Picross Touch news & patch notes

Small patch to address a performance problem with the Leaderboards/Results screen.

• Fixed a performance problem with some buttons.
• Added a "X" ghost preview in "Preview Mode".

Fixed issue with some of the new puzzles crashing the workshop. I also restored the puzzles that were temporarily removed. Sorry about the inconvenience.

Just a quick patch to address the bigger problems that were created with 2.00 release. I am reading all your comments and suggestions, so be aware that you are not being ignored. More updates to come.

• Fixed issue with workshop returning to Page 1 everytime.
• Fixed issue with results panel cutting off in some resolutions.
• Adjusted the Fade In effect on screen transitions. Let me know if it lags and if so I'll remove this completely.
• Fixed issue where 30x30 and 35x35 levels were not showing up in User Created / User Favorites.
• Fixed issue with Level Select Button color when changing themes.
• Removed a bad puzzle that was crashing the game due to missing difficulty data.

Extra note: I had to flag some levels as incompatible to resolve a crashing problem. I will attempt to restore them in a later patch. Levels that were temporarily disabled are:

• Deimosian Skull
• Othala
• Jester
• Full Moon
• Fairy Tale Logo

Big update this round. Feel free to leave comments if you find issues, or want to discuss a feature. I kinda lost track of what I have added, but this is a list of the major changes:

• Added a Theme Editor with full steam workshop support.
• Added a Theme Browser.
• Modified the Options page to include Help on Hover.
• Added an in-game Zoom. Grid too close? Zoom it out.
• Added a "Go to Next Puzzle" option. This will automatically find the next incomplete puzzle.
• Added a "Difficulty Bar". A small bar will show below a workshop puzzle to indicate how difficult it is (Beta).
• Optimized the Editor significantly.
• Removed Black Font option. Black fonts must be set with Theme Editor now.
• Fixed bug with "View Submissions" and "View Favorites".
• Fixed Linux color bug.
• Changed most screens to be more cohesive.
• Various other bug fixes and enhancements.

Version 1.93 brings a big update to the Puzzle Solver used in the Editor. A Picross Touch player by the name of Patrick Hogg decided to write a picross puzzle solver for fun. He then contacted me and provided me with the source code to his solver. His implementation is so efficient that it allows for larger puzzles to be validated. He allowed me to use his code, and I implemented it into Picross Touch. Full changelog:

• Added support for 30x30 and 35x35 puzzle sizes.
• Replaced puzzle solver with Patrick Hogg's implementation.
• Removed the auto-zoom feature in the Editor.
• Fixed a small bug with leaderboards.

Make sure to set your FPS Lock option to 240 for larger puzzles. This will provide much more fluid drawing. Please report bugs if you encounter any. Thanks.

Version 1.93 brings a big update to the Puzzle Solver used in the Editor. A Picross Touch player by the name of Patrick Hogg decided to write a picross puzzle solver for fun. He then contacted me and provided me with the source code to his solver. His implementation is so efficient that it allows for larger puzzles to be validated. He allowed me to use his code, and I implemented it into Picross Touch. Full changelog:

• Added support for 30x30 and 35x35 puzzle sizes.
• Replaced puzzle solver with Patrick Hogg's implementation.
• Removed the auto-zoom feature in the Editor.
• Fixed a small bug with leaderboards.

Make sure to set your FPS Lock option to 240 for larger puzzles. This will provide much more fluid drawing. Please report bugs if you encounter any. Thanks.

Patch to address some outstanding issues:

• Fixed issue with Saved Search Query where Paging was going to wrong page.
• Fixed an issue with Color selection in Linux (Please confirm if this is fixed).
• Removed 8 older workshop puzzles that caused some caching issues.
• Fixed an Avatar downloading bug.
• Fixed a bug with total number of workshop puzzles displayed wrong.

Patch to address some outstanding issues:

• Fixed issue with Saved Search Query where Paging was going to wrong page.
• Fixed an issue with Color selection in Linux (Please confirm if this is fixed).
• Removed 8 older workshop puzzles that caused some caching issues.
• Fixed an Avatar downloading bug.
• Fixed a bug with total number of workshop puzzles displayed wrong.

• Added a "Clear Saved Level State" option in the Retry dialog.
• Added Avatars to the leaderboards.
• Game will now retain your last Search Options.
• Fixed issue with paging adding a blank page when results returned are multiples of 25.
• Fixed issue with Rank #0 appearing in leaderboards.
• Fixed issue with wrong names being displayed in leaderboards.
• Fixed issue with FPS lock option.
• Attempted to fix issue with color selection in Linux.
• Game will not allow score of less than 1 second to be submitted to leaderboards.

I also updated the Steam API, so let me know if something stopped working, or if you encounter any bugs. Thanks. Tip: If you drag quickly and some tiles do not fill where you expected, try raising the FPS Lock option to a higher value.

• Added a "Clear Saved Level State" option in the Retry dialog.
• Added Avatars to the leaderboards.
• Game will now retain your last Search Options.
• Fixed issue with paging adding a blank page when results returned are multiples of 25.
• Fixed issue with Rank #0 appearing in leaderboards.
• Fixed issue with wrong names being displayed in leaderboards.
• Fixed issue with FPS lock option.
• Attempted to fix issue with color selection in Linux.
• Game will not allow score of less than 1 second to be submitted to leaderboards.

