Change Log

Change Log

Version 1.1.4 - Current Version

Production
August 25, 2024

• Optimization

  • Compressed large textures to decrease download size.

• Bugs

  • Fixed bug with fast paging of characters in character select screen.

  • Fixed bug with lightning weather levels holding lightning flash effect when traveling to subsequent levels.

  • Changed world time clock provider and supporting code.

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Version 1.1.3

Production
February 22, 2024

• Optimization

  • Changed automatic check on start up to restore prior purchases by querying Apple App Store receipts to manual check on fresh install or progress reset.

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Version 1.1.0

Beta test results change integration. Initial  version.
October 4, 2023

• Administrative

  • Added custom in-game metrics collection for analysis

  • Various controls.

• Balance

  • Refactored store item purchase prices with in-game economy.

  • Removed interstitial ads from the first 5 levels to allow players to focus on learning in these training levels.

  • Added complementary power ups for new accounts.

• Bugs

  • Fixed bug that allowed player to  launch stages from the level screen that they had not yet progressed to.

  • Fixed bug with multiple lives/hearts being drained in rare case that player collides fall plane and poison cloud at the same time.

• In-Game

  • Added stage timer size pulse feature to draw more attention when time is running out.

• Main Menu Screen

  • Added game season change capability.

  • Added store sale promo ad capability.

  • Added message board.

• Optimization

  • Clarified remove ads purchase to indicate that it is for the removal of interstitial ads that occur between levels.

• Stage Launch Screen

  • Removed difficult-to-read small title text from power up buttons and reduced overall button size to fit better on screen.

• Store Screen

  • Changed store "Daily" section to "Daily and Consumable."

  • Added store sale capability for purchase of power up store items.

  • Added options to purchase ice creams.

  • Added store desync dialog to game.

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Version 1.0.0 - Beta Test

Beta test build
September 19, 2023

• Achievements Screen

  • Updated to operate as a dynamically loaded and managed inventory instead of a static one.

• Bugs

  • Fixed bug that saved an incomplete stage as completed when the the stage completion flag was incorrectly set prematurely.

  • Fixed bug that enabled player d-pad control commands to be persisted into the next stage, causing unexpected player movement on stage start.

  • Fixed bug with the slime boss collider not being able to touch the player causing their defeat when visually it appeared that it should do so.

  • Fixed bugs with animations being called on critters that did not exist due to error in migration of animations across all critters. This caused the mobile build to crash.

  • Fixed bugs with items mesh null normals causing thin outlines. This also caused the mobile build to crash.

  • Fixed bug with some skeleton bones not disappearing after being thrown by skeleton in a timely manner.

  • Fixed bug with stage pagination still being operable when a stage placard is being shown on top of the level selection screen.

  • Fixed bug with player being able to jump on top of crates.

  • Fixed bug with exit gate not opening upon defeat of ghost boss. This caused the mobile build to crash.

  • Fixed bug with hearts window not closing after obtaining new heart.

  • Fixed bug with cut scene 1_8 causing index out of range error.

  • Fixed bug with some food item model meshes not being writeable and object static flag being set for outline application. This caused the mobile application to crash.

  • Fixed error with Defeat Screen message not being shown in some cases.

  • Fixed bug with Main Menu areas being accessible before the game is sufficiently loaded causing errors and game crash.

• In-Game

  • Added additional collision hulls to boss levels.

  • Added flame fountain to stage exit teleport sequence.

  • Added impact animations to ice slime and bone projectiles

  • Disabled player navigation direction marker and shadow on exit teleport sequence.

  • Updated food throw animation to match the rate of player food throw button push.

  • Added exit teleport victory stingers.

  • Increased level of zoom for the zoomed in setting to make the game more playable on smaller devices.

  • Added character navigation direction indicator.

• Levels Screen

  • Updated to operate as a dynamically loaded and managed inventory instead of a static one.

  • Added end level 3-29.

  • Added welcome pop up for new players.

• Localization

  • Added Chinese, Japanese, and Korean support.

  • Added Italian, German, and Swedish support.

• Optimizations

  • Added proximity sound support for traps that only play sound when the player is within particular distance thresholds.

  • Fixed critter and item shadows to ignore their own geometry and show through to ground.

  • Various aesthetic updates to Level 1 and Level 3 stages.

  • Added fun particle trails to some characters.

  • Added more content to all stage endings to increase stage exit celebration joy.

  • Increased the font size of all fonts, as appropriate, to make the game more readable on smaller devices.

  • Vastly improved memory cosumption on Main Menu screen through dynamic loading/unloading of Achievements and Level Screen objects.

• Pause Screen

  • Added stage number.

• Settings Screen

  • Removed disable tutorials switch.

• Stages

  • Added tutorial pop up and hot spots.

• Stage Launch Screen

  • Added restart button.

• Store Screen

  • Added welcome pop up for new players.

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Version 0.9.0 - Development

Development build
August 21, 2023

• Achievements Screen

  • Added 100 achievements

• Bugs

  • Fixed bug regarding skeletons jumping through some solid obstacles.

