Game Update: 23.1.4

I forgot a few more changes and features added, but this is most of it. Sorry, I took worse notes on stuff this time.

23.1.4 [editor-alpha branch]

Bug fixes:

• Fix for copy/pasting for objects/prefabs sometimes not working

• Fix for randomization options sometimes resetting/glitching out

• Relative randomization option tooltip title fixed

• Gradient now works on both objects and background in both editor and arcade (I lied before but it's truly fixed now kill me)

• Removed double notification when pasting objects

Known issues:

• Sometimes prefabs will fail to render correctly, this is being worked on

---

23.1.3 [editor-alpha branch]

New features:

• New default background generator options on level creation.

• Added copy / paste to parallax objects.

• Middle mouse drag now works on object keyframe timeline.

Changes:

• Audio file selection window now supports all three audio types without selecting each per the dropdown (.wav / .ogg / .mp3).

• Completely rewrote object selection code to be more efficient and predictable.

• Completely re-wrote object keyframe selection code to be more efficient and predictable.

• Massive performance boost when highlighting lots of objects/object keyframes.

• Updated prefab colors to not conflict with blue selection color so much.

• No longer can open prefab creator without at least one object selected.

• Some event values were adjusted to reflect the underlying values better.

• Base level starts at 30 zoom (prev was 20).

• Sped up rendering in some cases.

• Removed un-needed debug statements.

• Minor tweaks to editor UI.

• Removed holiday theme.

Bug fixes:

• Improvement for prefab speed in editor and arcade.

• Object keyframe timeline selections/zoom / position better handled/loaded.

• Gradient now works properly on background and foreground elements again.

• Create prefab dialog has proper text colors now.

• Copy / Paste of objects is faster and more consistent now.

• Pasting objects now makes them auto-selected.

• Expanding a prefab now correctly renders the prefab and selects all it's elements.

• Fix issue with loading levels causing a crash.

• Fix issue with creating objects in event layer causing a crash.

• (23.1.3b) Gradient is actually fixed now (lmao wtf)

---

23.1.2 [editor-alpha branch]

(04.01.2023)

[expand type=details]

New features:

• Depth of Field effect for parallax objects is now fully implemented. You can turn it on / off and change it's focus depth in the parallax settings dialog now

Changes:

• Optimized text objects

• Optimized theme updating

Bug fixes:

• Fix prefab search

• Fix prefab creation

• Fix prefab preview not working

• Fix for parallax settings bugging out

• Fix for large text objects rendering in and lagging the hell out of the game (still might have some spikes in some cases but should be far less bad)

• Some minor UI fixes

• (23.1.2b) Fix for helpers being not transparent (lol oof) [/expand]

---

23.1.1 [editor-alpha branch]

(03.01.2023)

[expand type=details]

New features:

• Begun the addition of Depth of Field effect for parallax objects

Changes:

• Some editor UI elements are no longer affected by level effects

• Optimized render flow for camera setup (this should allow for quite the FPS boost)

Bug fixes:

• Optimized timeline object rendering to be more efficient

• Removed un-needed parsing of editor data on level load for arcade

• Parallax objects no longer get their shape data reset in some cases

• Fixed memory leak with prefabs

• Fixed parallax objects not working with zoom keyframes

• Fixed grid alignment for the editor

• Optimized string generation in some UI

• Collapsing prefabs is a bit more consistent

• Optimized timeline object name rendering

• Fixed some issues with prefab object not updating properly

• Some minor UI fixes

• Fixed issue with levels not being playable in Arcade [/expand]