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Quest of the Magical Mystery Toilet (Part 4.5)


[h2]What's new?[/h2]
  • Evil Trains!
  • Proper English football
  • Helicopter and drone with new guns!
  • Spread the Undead with the Hearse!
  • Every type of zombie skin
  • More options in Free Play (Party Mode)

We didnt get around to making a trailer for part 4 so we made one for both 4 and 4.5...
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h2]The Trains Have Eyes[/h2]


If you derail the four Steam trains in Swindonshire, you might find something horrifying has awakened...
A new Steam Train has been sighted. It's said to be full of rage and ready to avenge its fallen brethren.


[h2]Football Frenzy![/h2]


You can now find some enthusiastic footballers at the new and improved football pitch with its very own scoreboard. Get down there and fight off the other players. They don't seem to shy away from foul play...




There's also a new club coach just begging to be stolen...

OOOPS Or wedged on the football pitch barrier.


[h2]Helicopter and drone: Now with guns[/h2]
The helicopter in the army base has attached miniguns! Now you can spread more damage from the skies!


[h2]Create a Zombie invasion![/h2]
Get that Hearse unlocked if you haven't already! Drive up to some unsuspecting Frogs and press the horn and unleash the undead!


[h2]Take a look at my zombie[/h2]
The zombies look spookier than ever with dark skin and glowing yellow eyes. Every type of frog now transforms in relation to their unique visuals! Infect any frog you want you can even make a zombie army!


[h2]I'm the captain now[/h2]

Riding other frogs has been improved. Control other frogs and make them attack at your demands. If they are holding a weapon they will use it to attack!




[h2]RC Cars[/h2]
RC cars are back.. should lead to some interesting mechanics in the future.




[h2]Blinkin' heck[/h2]
We brought back blinking for all frogs and added Fart tummy defaltion and new eye expression... um enjoy.


[h2]More Ducks?[/h2]


sure (I won't say where)

[h2]Fixes Fixes Fixes[/h2]
As always we have made a whole bunch of fixes... This is in preparation to make the overall gameplay more reliable.
We rebalanced some of the weapons like the crossbows are more deadly, many of the core features have had a tune up the kicking and hitting is more directive and many on going tweeks to the way creatures... er..."behave"


We made another pass at the bouncability for trampolines and boncey things, attempting to make the more consistent and fun.

The Pigs should be back in Swindon too!


[h2]Check out new CHEATS![/h2]

Party mode using Free Play as been enhanced use INFINITE AMMO or BIG HEAD MODE and my personal favourite ... one shot kills.


Combine these effect with unique animal masks and jet packs can be added to a level.





[h3]Thanks so much every one for your support and patience![/h3]
We are really excited to share whats going on in Amazing Frog? Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet Part 5 and beyond... Also, We are almost there now... when we have completed that toilet magic... we can finally leave Early Access after almost 10 years of building and rebuilding on Steam!

Quest of the Magical Mystery Toilet (Part 4)

[h3]Thanks for your patience![/h3]


Here is a very long update post ...
QMMT Part 4 is packed with a bunch of new stuff and marks the begining of our last push to leave Early Access ! and enter a new beginning for Amazing Frog? - I'll share a glimpse into our "plan" at the end. but first - Amazing Frog? Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet Part 4...
[h2]... Whats new?[/h2]
  • Zombie Apocolyse...
  • The Railway
  • The Army Base
  • The Farm
  • Tanks ... Jeeps!
  • Party mode beta (with new worlds and spawners)
  • A whole bunch of Sh*t to collect
  • More costumes (obviously)
  • ...and more

[h2]Bring out the Dead[/h2]


Strange things are happening at the church. Head of Swindonshire Parish, Father Frog, may need to call in Pope Frog for help. They have concluded the safest course of action is to not ring the church bell under any circumstances! If a zombie apocalypse does start bring in the help of a higher power! Kill zombies and collect their zombie bits to deposit at the font inside the church.


[h3]Try holding the drop button to deposit items all at once. [/h3]



Seriously though, you will need weapons! and ammo. So prepare first or run.
[h3]Those zombies will kill ya![/h3]



TIP: Remember - when a Frog becomes a zombie the only sure way to take them down is with a head shot. Melee weapons in general now deal more damage and more more reliable.
maybe, take a baseball bat as a backup weapon incase they knock your ballistic weapon out of your hand.
or Travel in teams...



