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This article transcribes all the changelogs distributed with each version of Spelunky since its first public release.

Version 1.1[]

^ Compiled game in new version of Game Maker (8.0), which should fix some
 GM-related errors and speed up the game and make loading faster.
+ Added: alien boss to level editor.
+ Added: extended statistics are written to "stats.txt" upon game exit.
+ Added: more shopkeeper names.
= dark areas would not appear if you beat the previous level fast enough (to
 prevent frustrating speed runs).
= Moon Room minigame improved.
= Changed damage from longest falls.
= arrow traps now have arrows inside of them.
- Fixed bug: The Tunnel Man was too broken as a playable character.
   - Fixed bug: he could get hurt while exiting through doors.
   - Fixed bug: he could screw up the minigames with his mattock.
   - Fixed bug: he could jump while attacking with his mattock, so long
     as jump is pressed after attack.
   - Fixed bug: the title music stopped when you switch between the
     Spelunker and the Tunnel Man.
   - Fixed bug: no animation for when the Tunnel Man is eaten by a mantrap.
   - Fixed bug: Tunnel Man was missing his "look up" animation.
   = reduced starting life to 2. No bombs or rope.
- Fixed bug: when you first play the game, if you tried to back out of the
 tutorial you would be crushed in the wall on the title screen.
- Fixed bug: after betting at the dice house, you could destroy the blocks
 protecting the item without angering the shopkeeper.
- Fixed bug: pressing the keyboard's attack key causes you to load the level
 on the Load Level screen.
- Fixed bug: loading a non-existent level on the Load Level screen takes
 you to the custom win screen instead of providing a warning.
- Fixed bug: spikes were much more safe from distances of 2 blocks or
 smaller than in previous versions (possibly due to a physics change).
- Fixed bug: in rare cases, Black Market entrances would generate in every
 free tile on the map.
- Fixed bug: you could throw damsels onto spikes or into lava over and over
 again to obtain multiple kills.
- Fixed bug: if the player puts down an item and goes through the end door,
 he/she would be shown in the ending still carrying the item.
- Fixed bug: Player could get perma-stunned if attacked while doing a flip.
- Fixed bugs: problems with bow:
- Fixed bug: priming a bow and then having it knocked out of your hands
     often caused the arrow to become permanently stuck to the player until
     a bow is picked up again.
   - Fixed bug: priming a bow and then switching to a bomb or rope caused
     lots of problems.
   - Fixed bug: bow flipped when you pressed away from wall while hanging.
   - Fixed bug: bow graphic jittered when priming.
- Fixed bug: being stunned prevents you from taking fall damage.
- Fixed bug: whipping yetis from the left knocked them towards you.
- Fixed bug: shopkeeper corpses could get stuck to webs while you were
 carrying them and could not be picked up from webs.
- Fixed bug: being stunned could cause you to lose an item permanently.
- Fixed bug: teleporters buried in ground could poke out of the ground.
- Fixed bug: jumping up, holding down, and pressing attack while holding
 shotgun would not cause the shotgun to fire.
- Fixed bug: flipping over a ledge wouldn't trigger arrow traps.
- Fixed bug: right-facing arrow traps that span with only a one-tile gap
 ahead of them would not fire their arrows. (Custom levels only.)
- Fixed bug: shooting kissing parlor damsels off-screen wouldn't anger
 the shopkeeper.
- Fixed bug: the compass marker shouldn't disappear when messages are also on
 the screen.
- Fixed bug: as Damsel or Tunnel Man, if you are crawling and facing right
 and then press run, you'd do a super wiggle.
- Fixed bug: trees would appear in front of shop signs.
- Fixed bug: items in lava would float in mid-air once the lava is drained.
- Fixed bug: items would sometimes show up in unbreakable walls.
- Fixed bug: skeletons (and other "bloodless" monsters) shouldn't leave
 blood on spikes.'
? Fixed bug: in the Black Market, Mantraps could spawn in areas where they
 could eat shopkeepers.
? Fixed bug: Kissing Parlor: if you have enough money for a kiss but not
 the damsel, trying to buy her would result in you buying a kiss instead.

Version 1.00.0[]

+ Added: [SECRET]

= Mantrap's appetite increased.
= Piranha's appetite increased.
= Dice now reveal whether they've been thrown or not.
= Opening a chest or crate won't cause the player to attack.
= Mummies shouldn't bleed.

