Hello everyone!
I'm happy to announce that version 0.13 of Baldi's Basics Plus is now available!
My apologies for the delays on this one. The new feature, stickers, which I'll discuss further below, went through some major changes based on feedback from the first pre-release. I spent a lot of time pondering how best to implement stickers, and with all the changes I needed to make in the last couple weeks to get it ready for the public release, things certainly didn't go as smoothly as usual. That, combined with other responsibilities and traveling to visit family over the last weekend, led to more delays than I was hoping for. I think things ended up in a pretty good place however, even if there are a few loose ends that I didn't have time to tie up, but I opted to get the update out now instead of delaying it further.
Stickers
Version 0.13 is all about stickers! These can be purchased in the form of sticker packs from Johnny's store. Once you have some stickers, you can apply them to the back of your You Can Think Pad by using a Packet-O-Matic, which you'll find in Johnny's Store and the Pit Stop. Once applied, stickers activate unique, game changing effects! For example, the backpack sticker will add another slot to your inventory, the YTP Multiplier sticker will increase earned YTPs by 25%, the Cash Register sticker will cause Johnny's Store to generate in a level, etc.
You can apply up to four stickers at once, and if you have multiple of the same sticker, its effects will stack! Whether you try to have a variety of different stickers or use a bunch of the same one to amplify its effects is up to you.
Normally, stickers will only last until you beat a level. However, if you'd like to keep your stickers longer, you can purchase glue sticks! Glue sticks can be used on sticker slots to make them extra sticky, which will hold the otherwise cheap, not very sticky stickers for an entire run. If you lose a level, your stickers will remain, but you'll have the opportunity to change things up if you'd like to change your strategy.
Lastly, know that once a sticker is applied, it cannot be removed without replacing it with another sticker, and when it's replaced it will be lost, so manage your stickers wisely, especially if you've used a glue stick!
With this first version there are 18 stickers available, with plans for more in future updates! I hope you all have fun discovering what they all do and how they can be used to your advantage!
What's next?
As I mentioned earlier, 0.13 still has a few loose ends to tie up, so I will try to chip away at some issues over the coming weeks. Some of these issues include:
- The tutorial doesn't cover stickers yet. This will be a high priority for me... Once my voice recovers from a cold I got last week. I can't record new lines sounding like I do at the moment!
- The Packet-O-Matic sprite is outdated considering it isn't used to open packets anymore. That will likely be changed at some point.
- All sticker packs currently look the same. I will look into giving the different types different appearances so they can be differentiated without needing to read the descriptions.
- Stickers can become hard to look through when you have a lot in your inventory. I will look into ways to improve this soon.
- Currently it is not possible to view your applied stickers at any point during the game. This is something I'll add eventually.
- The safe room is still using placeholder textures. These will be improved at some point. For now enjoy the copious amount of funny orange rugs.
Changelog
Changes marked with (Pre-release 2) primarily pertain to changes made between pre-release 2 and the public release.
Additions
- Added stickers
- Stickers can be purchased via sticker packs in Johnny's store. There are 18 stickers available as of this update.
- Up to four stickers can be applied to the back of the You Can Think Pad at a time via the Packet-O-Matic, a new device that appears in Johnny's Store and the Pit Stop.
- Each sticker activates a unique effect when applied.
- When multiple of the same sticker are applied, their effects accumulate.
- Applied stickers only last until a level is beaten.
- Stickers can be made to last as long as the player wants by upgrading slots with the new Glue Stick item.
- Applied stickers will be lost when replacing them with other stickers.
- Updated the layout and design of Johnny's Store to account for stickers.
- Added new entries into the credits.
- Added diamond YTP pickups worth 250 YTPs. These are available to collect after winning field trip minigames.
Changes
- The time and grade bonuses have been removed in exchange for sticker bonuses. Some stickers can be used to get YTP bonuses at the end of a level.
- The grade system has been removed.
- Student Shuffle crowds now push entities at 95% of their movement speed instead of 100%.
- Students now start out rewarding 100 YTPs when returning lost items instead of 75.
- (Pre-release 2) Removed the stealth sticker from endless mode due to a crazy powerful exploit it enabled.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed the inventory shrinking when full with the shrinking inventory challenge enabled when using quarters on vending machines or in other scenarios where using an item instantly replaces it with another.
- (Pre-release 2) Fixed a typo in one of the sticker descriptions.
- (Pre-release 2) Fixed the Fresh Sticker Pack not working when the player had at least one of every sticker in their possession.
- (Pre-release 2) Fixed sticker pack descriptions not reappearing after restocking them.
- (Pre-release 2) Blocked off all the walls in Johnny's store to prevent portal posters from being placed on them.
- (Pre-release 2) Fixed captions appearing when sound effects for the sticker pack opening animation played.
- (Pre-release 2) Fixed Bonus Sticker Packs being available in Endless Mode.
- (Pre-release 2) Fixed the inventory shrinking even when full when entering a level after losing or replacing a Backpack sticker.
That covers everything about this update. I hope you all enjoy playing Baldi's Basics Plus version 0.13!