[h2] Holy Frog![/h2]
Unlock new frogs with the religious prowess required to protect the Swindonshire community.


Get Holy and bring death to Swindon in... [h3]The Hearse**[/h3]


**we will be adding another feature to the hearse very soon.

[h2]Ride the train![/h2]
Its a Steam Engine...


A brand new trainline has been added into the landscape! You'll find a train station outside both Frogopolis and Swindon. You'll find 4 steam trains on the tracks. Do not derail them!


In doing so we have also modified the road systems and the landscape to account for this and all the new loacations

We also started making Videos again - this is me and Hal messing about with the train.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

[h2]Invade the Military?[/h2]



An army base has been spotted in Swindonshire near the Frogopolis building site. Sources say the base is heavily guarded at all times and unauthorised frogs will be shot on site... Typical!




Lets hope the Army Frogs are too stoopid to use their machine guns and RPGs on you ...
[h3]Tanks incoming![/h3]
You'll find tanks in the army base. Any frog brave enough to steal one will be able to can control both the vehicle and gun for explosive damage.


Steal some Tanks! and blow stuff up




This is us infiltrating the army base and then forgetting what we infiltrated the army base for in the first place... To steal Tanks.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h3]Jeepers![/h3]
The army has brought in their military grade jeeps. Take them for a spin. They are great all terrain vehicles.


[h2]Frog Farmers?[/h2]
Fancy a more chill vibe, then see whats happening on Old MacDonalds Pig and Veg Farm...



Swindon Agriculture team have built a farm to prepare for the population of Frogopolis. Take a trip down to meet the farmers! They are friendly ...??
[h3]Tractors![/h3]
There are tractors have been allocated for use on the farm. Do not steal them under any circumstances, they are very EXPENSIVE.


[h2]Get Collecting![/h2]



As we previously discussed and as a reminder - Take Zombies out with a Headshot.
It is also important to know that when any frog is eliminated, they will now drop different items that can be collected. Those items that can eb pocketed (as though you were holstering a gun) will add to that specific frog's inventory. Try killing different kinds of frogs and seeing what comes out!


If You like money some types of frogs will have more than others...


[h2]Party Mode is Growing[/h2]

Its in Beta - and locked to "FREE PLAY" MODE but we are evolving it. We have added a whole ton of new environments.


You can explore many on your own.


Or Locally (with up to 4 players) as usual and also via Remote Play with your Friends.


We will add other modes to party mode as we progress.


We have been having a lot of fun using Steam Remote Play for Amazing Frog? in Party Mode and Swindonshire - just bring up Steams Menu and ask a friend to join Remotely. We will start Supporting Remote play as we progress.

[h3]Next Steps and Leaving Early Access[/h3]

So That was a massive Long Blog post about QMMT Part 4, so if you are still reading this firstly "Hello" secondly, I would like to end this post by sharing a little more information about what our plan is.
Its been a long road and its no secret that we have been prepping console versions of Amazing Frog? But we will not be ready for console until we leave Early Access on Steam. Leaving Early access is not the end of Amazing Frog? its another beginning for the game.
This is how we will leave Early access and we are close now.

  • [h3]Cops and Robbers[/h3] An update that will not only bring cops and robbers and the prison back which would lead to bat frog, joke frog etc, but this will also bring cop frogs that will attempt to enforce Frog Law. This actually extends to all kind of behaviour that I will talk about later .
  • [h3]UFO and tractor Beam[/h3] - This will be inevitable Alien Invasion. its mostly done but not quite ready for launch yet, but the UFO will have pretty cool abilities.
  • [h3]All the Outfits[/h3] - We know how important the OG Frog outfits are to you and we will not leave early access without them unlockable in the game! ( and the new ones)
  • [h3]Party Mode[/h3] - We need to do a few more passes on Party Mode, but I do not think we need to fully complete all the modes etc before we leave Early Access.
  • [h3]The Magical Mystery Toilet[/h3] - Where is it ? Its important to get all the stuff in the game before I finish and release the Magical Mystery toilet mechanics. I ghave my reasons, because trust me things are going to get wierd... whats the point of a UFO if you cannot dump it in the toilet? what does that do??? etc
  • [h3]That Statue on the island....[/h3] well more on that later.

