Santa's Story of Christmas News

Hello Christmas Lovers,

What would Christmas be without Christmas music?
Since you can't get enough of Christmas music, this update contains 4 new songs. They will give you more variety and hopefully motivate you even more to help Santa.
So what are you waiting for? This will get you even more in the Christmas mood!

And how far have you come yet? Saved Christmas already? ;)

• Added 4 new Songs
  

Hello Christmas Lovers,

This update contains a few adjustments to the difficulties "easy" and "normal".
At the difficulty "easy" the platforms now move in every level with the same speed and there are no reverse moving gears in level 7 and 8. So "easy" should just be a little easier now.

And how far have you come yet? Saved Christmas already? ;)

• Tweaked special checkpoints in level 5 on easy
  
• Added checkpoints in level 8 on easy and normal
  
• Added "easy" platform mechanics (see above)
  
• Added "easy" gears mechanics (see above)
  
• Improved performance in level 8
  

Hello Christmas Lovers,

With this update there is a significant improvement in performance! It is most noticeable in levels 7 and 8. This was achieved by adapting the navigation system, which was made possible by an engine update. In addition, the difficulty "easy" was adjusted. For this, new checkpoints were set at certain points and obstacles were adjusted!
And as always, there are a few bug fixes and other improvements.

And how far have you come yet? Saved Christmas already? ;)

• Added special checkpoint in level 3 on "easy"
  
• Replaced golden present in level 3
  
• Added gingerbread man in level 3
  
• Added special checkpoint in level 5 on "easy"
  
• Fixed special checkpoint rotation in level 5
  
• Added special checkpoint in level 7 on "easy"
  
• Updated engine to 4.21
  
• Adapted navigation system for better perfomance
  

Hello Christmas Lovers,

In this update there are only a few small bug fixes and improvments. The only change you will effectively experience is that you now get all your lost lifes back at the special checkpoint.

• Tweaked camera handling settings in options
  
• Tweaked a few obstacles in level 2
  
• Tweaked special checkpoint (see above)
  
• Direct camera handling was set as default
  

Hello Christmas Lovers,

Since the release there is even more feedback. Based on this, this update is focusing on two things besides a few bug fixes.

Controls

The first is a redesign of the controls. At the moment the response when jumping is imprecise. This is now changed. No matter how fast you press double space there is always a second jump. However, this jump is not always the longest but it depends on a certain timing. To jump the furthest you have to do the second jump when Santa is at the highest point of the first jump. This mechanic is explained in the tutorial.
If you've gotten used to jumping before, nothing's gonna change for you. Only for beginners it is now easier to get along with the controls.

Extended Tutorial

The second improvement is an extension of the tutorial. In addition to the jump mechanics already mentioned, more elementary things are now explained in the game. So, for example, there is now a hint to the camera handling settings. With this setting it is possible to set a direct camera handling in the options which doesn't react as delayed as the default smooth camera handling.
With this update it is definitely recommended to play the tutorial again. You can now enter it in the start game menu.

With these changes it will be much easier to handle the game. If you have any questions, suggestions or criticism about the changes, please feel free to post your feedback in the forum.

• Fixed scoreboard in tutorial
  
• Fixed checkpoint positining in level 7
  
• Added special checkpoint in level 1 on "easy"
  
• Added special checkpoint in level 3 on "easy"
  
• Added tutorial for level information
  
• Added killzones in level 2 for fall damage
  
• Replaced golden present in level 2
  
• Tweaked a few obstacles in level 1
  
• Tweaked a few obstacles in level 2
  
• Added arrows in level 1 for better path finding
  
• Reworked jump mechanic
  
• Added text if you die too often
  
• Added button for tutorial in start game menu
  
• Tweaked a few obstacles in level 9
  
• Fixed save in options menu
  
• Fixed text on respawn