16 Apr 2025Developer post

UI/Lighting Update (Incl. New NPCs)

Video overview: Well its been a long old time but I swore Jank Cube 3000 we will never die so here I am again. This is sort of mostly a groundwork/in between update so not too much big in here but still a few noteworthy additions. New lighting in Maps 1, 2, 3, and 11 Just a taste

03 Jan 2024Developer post

General Adjustments

Lotta small changes here while I work on the new Map 5 -Defector Pistols now make sounds when dropped -Guns can now damage appropriate NPCs -Shiba sigil and flag adjusted (Credit to UrikaTractor) -Minotaur sigil adjusted -Boombox now supports .WAV and .OGG (the folder has been re

25 Nov 2023Developer post

General Bugfixes 3

This updates just a small patch while I work on the new Map 5 that I've been showing off in my discord PlayBlok update introduced a few bugs that I missed after having to backport the project to an older project version, some of these are: -Invisible shotgun shells -Invisible phy

12 Nov 2023Developer post

PlayBlok Update

The PlayBlok Update Has Arrived! After a protracted strenuous struggle with the Unity engine I prevailed, conquerering the beast that challenged me. Whats new? PlayBloks (Varying building-block interactbles) and accompanying structures have been scattered around Jank Cube. Where

The PlayBlok Update Has Arrived!
After a protracted strenuous struggle with the Unity engine I prevailed, conquerering the beast that challenged me.

Whats new?
PlayBloks (Varying building-block interactbles) and accompanying structures have been scattered around Jank Cube.
Where can you find them I hear you ask, well dear reader let me tell you.
Map 1:
A new area is available for access in the top floor of Map 1, where previously years ago was a race car track now is a sprawling open arena of PlayBloks and PlayBlok structures for you to play with. Walls encase a fortress of towers made all with physics interactables, completely destructible.

Map 2: A small complex of smaller towers stand in the top left corner of Map 2, spawnable if you so choose, with a new floor texture to accompany it. All are fully physics and can be torn down if you feel so devious.

Map 3: Repurposing the space where previously was another race track is now a grand open fortress of PlayBloks. Towering skyscrapers stand hundreds of feet in the air, looming above you, accompanied by a number of smaller towers and structures for you to interact with as you see fit.

The PlayBloks are a great way to build structures of your own imagination within Jank Cube. Build a house, build the stonehenge, build nothing, build a staircase to the moon itself, its all up to you. You can even just destroy the existing PlayBlok structures, I'm not gonna stop you.
The PlayBloks also combine perfectly with existing tools! Try dropping a grenade at the base of one of the towers and watching it drop, or slap the walls of one of the fortresses with a table with the GMD, go wild with it.

PlayBloks have also been sprinkled into secret maps!
Map 6: PlayBloks have been added to the empty area beside the escalator area, since that part felt empty, just sprinkled some in for funsies.
Map 8: The complex from map 2 is mirrored in Map 8, as you'd expect.

The PlayBloks definitely expose a need for more player mobility, which will likely be the next update.
It feels like I'm forever saying it but I apologize for the delay but I was experiencing a project corruption which plagued me for weeks and I just yesterday overcame it.

Theres also been some improvements to story elements I meant to do with the previous update but didnt get around to, spoilers ahead if you haven't already experienced the story:
-Andrew's corpse now shows up in Map 1 after completing Map 5
-Andrew's corpse no longer shows up in Map 4 until you've completed Map 5
-Andrew's spawners in the various maps no longer appear until you've completed Map 5
-The Secret Menu section and button of the player menu now appear once you complete Map 5, because I found most people didn't find or press the button to go back to the secret menu and that didn't really make sense anyway.

Glad to be able to get back to work after that bug, and as always a huge thanks goes out to my testers and personal friends who have accompanied me through the journey that progressed over the past 2 weeks, and of course to all my Jankers. I hope you all enjoy this update as much as I did during testing lol.

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26 Oct 2023Developer post

Early Story Polish

This update brings a number of improvements to the early story of the game (dont worry, more to come) I'll start by talking about what I changed that isnt spoilery so if you haven't played up until map 8 and want to go in without spoilers theres only one major thing you should kn

This update brings a number of improvements to the early story of the game (dont worry, more to come)
I'll start by talking about what I changed that isnt spoilery so if you haven't played up until map 8 and want to go in without spoilers theres only one major thing you should know about:
-Added replay tutorial feature, now you can replay the tutorial when new things are added and learn about them the way a new player would!
-Added more context of what JC is within its universe to the tutorial to kickstart the idea maybe something is off in there.
-Adjusted colors in the tutorial, I think its much better on the eyes now.
-Added a button to skip the tutorial, for anyone who's already seen it before and is deleting their save.
-Adjusted colors in the Map 1 spawnable area.
-Adjusted Map 3 doghouse so it is now enterable (not really sure why you'd do that but feel free).
-Adjusted hint that kicks off the story to be much more appealing to the eyes.

I'm very glad to say that progress is back up to the usual standard, I will freely admit I was slacking the last month or so and for that I apologize.
I hope you guys have been loving the NPCs as much as I have, they are pretty funny.
As always a big thanks to you guys the players, and my personal friends who help test and give feedback, and I hope you have enjoyed.

Now here's the spoilery stuff, again if you haven't played the game yet and intend to I really advise you discontinue reading now.

