World of Contraptions News

Update 0.36 – New levels and Steam Leaderboards

Hi everyone, in this update, 5 new levels have been added with the theme of moving walls.

Support for the Steam leaderboard has also been added. Now when completing the level, the time and other information will be registered in the Steam leaderboards.

The level sandbox has been partially reworked with new structures to test your contraption. And in future updates new structures will be added as well.

Finally, a block restriction was added at some levels to improve game balance. Some blocks were created for specific levels and they can make it much easier to solve some other levels in a way that was not intended. The list of restricted blocks is shown in the level's general information window. You can still play the levels using the restricted blocks, but when you complete, they won't be registered.

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Summary update note:

- Added 5 new levels.
- Added support for Steam leaderboard.
- Partially reworked the level sandbox.
- Added block restriction at some levels for better game balance.
- Added a glass wall in the target area of the level mountain.

Update 0.35 – New features and block

Hi everyone, in this update, the step-by-step tutorial of logic mode has been added, in this tutorial you will learn the basics of logic mode and build an autonomous car to complete a small track.

For some blocks, new inputs and outputs were added to facilitate their control in logic mode. For example, the steerable block now has an extra input where you can control your entire movement instead of having to use the two normal inputs for that.

The "Operation" instruction was also added in logic mode, where it increments a configurable value in a block/axis input according to the selected operation type.

In addition, the buzzer block was added, this block emits a buzzing sound that can be triggered by a key or controlled in logic mode.

Finally, a problem that was setting the game's graphic quality to the lowest quality was fixed and the possibility of changing the graphic quality between "Low" and "High" was also added in the options menu.

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Summary update note:

- Added buzzer block.
- Added step-by-step logic mode tutorial.
- Added new inputs and outputs in some blocks for easier control in logic mode.
- Added instruction "Operation" in logic mode.
- Modified the instructions that contain subgroups of instructions to save the state of the subgroups show/hide buttons.
- Added the option to change the graphic quality of the game.
- Fixed problem with graphic quality being set to the lowest quality.

Update 0.34 – New levels and blocks

Hello everyone, in this update, 5 new levels have been added with the theme of zero gravity.

The liquid propellant tank block was added to provide extra fuel for the thruster blocks. A small solid fuel rocket was also added.

A set of screen blocks have been added. With these screens and using the logic mode it is possible to show different values of several blocks.

Finally, a speed sensor was added, capable of measuring the individual speed of each axis, and an LED block, which can be controlled by a button or by the logic mode.

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Summary update note:

- Added 5 new levels.
- Added 8 new blocks.
- Modified the model of the screen speedometer block.
- Added the possibility to change the strength of the stabilizer block.
- Fixed an issue with crashing the game when loading contraptions with corrupted information.

Update 0.33 – New levels and blocks

Hello everyone, in this update, 5 new levels have been added with the theme of zero gravity tunnels.

To be used in these levels, five new blocks were added, four thrusters blocks for controlling the contraption in the non-gravity areas and a stabilizing block to keep the contraption under control in those areas.

And a new structural block was added, the semi-sphere.

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Summary update note:

- Added 5 new levels.
- Added 6 new blocks.

Update 0.32 – New levels, blocks and improvements in logic mode

Hello everyone, in this update, 10 new levels have been added with the theme of laser beams.

For some of these levels was added the laser cannon. This cannon destroys the blocks of your contraption. It was also added as an object in the level editor.

Following the theme, three new blocks were added. The first two are shield plates capable of resisting the laser cannon for some time. And the last block is a mirror capable of reflecting the beams of the green laser, it is needed in some of the new levels.

In the logic mode, the instruction “Set” was modified to accept, in addition to a constant value, the value of an IO as well. Two new instructions have been added, the “Accumulate” instruction that accumulates a value in an input over time and the “Group” instruction where it is possible to group instructions to facilitate the organization of the logic. In addition, the possibility to duplicate logic and instructions was added, as well as the possibility to copy an instruction and paste it in a different logic. More details on the additions and improvements to the logic mode can be found in the in-game manual.

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Summary update note:

- Added 10 new levels.
- Added the laser cannon object in the level editor.
- Added three new blocks.
- Modified the "Set" instruction to accept, in addition to a constant value, the value of an IO as well.
- Added the "Accumulate" instruction in logic mode.
- Added the "Group" instruction in logic mode.
- Added the possibility to duplicate logic and instructions.
- Added the possibility to copy an instruction and paste it in a different logic.
- Rebalanced the quantities of levels needed to unlock the next groups of levels in the main campaign.