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The Crown - Coronation Update?

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[h2]THE CROWN[/h2]
Its time to take on the Crown... The frogs of Swindonshire cannot resist the desire rule.



Let it be known that whom so ever wears the crown on their head, indeed has a crown on their head.







Who is the rightful ruler of these lands ?



Or indeed of other lands... Like the moon.
[h2]THE MOON[/h2]


Incidentally, the moon is open again.



[h2]THE REMASTERING PROCESS[/h2]
Swindonshire has now been remastered with more detail and something we have been working on for some time. While there are still improvements to come, the remastering process for Amazing Frog? is near completion. Amazing Frog? now runs in what is called Universal Render Pipeline and throughout this month we are preparing Amazing Frog? to leave Early Access with a flurry of Updates. Everything still outstanding from Legacy such as the Toilet, a not so Secret invasion and more.







[h2]LEGACY WILL MOVE[/h2]
It is worth mentioning that within a week or so Legacy will be moved to a beta branch, so that this new version can stand on its own without confusion.







[h2]V3 and V2 will grow seperately[/h2]
Also, we will be separating Amazing Frog? and Amazing Frog? V3 this month too. Currently, if you purchase either App you get access to both, so If you have already bought Amazing Frog? or Amazing frog ?V3 this information will not effect you. At some point soon "Amazing Frog?" and "Amazing Frog? V3" will need to exist as separate purchases. This is because "Amazing Frog? V3" will remain in Early Access after Amazing Frog? has left Early Access.
Hope that makes sense.



[h3]This is the way ...right?[/h3]



Kickin' Holiday Update

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Happy Holidays, as we take our first step into melee combat in Amazing Frog? that you can now play around with in this festive Kickin' Update.



As you may know, Remastered is the process where we have been rebuilding the entirety of Amazing Frog? in a more updatable format to allow us to continue development and continue adding more content.





Some things may feel different, like the way we count snowmen and SCP. Saving and notifications have to be upgraded from Legacy. Ultimately, we cannot carry all your legacy data to Remastered. We try where possible, but it can be restrictive adhering to saved data that derived from a different process. For example the fly pac, jet pac and balloon pack from legacy are still (temporarily) available from your legacy save file, but eventually they will need to be unlockable via a Remastered process since that aspect of the game will be completely rebuilt anyway.
( I am very excited about the new toilet ... aka object transformation system with an even stronger flush... er... which will be coming in a future update )

Fish...



Yes, we have added fish, not to the sea, to the vending machine... thinking about it we should probably put them in the sea... I better double check its on our list.
So... we have extended the number of objects that you can hit things with. In our minds we have made melee weapons work much better, give them a go, but please wait till New year to inform us if you don't like it, feeling sensitive... might be able to turn off the blood...

I should point out we consider this to be Melee Part 1. The tip of the Amazing Frog? combat system iceberg.

Hal and I have been chatting about Combat for years, looking at other games... fighting in the office etc etc But Combat is a gateway to deeper frog mechanics and smarter npcs. Under the hood there were a lot of changes to make this happen and so while it may not look like there is much "content" - this is huge for us.
- Try kicking the wheels one by one on a vrog, for some lowrider action.

With character systems in mind, I want to shine a spot light on the zombies...



We have upgraded their movement and attack systems.. Again its not something you may notice unless looking for it. but in doing so we also looked at how all NPC frogs will respond to being attacked, by a player or each other.



So watch out, they hit back!



And they can hold a grudge so watch where you are swinging your foot around.



Now Kneel before the new Diorama on the title screen !




Also please throw any suggestions of what we could have in that diorama to help new players or returning old players see what's possible in the world of Amazing Frog? (V2 Remastered)

Kick Boxing also included...

Major Bloody Update ( ...Including Blood World )

[h3 ]Recent Patch Notes 31st Oct



Fixed the settings page and resolution issue, tweaked camera in various location and other fixes.[/h3]
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Just in time for Halloween, Blood world has returned to Amazing Frog? 'Remastered'. So you can get your smashin' pumpkins on.

[h2]Fire !!![/h2]



Watch out for those flamethrowers! Playing with fire can be very explosive.



We are glad to be getting more of the core legacy features available in 'Remastered'.

[h2]New Collection System[/h2]



Swindon Citizen Points ( S.C.P. ) and other collectables are now functioning in a newly remastered system. ( Basically saving and collecting things )



This brings back the cats, trophies, post (mail) boxes, Vending Machines that dispense Ammo ( goodbye infinite ammo ) and whole load of collectable rubbish.



The systems behind saving data like S.C.P. needed rebuilding for Remastered (...and my sanity ) As part of this process we reintroduced many achievements along with some new ones. We quite like the t-shirts in remastered and there are quite a few of these added, with more to come. The key to the city has also been remastered. Frog Milk Coffee Co. is still in development. All in all pretty happy with how the new system works and it should be straight forward adding more 'saveables' as we continue the remastering process of V2.
Note: as far as S.C.P. goes... sorry I could not bring the S.C.P. from your legacy save file like did for the costumes and accessories, but at least now we can add more S.C.P. goals.



