Whimsical Artefacts News & Patch Notes

I think I somehow published the same version twice? But the bug fix should be bug fixing the server crashes now!

Some artefacts crashed the server when feeding them to the bomb. Should be fixed now!

Hoi Hoi, as the title may suggest, this will be the last content update. I still have a few ideas that would make the game more fun, but they are bigger changes that would take way too long. The game was supposed to be a game where I learn multiplayer stuff and where I could just add random stuff that I think is funny. There are some questionable choices in my code because I didn't know that much about net code, I would need to fix it all from the ground up to make any stable changes. That's why I've decided to "finish" the game with the safe option, new Artefacts and bug fixes. There are around 10 new Artefacts but I won't say what they do :) Thank you all for playing my game! I really enjoy developing games and seeing so many people play my game made me really happy. I love watching your videos / streams and all the screenshots you have posted! I'll see you all again, either in small bug fixes for this game, or when I publish a new game :)

I think I somehow published the same version twice? But the bug fix should be bug fixing the server crashes now!

Some artefacts crashed the server when feeding them to the bomb. Should be fixed now!

I saw a stream VOD where some features had major issues

Later rooms that have moving parts should move the intended way
Dash artefacts now work again
The new trap should spawn for everyone now (I definitely didn't forget to include them as "spawnable object" :) )
Reduced the initial max player value from 100 to 4 (you can still increase it). I saw strange stuff happening when ~10 were connected

Sorry for all the major bugs with the update, should've tested the multiplayer more.

New trap spawns with the correct rotation and triggers the warning sound

Added many new room-states! Also some other stuff:

1 new Trap
2 new Player drawings
1 new Achievement
Master audio won't reset to 0

Also, there were requests for "active monsters", I don't want to add stuff that punishes you for taking your time drawing stuff. So only traps for now, I might add artefacts that can replace monsters in the next update :)

Floors do exist now! (there was a bug where some rooms didn't have a floor)

Hoi Hoi, one of the most requested things from the very start is done;

Maaatchmaking

You can host public or friend-only lobbies and you can kick players near their voice sliders. I hope everything works, if anything behaves strangely or doesn't work please let me know in the discussions! in the last update I said that the next update will be content stuff but I don't have that much time currently :( Instead of delaying everything way too much until everything is done for a big update, I'll make smaller updates and just push stuff when I have the time to do something on the game. I feel like that's the most efficient way to make any progress. Sorry for the slow progress, but I still want to implement the few things I've planned for the game! Other than that, thanks for playing and have a great day!

Added a missing death zone that i might have deleted :) Disabled joining when the door is opening.

Hoi hoi, I've adjusted the game loop a bit! Everything should feel more natural when playing the game, not mindlessly feeding a random door anymore! Major changes

Designated spawn room
Different in-between areas
Adjusted the room selection for the generation
Big boom

Other stuff

Aliven't button in the pause screen
No soft-lock when dying while someone opens the door
I Hope i fixed the random lobby crashing bug when someone extracts (if not please post the log.txt in a discussion :( )
Made some changes to every room, made everything a bit cleaner and added some more states

Next update will include some more content!

Hola hola Added new settings!

Control stuff with bindable keys and toggle options
Graphic stuff with graphic settings!

Also some bug fixes

Fixed a bug where the server crashes after delivering an artefact
Dropped items should be fully synced now
Jumpscare artefact wont steal mouse when drawing
Voicechat might be improved? There's still a bug where you can't hear other people, but i couldn't replicate it :(

Lastly, I added an error log in the: local files => whimsical artefacts_data => log.txt. if you notice any bugs, I would be very grateful if you post what happened and the last thing you did in the pinned discussion with the log included. Especially if you encounter the voice chat bug or if you are not able to join a lobby, I have no clue how they are triggered :( The next update will be a bigger one that changes the game flow quite a bit. After that I'll be able to add content :) And again, thanks for playing my game! I love reading your comments and I really enjoy seeing what you all draw!

Fixed the performance issue Was definitely not something stupid that was executed waaaay too often :) Also some small adjustments

Achievements are now all unlockable
Cursor is easier to edit
Click cursor drawing should not reset anymore

I just wanted to push the performance update as soon as possible as the later bunkers were just painful to play.

Hey hey,

Thank you all for playing my game!

I created this game as a solo dev in ~6 months for my final semester of school. It was supposed to be a small, finished game where you just have fun with friends and draw funny things.

But I want to work more on the game.

You can expect quite a few changes over the next weeks, as I have many chaotic ideas that I want to implement. But the most important thing I've noticed is; the game is way too hard to understand and doesn't have a clear goal. That will be the very first thing I want to fix (after some bug fixing).

If you notice any bugs or have suggestions for improvement, you can share so in the pinned discussion.

And again, thank you all for the support. I hope we can create a fun and chaotic game!

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