Coloring Pixels News

A small group of you have been requesting a new game plus mode since the game’s launch. Coming today in V1.12 of Coloring Pixels we are adding just that! There are quite a few new things to cover, so let’s break it down.

New Game Plus Button
When you complete a level, there is now a new heart button in the bottom left of the screen. Pressing this, and then the following confirmation button will restart the level into new game plus mode. This will wipe all progress on the image. You can new game plus the same level multiple times to get increasingly more prestigious level select cards (described later).

New Game Plus Feature: Timer
When playing a level in new game plus mode you will be timed! This is purely for those that are interested in the time taken for each image, or for those that want to beat their own record, and will in no way make the game competitive or less relaxing than before! The timer can be viewed by holding tab (or toggled to always be visible in the settings).

Level Card Rewards
The main menu will change dramatically if you chose to complete images with new game plus. Now, each time you complete a level, it’s respective border will change color (default, to red, to green, to blue, to black). And if you manage to complete all levels to a certain color, the book’s button will also change.

We wanted add these optional features in an unobtrusive way, and as such we won’t be adding any new game plus related achievements.

Hope you enjoy!


We have added a little animation when you complete a level! Now when you finish coloring, the camera gracefully pans out and the game plays a short timelapse of your progress from start to completion!

Unfortunately, until this v1.12 update we haven’t been tracking your coloring progress in sufficient enough detail to create this animation. So for any in-progress levels, you might notice that we faked the start of the playback for you. Sorry about this; you can always retry the level with New Game Plus if you want to take credit for the whole timelapse.

We hope you like this little addition. If you don’t, we have added an option in the settings to turn it off.

New Features

• New game plus!
  
  • Complete levels multiple times to unlock newly colored pages and books.
    
  • Games started with new game plus track time played.
    
• 100% completion playback
  
• New settings options
  
  • “Game Completion Animation” When enabled, the playback animation for 100% completion images will play. Defaulted to on.
    
  • “Show Percentage” When enabled, the percentage complete value will be shown on screen at all times (in level). When not enabled, you can hold tab to peek at this. Defaulted to off.
    
  • “Show Timer” When enabled, the level timer will be shown on screen at all times (in level). When not enabled, you can hold tab to peek at this. For new game plus levels only. Defaulted to off.
    

Bug fixes and misc

• Slight graphical improvements to small pixels. When zoomed out you shouldn’t notice as many graphical artefacts.
  
• Split Accessibility features into separate section in the settings menu.
  
• Added support for the Flowers Pack DLC.
  

Containing 20 new levels: this pack is floral themed! Expect patterns, bouquets, and roses!

The Flowers Pack will release Friday 21th June at 12:00 PDT/20:00BST/19:00 UTC for $1/£0.79 or your regional equivalent.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091150/Coloring_Pixels__Flowers_Pack/

Containing 20 new levels: this pack is themed around flags from around the world!

The Flag Pack will release Friday 17th May at 12:00 PDT/20:00BST/19:00 UTC for $1/£0.79 or your regional equivalent.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/942230/Coloring_Pixels__Flag_Pack/

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1048050/Coloring_Pixels__Technology_Pack/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1053800/Coloring_Pixels__Soundtrack/?curator_clanid=33218193

One of the things that makes Coloring Pixels so relaxing is it's accompanying piano compilation that plays while you color. We have had several issues with the music since launch (most of which we have we have been able to fix), unfortunately we haven’t been able to fix everything. As some of you have noticed, what isn’t so relaxing is when the music pops, crackles, and pauses at its peaks. Unfortunately, this is due to the audio quality of the licence free music we have used in the game. We used this music at launch because at the time we didn’t have the resources to create anything better of our own.

Thanks to your support we have been able to invest in some new, originally composed music specifically for Coloring Pixels. We have had the luxury of being able to curate this music to ensure it is of a high standard and improved audio quality. We have had this revamp in the works for several month and we are excited to share it with you today.


Announcing Coloring Pixel's 10th DLC: the Technology Pack. Containing 20 new levels: this pack is themed around technology, some ancient, some modern, and some that we can only dream of.

The Technology Pack will release Friday 12th April at 12:00 PDT/20:00BST/19:00 UTC for $1/£0.79 or your regional equivalent.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1048050/Coloring_Pixels__Technology_Pack/?beta=0


So we have new music for the game, music that we own and have the rights to. Why not offer it to you guys? This DLC contains approximately 60 minutes of relaxing piano music for your listening pleasure. If you want to support our work on Coloring Pixels or you just can't get the new music out of your head, check it out.

The Coloring Pixels Soundtrack will release Friday 12th April at 12:00 PDT/20:00BST/19:00 UTC for $8/£5.79 or your regional equivalent.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1053800/Coloring_Pixels__Soundtrack/?beta=0


Today we are announcing the 10th DLC pack for Coloring Pixels! To celebrate, we have created a Steam bundle containing all of the DLC for the game. Some of you have been asking for easier ways to buy all the DLC in one go, (the rest of you can just enjoy the discount). 

The Coloring Pixels Bundle will be available upon the launch of the Technology Pack DLC and the Coloring Pixels Soundtrack on Friday. It will contain all purchasable add-ons for Coloring Pixels with a 10% discount. We will continue to add to the bundle with future packs to come. 

New Features

• New Music!
  
  • The Coloring Pixels Soundtrack - The new music will play by default (12 x 5 min tracks played on shuffle)
    
  • New settings option: plays the classic 2 hour soundtrack instead of the new music.
    
  • New settings option: volume control.
    
• Technology Pack Support
  

Bug Fixes and Misc

• Fixed a bug where you could sometimes color pixels off screen.