Greeting nubblywubblybubblies,
Welcome to WNN #8! I hope you've all been doing well since I last checked in. This edition of WNN is going to be relatively small because there haven't been many happenings, but I still felt it was important to give some updates on some upcoming events.
Also, at the bottom of this post is an opportunity for you to contribute to nubby science. More on that below.
Upcoming patch: V1.3.2 (the autosave patch):
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Game autosaves have been a long time coming. I think this is the longest I've ever spent working on a single feature for Nubby. After 3 weeks of debugging, autosaves are nearing completion. I still have some issues to work out with the autosave system, but things are shaping up nicely. I have received some very generous help from a friend with this feature, so hats off to him for helping me get this out as soon as possible.
Autosaves are the biggest feature in this patch, but not the only change. I'm also looking to fix some bugs from V1.3.1 and make a few balance changes. Whether or not I decide to make any content additions will be dependent on how much leftover time I have before the release date, which is going to be on Sunday, June 29th.
I'm really looking forward to getting this hurdle behind me so I can start working on V1.4, which will enter production as soon as V1.3.2 is released. Because V1.3.2 took longer than I expected, I'm adjusting the timeframe for the release of V1.4 to August instead of the end of July. Thank you for being patient, I promise to show pictures of development in upcoming editions of WNN :]
Nubby Science:
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Some members of the community and I have created a survey that asks about your demographic and preferences in nubby (pegboard layout, nubby physics) purely for our own curiosity. The survey is through google forms and is anonymous. We are accepting answers for the next 2 weeks, and then we will put together a presentation or something that discusses our findings in trends and patterns. In the next edition of WNN, I'll share the results of our experiment with you all, in case you were curious too.
Here is the link to the survey, I think this will be interesting:
Take the survey if you want! Conclusion:
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That's all for now, thank you for reading and continuing to support my work! On the release day of V1.3.2, I will be sharing patch notes as always. I appreciate you!
~Mog