Its a Frog Blog?


Hello and welcome to a Frog Blog... its been a while since I wrote a Frog Blog for Amazing Frog? particularly for Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet.
I wanted to let you know what we had been working on and that Amazing Frog? QMMT part 4 will be available very soon.

Its going to be a pretty big Update. Hal, Georgina and I played using Steam Remote Play for a few hours and I recorded it. Then we edited it down to some "Raw Gameplay videos" which I think give a rough idea of the scope of the coming update.

This first "RAW Gameplay" is from Swindonshire

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
[h2]In Swindonshire[/h2]

So since the last update we have been flooding Swindonshire with a bunch of content and new areas. Also Hal has been making improvements throughout the world. What we are aiming for is a more complete and populated Swindonshire, so exploration is fun.

[h3]Trains - (In Next Update)[/h3]


It had seemed important to have trains in Swindonshire for some time now. Thanks to Hal's ingenuity he can now integrate train tracks to the terrains. (you may notice some improvements in the roads in general)

[h3]The Farm - (In Next Update)[/h3]


There be a farm out there somewhere and maybe some pigs live there.


Tractors are a lot of fun actually.
Having a Farm is more than cosmetic. There are things we are working on for QMMT that need a farm... or a bank or whatever. When I am asked what the berrys or mushrooms do and whats the point of collecting them... well hopefully it will all begin to make sense.

[h3]The Army Base - (In Next Update)[/h3]
We have been working on some Army stuff... I guess you can imagine how that will pan out...






I mean Tanks ... yeah they still need some tweaking and some wierd things can happen...


Also, we are all agreed here that the Army Helicopter needs a machine gun...

[h3]Frog Life[/h3]
Frog Life Keeps progressing. With all these new archetypes of Frog Life(or non life) Zombies, Army, Farmer, skeleton etc...etc we have been trying to refine their characteristics, motivations and stimulae and I try and find as much time as i can to push our wierd frog AI a bit further each time. All so we can get more enjoyment out of the NPC Frogs. As part of this process we have been trying to make it easier to create and manage different archetypes. (I hope one day as a player you can make and share your types of Frog Life) So we'll see how this develops.

[h2]The Party Mode Beta? - (In Next Update)[/h2]

This other 'RAW Gameplay' video is us playing 'Free Play' mode in our new revision of the Party Mode Beta.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

In the new "Party Mode Beta", Initially we'll be making the "Free Play" mode available, but we have many more modes in development that you will be able to use through 'Remote play' or even play in the same space... you know like on a sofa. Also some Modes in Party Mode, including 'Free Play', will also be open as single player as well.
To give an idea, the mode names we are working with right now (and I hope they are self explanitory) are :
  • Free Play (In Next Update)
  • Crown Capture (SOON)
  • Survival (SOON)
  • Last Frog Standing (SOON)
  • Deathmatch(+Team Deathmatch)(SOON)
  • Balloon Burst(Working Title)
  • Bomb Tag(Working Title)


There are going to be more and I wouldn't limit us to those working titles. We are aiming to give as much variation as possible.


There are a whole bunch of new party mode worlds coming too.




Party !



The scope for Party Mode is huge. We can experiment and develop all kinds of modes without destabalizing Swindonshire and the moon etc. Some modes could be based entirely on vehicles or odd scenarios. We're excited.

Being Green can help - [h3]Spot the Frog[/h3]


[h3]Development - So things have been getting tougher more recently. [/h3]

Its no secret that we bit of more than we can chew by adding in a lot of content, (especially Party Mode Beta)- but we have also been trying to leave Early Access. Its silly having Amazing Frog? and Amazing Frog?2 both in Early access.

