World of Contraptions News

Update 0.37 – New levels and features

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

Also, collectable stars have been added to all levels of the main campaign. Stars are released after completing the level for the first time, so you can play again to try to complete the level by collecting them. There are two types of stars, silver and gold. Silver ones are in easier positions and gold ones in more difficult positions in the level.

Also, a set of Steam achievements has been added. In the options a button has been added to clear the game progress, in case for some reason you want to play the main campaign again from scratch. Added a shortcut button to the Steam leaderboard at the selected level in the main campaign window. And lastly, the main campaign level groups were reorganized.

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Summary update note:

- Added 5 new levels.
- Added collectable stars to all levels of the main campaign.
- Added a set of Steam achievements.
- Added option to clear game progress.
- Added a shortcut button to the leaderboard.
- Reorganized the level groups in the main campaign.

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.