Patch Notes History

Version 17.4.4 | 29 Jul 2024

Fixed a startup crash related to missing DLL's on Windows
Fixed a startup crash related to Chinese fonts

8 Year Anniversary Update

Version 17.4.1 | 14 Mar 2024

Play between March 14th, 2023 - march 28th, 2024 and receive a random item for every 8th round won during online play. You can do this up to 8 times a day!

Version 17.3.1 | 21 Dec 2023

Play between December 21st, 2023 - January 4th, 2024 and visit Santa's Secret Shop in the main menu to:

Unlock familiars - Santa's cute little helpers, which you can buy with Not-Coins, and attach to any character you own. Limited to 4 of any kind per day!
Bribe with Milk & Cookies - spending Not-Coins, you can bribe Santa with Milk & Cookies, which will in turn reward you with a game mode, mutator or character of a random rarity. The value increases with each use, but resets daily!
Exchange coal - losing online matches gives you coal, but that's not the end of the road. You can exchange them in Santa's Secret Shop for a random item. Available once per day!

Version 17.2.2 | 06 Nov 2023

Added "Seasonal Toggle" in the Character menu in Not-A-Store in order to turn seasonal effects (Halloween Smoke + Horns) off and on
Fixed the Rainbow effect bugging out the when the Trail of Smoke + Demon-Horns outline were active on a character
Fixed an instance where the "Treat" algorithm would bug out and no longer appear for a small number of players that met certain criteria

Version 17.2.1 | 26 Oct 2023

Play and win an online match between October 26th - November 9th and once per day you can choose between two options:
Trick: one random character from your inventory will receive a scary makeover consisting of a sinister Trail of Smoke and a wicked Demon-Horns Outline
Treat: get one random game mode, mutator or character that is missing from your inventory

Version 17.1.4 | 20 Sep 2023

Fixed a crash when trying to connect to a local game, which also helps with unlocking the "Never mind sharing" achievement

Version 17.1.1 | 29 Jun 2023

Added new unlockable characters: ChillBill, Flo
Added new unlockable cosmetics: Sun Splatters, Cocktail Trails
All the above can be obtained by playing an online match between June 29th 10 AM PDT - July 13th 10 AM PDT

7 Year Anniversary Update

Version 17.0.1 | 16 Mar 2023

Added four new unlockable characters: Old Viking, Old Count, Old Zombi, Old Derpy Chicken. Can only be obtained by playing an online match between March 16th - April 13th
Started New Daily Contribution season with previous progress having been reset for all players
Added new character and items to the Daily Contribution: Al Dente, Cherry Blossoms Confetti, Icy Hot, Zoomer Speak Emotes, Cave Drawing Emotes, Oroborous Splatters, Egyptian Ankh Splatters
Added the 2022 Community Debt bar items to the Not-a-Store and Bid Wars rotation

Version 16.0.6 | 22 Dec 2022

Added new unlockable characters: Brady, Cuddles, Blanket
Added new unlockable cosmetics: Pretzel Trails, Angel Splatters
All the above can be obtained by playing an online match between December 22nd 10 AM PDT - January 5th 10 AM PDT
Nobody noticed, but we fixed TacoMan...

Version 16.0.5 | 25 Oct 2022

Added new unlockable characters: Sharkmera, Mouthclops, Constantine, Swampear.
Added new unlockable cosmetics: DNA trails, Chalk Outline death splatters
Dead by Daylight Characters and cosmetics are now available again to unlock
All the above can be obtained by playing an online match between October 25th, 10 AM PDT - November 8th, 10 AM PDT

Version 16.0.4 | 21 Sep 2022

Fixed a crash that happened in online matches
Small localization update

Version 16.0.3 | 16 Sep 2022

Shuriken Parry Free Weekend - the game mode is available for everyone to play between September 16 '22 2 PM UTC until September 19 '22, 12 PM UTC
Updated Asian language localizations: Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Version 16.0.2 | 28 Jul 2022

Added a new unlockable character: Beanie. Can only be obtained by playing an online match between July 28th - August 28th

Version 16.0.2 | 13 Jul 2022

Added the Community Collaboration Contest Characters:

YVX by UnOriginal_1
Wi-Fry by theburningshamrock
Statik by TeqieLemon

Version 16.0.2 | 24 Jun 2022

Fixed an issue where Pandora's Blast Play Counter was not working on the player side
Removed options from the in-game General settings screen: Profanity Filter, AI Chat Bot Sentience
Fixed an issue which didn't allow the in-game Patch Notes to load
Adjusted the player nickname font size in the lobby

Version 16.0.1 | 23 Jun 2022

4 New Dead by Daylight Characters: Jenny, Trapper, Huntress, Blight
3 New Dead by Daylight items: Scratches Trail, Dead by Daylight Emotes, Dead by Daylight Death Splatters
Radiation, Loot Grab and Spike Ball game modes now have a Dead by Daylight facelift/cosmetics.
The revamped version of said game modes will be available between June 23th - July 21st, as well as during our Halloween specials.
Added new characters to the Daily Contribution: Scally, Moe and more to come
Dead by Daylight Characters and Items will be unlocked randomly for everyone after playing online matches between June 23th - July 21st

Version 15.1.2 | 27 Apr 2022

Removed in-game chat

Version 15.1.1 | 14 Apr 2022

Added new rare game mode: Pandora's Blast

6 Year Anniversary Update

Version 15.0.1 | 17 Mar 2022

Added a new unlockable character: Pandora's Box. Can only be obtained by playing an online match between March 17th - March 31st
Added new character to the Daily Contribution: Pip, Wishbone, Samantha and more to come
Added the 2021 Community Debt bar items to the Not-a-Store and Bid Wars rotation
Started New Daily Contribution season with previous progress having been reset for all players
Added an Emote Timeout feature. You cannot spam emotes anymore in the lobby or during matches
Adjusted the item drop rate to increase chances of getting modes and mutators
Added a 50% chance every 2 seconds for each player to jump when the Ghostly Jumps mutator is played
Small localization changes

Version 14.2.3 | 22 Dec 2021

Added 4 characters to the Daily Contribution: Deerz Nuts, Deerz Face, Bible Accurate Angel, Yorick
Added a new unlockable character: Deepflake. Can only be obtained by playing an online match during December 22nd, 2021 - January 5th, 2022
Fixed player name overflow in lobby screen

Version 14.2.2 | 24 Nov 2021

Added 3 new characters: Ma' Trioshka, Egg-Eggovich Faberger and Barry
Localization fixes for Russian

Version 14.2.1 | 28 Oct 2021

Added 3 new characters: Lando, Big Sys and Demo-Chordon
Added 3 new items: Crypto Trail, Hacker Confetti, Digital Splatters

Version 14.1.0 | 22 July 2021

Added new Rare character: Brian from Deepest Chamber

Version 14.0.5 | 25 June 2021

Added 3 new characters: MooMoo, OinkOink and Frank, The Farmer

Version 14.0.4 | 27 May 2021

Added 3 new characters: Jo Gabonito, Nada and Al, The Alpaca
Localization fixes for Brazilian Portuguese and Argentinian Spanish

Version 14.0.2 | 14 Apr 2021

Flags removed on first time boot when selecting language
Small localization updates for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Ukrainian and Korean languages
Fixed vibration issues for controllers

Version 14.0.1 | 01 Apr 2021

Fixed an issue with Xbox controllers that also affected Steam Remote Play functionality
You can now back out of the Daily Contribution item unlocking screen and resume it later

5 Year Anniversary Update

Version 14.0.0 | 18 Mar 2021

Added 3 new characters: Beck Packerson, Pam and Rocky, The Third
Added the 2020 Community Debt bar items to the Not-a-Store and Bid Wars rotation
We emptied out the trash

Version 13.1.0 | 11 Feb 2021

Added Traditional Chinese translation
Addded 3 new characters: Goldie L'Ox, Lampoon, Lin

Version 13.0.9 | 22 Dec 2020

Added 2 new characters: Secret Santa, Snow Dan

Version 13.0.8 | 19 Nov 2020

Fixed issue where playing with a wireless controller would result in low FPS in-game

Version 13.0.7 | 29 Oct 2020

Added 2 new characters: Lupita, Medudesa

Version 13.0.6 | 26 Oct 2020

Added Turkish language
Added 3 new characters: Becky, Dee-light, O.T.
Fixed Community Debt Bar loop
Changed Community Debt Bar unlock functionality for more than one item

Version 13.0.5 | 22 Sep 2020

Free2Play Midweek Madness - You can play Move or Die for free during September 22-24, 2020, 10 AM PST
Added a new character: Millie. You can only obtain him by playing Move or Die during the Free2Play period (but it's actually until the 27th, so don't tell anyone)
(September 25th) Added 2 new characters from Re-Timed: Psyboi & Yowie

Version 13.0.4 | 03 Jul 2020

Added new items to the Community Debt Bar: 1 character (Stony), 1 emoji pack (Greek Letter Emotes), 1 confetti and 5 trails
Small localization fixes

Version 13.0.3 | 28 May 2020

Fixes across all language following our community's feedback
Changed Korean fonts
Fixed crash in Hoops
Fixed hitbox for buttons in Japanese

Version 13.0.2 | 05 May 2020

Added Soapy instead of Joe as the default character
Added Korean language
Updated the following languages with missing translations, localization errors fixes and formatting fixes: German, Filipino, French, Russian, Dutch, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Ukrainian, Slovenian

Version 13.0.1 | 02 Mar 2020

Fixed a crash related to Linux OS
Added placeholder avatar in the Daily Contribution UI
Added a new bug somewhere in the game

4 Year Anniversary Update

Version 13.0.0 | 28 Feb 2020

Daily challenge mechanics revamped into "Daily Community Contribution"
Added a never-ending stream of content to be unlocked on the Debt Bar
Added a new "Special" type of item rarity
Consumables are now permanent
Code improvements for 4 gamemodes (Bomb Tag, Speed Run, Color Craze, Falling Blocks)
Code improvements for the editor
Fixed various game crashes
Fixed a twitch specific crash

Version 12.0.5 | 19 Dec 2019

3 Bleak new characters
Twitch integration fixes
Environmentally themed guilt trips
Various minor bug fixes

Version 12.0.4 | 2 Oct 2019

Adjustments to RGB implementation to prevent crashes

Version 12.0.3 | 17 Jul 2019

Fixed crash on Mac and Linux when two characters are on the same team
Fixed crash on Mac and Linux at the end of Outbreak
Fixed crash in Editor related to the splatters
Fixed crash in Loot Grab when attempting to render specific assets
Fixed crash when user levels up twice (receives 2 rewards)
Fixed crash in Hoops when one of the players left during a specific time

Version 12.0.2 | 1 Jul 2019

Fixed crashes on Linux and Mac

Version 12.0.1 | 28 Jun 2019

Fixed various crashes

Back To PC Update

Version 12.0.0 | 25 Jun 2019

New Game Modes: Shuriken Parry, Spider Bomb, Papers Planes & Radiation
New Mutators: What the Golf, Astral Projection & Accelerate
New Characters: Malone, Adam, Barkley, Mauly, Burd & Trip
New Announcer: ProZD
Various bug fixes and memory leaks patched

Version 11.0.5 | 4 Feb 2019

Added proper Chinese localization
Fixed Bobby's missing eye
Fixed the lack of statistics in Outbreak
Added a custom string when Itchy is unlocked

Version 11.0.4 | 22 Jan 2019

Fixed the "game crash on launch" bug

3 Year Adventure Update

Version 11.0.3 | 21 Jan 2019

Added the very special "Itchy" character

Version 11.0.2 | 15 Jan 2019

Fixed Lethal Leaps and Jumpolines not working in Vertigo, Tetrominos and Building Blocks
Semi-fixed all the problems with the chinese localization
Added missing UI text for Russian and Italian
Improvements to Outbreak
Fixed precisely one typo in the Finnish translation because my girlfriend yelled at me

Version 11.0.1 | 21 Dec 2018

Fixed a bug where the Switcheroo mutator would be unlocked by default
Removed leftover levels from unreleased game modes
Fixed a bug with Switcheroo in God Gun
Fixed the jittering in the Enhance mutator
Ballance tweaks to Outbreak
Tweaks to the way the virus projectiles in Outbreak work