Majorly overhauled the encounter with Bandito The Shiba to be much more intense and less bombarding.
-The hint is now left on a bright red clipboard in the main menu from Bandito, this makes more sense as it is him waiting for you not the Warplight
-Andrew's corpse is now accessible, this is to entice the player to investigate.
-At first, it is just the gate, Neo, Bandito and some decor which shows up
Once you approach, the glass closes and the lighting changes and the Warplights provide you a portal to go through if you wish to. This flows much more fluidly than before.
-Warplight portal now has appropriate ambient sounds.
-Warplight portal has boards covering it that you must pull off.
-Bandito's TV advising you to leave now has his special vfx on it, and a nicer font.
-Bandito's TV now plays static sound.
-The diorama of Guy shooting himself (its symbolic) now has appropriate lighting.
-The Minotaur (his name is Mathias, but its never really said) now has an icon same as the shiba, which shows up infront of his portal and at the end of his corridor in Map 5.
-Map 5 corridor has lighting adjustments, and I elected to remove the apparition of Mathias since it didn't really make much sense

Overall just completely overhauled the early story of the game, its much more fluid and a nicer experience now, I would recommend deleting your save to go give it a shot.
Thats it for now, but here's a little preview of some future stuff I've been cookin up:

Hope you guys enjoy the new changes!

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19 Oct 2023Developer post

NPC Update

NPCs have finally hit Jank Cube! Right now its just a basic assortment of physics dummies, but theres more to come, was trying to get something out since its been a little while since the last update. Since then I upgraded to Unity 2021, which should generally improve visuals and

06 Sep 2023Developer post

Clone/Delete Guns

Another small little content update, this time adding 2 pistols to every map which shoot projectiles that clone or delete, alike the hammers. On the topic of the hammers I've given them a full aesthetic change. The new clone delete guns are pretty simple, requiring no reloading o

05 Sep 2023Developer post

Physics Tools

Smaller update compared to the last one, this update adds the Gravity Manipulation Device and the Spatiotemporal Disruptor (read, gravgun and physics grenade but that didnt sound cool enough) to every map! The Gravity Manipulation Device allows you to pick up any object regardles

03 Sep 2023Developer post

Universal Render Pipeline Update

Major changes with this update, gonna be hard to remember all of them but I'll try. Firstly, render pipeline was switched to Universal RP, which was a major adjustment for me because it broke most of my shaders/materials, and changed massively how lighting worked in every single

Major changes with this update, gonna be hard to remember all of them but I'll try.
Firstly, render pipeline was switched to Universal RP, which was a major adjustment for me because it broke most of my shaders/materials, and changed massively how lighting worked in every single level, requiring me to start from scracth for a number of them. This has led to alot of changes (I think for the better) for most of them, making them look alot nicer and more unique.
-Tutorial, tutorial has new stuff in it, explains more and has nicer lighting
-Map 1, massive aesthetic changes and new interactables
-Map 3, general aesthetic changes and new interactables
-Map 4, darker, more calm lighting
-Map 6, generally dimmer
-Map 7, generally warmer inside
-Map 9, brighter lighting and aesthetic changes, also new shader for the ocean
-Map 10, not sure how to describe the lighting changes but its definitely different
-Map 11, completely new level, V1 map will return eventually but for now its a totally new level

But this is not all.
A largely requested item has been added to Map 1 and 11, soon to come to the rest.
-Map 1, a shotgun is now available in the spawnables area, with 9 shells that you can clone
-Map 11, 3 unique pistols are available, with a milk bottle shooting range, and the existing shotgun.
I'll bring them to the other levels eventually, I was just really concerned about making them feel right before bringing them in.

A totally new idea, the Gravity Switcher, has been added to every map.
The Gravity Switcher has 3 modes, each of which are labelled and button activated.
On: Gravity on and normal
Moon: Moon gravity, everything is floaty
Off: Gravity is completely off, causes alot of fun mayhem

Certain levels have had unique interactables for a while, and it irritated players because certain items would be perfect in other levels too!
Each level now has:
An mp3 boombox in every level which plays your music in 3D
A Gravity Switcher
A small wireframe bouncy ball
A basketball
Clone/Delete Hammers
Crowbars
Gravity Cups

Another thing, theres now music in the main menu and secret menu, massive shoutout to memepie for making me some banging tunes, you the man dawg. Eventually we hope to have a unique and themed song for every single one of the main 12 maps.

I also made countless bugfixes I can't even recall. Countless adjustments to pacing and sequencing. Countless changes to general interactions and etc, just overally making the game a better experience for everyone!
Thanks to everyone as always, but a special thanks to all my patient players, and my beta testers helping me test everything. This update was a huge undertaking but the game is improved massively in so many areas and just overall we're doing good. I hope you guys enjoy this one as much i have been.

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24 Aug 2023Developer post

Jank Cube V1 and V2

I initially started Jank Cube around August 2020 as a 13 year old with absolutely 0 experience in Unity, C# or blender. Naturally, my first project was not very great. It was ugly, didnt work well, was completely unoptomized, the list goes on. Still it holds a place in my heart,

17 Aug 2023Developer post

General Bugfixes 2

A lot of changes made here but hard to directly remember all of them -Adjustments in map 10 -Adjustments in map 6 -Adjustments in map 5 -Adjustments to how unlocking levels 7/8 works -Made story element considerably more obvious (player feedback) -Fixed IK manspreading Thanks to

16 Aug 2023Developer post

General Bugfixes

Fixed issues with certain triggers, changed materials, added new player stuff, overall streamlined story stuff

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Updates & announcements

UI/Lighting Update (Incl. New NPCs)

General Adjustments

General Bugfixes 3

PlayBlok Update

Early Story Polish

NPC Update

Clone/Delete Guns

Physics Tools

Universal Render Pipeline Update

Jank Cube V1 and V2

General Bugfixes 2

General Bugfixes