1.1.2.1 - Jolly Edition Updates, Fixes
Hello there! TWBI's Jolly Edition will be active Dec. 10th-31st, so I did a quick pass and did some minor updates and fixes, as well as a few other fixes and tweaks along the way. Cheerio! Changelog Jolly Edition: Yeti only targets units who are bleeding out Jolly Edition: Made s
Hello there! TWBI's Jolly Edition will be active Dec. 10th-31st, so I did a quick pass and did some minor updates and fixes, as well as a few other fixes and tweaks along the way. Cheerio!
Changelog
Jolly Edition: Yeti only targets units who are bleeding out
Jolly Edition: Made snowballs slightly more visible and removed glitter trail
Jolly Edition: 'blood' is now red, white, or green
Blood spatter that hits water retains colour
Updated rank sprites to be more visible
Names that stretch beyond Hero tag on Missions page now just show first initial
Fixed Map Editor crash when selecting rivers or mountains
Fixed bug with some powerup crates not showing proper text when activated
Fixed some bugs with borderless window mode in Win11, probably
Fixed bug where shadows were drawn over top of bullets (made snowballs less visible)
Fixed graphical bug with units who are bleeding out during surrender
Hardcore Mode is still there too, for a real challenge. There is also a slight chance for the new powerup crates to drop in Sim mode. Although Arcade Mode is overall an easier and more accessible way to play the game, it can still be made pretty challenging when playing a procedural campaign with the difficulty maxed out. Powerups like +Speed and +Armour stack, which can lead to a bit of a bullet hell -like situation on some levels where you’re severely outnumbered, especially fun if you go in with a ranked up Hero.
Another notable addition are skirmish missions, which can be played at any time during a campaign. Skirmish missions are randomized each time, and experience/heroes acquired can be used on the main missions for the active campaign. This will hopefully help with situations where previously you had to re-play old missions to boost xp and find new heroes. Four new achievements have been added, and cloud saves should now be working for Steam players. For more changes and new features in this update, check out the list below.
Thanks very much to everyone who has played TWBI and given feedback!
New/Changed
New & Maybe Improved
Along with the new trailer is a new game update. I've added support for a "Borderless Window" display mode, which may help some who have experienced audio or graphical issues playing with multiple displays. I've added a requested option to show unit class names on the battlefield, to make it easier to find what you're after. Engineers can now chop trees with the new "Lumberjackery" skill, and there have been several fixes as well. Full change log below!
At last, the campaign is complete! The end boss and accompanying battle will hopefully be a challenge for anyone who’s reached the end. There is a little surprise afterwards as well. I’ve also added, for all campaigns, a screenshot from the moment of the end of the final battle to the Victory Page (accessed from the HQ page, once a campaign is complete). The new “Walking Talkie” ability, once activated, allows you tell units where to go in Tactical Mode. Commanding a squad leader will result in all units from that squad moving. I’ve always resisted making TWBI an RTS, but this seemed like a fitting way to open up unit command for those who really want to do that. Also it gives squads a little more meaning, which I think is needed. This update also includes several QoL updates based on my tester feedback (thanks, R!). For instance, players are assigned first to Heroes when joining; there is a “show controls” option from the pause menu; I added a sound effect that climbs in scale as your kill streak goes up; water/unit/bullet interaction is a little better; knockback has a little more impact, and so on. There is a full list below. And as usual there is a list of bug fixes as well.
Next I’m working on a release trailer, as the current trailer (and Steam page for that matter) is extremely outdated. Otherwise just more polish and tuning. I’ve also been working on a faction that includes melee units, but I first need to make melee combat fun before that will see the light of day. All right, cheerio!
Changes & Enhancements
If you’ve ever wondered just how much cover that tree stump is providing, or how likely that sniper is to shoot right through the aforementioned tree stump, now you can pause the game and hover the cursor (with mouse or gamepad) over objects to get a tooltip with some stats and other visuals. Right now this covers units, buildings, and cover objects. I plan to expand on this system, but hopefully this is a good start. Further additions to better indicate what the heck is going on include production times over unit icons above barracks as well as some floaty text when unit production time goes down (by getting kills as that specific unit type). Cover objects, like rocks, sandbags, and trees, are also bolded when a player-controlled unit is nearby to indicate that projectiles are less likely to pass over that cover when a unit is adjacent.
Once the final mission of a campaign has been completed, the new campaign Victory Screen becomes available from the Campaign menu. On this menu can be seen some general campaign stats as well as player-specific stats for the campaign, including some new awards/badges for things like “Trigger Happiest”, “Best Supporting Actor”, and “Participatiest”, because every bit counts. Here is the changelog. Also TWBI is 20% off on Steam right now, cheerio!
New Features & Content