  • Fixed bug with foot dust animation not being shown on pivot.

  • Fixed bug with overhead spawner characters not falling to ground after spawn.

  • Fixed bug with lightning effect being carried over into next stage if lightning strikes at stage transition.

  • Fixed bug with falling golem rocks not stopping on game pause.

  • Fixed bug with moving zombie sleighs not stopping on game pause.

  • Fixed bug with spear spike traps not defeating player on hit.

• Credits

  • Added credits screen to Settings Screen

• Stage Defeat Screen

  • Added defeat messages.

• Tutorials

  • Added tutorial videos to game.

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Version 0.7.0 - Development

Development build
June 16, 2023

• Bugs

  • Fixed bug with player not falling over when defeated if they are simultaneously in the process of throwing food.

  • Fixed bug with jumping skeletons warping to the player's location when landing.

  • Fixed bug with the player not being able to watch a video to get additional hearts after running out as the watch video button is disabled.

  • Fixed bug with pushed crates automatically defeating slimes upon touching them with it.

• In-Game

  • Added outlines to all foreground items.

  • Added pause capability.

• Levels Screen

  • Added stage difficulty rankings and associated color changes to stage placards.

• Optimizations

  • Compressed sprites to optimal sizes

  • Lowered the default volume of spike spear trap sound effect

• Pause screen

  • Added pause screen with restart and continue options.

• Store Screen

  • Added initial store buttons to purchase power ups and ad removal.

  • Added initial store buttons to claim daily ice creams.

  • Added initial store button to claim ice creams by watching ads.

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Version 0.6.0 - Development

Development build
March 5, 2023

• Bugs

  • Fixed bug with gate open/close causing block of main thread due to trying to refresh too large a section of nav mesh. Changed to more discrete nav mesh section change to update available unit pathing.

  • Fixed bug with localized text not being exported to mobile build.

  • Fixed bug with background video not playing on exported mobile build.

  • Fixed bug with animal sound playback causing error on player teleport exit.

• Optimizations

  • Changed sound effect for activation of pressure plate to something more appropriate.

• Power Ups

  • Added power ups to game.

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Version 0.3.0 - Development

Development build
December 23, 2022

• Achievements

  • Added capability to count collected food and defeated enemies toward achievement totals.

• Administrative

  • Various controls.

• Levels Screen

  • Added stages 3-1 through 3-28.

  • Added stage 4-1 placeholder.

• Stages

  • Added stages 3-1 through 3-28.

  • Created snowball character.

  • Created sleigh character.

  • Created ghost character.

  • Created elemental character.

  • Created ice slime character.

  • Added ghost boss character.

  • Added stages effects (snow, rain, lightning)

  • Added level 3 critters

  • Added level 3 and 4 items

  • Added throwable food.

• Security

  • Various controls.

• Time

  • Added world time functionality for timed hearts regeneration capability.

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Version 0.1.0  Development

Initial Development build
September 2, 2021 - November 16, 2022

• Achievements screen

  • Added achievement screen and initial test achievements.

• AI

  • Added A* pathfinding project. Replaced initial pathfinding code.

• Bugs

  • Removed evil rabbit character as mesh was causing memory leak.

  • Fixed bug with orphaned unit meshes left behind after stage change over causing memory leak and eventual crash.

  • Fixed bug with too many lives/hearts being taken from the player when being defeated by lava.

  • Fixed bug with player score overflow.

  • Fixed bug with monsters still navigating nav mesh after being defeated.

  • Fixed bug with fast moving mosters being able to defeat the player after they have activated the teleporter. Player will now be invincible in this case.

  • Fixed bug with moving critter touching the player after player is defeated still being collected.

• Character Screen

  • Added character screen and characters.

• Levels Screen

  • Added level screen 

  • Added stages 1-1 through 1-28.

  • Added stages 2-1 through 2-28.

• Localization

  • Added Spanish and French support.

• Main Menu

  • Added critters fly-by animation strip.

• Optimization

  • Removed shadow casting from real-time light sources in favor of unlit model materials.

  • Added player, item, and critter shadow casting via projector.

  • Removed rigid bodies from all objects in favor of A* pathfinding project control of unit physics.

  • Pre-enable player before teleporting in to give renderer a chance to fully load character and not block main thread.

• Security

  • Implemented game data security.

• Sound

  • Changed from Unity sound support to FMOD support.

  • Added sound effects game.

• Stages

  • Developed stages 1-1 through 1-28.

  • Developed stages 2-1 through 2-28.

  • Created evil rabbit character.

  • Created zombie character.

  • Created green slime character.

  • Created cannon character.

  • Created mine cart character.

  • Created golem character.

  • Created bat character.

  • Added parallax backgrounds.

  • Added level 1 and 2 critters

  • Added level 1 and 2 items

  • Added traps

  • Added Slime and Golem boss characters.

  • Added cutscenes.

• Stage Completion Screen

  • Added stage completion screen

• Stage Failed Screen

  • Added stage failed screen

• Stage Start Screen

  • Added stage start screen

• UI

  • In-game UI added

  • Boss bars added

  • Main menu background video added