Game Update: 24.1.1

OMG is that a dragging system 👀

24.1.1 [alpha branch]

Patch notes:

Changes and bug fixes:

• Fixed several issues with prefabs and prefab instances not rendering correctly/not appearing/getting removed from the timeline in the editor.

• Parallax objects now properly update when created.

• Better error handling on objects being created on level load/refresh.

• Fixed issues with enums and vectors in json generation/parsing.

• Better time handling on internal delay functions.

• Added ability to add to selection while dragging to add objects. This is done with the Shift key.

• Better caching of some common data in the editor to improve performance.

• [Prefabs occasionally have missing objects] - Error check to ensure parent object data is valid before attempting to load child. (This should fix most of the issues with objects not loading correctly.)

• [Objects in main timeline become stuck at start when dragging them] - BPM value is now defaulted to 140 in the event of a malformed value to ensure all editor calculations always work. (This fixes issues with object dragging on some older levels.)

• [Applied force to the player still continues during a pause] - Fixed issue with player physics not being paused correctly.

• [Hard to see stacked normal objects on timeline] - Adjusted the timeline prefab to be more readable by changing the icon rendering, I'll continue to tweak this as needed.

• [Objects are not deleted] - This has mostly been fixed(?), but there are still some edge cases where objects are not deleted correctly. This will be fixed in the next build.

Known issues:

General:

• Sometimes, the game's resolution may need to be corrected on start-up. Workaround: Change the resolution in the options menu.

• Sometimes, on death/restart, objects will fail to respawn correctly after the rewind. This is a high priority issue and will be fixed ASAP.

• Sometimes music stays around longer then it should. This will be fixed soon. Editor:

• Expanding/collapsing prefabs can cause rendering instability/crashes in some cases

• Some previously working keyboard shortcuts are no longer working. They will return but were cut from this build due to time constraints.

• Multi-object editing was cut from this build due to time constraints but should appear in the next build. Hopefully, before or around the New Year!

• Lots of tooltips are broken (a meme at this point), but as we finally get close to a fully working editor, they will slowly be fixed.

• Some level issues can happen when swapping between levels in the editor or re-loading levels in the editor. If you encounter this, please re-load the level from the main menu as a workaround for now. This will be hopefully fixed in the next build.

23.12.3 [alpha branch]

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Patch notes:

New features:

General:

• Camera easing now exists in the game and is being tested. Expect further refinement and toggles to come shortly.

• Discord integration is finally back! More to come on this soon! Editor:

• Overhaul of the zoom functionality on the main timeline.

• Performance improvements in parts of the editor.

• Prefab folders are now searchable & show up in the UI.

• Double the recent level buttons.

• I improved the selection outline when in preview mode.

• Beginnings of a drag system to move objects around via the preview. The next build will improve this with a better UI and more features.

• Camera "jiggle" can now be disabled in the options menu.

Changes and bug fixes:

• Debug mode is now correctly hidden.

• Far better error handling of files and load states.

• Fix for saving/loading of some standard Unity types in JSON.

• Zoom sliders have been removed. Please use your mouse wheel or CTRL with +/- to zoom.

• Corrupted save files now correctly default to base save settings.

• Better handling of the spacebar (Play/Pause) shortcut in the editor.

• Curve menus have been fixed to be easier to navigate.

• Some UI tweaks and improvements in the editor to make editing easier/more intuitive.

• Timeline performance has been massively improved.

• Timeline objects appearing in the wrong place on layer swap have been fixed.

• Timeline objects now appear slightly different, with the type currently being shown in the icon slot and the lock/ellipsis being shown on the right side stacked.

• Autosaves have been cleaned up and now are more consistent.

• Markers have been renamed to notes.

• Notes are more helpful than before by showing more text and having a quick nav menu to jump around the level.

• If you still need to accept the Steam EULA for the workshop, the editor opens it if you try to submit a level.

• Object timeline scrubber now syncs with the primary timeline scrubber.

• New rendering settings have been added to allow more computers to get the most out of their system.

• Object timeline is now the proper length when special auto-kill times are assigned.

• Game Audio has been decreased slightly. This will be tweaked to increase/decrease more accurately with the audio sliders in settings soon.

• I improved the look of the loading screens to integrate them more seamlessly into the UI.

• The pause menu is now far better looking.

• Camera movements should now be loads smoother due to some tweaking behind the scenes.

• Checkpoint UI has been fixed, and I'm testing a new UI. The sliders might be swapped for traditional value inputs due to feedback.

• Even more font updates have been added, namely for Inconsolata. Please continue to report broken <font=**> tags in older levels so I can continue to add more.

• Scene fading/animations have been adjusted.

• Changed it so empties now only render their plus shape in the editor preview when directly selected.

• Fix issue with default autokill time being set to 1 second instead of 0 seconds. This can't be fixed on levels saved in 23.12.1 please manually load a backup or set the autokill time to 0 seconds again.

• Fixed issue with the mouse cursor disappearing when in editor.

• Fixed issue with debug mode being turned on.

• Fix for some of the weirdness on exiting editor to main menu.

• Fix for parallax objects not loading in arcade / editor. Don't worry the data was untouched and won't need to be re-saved.

• Fix for some level's metadata causing issues in arcade level select. Specifically custom difficulty levels input via text editor.

• There's definitely more I forgot to write down I'll add to this as I notice more. [/expand]

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