Holiday Disappointment Update

Version 11.0.0 | 20 Dec 2018

Added 3 new characters
Implemented disappointed gifts for Christmas
Added 5 new trails
Added one new game mode "Outbreak"
Added 3 new mutators: "Switcheroo","Jumpolines"&"Enhance"
We now unlock ghosts at level 1.
Twitch Balance Level with Death tile ceiling.
Splatters rendering under tiles fix
Snow Rendering Under Trampolines and Lethal Leaps Fix
Made the video in the store not auto-play anymore
Added getDailyReward server API.
Select previously selected mutator when returning from Mutator Testing
Static Bounce Electricity Effect Persists bug fix

Version 10.0.4 | 29 Oct 2018

Added the ability to reset your entire progress
Improvements to the editor replay system
Fix editor gizmo issue
Fix editor crash when moving a pivot door
Fix props in the editor when props are off in settings
Reset slomo when going back to editor after testing
Renamed "Rumble" to "Vibration" for platform independency
Fix dead AI getting stuck in panic mode
New PS4 controller asset
Removal of "Steam" strings in as many places as possible
Fixed a bug where AI Bots skins desynced in lobbies
Fix Decoys issue on Building Blocks
Avoid reloading IdleWarning asset each time network lobby is opened
Text, Prompt, Controller vibration for "Hold X Sec" in pop-ups
Better lobby countdown vibration
Fix Twitch mutators-related crash on host migration
Fix Twitch emote image crash
Ignore Daily Missions when playing online alone
Increased the space for the mode voting number text
Fix Hat Chase issue on the Camel level
Fix RNG Dice crash
Fix Skin Swapper skins swapped when going back to menu from a network game
Replaced stomp with Fizzle Floor for convention mode
Added privacy policy screen at the beginning
Improved tracking of lost objects
Fixed Cleanup Crew Localization Mispelling
Fixed Skin Swapper + Teleporters issue
Boss Fight AI improvements
Fix Velcro online unlinking issue
Fix for toggle tile sensor issues
Improved memory leaks
Fix invite prompt not clickable in Play Online
Disabled logging of global chat events
Fix toggle tile sensor issues with fast-moving joes
Make sure watchdog thread is started after sending a crash report
Fix crash when HTML is returned instead of JSON from the server
Fix Halloween Edition gibs crash
Improved error message for duplicate characters
Fix trail and emotes coloring issues in lobby
Fixed a bug that allowed players to move after teleporting before the round started
Fixed a crash related to UTF-8 logs
Fixed camera-related crash
Fixed a crash related to "bodyName"

Version 10.0.3 | 24 Jun 2018

Fixed a crash related to win stats
Fixed a crash related to the "Sugar Rush" & "Rocket Run" modes
Fixed static objects being occluded too early at large resolutions
Fixed rendering issues in the Editor
Fixed a crash related to the Daily Challenge UI

Version 10.0.2 | 23 Jun 2018

Fixed the game not launching on Linux
Fixed crash when going "back to menu"
Fixed crash after the Daily Challenge screen
Fixed "Decoys" mutator crash in "Building Blocks" game mode
Fixed crash related to online mods
Fixed the new "X Splatters" not working correctly. Now they do, we good!

Version 10.0.1 | 22 Jun 2018

Added even more maps, we're at 49 new maps after this update!

Community Chest Update

Version 10.0.0 | 21 Jun 2018

Made a lot of performance improvements, fps should be noticeable highger now
Added new mutators: Dirty Shoes and Velcro
Added 3 new characters: Techie, Millard & Archie
Added A LOT of new maps for existing game modes
Reworked the way "Ghostly Jumps" Mutator works
Added 3 new consumables: Caption emotes, White Flammable head & X Death Splatters
Added the ability to toggle "despawn" Joes in the editor with the debug keys for pretty screenshots
Tons of tweaks to how "Velcro" & "Dirty Shoes" mutators interact with different game modes
Fixed a crash related to "Shifty Grounds"
Fixed a crash on host migration
Separated button texture in the Introduction sequence to support button remapping
Fix a crash related to "Ghost Scare"
Fix a crash related to "Hoops"

Version 9.0.4 | 2 May 2018

Added Monster Prom Characters: Liam, Miranda & Polly
Added Monster Prom Trails: Sporks, Truth Triangle & Turdy
Fixed a sync bug with "Turbo Mode" mutator

Version 9.0.3 | 19 Apr 2018

Displayed text when friends list is empty
Fixed a problem where custom characters weren't visible after a match
Fixed a rare crash in the Bid War
Fixed connection issues introduced by the recent Steam privacy changes
Improvements to the max "fullscreen" resolution
Introduced a new improved way to report bugs in the main menu (bottom right)
Made the Not-Coins spent of the Daily Challenge retry disappear instantly
We now show "Not enough active items" only for game modes and mutators in the Not-A-Store
We're now saving host server settings separately from match settings

Version 9.0.2 | 3 Feb 2018

The last used trail is now remembered
The host will now auto-kick himself during a match if he is idle for too long
Fixed a rare crash during the "Hoops" game mode while using the "Flammable Head" consumable
When you gain Not-Coins, a new "+ Value" graphic appears above your current Not-Coins
Even further improvements to the steam item conversion system
Prevented the top bidder's username from overflowing in the Bid War screen
Improvements to trail networking
Properly removed trails when you clear a player slot in a lobby
Fixed a loophole that allowed you to exit the Not-A-Store screen without enough items activated
Fixed a silly problem where clicking on the "Bid War" would cause the following pop-up to disappear as well
Prevented the game from applying the last used character/trail if you disabled them in the Not-A-Store
Password protected servers are not disappearing anymore from the server browser

Version 9.0.1 | 25 Jan 2018

Improved the way we detect duplicated items in order to award Not-Coins more accurately

2nd Anniversary Update

Version 9.0.0 | 22 Jan 2018

Added the "Bid-War" section in the Not-A-Store
Added the "Consumables" section in the Not-A-Store
Improved the way toggle tiles behave during the "Lethal Leaps" mutator
Improved visual coins explosion when you get a duplicate item
Improved the logic behind toggle tiles pushing players outside of them at high speeds (specifically against the VVVVVV mutator)
Improved the way Daily Challenges register matches to prevent unintentional quitting
Fixed character skin preload bug in the lobby
Better header and logo images for the Not-A-Store sections
Added a limit to max number of gibs that can spawn
Tied gibs to the "Props" video setting so they can be turned off
Turned off V-Sync by default for the first time you open the game

Version 8.0.3 | 24 Dec 2017

Added the ability to skip the "Duplicate Item" animation
Made backing out of testing items in the Not-A-Store faster by making the going-back-to-menu confirmation instant
Fixed a bug where players character skins would change in the lobby after alt-tab-ing
Reduced the character limit on usernames displayed in invitation notifications to prevent overlaps
Added the main menu banner in the Not-A-Store screen as well

Version 8.0.2 | 23 Dec 2017

Fixed the inability to re-roll mutators using a controller
Added statistics for the new game modes in the Statistics screen
Fixed a bug where enemies weren't synced correctly in online games of "Crowd Stomp"
Fixed -another- crash related to "Boomerangs"
Fixed AI crash in "Static Bounce"
Fixed a crash related to the Daily Challenge
Fixed some typos in character descriptions

Version 8.0.1 | 22 Dec 2017

Fixed a crash related to joining mid-game in a "Tetrominos" mode
Added extra safeties to prevent "souls" from getting out of the level in the "Souls" game mode
Fixed a crash related to boomerang's zero-length raycast
Removed the temp numbers on the Consumables & Bid War sections in the Not-A-Store and filled them up to 100%

Green & Gold Update

Version 8.0.0 | 21 Dec 2017

Big Additions

In-Game item rehaul system "Not-A-Store"
Ability to re-roll mutators
Ability to re-play the Daily Challenge
Customizing Trails
7 New Characters
New Mutators: Moooove, Staller, Deaths'plosions, Flutter, Snek, Ghostly Jumps & Lethal Leaps
New Game Modes: Tetrominos, Crowd Stomp, Explosive Barrels & Boomerangs

User Interface

Added Not-Coins display in the player info-box
Prevent exiting the mutator section of the shop with less than 3 mutators selected
Pre-loaded skins in the store to lower loading times
Added explanation video animations for every Mutator in the store
Added a yellow pop-up title color for coin-related messages
Reduced the "Hold to go back to menu" time down to 1.5 sec in online games
Pop-up now respect the delay for mouse interaction to prevent accidental clicks

Gameplay

Added death tiles on the ceiling of "Tetrominos" levels with the "VVVVVV" mutator
Increased the bomb passing range in "Bomb Tag" while the "Snek" mutator is active
Removed "Move and Die" from the "RNG Dice" mutator pool

Others

We gathered all the bugs at a bi-yearly meeting, we all sat down and discussed our problems, and we kindly asked them to leave, however not all of them cooperated
Added rarity levels to mutators
Added characters for all the characters (some of them were missing)
Fixed a gibs-related crash
Improved SFX for duplicated item unlock

Things that nobody will ever notice

Attempted to create a "Baseball" game but we weren't happy with it so we scraped it. That's why in the trailer it says "5 new game modes" when there are actually 4
Disabled the jump sound when a character jumps in the preview window of the store
Ignore keyboard input in lobby while shift is held down for emotes

Version 7.2.1 | 1 Dec 2017

There was a bug in the code that made the "Winter Edition" kick in too early. We fixed that :D

Version 7.2.0 | 22 Nov 2017

Added Discord "Rich Presence" Integration
Added the ability to join and invite friends to games through Discord
Moved everything in the game 1 pixel to the left
Added two new characters "Discord Logo" & "Wumpus"
Added descriptions to Rick and Morty Characters
Changed the colors of the invite notification to match the source of it (Steam, Discord or In-Game)

Version 7.1.1 | 30 Oct 2017

More crashes fixed
Added a "Default Avatar" icon when you get an invitation to a match

Version 7.1.0 | 30 Oct 2017

Fixed a crash related to inviting friends to a lobby
Fixed a crash related to the mod manager
Moved everything in the game 1 pixel to the right

Version 7.0.9 | 29 Oct 2017

Added new rare Halloween character "Lilly"
Disabled the Idle warning in lobbies with passwords or LAN games
Idle warning sound starts off at 50% and ramps up gradually
The Idle warning makes the startbar icon flash on Windows if the game is out of focus
Fixed potential crash in Twitch Lasers mode
Fixed potential crash related to the emote wheel
Fixed a bug where players could back out of mode voting in Convention Mode
The game's name is now displayed in the lobby in Convention Mode
Disable the Plays.tv warning on Mac machines

Version 7.0.8 | 7 Aug 2017

Added Razer Chroma effects for their peripherals based on what is happening on screen
Smoother transition from the Mode Voting screen to the in-game one
Added a new language: Magyar (Hungarian)
Removed the unfinished "Korean" language from the game. I forgot to do that last patch, sorry :D
Apparently we were missing the Emerald Badge icon in the devkit folder. Josh the programmer made a version of that and I think it's funny so yeah, that's a thing now.

