Changes: Version

Revision as of 03:43, 6 September 2009

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:

Altars are new
The ball and chain is new
Vampires are new

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+ Added to level editor:
	+ Message signs.
	+ Can now set each individual exit and entrance to its own value.
	- Fixed bug: Testing a level in the level editor would save the level.
+ Added: [SECRET].
+ Added: new enemy.
+ Added: support for Xbox 360 trigger buttons and buttons over number 10.

= Tweaked movement and physics of player, enemies.
= Smash traps are now lit in dark levels.
= Player now can't throw ropes up in tight passageways.
= [SECRET]

- Fixed bug: Whipping and flipping over a ledge simultaneously could freeze
  the player and cause an infinitely looping whip animation.
- Fixed bug: winning "money" and "time" scores could become swapped if the
  time score was high enough.
- Fixed bug: level generator would only generate left-facing arrow traps.
- Fixed bug: drawing back bow, crouching, and releasing would use an arrow
  but not cause an arrow to get fired.
- Fixed bug: player could hit jump at the last moment to save themselves from
  a long fall.
- Fixed bug: player could throw a rope through a wall by crouching left.
  crouching against a wall could cause the rope to be thrown on the other
  side of the wall.
- Fixed bug: player could use shotgun recoil to "float" off of ladders.
- Fixed bug: firing a shotgun in a narrow passage would cause upward velocity
  to accumulate.
- Fixed bug: "Shopkeeper Slide"
- Fixed various bugs related to the damsel.
- Fixed bug: spring traps would disappear when offscreen.
- Fixed various cosmetic bugs.
- Fixed various other bugs.

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.

Full changelog

+ New to level editor:
    + load level interface shows list of available levels.
    + user can load and test levels from the editor.
    + the Damselrus.
    - fixed a few bugs with entities in the level editor.
+ Added: alternate light sources to dark levels.
+ Included: custom levels by users in "levels" folder.

= Improved level generation.
= Reworked blood generation.  This hopefully fixes a number of blood-related
  issues.
= Rewrote screen shaking code.
= Arrows now stick in walls.
= Buffed the machete and mattock.
= Tweaked the pitcher's mitt.
= Weapons now do damage on the backswing.
= Player will now auto-pickup bomb bags, bomb boxes, and rope piles.

- Fixed fatal error: game could hang during transition to [SECRET].
- Fixed fatal error: whipping while exiting the game via rope would crash.
- Fixed bug: player could die from falling a short distance off a platform.
- Fixed bug: [SECRET] was missing a lot of graphics.
- Fixed bug: boulder physics behaved strangely.
- Fixed bug: arrow traps would not always activate when they should.
- Fixed bug: holding up and reaching an exit while carrying an idol or a
  damsel would cause you to drop them before you exit.
- Fixed bug: characters could get shot while exiting a level.
- Fixed bug: standing on [SECRET]'s head could get you squashed.
- Fixed bug: armed bombs could be switched away.

? Fixed fatal error: "trying to use non-existant surface" crash.
? Fixed bug: with certain graphics cards there was a black box behind every
  sprite.

Version 0.99

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

Added shortcut between areas 3 and 4.

Full changelog

+ Added to level editor:
    + "All" tiles, unlockable through play.
    + Users can choose starting life, bombs, and rope.
    + Users can choose music for each level.
    + Users can connect levels together.
+ Added: shortcut between areas 3 and 4.
+ Added: new content (it's a [SECRET]!).
+ Added: music and sound volume sliders to config screen.
+ Added: "start" button to joystick configuration.
+ Added: "x4" resolution option to config screen.
+ Added music: "ice.ogg".
+ Added: miscellaneous sound effects.

= Improved level generation.
= Tweaked player movement.
= Shopkeepers no longer sell duplicates of one-use items.
= Transitions display items the player is carrying.
= Player now cannot have the jetpack and cape equipped at the same time.
= [SECRET] has a new property.
= [SECRET] damage is now based on [SECRET].
= Reduced music file sizes significantly.
= Made "title.ogg" and "cave.ogg" loop smoothly.

