Today's update was a long time coming, and adds some exciting new features while also fixing a bunch of troublesome bugs. Here's what's new: New Features · When generating a custom puzzle image, there is now a menu that lets you choose from 30 different styles. Choose "General" if you'd rather describe the style yourself, or choose "Classic Style" if you'd like to stick with the style Puzzle To…
It's a small update this month, with the following changes: - Fixed a bug that could cause pieces to disappear or become stuck to the table in multiplayer puzzles. Hopefully this is the only problem that was causing this to happen, but do let me know if you still encounter these issues after this update. - Fixed a problem that could cause the "Loading..." screen to get stuck for a long time whe…
This update includes a few new features and bug fixes that have been a long time coming! Here's the list: · New puzzle piece shapes! When you start a puzzle you can choose from Unique Shapes (no two pieces will have exactly the same shape), Repeating Shapes (piece shapes repeat in a 5x5 pattern; this is the way all puzzles have been in the past), or Identical Shapes (all pieces have the same sh…
Here's what the December update includes: · Puzzles can now have up to 3000 pieces! · Every puzzle now has a 40 piece option · Faster sorting of large groups of pieces · Sorting color can now be sampled from the puzzle box · When two sorts are happening at once, pieces no longer scatter everywhere · Fixed a bug when searching for puzzles similar to a custom puzzle Happy holidays, and enjoy the…
Today's update makes it much easier to find just the puzzle you want to make, by adding a new Search Bar on the Start Puzzle page. Just type a few words describing the sort of picture you're looking for, and a bunch of puzzles fitting that description will appear! What's more, you can now search for puzzle images that are similar to a puzzle you like. Just press the menu button (...) on a puzzl…
This month's update adds a couple of new features to custom generated puzzles, and fixes a longstanding bug. First, custom generated puzzles can now be made open to the public, so that puzzlers from around the world can join in your creations! When you start your puzzle, simply select "Open to the public" from the dropdown, and your puzzle will appear in the Open Puzzles list for all players. P…
With today's update, you can now assemble puzzles of any image you can imagine! Simply write a short description of the image you'd like, hit "Generate Puzzle", and in seconds your puzzle will appear. Do you like to make puzzles of anime characters? Landscapes? Dragons? Goats wearing tuxedos? Whatever you can dream up, Puzzle Together can now give you the puzzle. Simply select "Custom Puzzles"…
This month's update adds one often-requested setting, makes tweaks to improve a few features, and fixes some bugs. - Under Settings, you can now choose from four different table surfaces: the normal light wood, dark wood, and black and white surfaces. You can choose a table color that contrasts with the puzzle pieces or just makes your eyes more comfortable. - Pieces can now be dragged while yo…
This month's update refines the selection system and adds a new sort feature. The two changes work together to make it a lot easier to group together the pieces you're looking for. First, when you enter select mode (by pressing the button with a arrow drawing a box) you can now press on individual pieces to select or deselect them. This is in addition to being able to draw a box around a group…
With this week's update, over 500 new puzzles are added to Puzzle Together -- great paintings found in museums around the world! These include works by Da Vinci, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Munch, Klimt, and many, many more. Some of these paintings are well known, and all of them were chosen for the potential to make interesting and challenging puzzles. To play one of these new puzzles, select Sta…
Today's update adds 34 achievements to Puzzle Together. All achievements that can be earned are listed on the Guide page, and the achievements you've gained are listed under Stats (as well as in Steam). Several of the achievements are fairly easy to earn, while others are fiendishly tricky or require epic amounts of puzzling! Long time players needn't worry, you will be credited for achievement…
This update includes a bunch of features that players have been asking for, as well as a few general improvements and bug fixes. Here are some highlights: If the "show box" option is turned off for a puzzle, then its image appears blurred (and with a '?' over it) in all lists of puzzles. This allows a puzzle's host to make the subject of the puzzle a surprise that will only be revealed when the…
Five amazing artists have shared their work with Puzzle Together, bringing over 100 new puzzles to the game! To choose from these new puzzles, select "Start a Puzzle" from the menu, then choose "Show: By Artist." You can then either show puzzles by "All Artists" or choose one of the artists to look through only their work. The five artists have diverse styles and backgrounds, and they bring a w…
- Added ability to list puzzles by all artists - Right click no longer brings up Sort options if they were disabled by the host. - Holding down the shift key now lets you draw the selection box - Fixes to reduce random disconnections
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause Sort by Color not to work correctly, - Added the option under "Start Puzzle" to show a list of all purchased puzzles.
