Release notes
Overall this release is intended to improve the difficulty curve experience for the player.
- Key/achievement set expanded from 8 to 21. Each of the new 13 keys/achievements is awarded for completing an advanced map.
- Difficulty scores (1-5) updated on all standard levels based on observed median play times. Results:
- difficulty 5: 3 levels
- difficulty 4: 6 levels
- difficulty 3: 13 levels
- difficulty 2: 30 levels
- difficulty 1: 48 levels
- Advanced maps re-arranged so that only easier levels are unlocked initially. These lead to the harder levels on the map and finally to the new key/achievement.
- Major update to node descriptions. The new node description dialog shows the official full name of the node (e.g. "mobility-2 tri-replicator"), a graphic for the node, a brief description of the mechanic, and any related resource nodes. All node descriptions are available irrespective of what keys/achievements have been gained.
- On the load map dialog, any key/achievement which is gained by solving the map is now shown on the right of the map-selection list. This way you can see which map to load in order to gain a specific key/achievement.
- BreakerBaffle re-arranged to put the easier level BreakTangle before the Breaker key/achievement and the harder levels BreakerRing and BreakerFork after. BreakerFork is now the boss level of the map.
- Fixed the unintended trivial solution in level CloneBuilder
- Where "Strong" borders meet "Normal" borders on a single line, the graphic for this now warps smoothly.
If you completed an advanced map before 0.18-beta was released, you can get the new achievement for that map without re-solving its levels. Just load the map, click "reset" and then when it asks "Do you wish to reset all levels to unsolved", click "no". Then wait until the level-popping animation completes, then the new achievement should unlock.
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