced grade for 4to2 priority encoder;
  • UI fgr0 event temporary indications;
  • MI Links for the gauntlet's leaderboard;
  • MI Improve handling of generic (hypothetical) crash;
  • MI Improve crash logic;
  • FIX Potential crash on camera not ready;
  • FIX Potential crash due to video playback error;
  • FIX Add step when no step in CSE, duplicate 1 otherwise;
  • FIX gauntlet's leaderboard id logic;
  • FIX hotfix crash on challenge start;

Quick Patch Notes v0.1.7.94

  • MI Links for the gauntlet's leaderboard;
  • FIX leaderboard id logic;
  • FIX hotfix crash on challenge start;

4 Weeks Challenge - Foundry Gauntlet Rev0!

Greetings, Hard Chip players!

Hard Chip is kicking off its very first 4-Week Challenge Event, starting May 24 at 18:00 UTC. Whether you’re a circuit-wrangler or a transistor-tinkerer, this is your chance to test your skills in a weekly gauntlet of logic puzzles.




[h2]How It Works[/h2]

Weekly Stages
Every Saturday at 18:00 UTC, a brand-new challenge drops. You’ll have exactly one week to build, optimize, and submit your solution before the next stage unlocks.

Progress Tracking
Visit the Leaderboard section on hardchip.io to track real-time rankings and progression bars for each stage.

Exclusive Reward
At the end of four weeks, the Top five players on the overall leaderboard will receive a special editor background to display in the editor. And the Top 3 will get a Steam key to offer to a friend!


[h2]Why Join?[/h2]

Push Your Limits — Each week’s requirements ramp up in complexity, challenging creative approaches to transistor budgets and layout. This will be hard!

Community Rivalry — Watch your rank climb (or scramble!) in real time and see how you stack up against fellow chip-smiths.

Prize — Top 5 players will get the special editor background! Top 3 players will get a Steam key to offer Hard Chip to a friend!

Limited-Time Sale! — To celebrate this new event, Hard Chip will be on sale for the first 2 days starting Sat, May 24, 6 PM UTC. Now is the best time to grab the game!


[h2]How to Join?[/h2]

Main menu -> 4 Weeks Challenge — Upon finishing the Inverter stage, you can access the event from the main menu!



Dive into the first challenge: the 3-bit Majority Function and show off those logic skills May 24 at 18:00 UTC!

Quick Patch Notes v0.1.7.92

  • NEW Weekly challenges: Foundry Gauntlet Rev0!
  • NEW 3BitMajorityFunctionChallenge;
  • UX Demo showing grayed out Weekly challenge;
  • FIX Shifter stage scores weren't sent;
  • TSL Localization touch ups;
  • NEW Leaderboard ID (hc name and steam name to choose);
  • UX adjustment in settings;
  • FIX potential UI crash when a screenshot is taken and Steam is not there handling it.
  • FIX review for potential weaknesses in HCDrives logic, and related robustness and code quality fixes.
  • FIX crash when exiting the uptraces stage before the video was showed;

Quick Patch Notes v0.1.6.90

  • NEW Tips in the pause menu with 7 tips (and place for more);
  • NEW Spanish translation unlocked;
  • TSL Paste vs past typo;
  • SIM floating mos starts settled;
  • PERF sim validated active blocks in parallel;
  • FIX UI unlikely crash handling;