[h3]Leaving Early Access for us means hitting Amazing Frog? with a stamp of approval saying "we think its ready". [/h3]

We need to get Amazing Frog? to a more well produced and refined state . This will not mean we are done working on Amazing Frog? we have a lot more to come after we leave Early Access. But at the point we leave Early Access we are also saying that Amazing Frog? is ready for the console versions which we have been very active in working on too. Over the past year we have made signifiate progress on Switch which I think is the hardest one.
Giving Amazing Frog? this "stamp of approval" adds up to a lot of different things, ranging from User Interface, such as on screen help to encourage first time players to hit the stand button when they think the game is broken as they watch the frog flop around in the hideout. To managing how content is loaded and saved in a more professional manner or run time management code running on sperate threads so we don't get code churning and what of percieved as "lag" when you go between active zones.
Its difficult having to focus on all this boring stuff , when all in all I just want to add time controls or a massive blob monster and online multiplayer. A daily dilemma... Then I remember - these things can continue to happen after we leave Early Access any way.


So stand by - QMMT part 4 is almost ready and will contain a proper Beta of Party Mode, Army Frogs, Tanks, Jeeps, Zombie Apocalypse, aliens and whole bunch of stuff.
Most importantly it will begin wave of rapidly successive updates for Amazing Frog? QMMT as we enter the summer and hopefully leave Early Access
...finally.



Amazing Frog? QMMT part 3



Its Quest for the Magical Mystery Toilet Part 3. Finally starting to feel like we are making some good progress not just in the rebuild but also in the newer things we have been adding.

[ WORKING ON TRAILER ]

[h3]Learn to fly[/h3]
Flight school has reopened it’s doors for new cadets! At the moment you can test your helicopter skills with four new courses. Enter the hangar, find each colour and get flying. Race against your best time. A pilot hat will be awarded to those skilled enough to complete all four courses and the second hangar will open.





[h3]Jet a load of this![/h3]
Swindonshire now has it’s very own aerobatics display team! Introducing the "Green Arrows". Find their jets at the runway and take them for a spin. This brand new aircraft includes an ejector seat to safety exit mid flight. Just remember to eject before any accidental collisions!





[h3]Movers and shakers[/h3]
Ever wish you could transport more items around the map than you can physically carry? Try the new removal van now and pack it full with everything you could possibly need.





This is the first time in Amazing Frog? that you can transport a secure stash conveniently with some "it's bigger on the INSIDE!" technology.



[h3]Alligators sighted at the pond![/h3]
They're quite hungery too so be careful.



Take one of the new airboats found in the pond for a ride and see what’s lurking in the waters.



The boats are fast but...



Try attaching some balloons with a balloon device for less resistance and more speed!



[h3]Missing the Jetpacs?[/h3]
All three jetpacs are back! Two of them are easy to find the last is more tricky, maybe the flies can help.





They work from the saddle too....



[h3]Fly catching[/h3]
These little guys are out in the wild again. See if you can find all three, they might be keeping hold of something useful.




[h3]To clear some things up...[/h3]
Save files have been an issue. Even we lost track of what was unlocked in Legacy and converted. All the jet packs and fly heads were not officially unlockable in QMMT (until now) but there are still transfered legacy saves that are not available yet to unlock in QMMT 'officially'- like Joke Frog. These will become obselete as they will be unlocked in QMMT, but the unlock process may be different. SO we made them available in a new 'legacy" tab in the wardrobe.




Also XMAS stuff is back in- The Holiday Part of the update has been resolved to be a more perminant feature in December. I will set up an Event on Steam about the Xmas stuff. Also I am aiming to introduce some more content before Xmas - its kind of a tradition for me to put a last minute build out on the big day before i relax into some choco and mince pies


[h3]Here’s to you[/h3]
Finally we wanted to shout out everyone who voted for us for “Labour of Love for the Steam Game awards. We appreciate all of your continued support. And for those who were expecting part 3 to be a zombie apocalypse… it's coming real soon, we need a bit more time for contamination control

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If you have followed us since we first put Amazing Frog? though Greenlight and then launched on Steam 9 years ago, then you will know how much we love making this game.
It's all we do.
Now that we have Amazing Frog? and Amazing Frog? 2 we are super excited about what's coming up. Not just towards the end of this year, but into 2024 and of course beyond.

100s more updates, forever Amazing, forever Frog?