This week's update brings many quality of life improvements to the game based on the feedback I've received. More info on these changes will be published a little later today in the devblog.
New features
- Levels now have names. These will appear above the levels and in the score screens.
- Profiles can now be deleted in the title screen. Click the bin and confirm by clicking the red tick. Take care as this cannot be undone.
- New editor keyboard shortcuts see the README.txt file in the game directory for a list of all hotkeys.
- `ctrl insert`, `shift insert`, `shift delete`: copy, paste, cut.
- `ctrl /` comment/uncomment the current line or selection.
- `ctrl d` can now duplicate all selected lines.
- `ctrl t` toggles code pause, instead of just starting the code paused.
- Mute sound hotkey `ctrl m`.
- Add level stage navigation hotkeys `alt ↑`, `alt ↓`.
- Include a power switch in Melting Pot.
- New company message (B) after completing all aboveground levels.
- Move the first direction data-store level underground.
- Move robo_location() discovery to after Gatehouse.
- Add video menu option `Snowfall` with options On, Background Only, Off.
- Windows: Add NvOptimusEnablement & AmdPowerXpressRequestHighPerformance link exports to prefer dedicated GPU usage on laptops. This should address performance issues on bad+good GPU laptops.
Other changes
- Improve button click responsiveness when cursor is moving.
- Improve initial robo_use() message.
- Improve power switch explanation message clarity.
- Add extra clarification around code re-running at each stage in Keep Going!.
- Reduce Hello Robo tutorial to add only 3 lines.
- Tweak company message A.
- Avoid "read about comparison" overlay covering text if possible.
- Rework level statistic totals placement.
- Rename "nodes" to "phrases" to make more immediate sense.
- Show speed tutorial in Keep Going! even if the 1st run solves the whole level.
- Improve video menu presentation, align options consistently and use dim colour when disabling options.
- Add GPU vendor/renderer info to F10 debug.
- Reword unsatisfied level requirement message.
- Save panic traces to an error.log file.
- Tweak sequence overwriting code example for clarity.
Issues & Feedback
New issues to investigate:
- Improve new game first level button visibility #139
- Highlight current cursor indent marker line #140
- Show editor hotkeys in game somehow #141
- Add vsync setting #143
- Allow zooming UI-scale bigger #144
- Add next/previous level button for quick navigation? #147
- Fix code-speed unpause speed selection when selecting speed #150
- Compare scores with steam friends #151
- Manage multiple solutions, auto save best scoring solutions #153
- Level selection: show level preview on hover #154
- Avoid texture pop-in #156
- Code input/code reference drag/click scrollbar scrolling #157
- Add optional performance targets/rewards #160
- Steam achievements #161
- Improve data store message explanation #162
- Offer to import previous solutions in some early levels #164
- Improve 'Function not available' messaging #165
- Improve title screen #166