Version 7.0.7 | 16 Jul 2017

Fixed potential bug causing constant screen flashing
Added a bunch of extra hidden characters
Rounded corners on the top "Winner" text box in the score screen

Version 7.0.6 | 6 Jul 2017

Fixed crash related to long strings (UTF-8 shenanegins)
Re-renabling "all" mods now remembers the mods you had active before

Version 7.0.5 | 5 Jul 2017

Fixed a potential major post-splash screen crash due to the inability of opening a corrupted game mode file
New character "Catnip"
You now get a random character (instead of the default one) when you join an on-going match
The "[ALT]" text displays controller prompts properly in the mode voting screen now
Added a "sorry" message in the menu when the game runs at very low framerates :(
Sprinkled an extra bit of love throughout the game
Added ability to toggle mods on/off with one button
Removed "Rick and Morty" splash screen

Version 7.0.4 | 28 Jun 2017

5 new characters: Rick, Morty, Mr Meeseeks, Bird Person & Krombopulos
Color blind filter support in Video Options
The game now remembers the last character you played with
Better monitor resolution detection and support up to 4k
Ability to skip the Match Length & Mutators pop-ups with Esc/Backspace
Ability to skip the Daily Challenge video with Esc/Backspace
Adjusted the placement of the "customize character" arrows
Added a special "Arcade" mode designed for arcade cabinets wired to the keyboard buttons
Fixed a bug that didn't hide the characters pupils during certain expressions in the health bar
Fixed a bug where the "Back" button was triggered during controller button remapping
Added a "Rick and Morty" splash screen
Lowered the language selection screen delay from 3 seconds to 1

Version 7.0.3 | 15 Feb 2017

Added new levels to certain game modes
Optimized the way we authorize communications with the Steam server, eliminating potential down-time during peak hours.
Fixed a glitch with the "Bomb Drop" mutator
Optimized the time we load/unload mods and characters to lower the chance of an "out of memory" crash
Enabled the "God Gun" laser to go through Temp Tiles
Fixed a crash related to "God Gun"
Increased the mask padding on character descriptions
Fixed "Virtual Potato's" eyes assets sticking out of his health bar

Version 7.0.2 | 30 Jan 2017

Added Daily Challenge introduction video to explain it better
Fixed a crash related to "Hoops"

Version 7.0.1 | 28 Jan 2017

The selection of mutators is now based on various controlled chaos gameplay elements, instead of being fully random
Fixed a crash related to Daily Challenges
Fixed crash related to "Loot Grab" networking
Fixed an exploit where clients weren't losing health while using emotes
The game checks for steaming software only once per session now, isntead of every time you access the menu
Improved expressions for certain characters
Hopefully fixed a problem where the game would lag if the host of the server would alt + tab

1 Year Adventure Update

Version 7.0.0 | 24 Jan 2017

Big additions

New Game Mode: "Souls"
2 New Mutators: "RNG Dice" & "Turbo Mode"
2 New Characters: "Ake" & "VR Potato"

Changes

Simplified screen for the Daily Challenge
Music transitions smoother from the score screen to the instructions screen
"Statistics" button is hidden for players under level 3
Fixed a leftover character being rendered in the controller remapping screen
Fixed a crash related to "Boss Fight"
Mods screen has an intro animation now
Daily Challenge screen has an intro animation now
Added custom "Dice" animation for the "RNG Dice" mutator
Added icons for the abandoned game modes... for consistency purposes
Added one extra mode to the pool of Twitch selected modes
Fixed ballance issues with "Twitch Drop Kill" mode when there are a lot of viewers
Fixed a bug where the camera was zooming in on the wrong player during "Hat Chase"
Servers are now killed if the host force quits the game
Daily Challenge leaderboard now shows only scores from today
Added the red "X" icon for various pop-ups throughout the game
The game will detect when a streaming software is open and will recommend turning Twitch Mode on
Anniversary update with party hats and gift explosions!

Version 6.0.4 | 6 Jan 2016

Fixed a bug where the "Item Unlock" animation froze if Post Processing was turned off
Increased bullet spawn rate in Super Hot
Improved speed of fetching ping values in the Server Browser screen
The background is now blurred during the "Waiting for other players" screen
Added more fake facts during the "Waiting for other players" screen
Fixed a bug where original background assets were unnecessary saved inside the .level files
Fixed a bug related to the "Goal" text in the score screen with ultra-wide resolutions
Replaced the Mutators "Yes/No" in the Server Browser with icons
Fixed invitation notifications not going away in ultra-wide resolutions
Fixed a bug where your character color wasn't matching your team color when joining an on-going match
Removed useless black bars on the side during the lobby in ultra-wide resolutions

Version 6.0.3 | 23 Dec 2016

Added 8 new achievements for the 4 new game modes (4 of which are daily missions)
Changed the logic of the random "upcoming game mode" pick in order to make a better and more intense gameplay experience
You can now pick more than 7 game modes in local games if you increase the time limit enough
Fixed a bug where the game thought you didn't finish the introduction phase. Now it's based on the existence of XP on our server instead of a local variable
Added the ability to go back to menu from the initial "introduction phase"
Fixed the "Confusion" mutator not scrambling text in the "Waiting for other players" screen
Fixed a crash related to online "Hat Chase"
Fixed a visual bug where the timer white circle wouldn't appear if you would quit the previous match during sudden death
Added better sound effects for "Static Bounce"
Fixed a crash related to the controller rebinding buttons screen
Fixed a bug in "Mind Control" introduced by the "Teams" mechanic
Added controller assets above AI players during "Convention Mode"
Fixed the depth of various in-game elements like the rocket in "Rocket Run" and the candies in "Sugar Rush" to be over the snow layer

Version 6.0.2 | 22 Dec 2016

SORRY, due to an error, you will have to play through the introduction phase again... sorry :(
Fixed a bug where the boss would always lose in "Boss Fight"
Fixed crash with "Super Hot" (again)
Improved snow texture wrapping
Fixed a crash related to snow generation
Added more debugging to find out an obscure bug in "Boss Fight"
Re-added the files for "Blow Back" to avoid crashes for players who still have the old-files (because Steam)
Changed the online chat colors based on your team color
Ping now changes color based on its value in the server browser screen
Fixed the running particles coming out of the wrong side of the player while being upside down because of the "VVVVVV" mutator
Added running particles in the Editor
Added the ability to start testing a level in the editor by pressing the "Start" button on a controller
Fixed a bug related to joining mid-game during a "Loot Grab" round
Fixed a visual glitch where the game was thinking you were attempting to abandon a match by going back to the menu after the match ended
Added randomization in the snowflake particle size
Added smooth keyboard/controller scrolling in all the lists like Statistics and Mods

Version 6.0.1 | 20 Dec 2016

Fixed crash related to "Super Hot" Mode
Fixed a typo in the game's files

Non-Denominational Winter Holiday Update

Version 6.0.0 | 20 Dec 2016

Big additions

Ability to pick teams and create 2v2,2v1 & 3v1 matches
New Game Modes: Super Hot, Detonation Zone, Building Blocks
Redesigned Blowback into "Static Bounce"
2 New Mutators: Life Hug and Confusion
Re-worked the way automatic matchmaking works
7 New Characters
Ability to re-bind the controller button functionalities

User Interface

Display server ping in the "Server Browser" screen
Rearranged buttons in the "Play Online" screen
Removed the "Join IP" button
Removed mini-stats under the "Points Gathered","Favorite Mode" etc. stats.
Added "Change Log" in the options screen
Cleaned up the Video and General options screen to make them less complicated
In the Stats screen, game modes are sorted by rounds played
Lowered the opacity on the ping icon in online lobbies
Moved the XP and unlock progress bars from the Collection screen to the Stats one
Ability to go directly to controller remapping screen if game detects an unkown controller
Made the game mode roulette in the score screen slightly wider to accomodate longer game mode names

Gameplay

Moved the jump tiles in a Sugar Rush level so players don't spawn on team and die instantly in case the "Hardcore" mutator is on

Others

Fixed a bug where splash screens were unskipable with a controller
Fixed the offset pivot point for the basketball in Hoops. It was a mistake from the Haloween Edition
Fixed the alignment on the fat bodies of characters. This was broken for the past 3 years :D
Made "LifeBarFace" assets for characters optional instead of mandatory.

Winter Edition

Festive splash screens
When a character dies, gift boxes appear!
Snow particles in menu background
Festive Spike Ball and Basket Ball!
Snow particles in-game
Snow deposited throughout the levels
Cute red hat instead of crown for winners
Gift box instead of wooden crate on item unlock
Snowballs instead of bullets in JumpShot
Splatters are now white

Things that nobody will ever notice

Fixed the "Save Replay" text from being too big for the button in the Editor
Lowered the initial default music volume
Removed the "MouseLock" option
Editor now invisibly simulates the in-game timer so gameplay elements get affected by it (Like the bombs in Detoation Zone)
Maybe we've added a cheat code that allows you to change editions from the options screen...
Removed a debug key that simulated the abandon penalty animation
Enabled the third variation of background splatters that has been in the texture since forever but never used in code
Disabled local appdata caching of characters expressions data, it's stored in RAM now per session

Version X.X.X | 3 Nov 2016

This is the 100th update... no changes really, just a virtual high five! :D

Version 5.0.9 | 3 Nov 2016

HUGE CHANGE: Network packets are now received in a separate thread, which means that any potential fps drop caused by this in the past should be gone
Removed the un-used "Microphone level" slider in the Twitch Mode option screen
Restructured Audio options screen for better order
Made score tower always use the same font regardless of language (it was screwed up for Chinese)
Fixed a bug related to registering the "Speed Run" daily mission
Fixed bug where Daily Challenges awarded XP while the player was on abandon penalty

Version 5.0.8 | 29 Oct 2016

Fixed bug where the ceiling tiles of Shifty Ground didn't become deadly with the VVVVVV mutator
Made the penalty rounds number going down more obvious
Changed the spoopy brain crown to a GOLDEN BRAIN! BECAUSE WE CAN!
More gibs spawn on death... :)
Editor: Fixed a bug with the character diagnosis not detecting missing files (now it does)
Announcer preview lines now stop when you highlight the option "None"
Minor tweak to how the abandon system works
Added a new person in the credits screen, FIND HER

Version 5.0.7 | 28 Oct 2016 (Spoopy Edition)

New legendary character - MAW
New creepy announcer - Spoopy Guy
Added an "Editions" system that allows us to easily change the game visually for special events like Halloween
Added underwater goggles for all character while the Underwater mutator is active
The game was previously limited to 9 props per texture sheet, not the case anymore
Added a blank running SFX for modding purposes
Increased the resolution of the golden winner crown, it was pixelated and it was bothering me
Editor: Character diagnostics now report missing assets from the sheet that are present in the anim.json
Editor: Fixed bug related to Replay loading level window modal
Spoopy Edition: Added new menu background video
Spoopy Edition: Splash screens are bloody now
Spoopy Edition: Bloody gibs explode out of characters on death now
Spoopy Edition: All background splatters are red (and there are more of them!)
Spoopy Edition: Lights flicker every now and then to make the mood more spoopy
Spoopy Edition: Spice character's eyes glow red
Spoopy Edition: The original soundtrack menu theme is slowed down
Spoopy Edition: All particles are skulls
Spoopy Edition: Levels are covered with cobwebs
Spoopy Edition: The tesla gun in Boss Fight was replaced with a magic wand
Spoopy Edition: The rocket in Rocker Run is a seeking ghost (and the target is replaced with skulls)
Spoopy Edition: The bullets in Heavy Bullets were replaced with candy corn
Spoopy Edition: The hat in Hat Chase is a witch hat now
Spoopy Edition: The ball in Spike Ball had a skull embedded in its center
Spoopy Edition: The basketball in Hoops was replaced with a pumpkin
Spoopy Edition: The loot spawning portal in Loot Grab is... spoopy
Spoopy Edition: The bombs dropped with "Bomb Drop" mutator have been replaced by pumpkins
Spoopy Edition: The bomb in Bomb Tag is a pumpkin... we don't know why
Spoopy Edition: The AOE scare effect in Ghost Scare has a huge skull on it now
Spoopy Edition: The golden winner crown was replaced with a cracked skull n' brain
Spoopy Edition: Only halloween-y character fill the screen during Decoys mutator now
Spoopy Edition: Props are now halloween themed (candies, ghosts and pumpkins... and chunks of meat)

