World of Contraptions News

Hello everyone, in this update, 5 new levels have been added with altered gravity zones.




Two new motor blocks were added, an electric motor and a combustion engine.




In the logic mode was added the possibility of reordering the list of created logics by dragging and dropping their slots. A visual indication has also been added to the logic slot indicating when it is disabled. In the “Key” instruction an editable label has been added and now the key and the label appear in the contraption keys list in the action mode.




It is now possible to activate cheats for all levels, in the options window and in the “General” tab it is possible to enable them. But remember, when completing the level using cheats, it will not be recorded as completed.



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Summary update note:
- Added 5 new levels.
- Added two new motor blocks.
- Added the possibility to reorder the list of created logics.
- Added a visual indication in the logic slot indicating when the logic is disabled.
- Added an editable label in the key instruction slot.
- Added the logic mode keys in the contraption keys list.
- Added the possibility to use cheats at any level.
- The performance of some UI panels has been slightly improved.
- Fixed an issue when the "Target Detector" block is present on the contraption in the main menu.

Hello everyone, this update added the first version of the logic mode, in this new mode you can create routines using instructions to facilitate/automate the control of your contraption. This version is still simple, but it will be improved in future updates with more features, instructions, blocks and better integration with other elements of the game.




Two new blocks were also added to be used together with the logic system, one to detect obstacles and the other to detect the target of the companion block.




Lastly, a button was added to restore the quick inventory bar to the default.





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Summary update note:
- Added the logic mode.
- Added the obstacle detector and target detector block.
- Added a button to restore the quick inventory bar to the default.

Hello everyone, in this update 5 new levels have been added.




In order not to miss the Halloween, a companion pumpkin head was added.




It is now possible to create custom sized springs with the extendable spring block.




Four new wheels were added, the car wheel, the monster truck wheel and the front and rear formula car wheels.




Now in the sandbox level it is possible to activate some cheats for fun, the first makes the contraption unbreakable, the second adds infinite ammo to some blocks that have ammo and the last removes the construction delimitation zone.




Other minor additions and corrections can be seen in the summary note.



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Summary update note:
- Added 5 new levels.
- Added the extendable spring block.
- Added the pumpkin head companion block for Halloween.
- Added the car wheel block, monster truck wheel and formula car wheels.
- Added the car tire and explosive drum level object for the level editor.
- Added cheat modes in the sandbox level, it is now possible to makes the contraption unbreakable, add unlimited ammo for some blocks and remove the construction delimitation zone.
- Added the display of the speedometer block in replay mode.
- Fixed problem when a contraption with a camera block configured to activate automatically is loaded on the main menu screen.
- Fixed problem of not detecting some collisions with other blocks when placing a group of blocks containing extendable bars.
- Fixed problem of not being able to add blocks if the camera is below the ground.
- Fixed the placement of one of the red arrows in the tutorial that was in the wrong position.
- Fixed some inconsistencies of some blocks in replay mode.
- Rebalanced some parameters of some wheels (their behavior may change a little).

Hello everyone, in this update 6 new levels have been added, where each one of them varies around a new mechanic.




Seven new blocks were added, with 3 companion blocks, 3 structural blocks and one extendable bar block.



In order to facilitate the organization, a specific category was also created for the companion blocks in the inventory window.




The new extendable bar block has more connection points and it is possible to make new connections that were not possible with the other extendable bar. In addition, connection points on the other end of the bar have also been added.




In the level editor it is now possible to add a constant rotation to the structure objects. The speed of rotation can be configured on the three axes and also which space will be used as a reference.





Also, in the level editor it is now possible to change the color alpha channel of the structure objects. By changing this value, objects can be made transparent.




Finally, a configuration has been added for the camera type blocks where it is possible to leave their activations automatic. In this mode every time you start or restart a level the camera will be activated automatically without the need to press the activation button.




Other minor problems have been solved and can be seen in the summary note.


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Summary update note:
- Added 6 new levels.
- Added 3 new companion blocks.
- Added 3 new structural blocks.
- Added a new extendable bar block.
- Added own category for the companions block in inventory window.
- Added the possibility to create a constant rotation in the structure objects in the level editor.
- Added the possibility to change the color alpha channel of the structure objects in the level editor.
- Added a configuration for the camera type blocks where it is possible to leave their activations automatic.
- Added selection sound effects for some advanced tools in the level editor.
- Fixed error when listing the keys of mixed group in the contraption's key window in action mode.
- Fixed a tone distortion of some sound effects that could occur in some situations.

Hello everyone, first I would like to thank all the feedbacks, suggestions and comments made. I can't always answer everyone, but I certainly read them and take notes to better direct the game's development. That said, let's go to the new content added:

Added a set of 21 pipe-type blocks, including a steerable pipe block. With this set of blocks, it is possible to combine them to form unique structures. This is the set of blocks added:




And here are some contraptions that I created using these blocks to demonstrate how they can be combined:




Added a new window that shows the level records and the contraptions that beat those records. This window is accessible from the button located on the right side of the top button bar, it is next to the level information button. When completing a level of the main campaign for the first time or breaking a record of less time, less blocks, less complexity or less weight the contraption is automatically saved and can be loaded in this window.




Added to the main menu a window showing the 8 items in trend in the Steam Workshop. Next to the item's name there is a button to open the item's page on Steam where you can subscribe for it to be added to the game.




Finally, four new levels were also added to the main campaign. These levels follow the same concept, where each of them is a more difficult variation of that concept.




Pace of updates:
Regarding the pace of the updates, I will try to keep an update with new content per month, even if it is a few things. But some future features will take more than a month to implement, so when I'm working on them, updates are likely to be less frequent or have less content.

Social media:
In addition to developing the game I also want to improve your social media to increase its reach and so that more people know about it, if you want to help me in this process participate in the social networks of World of Contraptions, this is the official list of all media where the game is present and in the future more will be added:

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Gradually I am improving the presentation of each of them and in some of them I intend to post previews of the game future updates.

Summary update note:
- Added a set of 21 pipe-type blocks, including a steerable pipe block.
- Added a new window that shows the level records and the contraptions that beat those records.
- Added a window in the main menu showing the 8 items in trend in the Steam Workshop.
- Added 4 new levels to main camping with different difficulty.