I’m back from taking a few days away for the holiday, and wanted to give everyone a quick update on the plans for 0.4.4.

First, bugs fixes, bug fixes, bug fixes…

There was a bug in the win condition for the new “Crossing the Chasm” level, I fixed that already. That’s what I get for making changes at the last minute before shipping the release. One of the benefits of being a solo developer is, that you get to make all the decisions, but the downside is you have to own up to the mistakes!

I’m going to try and nail down the infamous “Cant press GO from time to time, have to create new design” bug. If anyone has a consistent way to reproduce this bug please let me know!

I’ve got to fix the remnants of the extra piece saving bug as well.

Next, new Levels….

I already have a few levels in various stages of completion, so I expect to have another two levels ready by the time 0.4.4 goes out the door. Right now, I am working on finding the sweet spot, between a level being challenging and different at the same time not having it be frustrating. Not always the easy thing.

New Feature Investigation… Tweak-able Rockets 

Lots, and I mean lots of you asked for the ability to tweak the rockets. I am going to investigate adding the ability to:

• adjust individual power of the rockets
• adjust individual start time and length of rocket burn
• turning on and off rockets with assignable keys.

I can’t guarantee that this will make it in the game, but I want to do a quick implementation, and play around with these features. I really like the sound of these features in the game, but I am concerned how it will change the core of the gameplay of Crashtastic. I’ll update you guys in a few days when I’ve got something running.

Timing of the patch…

“When it’s done”. I’m trying to keep to a steady cadence of updates, but investigating a new feature isn’t as quick as adding a new level, so I would expect this patch to take longer than 0.4.2 or 0.4.3.

Thanks!

Mark

A quick peek at one of the new levels coming in the next content patch.

Small hick-up on the server node. You are clear to go again!

Should be back up shortly. Sorry for the inconvience.

Crashtastic 0.4.2a Release Notes:

• Fix for crash levels not working (Head-on collisions).

Crashtastic 0.4.2 Release Notes:

• Fix for not being able to save in the editor (*Note* I can’t guarantee that your designs will remain loadable in the future, as the game is still in development, I will do my best to make sure they do).
• Fix for Inconsistent naming of login fields.
• Fix for issues with the brace interface it should be much smoother now.
• Fix for rocket sound playing occasionally after the level has ended.
• Added ability to delete pieces by right clicking
• Fix for clicking Remove followed by Brace, it still acts as if Remove is selected

If you have already purchased Crashtastic, you can download it here.

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Wow! The last few days were quite the whirlwind! There were a few issues during launch, the biggest being Paypal only working on Chrome (doh!), but thanks to Mr. Matt the got ironed out pretty quickly!

It was a bit of a stealth launch, meaning I didn’t reach out to press at all for the initial alpha. That being said, some of you spilled the beans over on Reddit and things took on a mind of their own. Thanks to you who spent your time sharing Crashtastic with other people.

If you haven’t done so, check out http://crashtastic.userecho.com  This is the site I will be using to help support users, and make decisions about tweaks to the game.

As you see from the list of issues, the alpha was not without some bugs. That’s what I will be spending time on for the 0.4.2 release. If there is time, I will work on sneaking in another level or two. I know the initial levels were a bit on the easy side, but boy do I have some devious things in store for the future…..

Release Notes:

• Fix for people having trouble logging in if their user name is larger than 22 characters.

If you have already purchased Crashtastic, you can download it here.

If you would like to buy Crashtastic, click here.

I am happy to finally announce that the pre-order alpha is now available for Windows PCs!!!!

You can purchase the pre-order for $7.99 by clicking here!