Version 5.0.6 | 24 Oct 2016

Quitting a game while having a "poor connection" only counts as half an abandon now
The boss flashes red when taking damage in Boss Fight
Hopefully fixed the linux botting problem
Fixed "Slam!" achievement now working properly
Fixed inconsistent button icons appearing when an unknown gamepad is used
The game will detect and let you know when an unkown gamepad is used
Added an "Example Mod" in the mods folder to encourage the curious ones
Fixed visual bug with flickering ground tiles when Ambient Occlusion is on
Editor - Added more source files for EditorUI, Tiles, UI, Bg Assets & more in the Devkit folder
Editor - Ability to change the depth of background assets through the context menu
Editor - Replaced the "Tips" cutton in the top right with a "Hide UI" button
Editor - Level loading window has tabs for "My Levels", "Official Levels" and "Modded Levels" now
Editor - Added the ability to toggle between normal and fat body in the character viewer
Editor - Added real time diagnostics that report missing files in the character viewer
Editor - Added a healthbar in the character viewer with offset values
Editor - Hidden characters no longer show up in the character viewer (they were clogging up the list)
Editor - The editor UI is no longer visible while the character viewer is on screen
Editor - The level saving animation has a SFX now
Editor - Fixed a tiny bug where the "Save As" level name text bar looked highlighted but it wasn't
Editor - Ambient occlusion re-freshes on level load, no more funky shadows everywhere
Editor - Had to remove the "Author" column in the level loading window to avoid slow loading times
Editor - Fixed the trash button in level loading window. Hopefully it works now
Editor - Added game mode icons in the level loading list
Editor - Added falling sfx when Joe falls to his death after the level is deleted
Editor - Fixed a blind spot on the bottom of the screen preventing you from placing tiles there
Editor - Color tiles are now solid and can be walked on during editing
Editor - Fixed various bugs related to scroll bars
Editor - Fixed bug where ground tiles remained deadly after testing Shifty Grounds
Editor - Props no longer float FOREVER after using the Underwater Mutator
Editor - Added a "No Mutator" icon instead of a blank empty sad space
Editor - Added the leading marker representation during camera placement adjustment
Editor - Updated tooltip texts to be relevant. They were seriously old
Editor - Added custom text editing cursor, it no longer turns into the OS cursor
Editor - Changed the color of previously orange scroll bars to light blue, has anyone noticed?
Editor - Fixed a crash when flipping props (who does that?)
Editor - Fixed a crash related to deleting tiles (and fixed the zombie context menu as well)
Editor - We now skip the exit confirmation on Alt+F4 to make it faster
Editor - You can no longer delete UI elements... this bug has been around for over two years now.
Editor - Added visible shortcut keys in the bottom right corner of the editor
Editor - Added alternative one letter shortcuts like "N", "L" & "S" for faster menu button access

Version 5.0.5 | 7 Oct 2016

Fixed potential booting problem on linux caused by line endings
Added Idle warning before getting kicked in a lobby
Added automatic friends list refresh
Added "Player Joined/Left" notifications in the in-game chat
Added options for chat profanity filters and AI sentience
Added more AI Bots chat lines
Added a new resolution option in the editor
Fixed the NSFW mutator on old GPUs
Added a "Devkit" folder with a bunch of source files for modders
Fixed a crash when leaving a local game with bots
Tweaked Sugar Rush level to accomodate Stabilizer mutator
Improved wording on game mode mastering progress bars
Mutator settings are now remembered in hosted lobbies
Grouped developer settings under an "Advanced" tab
Fixed crash related to underwater mutator
Added alert sound effects that play regardless of volume (can be toggled)
Fixed obscure bug with obscure controllers, seriously, use xbox or PS ones... please
Fixed a crash related to accepting invites
Unlocking hidden characters now working in the character selection screen
Allowed infinite scrolling for Yes/No in the mutator toggle pop-up
Fixed crash related to updating already published mods
AI Bots will now spam the ready button if you wait too long

Version 5.0.4 | 22 Sep 2016

Fixed various problems related to edge case scenarios where XP and items were not allocated correctly
Fixed a crash during the loading transition
Fixed crash realted to NSFW mutator
Fixed crash related to Loot Grab assets and animations
Fixed a bug that caused the ball to be un-grab-able in Hoops after a player dies while holding it
Made teleporters more obvious in the LootGrab level

Version 5.0.3 | 21 Sep 2016

Fixed a crash related to Decoys where the player didn't have enough skins for them to use
Fixed a crash related to UTF-8... freaking funky characters

Version 5.0.2 | 21 Sep 2016

Added 3 new Daily Missions
Fixed a crash with Loot Grab

Version 5.0.1 | 21 Sep 2016

Added working ceiling death tiles in Shifty Grounds with the VVVVVV mutator
Lowered gun charge time in God Gun with VVVVVV mutator
Increased platform acceleration in Vertigo with the VVVVVV mutator
Made deadly ground last longer in Shifty Grounds with Underwater mutator
Added a 1.3 seconds cooldown and lowered the boss's teleportation in Boss Fight with Teleportation mutator
Added the ability for bombs to damage the boss in Boss Fight with Bomb Drop mutator
Improved the timing in some Lily Pichu announcer lines
Better Mind Control AI logic
Removed the "rumble not working on win 10 due to drivers" string from the options screen... yay for fixed rumble!

Best Value Update

Version 5.0.0 | 21 Sep 2016

Big additions

New Game Modes: Loot Grab & Mind Control
New Mutator: Stabilizer, Decoys, Underwater, VVVVVV, NSFW & Bomb Drop
Abandon Penalties
Item Unlocks instead of Master Achievements
New Announcer: LilyPichu
Improved XP verification
In-Game Chat

User Interface

Optimized mode voting screen so only the videos that are on screen play, making the transition much smoother
Stats screen animate scroll to the game mode you mastered after item unlock.
Added option for "Convention Mode" in the general options screen
Moved Mutator and time indicators at the top of online lobbies
Allowed the in-game chat to dynamically alter UI elements like the mode voting playlist and the score screen upcoming-game roulette
Slightly shifted UI elements around in online matches to accomodate the in-game chat
Cached level locally so it gets displayed correctly when the server cannot be reached
User avatar and level are replaced with "Server cannot be reached" text when the game can't reach our servers or Steam (instead of disappearing completely)
Greyed out menu buttons that heavily used Steam integration when Steam is not opened

Gameplay

Increased the max speed of Vertigo by 50%
The charge time in God Gun gets shorter over time
Changed Ghost Ability unlock level from 6 to 10
Restructured mutators in tiers of 4 instead of individual unlocks
Removed "Lights Off" from Daily Challenge rotation
Disabled sudden death in Boss Fight
Reduced mastery of a game mode from 500 rounds to 300. Item unlocks on mastery instead of achievement.

Audio

Removed a bug where the announcer would say "Level Up" when you unlocked an item through other means
Proper use of lowpass filter during Underwater mutator
Added a minimal delay for very fast looping sounds to prevent audio artifacts

Others

Refactored the controller code, fixing multiple non-working controllers and bringing rumble back to Windows 10
Fixed a bug that allowed players to use VVVVVV during countdowns
Started developing a new game mode and decided it's not good enough
Fixed an optimization problem where decoys were rendering off-screen
Blessed AI with the ability to use the in-game chat
Fixed a bug where "Replaced with AI" slots were not passing properly back to the lobby
Fixed a crash caused by a mid-game join
Added special support for thumbstick movement for the Underwater mutator
Fixed a crash when Steam was not initialized
Added Jon "Carnage" as a hidden character to surprize him on the Twitch stage and left it there for sh#&z and giggles

Things that nobody will ever notice

Lowered the screenshake in Twitch QWERTY Bombs
Fixed the visual glitch that occurred when both left and right movement arrows were held
In Editor, mutators render on separate columns if they go out-of-screen
In Editor, mutators have a better color scheme
Fixed a visual glitch with players rotating too much with the Underwater mutator
Increased several characters' self esteem
Prevented edge case scenarios in Boss Fight, God Gun and Heavy Bullets for the Underwater mutator
Fixed a visual bug where some mutator icons were slightly bigger than others (like, 5% bigger, seriously why do I even care about this?)
Fixed a bug where lobbies wouldn't remember their mutator status
Fixed a - stupid - bug where the game would become unplayable after a player left during a round of Mind Control because the characters controls wouldn't go back
Fixed a bug related to player spawning both in-game and editor
Fixed "The cursed Joshua highlight rectangle" in conventionmode lobbies
The correct randomized controller is used during conventionmode mode voting
You now have to cycle left to go from mutators "Yes" to "No" instead of right

Version 4.0.6 | 12 Aug 2016

Improved timer graphics, looking slightly smoother without requiring AA
Fixed a bug where AI Bots would get replaced with idle "players" in lobbies
Removed the ability to trigger the teleportation mutator with the ALT key (Only jump works now)
Added experimental native dance pad control support
Improved Tesla Gun graphics in Boss Fight
Fixed a bug where XP wouldn't carry over after a host migration
Fixed crash related to mutator selection with a low level
Killing the boss in Boss Fight no longer counts towards the achievement for the boss himself
Fixed crash on missing sound files
Fixed crash during host migration from mode voting
Replaced the ground tiles with Health Tiles in Twitch Drop Kill mode
Added a ceiling in Twitch Drop Kill mode to accomodate upcoming mutators
Prevent "Level Up" screen from showing up by mistake when you didn't actually leveled up
Twitch mutator selection is no longer always the one in the middle

Version 4.0.5 | 22 July 2016

Fixed in-game soundtrack not randomizing tracks
Soundtrack mods can now be used online
Fixed a pretty common BossFight crash
Fixed various visual bugs in non 16:9 aspect ratio
Fixed a bug where you couldn't regenerate life in Twitch DropKill because of the platform speed
Added a "Update published mods" section in the modding wiki
Removed the mandatory "_1" sufix from Announcer lines files (makes things easier)
Fixed a crash related to soundtracks missing tracks

Version 4.0.4 | 21 July 2016

Fixed bugs related to steam inventory items (The game wasn't receiving the item details from Steam so we moved it to our own server)
"Love.exe stopped working" Plays.tv warning for machines using AMD cards
Updated Engine on Macs (Mods suggestions now work on OSX)
Cleaned up some assets and code related to game mode selection
Fixed crash related to mods
Improved winner sunrays in score screen for non 16:9 aspect ratio
Prettier "Time's Up", "Sudden Death" & "Level Up" text assets

Version 4.0.3 | 12 July 2016

Fixed bullets not spawning in "Heavy Bullets"
Fixed various issues with the ball getting stuck in "Hoops"
Fixed a crash related to missing songs in a soundtrack
Developers are now yellow in the online chat list
Better winner particles in the score screen

Version 4.0.2 | 8 July 2016

Fixed a bug that prevented "Boss Fight" to show up in online matches
Fixed the crashes related to "Asset missing"

Version 4.0.1 | 7 July 2016

Fixed problem with the game not running on Mac
Fixed a bug where the chat would stop working after a while
Fixed minor bug related to host migration
Fixed a crash related to outline cache

Toxic Update

Version 4.0.0 | 6 July 2016

Big Additions

New Game Modes - Hoops, Boss Fight and God Gun
Online Chat
Emotes - The ability to use the right thumbstick (or Shift + arrow keys) to spawn emote in online matches
Host Migration - When the host leaves the game, the server will migrate to one of the existing players, keeping the match going
AFK Bots - When a player leaves mid-game, an AI bot will take his place automatically
New Characters
New Mutator - Fly or Die - Only regenerate health while in mid-air
Character Mod Suggestions at the end of local games with the ability to subscribe with a single button press

Added support for touch-screen controls on windows machines (Like Microsoft Surface)
Replaced the old menu background video with a new one featuring the new game modes
The green countdown numbers in lobbies now vibrate when they are about to hit 0
In the editor, game modes are now rendered on two columns. There were so many they got off-screen.
New game modes will now display a "NEW" tag in mode voting screen
Added a "Reload" button in the Character Preview mode in the Editor
Fixed a bug related to chat getting stuck after going into a lobby
Game modes are now considered "NEW" if you have less than 40 rounds in them
Score screen winner particles!

