Version 1.23 Brings 2 New Tracks, Better Solos... and a Level Editor Beta!
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Hi everyone! Trombone Champ has been updated to 1.23E!
⚠️ As usual, this update may require updating some mods! In the meantime, if you need to, you can play the previous version of the game by right-clicking the game in Steam, choosing Properties, clicking the Betas tab, and choosing last_version in the dropdown. But if you do this, please switch back to the newest version whenever you can!
Apologies for the long wait: in addition to spending a *lot* of time on the "Tootmaker," the built-in level editor (more on that below), we've also been helping the folks at Flat2VR Studios with Trombone Champ: Unflattened, the VR port of Trombone Champ that launches later this year. Flat2VR is doing the vast majority of work, but we're helping with lots of art, assets, music, writing, etc.
Anyways, this update adds two tricky new songs: "The Can-Can" and "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2!" These are both pretty fast and difficult! Personally, "Hungarian Rhapsody" is now one of our favorites, with lots of very tricky rhythms and mode changes.
https://youtu.be/9o-3brNQOns https://youtu.be/47qsxSRoEJs
The biggest update here is something slightly hidden: a preview of the work-in-progress Tootmaker level editor! You can find it hidden in the Settings menu (you shouldn't have to look very hard to find it).
The main reason this update took a while is because we worked really hard to make this tool as polished and nice as possible... it takes a long time to put together tools like this!
We think the Tootmaker is a great way to introduce new users to the world of custom content creation. If even one person tries this out on a whim, and has their first experience creating their own content for games, it will all be worth it to us. I certainly have a lot of fond childhood memories hacking together DOOM levels, building maps for Worms Armageddon, etc... the first time you see your own stuff working in a "real" game is a magical experience.
However, if you're a power user or someone with a lot of experience making custom tracks for rhythm games, you will probably be better-served by one of the community-made level editors out there, since those have been out for a while and have tons of features that this one is probably missing.
The next update will hopefully make the experience much more full-featured:
- Updates to the Track Select screen so you can browse and play levels you've created without needing to launch them from the Tootmaker itself.
- Adding a proper button for the Tootmaker from the main menu.
- Localizing the text (currently it's only in English).
- Trying to integrate Steam Workshop so that Tootmaker levels can be freely uploaded and downloaded.
- Of course, fixing bugs & adding new features.
If you find any bugs with the Tootmaker, or have any suggestions, please leave a comment in the
Tootmaker Steam Discussion thread.
Hope to share more soon... as always, thank you for playing the game and for your continued patience!
Forever in your service,
Holy Wow Studios