I also updated the Steam API, so let me know if something stopped working, or if you encounter any bugs. Thanks. Tip: If you drag quickly and some tiles do not fill where you expected, try raising the FPS Lock option to a higher value.

Tiny patch to address minor issues.

• Fixed issue with Rank showing as #0 on Leaderboards.
• Fixed an issue where you would appear as someone else on the Leaderboards.
• Removed VSync option, and replaced it with a FPS Lock option.
• Leaderboards will average out top 1000 entries now, instead of 100. You will also be ranked in the top 1000 instead of top 100.
• Fixed an issue with average time displaying weird numbers.

Tiny patch to address minor issues.

• Fixed issue with Rank showing as #0 on Leaderboards.
• Fixed an issue where you would appear as someone else on the Leaderboards.
• Removed VSync option, and replaced it with a FPS Lock option.
• Leaderboards will average out top 1000 entries now, instead of 100. You will also be ranked in the top 1000 instead of top 100.
• Fixed an issue with average time displaying weird numbers.

Hey Picross Fans, here is another patch. Let me know of bugs or requests as always. Changelog:

• Added a "View Details" on workshop levels. Ability to view a level's details, leaderboards, creator information. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26078830/b459303182481ce6a3051bc1392cbdf03d11a2d3.png
• From the new Level Details screen, two new browsing options were added. You can view that creator's other levels, or the levels they added to their favorites.
• Added new option "Prompt on Retry". Enable/disable the prompt when clicking retry.
• Added new option "Manual Tags". You must click tags to gray them out in this mode.
• Adjusted "Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down" to be more obvious.
• Added Average Time to leaderboards. Calculates the average time of the top 100.
• Fixed issues with names cutting off.
• Fixed issue with favorite star overflowing.
• Fixed paging issues with workshop levels.
• Fixed issue with Leaderboards crashing.
• Added link to Options Guide on Options screen.

Hey Picross Fans, here is another patch. Let me know of bugs or requests as always. Changelog:

• Added a "View Details" on workshop levels. Ability to view a level's details, leaderboards, creator information. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/26078830/b459303182481ce6a3051bc1392cbdf03d11a2d3.png
• From the new Level Details screen, two new browsing options were added. You can view that creator's other levels, or the levels they added to their favorites.
• Added new option "Prompt on Retry". Enable/disable the prompt when clicking retry.
• Added new option "Manual Tags". You must click tags to gray them out in this mode.
• Adjusted "Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down" to be more obvious.
• Added Average Time to leaderboards. Calculates the average time of the top 100.
• Fixed issues with names cutting off.
• Fixed issue with favorite star overflowing.
• Fixed paging issues with workshop levels.
• Fixed issue with Leaderboards crashing.
• Added link to Options Guide on Options screen.

Quick patch to address some issues that came up with leaderboards. More updates coming soon enough. Changelog:

• Fixed issue with leaderboard not displaying correct millisecond time.
• Fixed issue with leaderboard crashing.
• Other leaderboard adjustments
• Fixed an issue with sorting.
• Added a dupe check in the editor. No more checkerboard patterns.

Quick patch to address some issues that came up with leaderboards. More updates coming soon enough. Changelog:

• Fixed issue with leaderboard not displaying correct millisecond time.
• Fixed issue with leaderboard crashing.
• Other leaderboard adjustments
• Fixed an issue with sorting.
• Added a dupe check in the editor. No more checkerboard patterns.

Main change is that I added Steam Leaderboards. If you disable the Timer in the Options, you will not be able to participate in the Leaderboards. Full changelog:

• Added Leaderboards ("Show Timer" option must be enabled).
• Made it easier to Add/Remove Favorite levels.
• Fixed an issue with workshop levels cutting off in certain resolutions.
• Fixed an issue with some Sort/Filter options not saving properly.
• Fixed memory leak on workshop level complete screen.

As usual, please report bugs so I can fix them. Thanks.

Main change is that I added Steam Leaderboards. If you disable the Timer in the Options, you will not be able to participate in the Leaderboards. Full changelog:

• Added Leaderboards ("Show Timer" option must be enabled).
• Made it easier to Add/Remove Favorite levels.
• Fixed an issue with workshop levels cutting off in certain resolutions.
• Fixed an issue with some Sort/Filter options not saving properly.
• Fixed memory leak on workshop level complete screen.

As usual, please report bugs so I can fix them. Thanks.

Changelog Details:

• Added a Favorite Star. Click the star to add a level to your favorites.
• Added new Workshop browsing options.
• Added new Workshop sorting options.
• Fixed problem when browsing user levels.

Changelog Details:

• Added a Favorite Star. Click the star to add a level to your favorites.
• Added new Workshop browsing options.
• Added new Workshop sorting options.
• Fixed problem when browsing user levels.

Small patch for now. Working on some more stuff stay tuned, your comments are not being ignored. Changes:

• Fixed issue with Workshop Screen freezing on "Fetch Levels".
• Changed the way the Workshop Data is stored. File download no longer required.

Please report bugs.