Gameplay

In Twitch Mode, the game will take into account all messages from all players on the server, not only the host's
Inactive hosts will be kicked from their own server after 120 seconds of inactivity in the lobby.
Slightly increased the time for most game modes by an average of 5 seconds
In "Spike Ball" the ball is not lethal before it starts moving (it's also desaturated to indicate that)
In "Bomg Tag", the time it takes for the bomb to explode was increased from 6.35 to 8 seconds
In "Sugar Rush" the last candy moves towards the mid-point between the remaining two players at a much slower speed
Hosts can no longer pull you out of the end-of-match screen
Fixed a soft lock during mutator selection in case the player selecting leaves the game

Audio

Soundtrack Packs - Ability to pick different soundtracks from the audio settings screen (supports modded soundtrack packs as well)
Fixed crash related to soudntrack switching after an online match
Changed the SFX of the bomb exploding in Bomb Tag
Removed "The Wine Kone" announcer because of poor audio quality :(
Added in "Heavy Bullets" announcer lines for most announcers

Others

Added new Daily Missions in the daily rotation.
Basic spam filter for online chat
Fixed that one crash in that one place
Fixed a bug where emotes were not cleaned up properly and they would carry over to the next game mode
Improved LAN game testing
New achievements!
Disable movement while Shift is held down to use emotes

Things that nobody will ever notice

Improved Ambient Occlusion quality and performance
Official support for 8Bitdo Zero controllers
Game no longer stutters when cycling through announcers, they are pre-loaded when the screen opens now.
Added a debug keys toggle in startup.ini for development purposes
The crown placement got broken in the winner screen but we fixed it. I'm not sure why I included this change in here.
Fixed time scale issues in the editor, makes testing easier.
The mutator on/off status wasn't synced in online lobbies, now it is
Removed old unused sound effects
Fixed a rare bug where a "Draw" round would show up as the host winning on clients' screens
In ConventionMode, the hidden characters and difficult mutators are disabled, and the first mutator vote comes after the 3rd round instead of before the first
The "You forgot to move" text in score screen no longer shows up if you died because of the "Move And Die" mutator
Game Modes take less time to randomize into place in the mode voting screen

Version 3.0.4 | 15 May 2016

Fixed various bugs related to the "out of memory" crash
Applied memory leak fixed from newer Love2D versions
Added the option to mute the audio while game is out of focus
Fixed a crash in Spike Ball
Added fancy animation to Mode Selection screen

Version 3.0.3 | 5 May 2016

Fixed a minor code slip that made all characters derpy
Made several adjustments to the "Glitch" appearances throughout the game
Fixed a minor error in the Credits screen

Version 3.0.2 | 5 May 2016

Made structural changes to our servers so they don't crash anymore (This was the cause of occasional XP loss)
Fixed crash related to latency compensation in "Spike Ball"
Fixed crash related to the death tiles in "Shifty Ground"
Fixed crash when sorting lobby list with servers with number names
Fix crash if the TwitchBalance platform doesn't load in time
Renamed the "Dutch" language to "Nederlands (Dutch)" + Various fixes to strings
Added something, somewhere in the game
Improved overall game stability
Made the TwitchBalance votes more powerful
Optimized the twitch viewers pull so it doesn't crash our servers anymore

Version 3.0.1 | 29 Apr 2016

Fixed line ends bug preventing the game from launching on OSX and Linux machines
Fixed a crash related to "HugeTextSheet"
Fixed a bug where the timer sound wouldn't stop after backing out of the Mode Selection screen in local Twitch Mode
Scrolling credits screen to fit all the awesome people who have helped make the game awesome!
Added extra text about twitch functionality in Twitch Mode Settings screen
Added a 40 seconds limit on every special Twitch Game Mode in case of lack of chat activity
Fixed a bug where the new mode "Heavy Bullets" wasn't considered an unlockable mode
Fixed crash related to networking in "Heavy Bullets"
Viewers can now vote for multiple game modes during mode voting in Twitch Mode
Fixed a visual bug that caused the explosion particles from QWERTY bomb to be present in all he other modes

Viewers vs Streamers Update

Version 3.0.0 | 29 Apr 2016

Big Additions

Added Ambient Occlusion, giving a more pleasing aesthetic to the entire level
Teleportation Mutator, you can now go through walls!
New game mode: Heavy Bullets inspired by the awesome game "Heavy Bullets" (thanks @terrivellmann)
New characters! Including cameos from Shovel Knight, Glitch from Twitch and TankMan from Newgrounds
Twitch integration where viewers can influence the game!
Special twitch-based game modes where viewers control obstacles directly through the chat
Awesome new achievements
Announcer selection screen when the game is booted up for the first time
Grumpy Egoraptor (Arin) Announcer

The characters' descriptions are now displayed in the character selection screen
Added a "Death Reason" animation in the score screen which reminds you when you die because you haven't moved
Improved the UI for displaying mutator and match length status in lobbies
Optimized UI so it doesn't lag where there are big lists displayed
Added icons to certain pop-up messages to make them easier to identify
Added a scrolling "Goal" text on the goal line in the score screen
Added a Twitch Mode settings screen
Extended the "Freeze Mode Selection videos on low framerates after X seconds" by 2 seconds

Gameplay

Fixed various problems with online play.
Fixed a bug where players could teleport outside of the level with the Teleportator Mutator
Lowered the nr. of rounds required to reach the Daily Challenge Badges
Fixed a bug that caused the Daily Challenge mutator to be the same
Disabled the option of turning Mutators off while TwitchMode is on
Made all the vote options during TwitchMode pulsate
Improved Heavy Bullets AI
Changed the number of "rounds per minute" from 2 to 1
You can now go back to menu from local Mode Voting (ONLY local)

Audio

Announcer lines now loop while the "Announcer" option is highlighted
The programmer's words "Fixed a typo that caused horrible things to happen"
Added freaking amazing gun sounds for Heavy Bullets <3

Others

Added Dutch translation!
Fixed a networking issue related to jetpacks
Whispers now pull emotes as well
Fixed a bug where votes weren't registering anymore in Twitch Mode after a TwitchLaser round
Fixed problem with the Death reason not getting removed correctly after score screen
Fixed a bug where the game couldn't fetch the number of viewers in twitch mode, so now it default to 100.
Spent a significant amount of time working on a feature that couldn't be released with this update :<
Fixed a bug related to saving and loading replays with mutators in them
Fixed utf8 bug related to twitch whispers
Fixed lasers using hardcoded timers instead of animation labels
Fixed a lack of polish where the Mutator Wheel wouldn't trigger right when you got selected during mutator selection.
Fixed a crash related to the JoeArray data
Added fancy laser assets for the lasers in Twitch Lasers... lasers.
Fixed a crash when the Steam username was nil
Made one more character self aware.
Experimented with microphone input (still work in progress)
Experimented with a "slow motion" twitch mode but removed it due to time constraints.
Fixed the way "rounds played" were tracked in "Shifty Ground" and "Spike Ball"
Made the first project git commit during flight from an airplane's wifi.
Prevented the need for a restart after changing the twitch channel for TwitchMode

Editor

You can now use mutators in the editor!
The replay system can also use mutators
Ability to change skins in the editor replay system
Renamed the "ChainsawDrop" entity in the editor to "DropPoint" so it can be used universally in multiple game modes

Super Small Things

In the mutators pop-up, the "No" option is on the left now, rather than the previous "right"
Fixed a bug where the character description wouldn't get removed properly after leaving the lobby
Temporarily disable "Death Reason" animation while the "Move and Die" mutator is on
Removed the baked shadows from the background assets
Fixed some controller assignment problems in conventionmode (PAX EAST)
Replaced lasers labled "Top1" "top2" to "Tango" "Whiskey" etc...
Renamed "Poop" and "Wizard" to "Poopster" and "Unfortunate Trevor"
Fixed a crash that occurred when you Alt+F4 out of the game. No idea why we fixed this...
Cleaned up the devconsole prints on boot

Version 2.0.3 | 7 Apr 2016

Removed some work in progress elements that weren't ready for the public build yet (Sorry, my bad) :3

Version 2.0.2 | 6 Apr 2016

Fixed a common crash related to mid-game joining
Removed any legacy "Light system" code to potentially improve performance
Playing a bigger number of rounds in a single match grants you even more XP than it did before

Version 2.0.1 | 26 Mar 2016

Fixed a handful of user reported problems
Fixed the black background now filling the entire screen on resolutions higher than 1080p
Made characters slowly realize that they are inside a video game and look around in the lobby
Fixed bug where players weren't spawning as ghosts after mid-game join
Fixed bug with the character sheet showing up during Skin Swapper Mutator
Added Mutator icon in the Daily Challenge screen
Removed BlowBack from Daily Challenge
Prevented "Game Length" highlight from showing up by default in the "Host Server" screen
Prevented the game from running at a higher resolution than the monitor's native one
Fixed a bug where Draw and Time Out animations keep playing within the menu
Improved Japanese announcer lines and added mystery lines
Prevent accepting invites during menu/party transitions etc
Optimized the biggest in-game texture which was the "Shine" animation. It's now made with code

Mutators Update

Version 2.0.0 | 10 Mar 2016

Big Additions

Mutators
New game modes: Spike Ball + Shifty Ground
Seven new characters
New levels
Announcers
New UI leading marker
Ability to have multiple local players in online games
Ability to join an on-going match

Gameplay

Fixed a crash when a round ended in "Draw"
Fixed a bug that prevented the players from showing up during the "Draw" animation
Fixed a bug where the health wasn't draining during sudden death while the Move and Die mutator was on
Added in a time limit for mutator selection
Added a 1 second delay for the ghosts' deadly touch
Prevented the death tiles from killing you in Shifty Ground when they start disappearing
Disabled Jetpacks for ghosts
Prevented the same player form being selected twice in a row for mutator selection
Ghosts can now use jump tiles
Decoupled character velocity from health regeneration, fixing the problem of insta-death in BlowBack while the Move and Die mutator was on
Prevented the AI from running to their death while the Move and Die mutator is on (except in SpeedRun)

User Interface

Fixed depth problem with the leading marker
Added mutator icon in the instructions screen & "waiting for other players" screen
Made the leading player colored bar flash in the leading marker
Made the mutator icons randomize for a second when they first appear on screen
Made "Mutators" to be considered as special abilities
Added "Mutators" pop-up when you host a server with friends
Added icons for the Game Length, Password and Mutators pop-ups when you host a server
Added a new "Local" button for each empty slot in online lobbies allowing you to add extra local players
Fixed a bug where the wrong color was flashing in the leading marker
Added "loading" animations in the empty slots of online lobbies without a password while "looking for other players"
Fixed possible crash when the mutators selection screen was destroyed
Added a "Mutators" option in the "Host Server" screen
Made the winner descend even slower in the score screen

Audio

Prevent announcer lines from overlapping
Added preview lines when cycling through announcers in the Audio Settings
Applied a low pass filter on the winner track while the announcer is talking
Fixed various problems related to announcer compatibility
A zooming in/out sound effect was added in Sugar Rush and Spike Ball

Others

Fixed various crashes reported by players... it's a never-ending stream :(
Removed zombie processes going on in the background after the game was closed
Improved SpeedRun AI by removing the manual waypoint system
Fixed a bug where jetpack particles were rendering behind the background assets
Added mutators in the Level Editor
Masked the character's face in the health bars so it doesn't get out of bounds (like Stashy used to do)
Prevented a soft-lock by making a player auto pick a mutator in case he quits during selection
Fixed a crash related to input method when joining an on-going match
Ignore invites to the current lobby to avoid weird crashes.
Added networking prediction to Spike Ball and Shifty Ground to compensate latency
Fixed a bug where the mutator selection screen was triggered 2 rounds in a row
Ability to "Cancel" the online server pop-ups instead of being forced to "Confirm"
Fixed various visual bugs caused by the Skin Swapper mutator
Fixed the characters healthbar faces offset during Skin Swapping
Added AI selected mutators in the Daily Challenge
Changed the BlowBack description
Improved the eye mask algorithm to be more forgiving and prevent crashes when the masks aren't perfect
Added memory usage + graphics stats to crash reports in order to investigate "out of memory" crashes
Fixed bug where mutators settings would get whipped after inviting friends to your lobby
Fixed a bug where the daily challenge in-between-rounds screen couldn't be skipped

Small things that nobody will ever notice

Fixed that funky upside down frame when a player died
Fixed a Daily Challenge exploit
Made the spike ball hitbox smaller
The hat wearer flashes in Hat Chase
Overhaul of the scoring and rank system to accommodate the new leading marker
Characters will now remember their expressions in mode voting, instead of randomizing every time they move
Added jumping dust animation on double jumps
Fixed a bug where ghosts could infinitely jump while touching another player
Fixed a bug where double jumping wasn't possible on multiple controllers
Prevented the mode name from showing up at the top of the screen in the instructional phase

