Hello everyone,
It’s been about a month since the last update. I know many of you are eager for the next wave of content, but I'd like to ask for just a bit more patience. While the new content is in development, I don’t want to release anything too early.
That said, I also didn’t want to leave the game dead until I'm done with the next big update.
So, in version 0.2.1, I'd like to introduce a new feature: Game History.
Alongside that, this version is also packed with a set of QoL patches and bug fixes that I hope will improve your gameplay experience.
As always, thank you for keeping up with the patches and enjoying Insider Trading.
The changes on 0.2.1 are as follows:
Play History:
All finished games will now be saved under 'GAME HISTORY' tab in the main menu.
Clicking an archived save will reload the finished games, allowing you to look back at the decks and charts you created through each gameplay.
Note that games completed before this patch will not show up in the panel.
Minor Improvements:
Toggle Win/Loss Screen Visibility at game end. An 'eye' icon will appear at the bottom left corner, allowing you to look back at your game data.
Quicker Restarts. If you give up your game by clicking the flag icon at the bottom left corner, the game will restart without going through the game over animations.
Alternatively, pressing 'R' will now do the same thing as pressing the flag icon.
The mouse cursor will now change a bit more clearly when toggling 'move' or 'remove' modes.
Combos will now be visible even if you don't hover your mouse over the cards.
The combo tooltip with the '(?)' icon will now show you how many cards you need for a combo to be made.
Game version is made visible under the chart panel.
Steam Authorization has been greatly reduced. Players have repeatedly reported a problem where the game detects the user to be offline even when they are not. I found the current authorization system to have more downsides than upsides; therefore, this system has now been greatly reduced. I hope this will allow more users to play the game with ease.
Cards will no longer be enlarged to infinity, on higher retrigger counts.
Bug Fixes:
Exiting the game on day 1 will now normally save your game.
Save files will not be randomly deleted upon exiting the game.
Fixed issue where the game speed desynchronized with the background music in longer sessions.
Restarting the game by clicking the flag icon will now add a loss to your lifetime statistics.
Reset will no longer break when disabled by the 'Picker's Market' event.
Opening the settings menu during the tutorial will no longer softlock the gameplay.
Chart color adjustments in the localization tab will now work as intended.
Fixed issue where 'Short Sponcers' triggered multiple times on the same day.
Aside from these, I am aware there are several wording inconsistencies or badly written card descriptions. I'm sorry for the inconvenience these cause, but I promise this issue will be fixed in the next major update as I rework pre-existing cards and add more content.
That's all for this patch.
While nothing can be officialized, there is a substantial chance that I'll be inviting a small group of users for playtesting, before, or around the time of the next major update.
The playtest version is likely to feature 8 full weeks of gameplay, plus an infinity mode, alongside added content.
If you are interested in participating, first, thank you, and second, I advise you to join the Discord, as that is where the related announcements will be made.
With that said, I'll be off to work further on the next patch.
As always, thank you all for playing Insider Trading, and staying in the loop.
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/AxcWFHCDn5