Happy weekend, grass-family!
This past week saw some major milestones reached, well ahead of schedule. It also saw the introduction of some bugs that I'm not so pleased with... But hey, that's the joy of game development!
Let's dive right into it -
Control Update
The recently released "Control" update has finally brought full controller support to Touch Some Grass, so all you "stick-swinging button-mashing gamepad-gods" can grab some grass from the comfort of your couch. You can read more about that here -
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1944240/view/3193624493671686844
Working on Bug Fixes
Unfortunately, there are a couple of bugs introduced with this latest patch that I'm working on ironing out... One of the issues is related to the Hand getting "stuck" to the edges of the grass when using gamepad or keyboard input. This is due to an improper calculation on my part when handling momentum as it applies to the Hand. This issue should be fixed in next Wednesday's patch.
Another issue has to do with certain integrated GPUs failing to render the grass appropriately. Did I say "appropriately"? I meant "at all". There's literally no grass for some of these users... Thanks to some kind community feedback on the forums, I was able to reproduce this problem on a test workstation. However, it's a rather "strange" issue, as it seems to only affect *certain* integrated GPUs (other integrated GPUs render the grass normally).
While I work on this issue, I have updated the "Minimum System Requirements" on the Store Page to *require* a "DirectX 11 capable discrete GPU" for Windows users. I have also added a note to describe the nature of the issue, to inform potential customers.
Thank you so much for your continued patience while I work on this.
Top 250 Hidden Gems on Steam
Thanks to the amazing community surrounding this game, I am incredibly pleased to announce that, at the time of this posting, Touch Some Grass has climbed to #105 of the "Top 250 Hidden Gems on Steam", as featured on Steam250.com.
I'm especially proud to confirm that this ranking places us significantly ahead of Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside, which was originally released in 1996, and is arguably the best title in the Pajama Sam series. With that being said - GG, SAM. GET DUNKED ON. GET ABSOLUTELY REKT, SAM. GG EZ, SAM.
-clears throat-
Obviously kidding, I'm a huge fan of that series.
Honestly, I'm so grateful to all of you who played Touch Some Grass , along with everyone that left such amazing reviews and community content these past few weeks. You are all absolutely incredible, and this would never have been possible without your support. Seriously, thank you so much!
Final Thoughts
That's all I have for you this week! Time for me to crawl back into my "code-dungeon", so I can get everything ready for next week's patch!
And as always, happy grass-touching, my friends! ːsteamhappyː