Version 1.1.6 | 26 Feb 2016

Added Japanese language support
Fixed a bug where the camera would unintentionally zoom in and follow a player
Prevented the same candy dispenser from being picked twice in a row in Sugar Rush
Fixed bug where ghosts would be visible after teleporting in Ghost Scare
Fixed a bug where the chromatic aberration wouldn't be reset at the beginning of a round
Added a specific message when the host closes the server instead of "Host left"
Fixed a crash related to Sugar Rush
Fixed common "State Doesn't Exist" crash
Fixed various bugs

Version 1.1.5 | 13 Feb 2016

Improved error logging when a user loses connection to host to identify potential problems
Added Simplified Chinese translation
Fixed a bug where the Win Rate would display NaN%
Added additional checks on crashes caused by mods so the game points that out

Version 1.1.4 | 12 Feb 2016

Crashes report automatically now, no need to do it manually anymore (this means better bug tracking and more efficient patches)
Converted "Rounds Played" and "Wins" into a "Win Rate" percentage
Improved AI in Vertigo
Made sure all players spawn on different platforms in Vertigo
Fixed a weird bug related to the player's position in Speed Run rounds
Added additional debug info to the "netcode" debug screen including MatchID
Cleaned up unused assets in the game files

Version 1.1.3 | 8 Feb 2016

Several optimizations to tiles and objects in the hopes of pleasing the frame rate gods
Fixed several user reported crashes
Ability to have per-level timer for Speed Run maps in the editor
Collection screen progress bar now tween into place
Added a version check when somebody tries to join a server through friend invite
Fixed a bug where the falling blocks achievements triggering in the tutorial
Added some... eggs :D
Fixed a potential issue with permission of reading/writing startup.ini on certain machines
Progression bars in the Statistics screen turn golden upon 100%
Fixed the annoying double sound effect bug on hovering over the lobby buttons
Added an option to turn off screenshake in the Video Options screen
Added a dedicated "Chromatic Aberration" option separated from the Post Processing one
Fixed a rare case where the player's rank in Speed Run would glitch out
"Rounds Played" counter in the score screen resets after going back to menu
Fixed a bug where the "Kabloom" and "Master Avoider" achievements would trigger even if you were dead
"Almost There" achievement now displaying the number of steps correctly, and reduced the numbe of steps from 50k to 30k
AA disabled for all presets by default. It can still be turned on manually in the Video Options

Version 1.1.2 | 3 Feb 2016

Fixed a pretty common crash that was caused by the last update, sorry :>
Fixed a visual bug where in certain languages, the game mode name would spill out of its frame during Mode Voting
In online lobbies, when everybody is ready, a countdown starts before the match begins
Fixed the death tile animation loop
The collection screen button wiggles if you have freshly new items unlocked
Fixed a missing character in the Russian language

Version 1.1.1 | 29 Jan 2016

Fixed a bug that would show the "leveling up" animation in local games
Fixed a bug that would cause the player to get stuck in a ghost lobby without players
Added a big number in the background representing how many modes you have to pick in Mode Voting

Version 1.1.0 | 28 Jan 2016

Added Ukrainian translation
Removed the ability to see game invites during Mode Voting
Fixed a problem where the game asked you to go through the tutorial again after the "Incompatible GPU" error
Optimizations to certain tiles in order to improve framerate
Fixed a crash in Sugar Rush
Made the lowest video settings not ruin textures so much
Prevent character movement through controller from working when the game is not in focus
Fixed a bug that caused your controller to rumble when AI was on low health

Version 1.0.9 | 26 Jan 2016

Lowered the chances of incompatible video settings causing the "OpenGL" error on startup
Added more log info to "out of memory" crashes for better debugging
Fixed a bug where a character remained invisible after a Ghost Scare round
Holding down the start button in convention mode will go back to menu
Fixed the bad button mapping for Xbox One and wireless Xbox 360 controllers on SteamOS
Fixed a bug that displayed the wrong server name and game length in online lobbies

Version 1.0.8 | 25 Jan 2016

Moved the "Host Server" button from the server browser to the "Play Online" screen
Fixed the lack of sound on SteamOS
Added the ability to use launch commands on SteamOS

Version 1.0.7 | 24 Jan 2016

Improved Falling blocks networking
Made some improvement to prevent "Time outs" and loss of connection. Still needs more work!
Added an option to set a server password in "Play with friends" servers
Fixed crash related to Russian translation
Fixed various networking crashes
Disable a few debug hotkeys so they don't interfere with playing

Version 1.0.6 | 23 Jan 2016

Fixed a bug that allowed you to pass the bomb through walls

Version 1.0.5 | 23 Jan 2016

Networking improvements to Bomb Tag so Northernlion doesn't cry anymore
Networking improvements to Hat Chase

Version 1.0.4 | 23 Jan 2016

Added "Slovenian" translation
Health bars now vibrate when they are close to 0%
Display length of game under the server name in lobby
Changed some english strings
Fixed various obscure crashes
Added a bunch of new "Facts" while you wait for the other players online
Ability to use "convention" launch option to trigger convention mode
Added a note in the Mod Manager to make it more clear that they are local only
Fixed bug where in Rocket Run, if you teleported right when you died, you would turn into a black and white ghost.

Version 1.0.3 | 22 Jan 2016

Various translations fixes
Added some streamers/youtubers hidden characters

Version 1.0.2 | 22 Jan 2016

Ability to use any type of input in the online lobby (both keyboard and controller)
Fixed a crash related to the landing dust effect
Hidden goodies ;)
Fixed a bug that caused infinite rollover with the controller in online lobbies
Slightly lowered the speed of the hat weaer in Hat Chase
Removed the temporary tile next to the jump pad in Hat Chase
Fixed the bug where global invites would display [unknown] instead of the player's name
Improvements to the Russian and Swedish translations

Version 1.0.1 | 21 Jan 2016

Fixed a Steam related crash
Added a "Market" button in the Collection screen
Fixed a problem with long names being displayed in the lobby
Fixed a problem with a bad font in the Russian language
Filled the empty string in Russian

Golden Master

Version 1.0.0 | 21 Jan 2016

Big Additions

New game modes: Fizzle Floor, Rocket Run, Vertigo, Chainsaw Backstab, Cleanup Crew
Added 20 new characters
Added XP system linked to your Steam account where you can level up
Added unlockable characters and game modes as Steam Items when you level up
Public mode voting before each match instead of host picking the modes himself
Ability to turn into a ghost after you die, slowing down the alive players you run into
Implemented podium scoring system (all players gain points every round based on rank)
Added the "Collection" screen which keeps track of your bad hoarding habits
Added random “Daily Missions” that you can complete in online games for bonus XP
Added a learning phase when you first play the game
Added user friendly interface for friend invites to your game (without going through the steam overlay)
Language selection screen when you first open the game + new languages

Game Modes

BLOW BACK:
Player slowly automatically inflate in Blow Back over time
Screenshake in Blow Back in online games

BOMB TAG:
In online games, your screen flashes while you have the bomb
The health bar of the bomb wearer flashes in sync with the bomb
Host dictates who was killed when the bomb goes off to avoid conflictions

SPEED RUN:
Slight changes to the level

GHOST SCARE:
In online Ghost Scare, it's more obvious where your character is
Improved networking

HAT CHASE:
Changed the hat behavior, it no longer falls off the wearer, it floats to a new position
Added countdown animation for the last 5 seconds

SUGAR RUSH:
The last candy will float towards the middle point between the last 2 players
There are now teleporters in Sugar Rush

User Interface

Larger (colored) important buttons in the main menu
Added Leaderboards in the Daily Challenge screen
Added a big 5 seconds countdown at the end of rounds without sudden death
Added clear win / lose conditions in the mode introduction screen
Addition of "Winner" text in the score screen above the players
Added "Level Up" animation with item unlock screen
Added a flashing "Poor connection" sign during a match if the game detects pings higher than 150ms
Added a “Almost Winning” message in the score screen when a player is one round away from winning
Fixed bug where the blurred background wouldn’t fade out after the instructions screen on low end computers
Fixed a problem with lowercase letters in non latin languages not capitalizing properly
Ability to change the game length while in lobby through a pop-up
Player ranks is visible after death instead of health bar
Extra clean score screen visible before the final winner screen
Visual change of how the characters enter the score screen (in order of local rank)
Game modes titles are colored based on their rarity now (all common white for now)
"Press (A) to add AI BOT" message added in the local lobby
Ability to navigate the UI with a controller in the Server Browser screen
Added smooth fade to black transitions between screens
Added a “Character Viewer” in the editor
XP bar no longer shows up if Steam is not initialized
Display English text if a string can’t be found in a different language
Server browser will no longer display outdated servers hosted on older versions
Points are now displayed instead of the health bar when a player dies in the form of "+5"
Display daily missions in the Online screen and in the bottom of "Waiting for players" screen
Fixed a bug in online lobbies by adding a “Waiting for Host” pop-up until the host returns
Added screen that shows your completed missions at the end of an online match
Added a special description for the first character and mode ever unlocked
Added a button in the “Play Locally” screen that allows you to play the introduction phase again
Moved the “Daily Challenge” to the main menu instead of “Play Online”
Changed the way you toggle mods in the Mod Manager and apply them
In the score screen, the points you gained show up once your character lands on its tower
Highlighted button in lobbies now flash constantly (we still have to fix their hover animation)
Improved the “Waiting to spawn” message when you join an on-going match
Improved crash screen visually + merged the 2 “report bug” buttons into one
Added a “Bugs Found” leaderboard in the crash screen
Scanning for servers while there are none hosted will send global invites to anybody who is in the menu

Experience

Improved the overall online experience
Ability to accept game invites with a controller directly in-game (without going through steam’s overlay)
MORE ACHIEVEMENTS!
Big improvement to the way clients send movement packets, improving the overall movement in online games
Improved the method of adding extra characters in local lobbies, fixing several design problems in the process
Temporarily removed the ability to have multiple local players in an online game
Added an online movement smoothing system to iron out the jittery-ness of a poor connection
Changed the number of rounds to "minutes" so the player can pick how long a game will last
Added the red vignette in online games to make it clearer when you are about to die
Added controller rumble when you are almost out of health
Improved the way knockback works in online games so it no longer feels like there is any input delay
Improved “Awareness” animation when the round starts to point out your character
Distinctive sound effect when you kill a player online
Ability to turn into a ghost in online games unlocked at level 6
Added the new modes in the Daily Challenge rotation
A new player joining a server will overwrite an AI Bot
Idle players in both local and online games will be kicked out after 2 rounds
Awesome “unboxing” animation when you unlock a new item… we seriously love this one :D

Those annoying bugs that took most of our development time

Finally fixed the annoying “Missing MSVCP110.dll” bug that prevented the game from running on various systems
Fixed crash related to the parsing of the language .csv file
Fixed several bugs related to public mode voting, specifically player connecting and disconnecting during voting
Fixed softlock where client left during score screen
Reduced the chance to “Lost connection to host”... we still have no idea why it happens
Fixed softlock where client left before the "new player joined" notification
Fixed bug related to the shooting sound in online Jump Shot
Fixed bug related to "time's up" in online games not being properly synced
Fixed bug where the cat's eyeball disappear
Fixed bug where jump sounds would play at the end of an online round
Fixed bug related to the blurred background during score
Fixed bug that wouldn't allow you to skip the level up screen with a controller
Fixed bug where the Pirate's inflated body would have a different skin color
Fixed bug where the "Move or Die" text at the beginning of the round would glitch out
Fixed bug where reconnecting to a server would cause in your game to softlock
Fixed bug related to AI navigation meshes in editor
Fixed bug where daily missions would repeat from one day to another
Fixed bug where the tower winner glow wasn’t aligned properly on the X axis
Fixed de-sync problem with winner screen where client would be softlocked in it
Fixed various broken localized strings
If the connection to an online host is lost, the game will send you back to the main menu, instead of creating a ghost server