[h2]SPAWN POINT APP[/h2]



Check out the Spawn Point App, It allows you to fast travel to lots of locations including separate worlds that you have visited. Either enter a Spawn point Toilet to unlock a Spawn Point entry or visit a new world
For example after you visit blood world you can then access blood world from the spawn point app. Its also handy in the sewer for completing the microscope tasks ;)

[h2]Revisited the the Sewer and Lab[/h2]



We made another pass on the Sewer and The Lab. If you did complete the microscopes on the last update, well done... we certainly couldn't!

it should be fixed and tweaked now so you can grab the launch codes.



Also we put a ladder in the sewer to help with key card retrieval. So getting those launch codes and then fuelling the Space rocket should now be achievable.. You should also be able to visit the Moon. But its in development! and while you can't go outside yet, you can still have fun with the new lasers !

[h2]PEW PEW PEW[/h2]



[h2]Party Mode[/h2]



I never formally introduced Party Mode, this is because in the last update in June I didn't find the time to write words to go with the update.
Party Mode is currently running as a split screen death match. We had been wanting to add this mode for some time to V2. It will evolve as we develop the rest of remastered. For now I will just remark that it is there, and that when we add some larger features and play modes I will make more of a big deal about it :)



[h2]Fix it! Fix it! Fix it![/h2]



Should be a lot of fixes..
Honestly we have lost track, we don't tend to list each fix we make we just move on to the next one and keep going often finding ourselves back at the problem we fixed a month ago.

progress.

Also, Remastered has a lot of new features that legacy didn't. Like choosing your frog. While playing in single or 4 player at any point you can choose your frog and start playing as one of the other avatars. There are also many types of objects that just don't exist in legacy like BMXs, mopeds, biplanes (with guns) or temporary balloon cannisters and flaming hot grills on the bbq.

NOTE: (if you don't know the difference between 'Legacy' and 'Remastered' - in short Legacy was build over several years with older architecture and to continue developing Legacy we have to rebuild from the ground up. This rebuilt version is called 'Remastered' and is being actively developed to supersede Legacy.)



There are many improvements/fixes, some of these revolve around the NPCS , population density should work now and the frogs will no longer get caught in the gym. Modifications to cameras (eg on vehicles) while we still want to expand on the melee system we have also fixed some of the issues to do with using them. I know there are many more fixes, I just don't know what they all are, some of them you may not have even known were issues.
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Worth noting that since we have been building remastered for other platforms too
[h3](Android Releases Nov 1st 2022)[/h3]
There have been general optimizations throughout all systems. wink.
Also we have been testing on Steam Deck and we found it runs well in proton if you force compatibility. Steam have listed us as 'Playable' so that's progress, but we will endeavour to make it 'Verified' soon. (Because Steam Decks Rock)

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[h2]...In Other news and following up[/h2]
I realised while writing this post that I didn't post any words in June when we last updated Remastered. I am very sorry about this. In June we added the sewers, introduced the spawn app gave first access to party mode [beta]
At the time made this newer trailer, the current official trailer for 'Remastered' which summarizes the previous update pretty well.

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However, now I realise I will need to make a new trailer as this update has so many new features and fixes, but I will wait till the next major update.

[h2]Version Information [/h2]



[h3]So Where is Amazing Frog? V3 ...?[/h3]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559680

So, you will have noticed that Amazing Frog? V3 has Moved to a new App. Please give us some time to get this settled. For now all purchases of Amazing Frog? also reward Amazing Frog? V3 and visa versa.

This is because we didn't want to force anyone who had been playing over the years into buying Amazing Frog? again.
Initially V3 was created to replace V2... in the natural order of updates. The two versions are now too different. Uploading them separately makes life soooo much easier. Thank you Steam!

Regrettably, it does leave the situation quite complicated, but we are working on resolving this and making it clearer.

I really need to post a blog on the new app's page. We are actively working on V3 and really excited about where its leading and our plans. We know it needs optimization, but please stick with us we will get there.

So stand by for news about V3 very soon...



(And V2 Remastered ) Boom...

Mopeds, Jetskis and Drones Update Amazing Frog? V3



Mopeds, Jetskis and Drones is a V3 update.



[h3]!********** NOTE **********![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559680
[h3]Amazing Frog? V3 continues it development on this separate app and remains free for owners of Amazing Frog?[/h3]
[h3]!!********END NOTE ********!![/h3]

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Enjoy Mopeds, Jetskis and Drones Amazing Frog? V3 Update here and soon it will be possible to download V3 separately (pending approval). This will make updates much easier to manage for both V3 and V2 remastered. And don't worry! you won't lose your save files from the V3 Beta (I figured out how). It will just mean that V3 will be a separate app with its own steam page, but it is added to the Amazing Frog? package so if you have Amazing Frog? you will automatically have access to the new app.

Mopeds



JetSkis



Drones



Oh.. and Drones can be deadly ...



Enjoy the update and stand by for some summer activity









Smashing Egg Hot Fixes [V3 Beta ]

Some quick Fixes to The Smashing Egg Update.



  • Fixed a bug where respawn didn't work correctly after death and selecting same frog.
  • Fixed a bug where the Melee Objects like baseball bat, egg, wrench, keyboard etc were hitting you..while very AF?... it was still a bug
  • Added new keys to exit devices and pamphlets - C and middle Mouse to exit examine an object






also don't forget to check out the new trailer for The Smashing Egg Event.

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[h3]!********** NOTE **********![/h3]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1559680
[h3]Amazing Frog? V3 continues it development on this separate app and remains free for owners of Amazing Frog?[/h3]
[h3]!!********END NOTE ********!![/h3]