Alpha 14 - Post Next-Fest

Full post covering how Next Fest went & my current plans

Version a14 Changelog

Gameplay

• Fixed Random Balls’ 2nd Chance losing their Random component upon running out of lives.
• Shortened and thinned the trails of Splitting Ball’s children. This should make these small balls stand out a bit less & make it easier to spot other balls amidst the mess.

Leaderboards

• Leaderboards received a major overhaul and now include Artifacts.
• Balls column has been renamed Build.
• Hovering/Navigating to an entry in the leaderboard will now expand the entry and show the artifacts next to the balls. Runs that were made before will show a “+” there as artifacts weren’t saved along scores at the time.
• Leaderboard Lines now have alternating background colors.
• Your own entry in the leaderboard is now showcased in blue rather than being in italic. This makes it easier to spot yourself.
• Fixed a bug where your score would be sent several times at once to the server, leading to the score being ignored by the server.
• Fixed Names with non Latin characters not showing up properly in Leaderboards.

Other Menus & UIs

• Score Gain from Perfect Clears & Extra Score upgrades is now shown as a “+XXX” next to the score.
• Score text ‘growth’ animation is now more emphasized on big score changes (like perfect clears & extra score upgrades).
• Perfect Clear & Reinforced Waves texts are slightly bigger.
• Fixed Menus’ Tabs (such as in Leaderboards or Settings) not working correctly when interacted with mouse.