Audio

Added a real time low-pass filter in-game
Lowpass effect on background music during score screen
New soundtrack composed by Jacob Lincke
Improved the sync for the song loops, they no longer get out of sync
Improved Mission Unlocked sound effect
Improved XP gain sound effect
Improved Jump Tile sound effect

Miscellaneous

Updated splash screen! *yells*
Added the ability to easily offset a character's face with a simple .ini file
Implemented better error reporting data for corrupted image files
Added the first character with 4 legs, FURBALL! (Yes it's a cat)
Unlinked the simulation from the frame rate (that was really stupid to begin with)
Bigger particles when you teleport
Removed auto-mode-picking when the timer hits 0 in mode voting for local games
Multiple players can now pick the same character in the same game
Made leveling up exponential up to level 6 followed by a fixed XP after that
Fixed a bug where the password would always return invalid after joining a server
Added a rarity system where you get a random item (based on its rarity) each time you level up

Things that nobody will ever notice

The highlight goes to your character's "Ready" button in lobbies after you add an AI Bot.
The highlight goes to your character's "Customize" button after joining an online lobby
Improved the way the pupils move so they don't lag behind anymore (same for their masks)
Improved game mode drafting system (less chances to get the same mode multiple times in a row now)
Hopefully fixed the possibility of getting stuck inside the ground or wall in online games
Prevent the clients from being forced back to menu if the host disconnects after the winner screen
Fixed a problem that caused other players in online games to rotate for a few frames in random directions due to bad interpolation
Buttons are now synced in online games, which means, no more out-of-sync toggle tiles
Pivot doors visually open when they are unlocked instead of just becoming white
Fixed a bug where the contents of the collection screen would mess up after the player changes the resolution
Improved the way XP is confirmed and allocated after a match
Fixed the blurred background during the instructions screen not fading out in time
Improvements to “convention mode”
Fixed bug that caused certain UI elements to disappear after changing video settings
The game window is now centered to the screen when you change the resolution and display mode
Fixed a bug where the tutorial “Health” arrow wasn’t being removed after exiting the tutorial
Fixed a bug where you could use another player’s character by joining their server and then hosting one yourself
No more stuttering (or freezes) when you open the Collection screen because of thumbnails
Limit IP input box to 22 characters so it doesn’t cause messed up scrolling anymore (same for the server names displayed in the lobby)
Changed the text color and contents in the crash screen if any mod is enabled. There are a lot of reported bugs caused by mods that we can’t fix :(
Added a hidden pirate language somewhere in the game ;)
Replaced the "Credits" icon to avoid confusion with the Xbox One info button
Fixed bug when accepting an invite while being in a different lobby
Limit cmd console logs to 1000 lines to prevent memory leaks
Made sure usernames won’t wrap in the score screen
Game mode threats that include randomness will favor the highest scoring player, therefore targeting him (like the bomb in Bomb Tag and the rocket in Rocket Run)
Daily Challenge bots now use random characters instead of the generic colored ones
The Daily challenge “Begin” button now blinks when the challenge is open
Fixed a bug where two song loops would play on top of each other at the same time
Fixed bug where you couldn’t scroll to the first item in a list using a controller
Ability to “go back to menu” if you start the tutorial manually
Delayed respawning of characters in the editor
Fixed a crash when the game couldn’t find a mod thumbnail
Only friends that own Move or Die show up in the “Invite Friends” list
Improved the pupil mask position in healthbars so there is no offset anymore
Friends that are in the same lobby with you won’t show up in the friends list to prevent annoying invites from being sent
In the language selection screen, players can’t select a language for the first 2 seconds to prevent unintentional input
Fixed a bug that allowed you to select an item outside of a list with the mouse
Items in lists no longer highlight while a pop-up is on the screen
Fixed a problem where P1 was re-added to the lobby after going back from the “game rules” screen
Video splash screens instead of static image ones

Beta 0.4.4 | 13 Aug 2015

Faster moving ghosts
Made the game start in Borderless mode by default
Fixed crash when local player tried to jump in the middle of a local game
Fixed bug with steam mods unable to be loaded

Beta 0.4.3 | 12 Aug 2015

Added German, Polish, French, Portugese and Romanian support. More languages in the following updates
New post-death ghost mechanic. Now you can still run around after you explode, slowing down the players that touch you
Fixed a crash in the Ghost Scare and Hat Chase mode
Improved online drop-in stability during an on-going match
Better matchmaking system
Improved the behavior of Teleporters and Temp Tiles in online matches.
Lines in the score screen to show how close you are to winning
Improved the quality of the “Time’s Up”, “Draw” and “Sudden Death” animations
Reduced freeze frames between rounds by pre-loading sound effects
Separated mods in the Mod Manager by category
Fixed several memory leaks... seriously, like a whole bag of them...
Improved various UI and HUD items, replacing english words with intuitive symbols
Removed english words from tutorial animations
Improved character outline to be higher quality
Fixed ghost characters problem related to unkown files present in the “Characters” folder
Improved awareness arrow animation
Less force required to stomp a player in the Stomp mode
New “Player Joined” animation when a new player jumps in the game
Fixed host advantage in the Falling Blocks mode
Candy radiation to make them more noticeable in Sugar Rush

Beta 0.4.2 | 24 June 2015

Added the ability to record and replay movements in the editor
Fixed borderless mode on multiple monitors
Fixed various crashes in both the game and the editor
Fixed lib compatibility with 64bit Ubuntu

(Mac & Linux) Beta 0.4.1 | 17 June 2015

Mac and Linux compatibility
Improved music mods. They will now only loop the
odded in-game loops, regardless of how many there are
Added movement particle dust
Redesigned the score screen’s “Next Game” section
Mod manager list no longer scrolls with the cursor
Teleporter sound no longer plays twice
Fixed various crashed in both the editor and the game
Links now open in Steam overlay opposed to browser
Fixed that bug that made the bomb explode instantly

Steam Workshop Update

Beta 0.4.0 | 10 June 2015

Major Changes

FREAKING LEVEL EDITOR!!!
Steam Workshop integration
Daily Challenge system (with badges)
(Invisible) XP Leveing up system
New game modes: Hat Chase, Ghost Scare, Jump Shot
New level file system (supports custom assets now)
Mod manager polish (proper scrolling)

Other Changes

Fixed various Sugar Rush online client bugs
Fixed annoying clicking sound when the game opens
Fixed bug where the background color would shift randomly during a transition
Added support for video playback (replaced all the game mode tutorial animations with video ones + new menu background)
Added game modes tutorial videos in the game modes selection screen
Disabled all mods in online play for security reasons
Added "No servers found" text in server browser
Added "Invite friends" button in online lobby
Improved screenshake and particles
Improved AI with nav meshes auto-generated by the editor
Separated resolution and audio settings for the editor
Fixed a bug where the game would crash because it was loading sound effects in a certain order

Beta 0.3.6 | 8 Apr 2015

MOD MANAGER!!! (mod submission coming up next)
Changed the structure of the menu
Redesigned winner screen
Fixed various aspect ratio hitbox problems
New countdown animation at the beginning of a round
Pop up titles are now animated... fancy

Beta 0.3.5 | 26 Mar 2015

LINUX! (note: joining friends through launch command doesn’t work yet)
Ultra-wide resolutions support (note: they don’t show up in the video options, either set it to “native” or change it from startup.ini manually. Some button hitboxes are still off)
Added warning pop-up if the graphics card doesn’t support shaders or canvases to avoid confusion

Beta 0.3.4 | 25 Mar 2015

Added ability to customize your server name
Ability to password protect your server
Removed password protected servers from the “Quick match”
Changed “stomp” so it works only when falling
Randomized loading animations in the pop ups
Fixed lobby flashing after the loading screen
Online lobby displays the server name now
Increased the interp value and decreased the extrap one
Fixed bug in “Sugar Rush” where the candies wouldn’t be properly synced across an online game
Fixed bug in online “Bomb Tag” where the bomb would keep beeping on the client side after the round ended

Beta 0.3.3 | 20 Mar 2015

Fixed problem where the game would crash when a client joined a server
Disabled the AI Bots button for clients in online servers

Beta 0.3.2 | 19 Mar 2015

AI is multithreaded now so it doesn't impact performance anymore
Smarter AI when it comes to avoiding and chasing (see bomb tag)
Smoother transition between game modes with blurred backgrounds
Pop ups now blur everything behind them
Facts during "Waiting for other player" are now more obvious
Teleporting has a small delay now and awesome particles to show the exit point
Added particle beams to buttons to make it clear what doors they open
Fixed bug where the sugar rush timer wouldn't kill the remaining players
Reduced the act of adding an AI Bot from 3 clicks to 1
Fixed the problem where "Sugar Rush" was stuck on 0 in the statistics screen

Beta 0.3.1 | 10 Mar 2015

Fixed AI in Sugar Rush mode
Optimized shaders and draw calls so the game runs better
Improved the randomization algorithm for selecting game modes (more variety now)

Sugar Rush Update

Beta 0.3.0 | 5 Mar 2015

Updated main menu background
Health bars now enter the screen smoothly after countdown
When you die, your health tweens outside of the screen
Health bar will now display a "Move or Die" animation when you die because you didn't move
Score towers have sound effects now
Tweaks to previous achievements, "Master" ones take 500 rounds instead of 1000 now
Cursor no longer flickers in the menu and it turns into a hand while hovering over sliders in the options menu
Fixed crash when changing the game's resolution
"Press any button on the controller to join" text no longer shows up in online games

Beta 0.2.11 | 16 Feb 2015

Changes to various levels for multiple game modes
You can now use "Join IP" to connect to a server
Join IP pop up now focuses on the input field when opened
Join IP field only takes numbers and dots now
Moving the blinking line in an input field works properly now
Mouse cursor turns into a text editing one over input fields
You can now close the input pop up with "Esc" even though the field is in focus
Various other input field related bugs & problems fixed

Beta 0.2.10 | 12 Feb 2015

Fixed obscure networking crash during LAN matches of 3+ players
Made health bars flash when you die due to lack of health
Fixed bug where the controller would vibrate for too long during winner screen
Ability to Alt+F4 out of the crash screen
Exploding now affects props around you
Fixed painfully obscure problem with alien files being considered characters
Greyed out certain menu buttons if Steam is not initialized
Menu buttons no longer activate if you mouse up outside of their hitbox
Mouse cursor is now hidden during matches
Fixed missing hover sound effects for buttons in the menu
Game no longer sometimes start in score screen instead of an actual round
Fixed problem where you could double jump off a jump tile
Added "Unsaved changes" pop up to the rules screen
Fixed bug where you could control the AI Bots with their respective keys
The leader crown is displayed correctly in online lobbies now
Fixed various problems related to syncing characters skins online
Your highlighted button no longer changes in the lobby when a new player joins
Pop ups that only have a "cancel" option now display the controller prompt properly
Various other bug fixes

Beta 0.2.9 | 26 Jan 2015

Menu music no longer plays in-game
Fixed “Play Online” state crash
Fixed another “compare number with nil” bug
Game window is now centered after the resolution is changed
Fixed obscure crash in bomb mode where the bomb would make the game explode if the target dissapeared
Renamed “Fine Details” option to “Texture Resolution” in the video options.
Fixed a crash related to kicking somebody out of a lobby.

