Orange Roulette news & patch notes

• Protag's Dream stat fix
• Prep for future stats list

• A new match variation for Endless Nightmare: ‘Nervous Know-It-ALL’. Your dream opponent knows where the seed-pod/bullet is at all times, but has a few nervous reactions that may alert you!
• Updates to a few character’s apparel, graphical and physical
• Some animation updates to demises
• A little extra visual tension
• Extra sound effect for Spin Speed Timer
• Tiny graphical enhancements, barely perceptible, so teeny

Halloo! I’d like to state in advance this NOT the main story update I am working on – but this latest update does contain several enhancements and adjustments to better represent the lore, and what is coming in the near future. The biggest, craziest addition is something I’ve been wanting to implement for some time. Spinning the cylinder for the player has always been a randomly selected number of cycles, and I’ve always wanted to add a little more agency to that mechanic, without altering things too drastically. So now when you choose spin there is a diegetic speed meter that drops, and which you click to halt. The placement of the meter is how many turns of the cylinder your player then makes, so now you can try to have a short, medium, or long set of ‘clicks’. With some personal timing you can dial it in a bit! The cylinder animation will now match the spin length. I don’t think the new spin mechanic alters the gameplay too much, but it could be used as an attempt to strategize a bit! Where it can really be employed as a tactic is in Orange Royale if someone picks ‘Horseshoe’. Other new changes are listed below. I’ve done extensive testing myself, but if you find any glitches please let me know! The spin meter was one of those new additions that led to a bunch of adjustments/fixes to several other game aspects, which I think I have chased down, but we shall see! I of course will be continuing testing myself.

Changes and Fixes:

• New spin meter for SPIN

• Changed some timing on the Choose Board to prevent ‘speed clicking’, which could cause trouble in some situations

• Added some new visual ‘Lore’

• Optimization hither and tither

• Enhanced ghosts

• fix applied to incorrect character replacement in Orange Royale when playing a custom orange count
• fix for mouse cursor popping up during a match when using controller
• fix for mouse cursor reveal timing for Spin
• fix for mouse cursor appearing on opponents turn when playing single player and story
• fix for Bonus Moola choice highlighting incorrectly when using controller

Halloo! Rolling into this New Year is the latest Orange Roulette update! The big addition this time out is Local Hotseat Two-Player! This can be found in Orange Royale, with selectors to choose between standard single player and two player. Two player can be played hot-seat with either keyboard or controller(s). For the full controller experience you can pass the same controller between players on their respective turns. The Royale choice screen now also contains the option to turn the ‘Company Dollar Specials’ on or off, in case you want to play a basic match or not. Additionally there is now a slider to set the number of Oranges in a match – in case you want to settle an argument with a single match, go the distance, or anywhere in between. The two player mode has an additional graphical addition with handy signs declaring if its time for Player One or Two to take their turn. Stats will now show for either winner of a full match. There has been a lot of coding and graphical adjustments to accommodate two-player, so please let me know if you encounter any glitches! I will try to knock them out as they come – I’ve done quite a bit of quality testing, but things sneak through(sneaky things)! This update took a bit a longer than expected because LIFE, but I like how it turned out. More to come soon! Orange you glad?

P.S. Current Royale achievements should only pop when playing a full original 9 orange match Changes and Fixes:

• Local Two Player

• Orange Royale settings for number of oranges, Specials on or off, Single/Two Player (local)

• Continued integration of controller support

• Winner Stats for Player One or Player Two in a local hot-seat match

• More Scary Signs

• fixed a glitch with the music transition
• addressed an issue in Protag's Dream with 'Self + Two Spins' where the two spins did not fully reset

• Played with the lighting transition that happens when a match runs long – made things a bit spookier
• Stats at game-finish are enhanced, with new animation and several new stats – some relevant to particular modes
• I added random changing music for each round of Orange Royale to spice up the matches
• Slight adjustment to an achievement to match changes to its related mode
• Fix to Protag’s dream where a death-plus-win situation wasn’t randomizing the apparel for the next opponent

• updated version number correctly
• added a reset to first round of Iron Orange if you lose
• slight texture fix to apples

• ‘Protag’s Nightmare’ now starts over immediately if you die on the first round
• Weary dialogue was still not functioning quite right, should be fixed now. Also an extra line of dialogue added
• Some new camera views exclusively for ‘Protag’s Dream’. I may set the alternate camera angles as an option for all modes
• Been doing a makeover on the apples, a work in progress, new animations added hither and tither

• Updated Weary dialogue in Protag's Dream depending on if you shoot him or complete conversation and make it to his next appearance
• glitch with the dream accessories I found if you make it far in Protag's Dream should be fixed
• continuing bug-checking for the Beta two-player mode

Halloo! Besides a bunch of new graphical elements, there is a SUPA-SECRET build of Orange Roulette that contains the first swing at LOCAL TWO PLAYER. It is in a separate Beta Build that can be accessed by right-clicking on the Orange Roulette icon in your game library, going to properties and choosing ‘Betas’, and then selecting for Beta Participation:

orangetesting1 – Testing branch

and entering the password:

thefruitofthepoorlemon

The Two-Player is in ‘Royale Mode’ and is currently the only choice in the Beta.