Today's update makes it much easier to move a large group of pieces, and makes it possible to sort just a group of pieces rather than all of them. Here's how it works: At the top of the screen is a new "Select" button. Press this button, then drag out a box around those pieces you want to select. The selected pieces will glow yellow. You can then move all the selected pieces together as a group…
Today's update focuses on optimization. 3D models now draw faster, and textures take up less memory. Graphics effects now turn off when not needed. A major memory leak has been fixed, which will prevent slowdowns and crashes. A new graphics option has been added, "3D Pieces", that defaults to on but can be turned off to get better performance on older machines. Overall this update should give y…
Today's update adds the option to play internet radio stations in-game, as an easy way to listen to music while puzzling. To play music, either select the "Music" option from the menu or hit the musical notes icon while playing a puzzle. The Music page will appear. From there you can choose from over 450 internet radio stations. You can filter and sort the stations by name or genre to narrow th…
Today's update makes some changes to how puzzles can be unlocked. Unlocking a puzzle enables voice chat and lets you make the puzzle with up to 2000 pieces, instead of just 40. Now, all of the puzzles in a category can be unlocked by paying for a single "pack". Once unlocked, they're unlocked forever -- no more limited time, subscription-type purchases (though previously paid subscriptions will…
Today's update makes some changes to how puzzles can be unlocked. Unlocking a puzzle enables voice chat and lets you make the puzzle with up to 2000 pieces, instead of just 40. Now, all of the puzzles in a category can be unlocked by paying for a single "pack". Once unlocked, they're unlocked forever -- no more limited time, subscription-type purchases (though previously paid subscriptions will…
- A dropped piece can now become connected to more than one other piece at the same time (if they're in the correct position). - Large puzzles with many connected pieces now load up much faster. - Fixed a problem with Sort by Section that would cause the sections to overlap.
- Fixed problem with some Korean, Chinese and Japanese characters being missing (showing as boxes). - Fixed a problem that caused some players to be unable to connect to the multiplayer server.
* Fixed problems with the new native file requester for uploading custom puzzle images. Image files now appear in the requester, and loading an image no longer crashes the game. * The initial scattering of puzzle pieces now looks more natural, rather than being piled into exact rectangles. * Laid the groundwork for future optimizations that will speed up loading and prevent sever problems.
Today's update adds a few features and fixes several bugs. First, there is a new "Graphics Quality" dropdown on the Settings page, with the following options: · Best: Highest quality graphics. All options turned on, high target frame rate. · Fastest: All options turned off, high target framerate. · Auto: Starts with high quality and gradually turns off options to achieve high framerate. · Manua…
Many players have been asking for a way to unlock full access to all of the puzzles, or unlimited custom puzzles, rather than having to buy each puzzle individually. These options have now been added. You can now unlock: - Full access to all of the puzzles in the library - Full access to only those puzzles belonging to a particular category - Unlimited custom puzzles Each of these can be purcha…
It's now been 3 weeks since Puzzle Together launched. In that time, over 67,000 puzzles have been completed, and nearly 10,000 different custom puzzles have been created! I'm continuing to make improvements and bug fixes based on everyone's valuable feedback. Today's update addresses some problems I've seen with puzzles that are open to all (meaning anyone can join them). Even when hundreds of…
In the week since Puzzle Together was released, over 1000 puzzles have been completed! Players all over the world have been putting the game through its paces, and while it's usually worked fine a few major multiplayer bugs were reported. These have been fixed with today's update. These bugs have been fixed: · When some players would move a puzzle piece to any position on the table, anyone else…
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