- Fixed fatal error: held items caused crashes in a variety of ways
- Fixed fatal error: jumping on [SECRET] could lead to a crash.
- Fixed fatal error: blowing up [SECRET] with bombs could lead to a crash.
- Fixed bug: certain deaths would cause high scores to not be counted.
- Fixed bug: money exploit.
- Fixed bug: on gamepads that didn't have analog sticks, "up" always
  registered as being pressed.
- Fixed bug: shopkeeper follow AI would freak out if player was holding
  a "for sale" item high enough above him.
- Fixed bug: crawling on ice was problematic.

Version 0.98.1

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

?

Other significant changes were:

?

Full changelog
- Fixed fatal error: pressing pay on the title screen caused a crash. - Fixed fatal error: picking up bow caused a crash. - Fixed various bugs with the level editor.

Version 0.98

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

?

Other significant changes were:

Added level editor.

Full changelog

+ Added: level editor.
+ Added: gamepad configuration.
+ Added: analog stick support.
+ Added: flare key to key configuration.
+ Added: a new item.
+ Added: a new shop type.

= Tweaked player movement.
= Made Climbing Gloves easier to use.

- Fixed fatal error: Holding up or down while pressing the action key during
  Tunnel Man's greeting would cause a crash.
- Fixed fatal error: Selling [SECRET] to shopkeepers would result in a crash.
- Fixed bug: messages displaying only the default key values.
- Fixed bug: resolved most/all issues regarding exiting levels and items.
- Fixed bug: crates occasionally give you broken capes.
- Fixed bug: certain items would destroy explosions!
- Fixed bug: gold collected that hasn't been added to your money total should
  resolve once you exit the level.
- Fixed bug: throwing bombs while holding damsel would hit damsel.
- Fixed bug: flipping over ledges while holding damsel sometimes hurts damsel.
- Fixed bug: jumping off ladders with [SECRET] would open [SECRET].
- Fixed bug: in certain situations, player can stay invisible after blinking.

Version 0.97.1

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

?

Other significant changes were:

?

Full changelog

= Added some original beta testers to the credits that were missing.

- Fixed bug: pressing action key skips [SECRET]'s dialogue entirely.
- Fixed bug: holding down run but not left or right should stop player
  instantaneously.
- Fixed bug: level generation creating broken paths.
- Fixed bug: breaking Mattock left invisible Mattock behind.
- Fixed bug: [SECRET] dropping priced item when near shops.
- Fixed bug: skipping intro flavor text would sometimes cause two characters
  to appear instead of just one.
- Fixed bug: certain enemies were not counting as kills, or were being counted
  as other enemies.
- Fixed bug: enemies killed by environment were counted as player kills.
- Fixed bug: enemies outside of room are now destroyed.

Version 0.97

Significant gameplay-related changes were:

?

Other significant changes were:

?

Full changelog

+ Added: key configuration.
+ Added: gamepad support.

= Let the player replay the tutorial from the title screen.
= Removed possibility of trapped chest from tutorial.
= Dropping ropes into the ground/wall now impossible.
= Let player run by holding down action key.
= Let player duck when standing between solid and platform.
= [SECRET] now only appears after level 1.
= [SECRET] now only appears after warning, with change in music.
= [SECRET] now turns [SECRET] into [SECRET].
= Prevented [SECRET] from appearing inside a tree.
= Made [SECRET]'s power more obvious.
= Increased message timeout.

- Fixed fatal error: hitting a key during fade-in/fade-out during credits
  could hang the game.
- Fixed fatal error: held items would randomly cause a crash.
- Fixed bug: in End Game, door opened prematurely.
- Fixed bug: shopkeepers getting angry over items they're not selling.
- Fixed bug: close window button now works.
- Fixed bug: "YOU GOT THE..." message repeating.
- Fixed bug: could use up flares on title screen.
- Fixed bug: unable to use rope/bomb shortcuts while holding an item.
- Fixed bug: skulls and jars shatter if held when exiting a level.
- Fixed bug: could see [SECRET] description prematurely.
- Fixed typo in introduction: "furroughed" instead of "furrowed."

Version 0.96.1

First public release.

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  + Added: [SECRET]
  <nowiki>=</nowiki> Mantrap's appetite increased.
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  <nowiki>=</nowiki> Opening a chest or crate won't cause the player to attack.
  <nowiki>=</nowiki> 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.