Beta 0.2.8 | 23 Jan 2015

Pausing in single player is better now (no more broken countdown and bomb timer)
Player’s name is now displayed in the score scree
Fixed bug where the awareness text above the player got stuck on the screen
Added even more dumb facts during “Waiting for other players”

Beta 0.2.7 | 20 Jan 2015

The first bot no longer turns into a human player after a match
Fixed problem where bots would re-appear in the lobby after going to the game rules screen and back
Fixed asset flickers that happened on the top left of the screen while navigating the menu
Fixed “Songs” crash
Added randomized facts during “Waiting for other players” screen
Merged “Fullscreen” and “Borderless” video options in a single “Display Mode” one

Beta 0.2.6 | 19 Jan 2015

Temporarily disabled manual window resizing due to aspect ratio problems
Added protection against hosting a server when your game version is out of date.
Fixed F11 crash (it copies your PC specs to clipboard)

Beta 0.2.5 | 18 Jan 2015

Fixed the cursed “Winning Joe” crash which happened when a third player joined mid-game rendering himself invisible to the second player.... god dammit bugs
Fixed another possible crash when kicking a player in the lobby

Beta 0.2.4 | 18 Jan 2015

Fixed crash when the game was trying to display a player’s name that contains any funky characters
Added player markers to know who you are when a round starts
Added debug checks for previous crashes to gain further information

Beta 0.2.3 | 17 Jan 2015

Fixed missing MSCR119.dll error on startup
Fixed crash where the game was trying to remove a non-existant box 2D body (specifically paint particles)
Game (SHOULD) no longer explode when you join mid game and a bomb tag round comes up
Color Craze no longer “Time’s Up” instead of “Draw”

Beta 0.2.2 | 16 Jan 2015

The characters in the “Falling Blocks” animation no longer go through each other, are you happy now?
Player no longer gets removed from the lobby after going in and out of it
Game version now present in all states of the menu (bottom left)

Early Access goes live on Steam

Beta 0.2.1 | 15 Jan 2015

Implemented "Out of date" pop-up in the menu
No more "runtime" errors
"Blow Back" animations are now more responsive for clients in online games
Patched even more memory leaks
Fixed glitch where the AI Bots buttons would remain in the lobby after exiting and joining

Alpha Builds (Private Testing)

Alpha 0.1.17 | 9 Jan 2015

Fixed problem where antivirus programs were removing the executable
If a player joins a lobby where an AI Bot once was, he is no longer considered a bot
Prevent a nil crash in “Button Group”
Analytics log in the background after the game is closed, preventing the freeze before quitting.

Alpha 0.1.16.2 | 8 Jan 2015

Fixed annoying "Extra Bytes" UTF-8 crash caused by invalid characters in packets

Alpha 0.1.16 | 8 Jan 2015

Fixed constant “Time out” bug when attempting to join an online match
Fixed memory leak
Bomb Tag Mode no longer crashes and explodes
Improved Bomb Tag AI
Added analytics

Alpha 0.1.15 | 29 Dec 2014

Improved AI Bots
Added crash dump when the game stops responding (Love crash)
Fixed problem with statistics screen where text would dissapear on non 1080p resolutions
Fixed problem where you couldn’t skip the instructions with a controller in an online match
Joining an in-progress online game will now display the correct score for each player

Alpha 0.1.14 | 27 Dec 2014

Bots no longer cause frame drops
Fixed minor bug where the scroll bar was still visible in the video options screen when the advanced options weren't expanded
Added "Stats Screen" that tracks individual values for each game mode + some other goodies
Added basic progress achievements tied to the stats
Fixed problem where AI Bots were turning into human players after changing the game modes

Alpha 0.1.13 | 23 Dec 2014

Ability to invite a friend to an online game via Steam
Winner screen time reduced
AI Bots no longer get mysteriously removed from the lobby after a match

Alpha 0.1.12 | 20 Dec 2014

Game no longer explodes when you go back from the server list screen after a match
Player movement should be smoother online now
Fixed various menu crashes

Alpha 0.1.11 | 18 Dec 2014

Added loading animation in "Waiting" pop-ups
Fixed crash when you tried to refresh the server list (the list auto refreshes itself)
Server gets properly removed from the list now
Fixed "Blow Back" description visual bug
AI Bots no longer attempt to hain conscience and convert themselves into humans after each match

Alpha 0.1.10 | 17 Dec 2014

Fixed various controller navigation problems

Alpha 0.1.8 | 16 Dec 2014

Ability to host servers without port forwarding
Ability to join mid game
Fixed various aspect ratio problems

Pre-Alpha Builds

Pre-Alpha 0.0.56 | 20 May 2014

Fixed background dissapearing when changing resolution
Fixed pivot door crashing when rotated then deleted
Fixed offset hitboxes for different aspect ratios (still work in progress)
Created a Joe:SetSkin function, you can now play with any character or make your own
Added more threads for the initial menu loading, should be noticeably faster now

Pre-Alpha 0.0.55 | 10 May 2014

Added a lot of visual and sound cues when inflating Joe in Blow Back mode
Made inflating by pressing X (or down on keyboard) instead of time based
Added the shockwave shader

Pre-Alpha 0.0.54 | 7 May 2014

Updated the way Love2D gets unpacked on macs
Added "Player Control" option in party mode
Added "Blow Back" minigame

Pre-Alpha 0.0.53 | 6 May 2014

Extra Minigames
Ability to skip score screen
Improved typography in score screen
Better looking timer
Fixed bug where extra Joe sometimes appeared in the score screen
Fixed the tutorial animation leaking memory
Ability to control Joe with the Dpad
Fixed bug where turning off shaders crashed the game

Pre-Alpha 0.0.52 | 28 Apr 2014

Added glorious shiny crown for winner
Added proper controller support and refactored code
Ability to drop in and drop out of party mode in real time
Improved Score ScreenUI
Improved minigame Title instructions UI

Pre-Alpha 0.0.51 | 11 Apr 2014

Chromatic abberation effect on the sides of the screen
Everything is now rendered on a canvas to allow for post-processing effects
Real time updating shader function in Src/Auto.lua

Pre-Alpha 0.0.50 | 07 Apr 2014

Launcher no longer logs you out
Joe is now wearing a construction helmet and belt in the editor
Console appears everywhere, not only in-game
Game print output automatically goes to in-game console on Mac and Linux
Fixed items attatched to Joe not rotating with him
Added basic functionalities to party mode

Pre-Alpha 0.0.49 | 31 Mar 2014

Fixed bug where you couldn't add new custom assets in the Mods folder
Fixed entities not working in playlists
Fixed crash related to the editor's save window text field.
Fixed various bugs related to the Flappy Joe level

Pre-Alpha 0.0.48 | 28 Mar 2014

The game no longer screws up the format of startup.ini
Game no longer fails to launch on Macs due to love.app
Fixed bug where tiles set to "never restart on death" wouldn't restart when you switch between editor and test mode

Pre-Alpha 0.0.47 | 26 Mar 2014

Added the ability to prevent a box, and normal or time button from restarting on death
Fixed problem where DXT compression is not supported, uses PNG instead
Error log now includes DXT compatibility report
Fixed the "Downloading missing files" crashing on Mac/Linux
Fixed Joe's slope glitch on half-step tiles

Pre-Alpha 0.0.46 | 25 Mar 2014

Fixed infamous "inputField" crash
Added ability to change monitor (buggy in fullscreen mode)
Launcher's note now flashes when there is an update
Crash report now takes the correct game settings

Pre-Alpha 0.0.45 | 26 Mar 2014

Fixed problem where the console crashed after being closed while playing a level
Fixed problem where "Mouselock" wasn't working properly
Flipped background assets now scale correctly
Launcher no longer crashes if you have a controller plugged in
Menu will no longer be "dark" after exiting a level or the editor.
Submit a bug button now opens the bitbucket issue tracker instead of the in-game window that sometimes didn't work
Custom crash screen now has a "Copy to clipboard" button which allows you to copy the error log including extra information about the error,game and your computer.

Pre-Alpha 0.0.44 | 24 Mar 2014

Camera no longer breaks after finishing a playlist
Level artefacts no longer show up in editor after playing a playlist
Half tiles are no longer considered full tiles and the background can pass through them
Added graphics card info in the error log, and updated the error screen
Fixed the FlappyJoe mod and now the score restarts on death (and it doesn't crash)
Added asset cache-ing annd changed the way
Added old Flash Joe voice lines
Mastered the previous voice lines to keep the volume consistant (draft)
Launcher no longer changes startup.ini only by opening the settings screen
FPS Cap now takes it's value from startup.ini
Added asset cache-ing annd changed the way
"Texture Quality" works (now it actually reduces memory usage)

Pre-Alpha 0.0.43 | 23 Mar 2014

Ability to prevent a door from restarting on death (right click menu)
Defined Party Mode as "Work in progress"
Launcher folder button opens the correct game folder now
Launcher resolution shows "Native" instead of 0x0

Pre-Alpha 0.0.42 | 21 Mar 2014

Game launches in native resolution and borderless mode
Mouselock is on by default
Scroll bars no longer crash the game
Added "Playlist" button in main menu
Added editor tutorial videos in the editor
Added game version number in the main menu
Fixed bug where the game crashed when you tried to save a level

Pre-Alpha 0.0.41 | 20 Mar 2014

Fixed crash with the "Special Action"
Added "Invisible Light Source"
Added generic description to all lights
Removed the need to hold shift to place multiple tiles
Revamped the entire menu, everything from scratch.
Compatibility with controllers and keyboard

Pre-Alpha 0.0.40 | 17 Jan 2014

Added "padinput true" command in the console
Temporarily disabled slope detection because it was too unstable
Cursor hides in play mode after 1 second of idle
Added pupils to Joe's expression in the health bar (made them follow Joe on screen)
Fixed problem where the game wouldn't run if there is a dot in the folder name

Pre-Alpha 0.0.39 | 21 Dec 2013

Custom cursors for each editor tool
Fixed bug where level description wouldn't show up when you "Save as new level"
Fixed problem where the "Nodding Span" slider didn't update in real time
Updated the range graphic for the sound effect target
Ability to add\remove controllers while playing without having to restart the game
Added controller vibration on death
Added Gravity Action
Added "Level Margin" feature where tiles outside the Entry\Exit points don't get loaded in play mode
Added slope detection for Joe
Added icon name and version to the game's window
When you load a level in the editor, the camera centers on the Entry point
Fixed bug where tile dragging wouldn't work 100% of the time

Pre-Alpha 0.0.38 | 17 Dec 2013

Upgraded to Love 0.9 framework! (This means great improvements overall)
Migrated from lua to love file system (fixing cross OS compatibility problems)
Added a "mac.command" file that allows the game to run on mac
Voice lines and sound effects stop when you switch between editor and test mode
Voice lines and sound effects no longer stop when you die
Ability to move camera while placing a tile, a bg asset or a wire
Fixed bug where the description of the level wasn't saved on level overwrite
Fixed bug where "Back to menu" window wasn't click-able after loading a level
Fixed bug where the volume of a sound effect wouldn't save
Fixed bug where you could place white tiles and lights over eachother
Improved white and fence tiles modular behaviour

Pre-Alpha 0.0.37 | 12 Dec 2013

Ability to load levels from the "Level settings" window
Made the "description" column in main menu load level list work
Improved read-ablity on fonts at smaller resolutions
Fixed bug where the lifebar wouldn't appear after loading a level
Fixed bug where you could place events behind UI and get buttons stuck
Ability to flip tiles after placing them in the level
Added a 0.5 seconds respawn delay to boxes when the level restarts
Ability to select and wire multiple tiles together at once
Increased default resolution to 1280x720
Set default mouselock to false (You can change this from the startup.ini)
Ability to jump a fraction of a second after falling off a platform

Pre-Alpha 0.0.36 | 9 Dec 2013

Fixed crash if "T" was pressed while having the "New level" window opened.
Tile selection tower's possition no longer resets after collapsing.
Added ability to delete background assets with the "delete" key.
Fixed one way door collision bug
Markers now follow your cursor while you place tiles
Ctrl+N shortcut creates a new level in the editor
Added hotkey "space bar" to move the camera to the entry point
Ability to delete levels from within the editor

Pre-Alpha 0.0.35 | 8 Dec 2013

Added ability to submit a bug from main menu
Prevented bug reports if input fields are empty
Fixed bug where the nodding animation would get stuck
Added ability to report bugs from within the game
Fixed problem where game wouldn't run on a 32 bit OS
Fixed problem where the game wouldn't run if there was a space in the folder's name
Removed "B" debug key

Pre-Alpha 0.0.34 | 7 Dec 2013

Added colored outlines to tiles in action mode
Added outlines to dynamic objects in target placing mode for highlighting
Added level recovery window on editor startup if game crashed
Added level saving animation in the bottom right corner
Added saving and loading hotkeys: ctrl+s and ctrl+l

That's about it...

For older development information consider checking out the dev blog.