I’ll explain this further in the game discussion and answer questions/comments! Currently you can only play the ‘OG’ Roulette in two-player – YOU SPIN OTHER. The specials will be added soon as UI is completed for choosing round type.

Changes and Fixes:

- some major visual enhancements made to ‘Protag’s Nightmare’

- a new batch of random clothing additions to ‘Protag’s Nightmare’

- sometimes the end screen for Royale Mode would glitch when Player wins, should be fixed - some new decorations in the main game modes - a few adjustments to game controller support - The first peek at Local Two Player is online in a Beta build

As usual, I did a bunch of new coding, so let me know of anything weird that happen! More stuff rolling in soon!

• Various fixes to controller support
• In Grim Mode, Protag's soul oranges were dropping slow - was just buggin'
• If using opengl3 driver instead of Vulkan, game will detect change and adjust some lighting effects
• Sped up the appearance of the cut scene skip for the beginning of Protag's Dream

• Fixed pressing the spacebar putting players alone in the cell for some reason
• Made some logic fixes
• Fixed a bug that made Protag's Doppelganger in Protag Dream sometimes have a teeny face that was running all around his head. Yes it was hilarious. Fix will hopefully solve a couple other reported problems with odd character behavior.

• Plus Mode is activated, with the first new chapter of the Orange saga
• new items introduced into the chaos of a bad dream
• some new animations
• a new move is introduced by Weary, which may be important someday
• several shakeups of game variation
• a little secret functionality to Easy Mode to keep things interesting
• new achievements for Plus Mode plus a saved high-score for same

• Joypad problems with new Company Dollar choices should be resolved
• Joypad glitch with Orange Royale character select should be fixed
• Survivor face rotation when computer wins should behave as intended now

• I did some animation adjustments, primarily to Weary Orange
• Fixed the Settings background from being translucent
• Game controller settings should now be working correctly for Settings, Credits, and returning to Title Screen (hopefully)

• Fixed the wrongly placed camera zoom when picking Company Dollar in Royale Mode
• Working on controller support for Game Settings, almost resolved

• Special animation added to Weary Orange when he confronts himself
• New achievement ‘Orange I Know You?’ when finger guns meet
• New achievement ‘100 Percent Orange’ when you win Royale Mode with no losses
• Introduction of an extra element to Weary Orange in Iron Orange Mode

• Fixed some CPU opponent logic, in particular how they play when 'Lucky Horseshoe' is activated.
• Adjusted Orange Royale stats to include survivors. Also, STATS ARE FOR CLOSERS.
• Added a blackout to the hard reset so you don't see the characters disappear, which was kinda cool but a little glitchy.

• A new mysterious orange has been added to the roster, and can be currently found hiding in Iron Orange, where you can get the achievement for defeating him, and in Orange Royale
• Some few new accessories added to some characters
• New character animations
• Crazy gets a new do
• Crazy’s logic changed slightly … basically he has no logic, and is truly random. Also not a fan of special moves
• A new bonus option has been added to Orange Royale – the ‘Long Spin’. The cylinder will keep spinning for about 10 seconds, and you can pull the trigger on your opponent at any time. Try your luck at guessing the exact moment to pull the trigger! If you miss, your next trigger pull is on yourself
• The bonus option ‘Lucky Horshoe’ has been clarified with a handy visual aid showing where in the cylinder the deadly banana bullet resides. An ‘X’ marks the spot where the next trigger pull is lethal
• End game stats added to Orange Royale

• When Grim is losing, he may change the game rules for a single round in the hopes of evening the odds
• Slight change to Grim logic so he doesn't put himself in a 'bad luck spiral'
• Added animations for Grim

• Revamp of Grim Orange round for all modes - singular sign above player has been replaced with ghostly signs for both Protag Orange and Grim, so you both know what the next major option is. Very useful for a little strategy
• Added the ghosts of defeated oranges in the Grim Round, as some may remember from the original Flash game - they move quick but they are there
• Found a sneaky little bug in Grim Battle that is now fixed
• Grim rules are now handily posted on a board hung on the rear wall. Consult to know what's what
• Blood Orange now has a blood trail
• Fixed a little music bug

• Enhanced some few Protag Story visuals and Title Screen
• Added extra choice for Royale Mode bonus moves
• Updated game engine

• Juice on the table effect, where applicable
• Oranges falling from grace on the title screen

• Came to terms with my love of overusing hyphens, removed many
• A giant pair of disembodied legs were under the table, now removed
• Made a sitting animation for characters entering the game
• Crazy Orange has a new random animation, test case for other characters
• A new aim animation for oranges using 'Free Shot', to make it stand out from normal 'Shoot Other'
• Centered the horns on Grim Oranges a little better
• streamlined over complicated code for Blood Orange, I think I finally found the bug that makes it sometimes stick