- Fixed fatal error: flies hitting a damsel caused a crash.
? Fixed fatal error: game could hang when enemies collided with one another.
? Fixed fatal error: sticky bombs could cause a crash when stuck to dead enemy.
? Code from ChevyRay might fix up the graphics glitch with the "black boxes."
- Fixed bug: lava deaths weren't counting toward your score.
- Fixed bug: Machete and mattock had no back swing when facing right.
- Fixed bug: When an item was held but put away and the player ledge flipped or
  got thrown, the item would disappear.
- Fixed bug: when a rope burned away under a player, the player would continue
  to hang.
- Fixed various bugs related to monsters getting stuck in walls.
- Fixed bug: if blocks were placed directly in front of arrow traps in the level
  editor, it would cause glitches.
- Fixed bug: the player would float in air after teleporting off a ladder.
- Fixed bug: items could get stuck in the corners of walls.
- Fixed bug: shopkeeper could still kill you through 1-tile thick walls.
- Fixed bug: damsel could be shot while exiting the level.
- Fixed bug: monkeys could throw damsels while they were exiting.
- Fixed bug: monkeys could throw damsels into the ceiling, killing them.
- Fixed bug: monkeys had a 100% chance of tripping the player.
- Fixed bug: if a monkey tripped the player during a ledge flip or while the
  player was exiting a level, the player would be stunned permanently.
- Fixed bug: push blocks were generated next to lava pits, causing problems.
- Fixed bug: destroying spear traps next to lakes would not cause them to drain.
- Fixed bug: spear traps could get generated in trees in area 4.
- Fixed bug: flare crates should disappear in the water.
- Fixed typo: kissing parlor shopkeeper would state incorrect price when trying
  to buy damsel (rather than kiss) without enough money.
- Fixed bug: "I HEAR SNAKES..." message appearing in Tutorial.
- Fixed typo: Tutorial sign recommends holding down to run, even though this is
  now turned off by default.
- Fixed typo: "KEEP THE YOURSELF"
- Fixed bug: muting/unmuting in area 3 will make area 1 music play.
- Loot shouldn't overflow over the text during transitions.
- Fixed bug: resetting scores doesn't hide the bonus room descriptions until you
  leave the room.

Version 0.99.9[]

+ Added to level editor:
    + Trees and tree branches.
    + Adding "!" to the front of a level name will make it not appear in
      the Load Level menu.
    + Pressing the attack button will now start a test game.
    - Fixed bug: entering a new custom level from a previous one would
      reset the amount of life, ropes, and bombs.
    - Fixed bug: certain objects could not be deleted properly.
+ Added new item.

= Separated config menu from main game (config.exe).
= Lowered shop prices.
= Increased scarab value.
= Made chests more worthwhile.
= Changed craps houses to dice houses with new rules (no cheating!).
= Changed the way that flares work (no more flare button).
= Increased radius of explosions horizontally.
= Trees can now be climbed without the aid of items.
= Tweaked altars.
= Tweaked player movement and physics.
= Beefed up machete.
= Bow has a special action.
= Each bow now gives the player 6 arrows.
= Players can now exit the tutorial level to the title screen.
= Miscellaneous other tweaks and improvements.

- Fixed bug: on some configurations, joysticks were not detected by game.
- Fixed bug: in certain situations arrow traps would not fire when they should.
- Fixed bug: locked chest would not always appear when it should.
- Fixed bug: ceiling traps were rendered inactive in last build.
- Fixed bug: ceiling traps could still cause damage while inactive.
- Fixed bug: being hit by a projectile while holding an item and switched to a
  bomb or rope would cause you to lose the item.
- Fixed bug: shopkeeper could shoot you through a single tile.
- Fixed bug: held damsel would drop inappropriately when near spear trap.
- Fixed various bugs involving the player and ladders.
- Fixed bug: getting stunned on a spring would cause you to bounce extra high.
- Fixed bug: teleporting could cause the player to "land" in mid-air.
- Fixed bug: dropping blocks on [SECRET]'s head incapacitated him.
- Fixed a lot of other miscellaneous bugs and graphical glitches.

Version 0.99.8[]


Significant gameplay-related changes were:

Version 0.99.5[]

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

  • Arrows now stick in walls.
  • Weapons now do damage on the backswing.
  • Player will now auto-pickup bomb bags, bomb boxes, and rope piles.

Other significant changes were:

  • Improved level editor.

Version 0.99[]

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

  • Added shortcut between areas 3 and 4.

Version 0.98.1[]

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

  • ?

Other significant changes were:

  • ?

Version 0.98[]

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

  • ?

Other significant changes were:

  • Added level editor.

Version 0.97.1[]

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

  • ?

Other significant changes were:

  • ?

Version 0.97[]

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

  • ?

Other significant changes were:

  • ?

Version 0.96.1[]

First public release.

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