World of Contraptions News

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.

These are the Hotfix modifications:

- Fixed problem with vertical and horizontal bridge level editor objects not detecting collisions.
- Fixed visual inconsistencies in connections in transmission mode after a number of uses.
- Fixed some visual glitches in the suspension blocks in some situations.
- The force of the steerable spin, the piston, telescopic and linear stage blocks have been slightly increased.

These are the Hotfix modifications:

- Added the option to disable the joystick axes.
For those who are having trouble assigning some keys, activate this option (Options> Controls> Disable joystick axes).

- Fixed issue when an extendable bar hosts two axis joints.

- Fixed issue with activating the completed level screen in inappropriate states in some rare situations.

- The stability of the steerable block has been improved.
I remade how the steerable block works, now it should be more stable and accurate, but I still haven't had time to make fine adjustments to its new parameters, so in future updates its behavior may change a little.

- Improved the brake strength of the engines.

In this hotfix two problems were resolved:

- Fixed problem of not being able to reassign the "up" and "down" camera control keys in the options menu.
- Fixed issue with the option "Disable joystick camera control" not working correctly.

If you are having trouble with the camera spinning, in the main menu select "Options" in the "Options" window, select the "Controls" tab and activate the last option "Disable joystick camera control".